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Space travel and the Moon landings.



Leekbrookgull

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Jul 14, 2005
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Wow what a thread for a Saturday night,however not being a scientest like so many here,how is the situation of Radiation controlled/handled ? Surely any Craft re-entering Earth must be covered in Radiation and if so how is that dealt with ?:thumbsup:
 


jabba

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Jul 15, 2009
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York
Depends what you mean by radiation. High-energy cosmic radiation would go through most substances. Like most particle radiation, the damage caused will depend on how it interacts with what it passes through. Electromagnetic radiation is quite different. If you mean the ship might be covered in radioactivity, I don't think that it would necessarily, although nuclear-powered craft would cause a problem on re-entry if they burn up.
 


El Sid

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May 10, 2012
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West Sussex
Wow what a thread for a Saturday night,however not being a scientest like so many here,how is the situation of Radiation controlled/handled ? Surely any Craft re-entering Earth must be covered in Radiation and if so how is that dealt with ?:thumbsup:

They have a big Radox bath,
 

The Andy Naylor Fan Club

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Aug 31, 2012
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Right Here, Right Now
Depends what you mean by radiation. High-energy cosmic radiation would go through most substances. Like most particle radiation, the damage caused will depend on how it interacts with what it passes through. Electromagnetic radiation is quite different. If you mean the ship might be covered in radioactivity, I don't think that it would necessarily, although nuclear-powered craft would cause a problem on re-entry if they burn up.

:wave: Hello, Dr Brian Cox.
 


dangull

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Feb 24, 2013
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Pluto Express will get to its closest target in 3 days time.
This shall be more interesting than this thread when the results come in.
 

Fungus

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May 21, 2004
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Truro
Pluto Express will get to its closest target in 3 days time.
This shall be more interesting than this thread when the results come in.

If they don't lose the signal again!
 


Pavilionaire

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