Nobody knew the 1966 storm would be so intense

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dtb — 12/6/2004 9:59:13 PM (archived)

First, the 2001 storm was very, very intense. Not as strong as the 1966 storm at its peak, but since that peak ocurred over such a small area, it's quite possible that ISS got hit just as much as a capsule would have in 1966.

More importantly, we were not good at predicting meteor storms back then. There was suspicion, certainly, that there would be something happening, but no one knew it would be 100,000 visible meteors/hour, nor the exact time/location of the peak

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Just to show you how timid NASA has become... - Jacob Samorodin - 12/6/2004 4:58:41 PM
- To boldly go where no one has gone before... unless.... - LJK - 12/7/2004 3:46:39 PM
- re: Space stations - Raoul - 12/6/2004 6:39:57 PM
  - What ISS crews have experienced doesn't come close to the November 1966 meteor event. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/6/2004 6:56:06 PM
    - Nobody knew the 1966 storm would be so intense - dtb - 12/6/2004 9:59:13 PM
      - Of course ISS is supposed to be quite well-shielded...against small-sized hits. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/6/2004 10:25:34 PM
- Sounds like a prudent choice, to me. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/6/2004 5:20:35 PM
  - Compare NASA's boldness then, to NASA's timidity today. - Jacob Samorodin - 12/6/2004 6:32:51 PM
    - or recklessness then to their prudence, now - alcaray - 12/6/2004 7:21:14 PM
      - Space exploration by humans is not for the timid - Larry J - 12/6/2004 7:37:56 PM
        
        Remember what Q said to Picard in one of the early ST:TNG episodes - LJK - 12/7/2004 3:50:07 PM
        
        not again (n/t) - alcaray - 12/6/2004 10:32:05 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Raoul - 12/6/2004 7:59:01 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Delbert - 12/6/2004 9:16:05 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Larry J - 12/6/2004 8:10:01 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Raoul - 12/6/2004 9:03:28 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Suzy - 12/7/2004 12:57:27 AM
        
        People will be people no matter where they go - LJK - 12/7/2004 4:02:18 PM

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