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hatman ([personal profile] hatman) wrote2009-12-16 05:38 am

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From NASA:

Some international flights may expose you to cosmic radiation.

Which is kind of cool if you believe in the Fantastic Four. Not so cool if you're a frequent transatlantic flier.

Of course, they were looking at worst-case situation - a flight that was over the arctic circle (where protection is weakest) during a solar flare. But still... there is some long-term worry for flight crews.