[net.space] practical use for space, supernova defense

REM%MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (10/24/83)

From:  Robert Elton Maas <REM @ MIT-MC>

Suppose Betelguese goes supernova in the next century, bathing Earth
with intense ultraviolet rays and other nasties. Suppose we have
developed space sufficiently that we can put a protective barrier
between Betelguese and Earth, blocking all direct radiation so we get
only the charged particles that manage to swerve around our barracade.