Nyrath Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 http://beyondapollo.blogspot.com/2010/01/starfish-and-apollo-1962.html Blasted space based nuclear test supercharged the Van Allen radiation belts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program Huh. Interesting concept for "interdicting" a lower-tech world for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program So that's what happened to the Fantastic Four! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrath Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program So that's what happened to the Fantastic Four! or any other circa 1960's era superhero group in the game master's universe who require a radiation accident in their origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program I was going to say this sounds like it might have been partial inspiration for the original 'Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea' movie (story redone in a later episode of the TV series), where the Van Allen belts catch fire and pose a major threat to the world. THEN I notice that the movie was done two years earlier. Interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_to_the_Bottom_of_the_Sea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrath Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program I was going to say this sounds like it might have been partial inspiration for the original 'Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea' movie (story redone in a later episode of the TV series)' date=' where the Van Allen belts catch fire and pose a major threat to the world. THEN I notice that the movie was done two years earlier. Interesting.[/quote'] Obviously the writer has precognition. Or the US military saw the movie, and decided to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program Heh, probably the Later. Wouldn't surprise me one bit. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program Heh, probably the Later. Wouldn't surprise me one bit. ~Rex Wouldn't be the only time it's happened. Lucius Alexander Air Force Surplus Palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program "a hundredfold." Very scientific. Surely the Sun is dumping thousands of times as many charged particles, at least, into the magnetosphere every day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrath Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program "a hundredfold." Very scientific. Surely the Sun is dumping thousands of times as many charged particles' date=' at least, into the magnetosphere every day?[/quote'] No, apparently not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt#Causes Note the comment about "Starfish" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Re: 1962 Nuke Test jeopardized Apollo program No, apparently not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt#Causes Note the comment about "Starfish" Interesting! I was unaware the belts were that tightly constrained. (Oh, Dr Forward, you and your crazy , scary, deeply scary, ideas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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