Solar Flares Likely Knocked Military Satellites Offline | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 13046027 United States 03/23/2012 04:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Solar Flares Likely Knocked Military Satellites Offline Quoting: ShadowGirl Despite being made to withstand radiation emitted from solar flares, a storm caused by the sun earlier this month may have temporarily knocked American military satellites offline, according to General William Shelton, head of the Air Force's Space Command. The energy particles associated with two solar storms March 9 and 10 may have caused what are called "single event upsets" on military satellites. "The timing is such that we say this was likely due to [solar radiation]," Shelton told reporters at a Defense Writers Group breakfast Thursday. [link to www.chicagotribune.com] our satellites can't handle that med solar storm, We are so fucked yes you are. |
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