Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!ames!ncar!cgdra.ucar.edu!gary From: gary@cgdra.ucar.edu (Gary Strand) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Radiation danger in high-latitude orbits Message-ID: <3929@ncar.ucar.edu> Date: 9 Aug 89 23:32:00 GMT Sender: news@ncar.ucar.edu Reply-To: gary@cgdra.ucar.edu (Gary Strand) Distribution: na Organization: NCAR/CGD, Boulder, CO Lines: 17 How much radiation does the shuttle receive in a high-latitude (as in the current 'top secret' mission, supposedly) orbit compared to a lower-latitude orbit? Since the earth's magnetic field is 'shallower' at higher latitudes, would the shuttle receive less protection? Also, what's the maximum permissible radiation dosage an astronaut may receive? Did the Soviets give their cosmonauts any extra protection on their ~year-long Mir flights? Inquiring minds want to know! -- Gary Strand strandwg@ncar.ucar.edu I'm the NRA. The individual is the smallest minority.