Timeline for Astronaut distance from Earth?
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| Jul 12, 2019 at 8:36 | comment | added | Eric Duminil | @Punintended: Ahah. At first I thought, "wait, it's also low Earth orbit in the opposite direction!". | |
| Jul 10, 2019 at 20:06 | comment | added | DrSheldon | The reason is largely the Van Allen belts. Radiation is much worse outside them, and especially bad while going through them. Not good for either crew or equipment. | |
| Jul 10, 2019 at 16:37 | comment | added | Punintended | @EricDuminil It's way better than the farthest we've sent humans the opposite direction (into the crust/mantle) | |
| Jul 10, 2019 at 16:26 | comment | added | Hobbes | It's sad we haven't gone beyond Earth orbit. High Earth orbits on the other hand, add risk for little to no reward, which is why all recent manned missions have been in pretty low orbits. | |
| Jul 10, 2019 at 16:24 | history | edited | Hobbes | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 10, 2019 at 7:08 | comment | added | Eric Duminil | That's kinda sad, IMHO. | |
| Jul 9, 2019 at 18:24 | history | answered | Hobbes | CC BY-SA 4.0 |