[sci.space.shuttle] Space Shuttle and GeoMagnetic Storms

bheil@scout-po.biz.uiowa.edu (06/06/91)

Does anybody know if there is expected to be an impact from the storms
(recently reported on sci.astro) on STS-40?

carl@juliet.caltech.edu (Lydick, Carl) (06/06/91)

In article <6368@ns-mx.uiowa.edu>, bheil@scout-po.biz.uiowa.edu writes...
>Does anybody know if there is expected to be an impact from the storms
>(recently reported on sci.astro) on STS-40?

Good question.  Another one:  Since this is a life-sciences mission, if there
IS an effect, should we consider that good or bad?
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