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Freddyburg Hokie

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Two answers:


(1) It could be that the car wasn't designed with the higher-power (and more power-hungry) antenna that's needed for longer-distance transmission.

(2) The car wasn't designed to withstand solar radiation. It was designed to withstand atmospheric wind created from driving on a highway. Solar radiation is extremely energetic and, unless a spacecraft is designed to protect against it, can tear up unshielded materials.


(In response to this post by JoesterVT)

Link: Radiation Effects on Spacecraft & Aircraft


Posted: 02/08/2018 at 09:24AM



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