llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agoSpaceX announces first human mission to ever fly over the planet’s polesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down16
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX announces first human mission to ever fly over the planet’s polesarstechnica.comllamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareTheHolmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoThey are definitely not giving a f^&* over radiation belts. Polaris dawn and now this one. But we need know orbit details to be sure.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoA low orbit won’t spend much time outside the belts, and they’re not spending months in orbit.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThey ran the calculations and while it’s not great, a few orbits is a very manageable risk. Wouldn’t want to be in a permanent space station up there though.
They are definitely not giving a f^&* over radiation belts. Polaris dawn and now this one. But we need know orbit details to be sure.
A low orbit won’t spend much time outside the belts, and they’re not spending months in orbit.
They ran the calculations and while it’s not great, a few orbits is a very manageable risk. Wouldn’t want to be in a permanent space station up there though.