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Protecting astronauts from the Van Allen radiations

Protecting astronauts from the Van Allen radiationsWhat I want to know is......will hanging around in the Van Allen radiation belt give me Fantastic Four-style super powers?Ok so how did they get to the moon?Since the average distance to the moon is 384,402 km, that from the center of the earth...

Tags: Business intelligence, moon, radiation, knowledge management, Van Allen

Discussion threads 2005-09-08

Protecting astronauts from the Van Allen radiations

The Van Allen radiation belts are two regions of space located about 20,000 kilometers above the Earth and filled with energetic particles coming from solar winds. The high energies of these particles, trapped by Earth's magnetic field, can reach millions of electron volts, and can represent a hazard to satellites...

Tags: radiation belt, belt, Van Allen

Blog posts 2005-09-08

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Enterprise architecture heads north: report from Open Group

John Meyer of The Open Group sent some detailed dispatches from the group’s 23rd Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference, being held this week in Toronto. Thanks to John for a great job summarizing many of the key insights coming from the conference -- some highlights from day one are summarized below:...

Tags: Open Group, Enterprise Architect, Electronic Arts Inc., Information Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, Management, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-07-23

A sixth region in the magnetosphere?

As you probably know, Earth's magnetosphere, 'the invisible bubble of magnetic fields and electrically charged particles that surrounds and protects the planet from the periodically lethal radiation of the solar wind,' was discovered in 1958. Until now, it was composed of five regions, including the ionosphere or the Van Allen...

Tags: Ion, Plasma, Region, Vanderbilt University, Team Management, Network Technology, Management, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-12-14

Encyclopedia of American Cinema. FREE first chapter in the trial version (Mobile)

This illustrated Encyclopedia includes biographies of the best American directors and actors, reviews of the best American movies, and lists of awards. FREE first chapter in the trial version.Features Fully illustrated. Search for words or phrases. Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page Add Bookmarks Text annotation...

Tags: Cinema, Mobile, Biology, Director, MobileReference, American

Software downloads 2007-09-27

X Prize winner says NASA 'silly' to go to moon again

X Prize winner says NASA 'silly' to go to moon againI am not so sure returning to the moon ...... is a bad idea. If we had proceeded to build a moon base in the 1970s & 80s, we would have the capability to build and launch vehicles from...

Tags: Low Earth Orbit, Rutan, moon, NASA, X Prize winner, X Prize

Discussion threads 2007-09-24

Biography meme

Chris Brogan has kicked off a biography meme â€" the DIY Autobiography Kit â€" following a self-revelatory post he published yesterday. Sounds like fun so here goes...A Quick Sketch Biography of Marc OrchantThe thing most people know me for is... either my passion for gadges or my deep and ongoing...

Tags: Blogs

Blog posts 2007-05-24

Are FCC radio spectrum policies obsolete?

Are FCC radio spectrum policies obsolete?you hit the target and went past it...."imagine 3rd world countries were no infrastructure exists" NO regulations there, so what's stopping development?No such thing as a free lunch, etc.The radio spectrum is not infinate and it seems everyone wants a piece of it. The...

Tags: Federal government, radio spectrum, spectrum, FCC

Discussion threads 2005-07-23