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Space Elevators Could Be Lethal

Posted by kdawson on from the fried-by-van-allen dept.

Maggie McKee writes, "A new study reports that passengers on space elevators of current design could be killed by radiation. Even traveling at 200 kilometers per hour, passengers would spend several days in the Van Allen radiation belts, long enough to kill them." Looks like the elevator scientists will get this one solved before liftoff.

2 of 428 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Oh, the horror! by Vraylle · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    To summarize my earlier response: It's called a joke.

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    Mutant Freaks of Nature: "Frighteningly Addictive"
  2. Re:Aqua viva by tomz16 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    >I'm sure it would have some adverse effects on the water.

    and I'm sure that you don't know much...