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Mission To Hell

by positivenegative
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They must be the two most audacious space missions currently in development.

Solar Orbiter and Solar Probe Plus will venture inside the orbit of Mercury to study the Sun. The temperatures on the front surfaces of these satellites will go into the high hundreds of degrees Celsius, and beyond.

You could say they are the missions to Hell.

Designing the systems needed to protect the spacecraft has stretched the minds of engineers.
Getting ready for the mission to Hell
  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I wonder how close they can get before the heat will melt down anything that can be made. It's bizarre just to think of such a feat.
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    • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
      Pft! Just send them out at night, and they won't have to worry about all of this heat. Sheesh! Why doesn't anyone think these things through!?
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      • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
        Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

        Pft! Just send them out at night, and they won't have to worry about all of this heat. Sheesh! Why doesn't anyone think these things through!?
        Stick to what you're good at, such as viewing Warrior profiles so we can say we know someone famous.
        Science - not so much.
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    • Profile picture of the author kenmichaels
      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      I wonder how close they can get before the heat will melt down anything that can be made. It's bizarre just to think of such a feat.
      magnetic fields disperse, contain and can even guide extreme heat.

      We proved this already with the plasma engines that currently exist -

      Therefor - my prediction:
      We are on our way to building some sort of magnetic "shield" device.

      My question is - other then stopping the heat from melting everything
      will it help with the radiation problem or any other issues we currently have.
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