Author: Alex Sosnov
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First radiation dose measurements from an aircraft during an extreme geomagnetic storm
LOS ANGELES. Space Environment Technologies (SET) reported that it has made the first radiation dose measurements above 8 km (26,000 ft) on a high latitude continental U.S. (CONUS) air traffic route during an extreme geomagnetic storm. Dr. W. Kent Tobiska, SET’s Chief Scientist, reported that the company’s Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (ARMAS) Flight…