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Old 06-11-2008, 10:06 AM
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Magnetic field to protect spacecraft

"Scaled up for a trip to Mars, the device would weigh around "several hundred kilos" and use only about a kilowatt of energy....."

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl...05/2411072.htm

It's nice to see practical advances like this being made. Kinda like watching the development of the automobile. Soon every astronaut will want their own deflector shield.
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