"Shields up!" An interesting look at real-life active-shielding technologies for spacecraft. (arstechnica.com)

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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I always wondered why spacecraft couldn't be wrapped in magnetic coils (with the pressurized volume like the center of a solenoid) to duplicate the effects of Earth's magnetic field. Looks like it is possible but was not practical until recently.

Good read!

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