‘Force Field’ Could Protect New Weather Satellite, Future Human Missions

OTTAWA, CANADA — A new Canadian satellite — should it launch — might carry a sort of magnetized force field on board to keep charged particles away from vital electronics. The Polar Communications and Weather Satellite (PCW), depending on its orbit, could skim through the radiation-filled Van Allen belts on its mission to deliver reliable … Continue reading ‘Force Field’ Could Protect New Weather Satellite, Future Human Missions