solar radiation

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The visionaries of the early Space Age didn’t worry much about solar radiation, coronal mass ejections, galactic cosmic rays, psychological stress from isolation, and cost-benefit ratios.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Earlier this week, thousands of Airbus planes were grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The Toulouse, France-based company had warned that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

Airbus had instructed its clients Friday to take "immediate precautionary action" after a technical malfunction on board a JetBlue flight in October exposed that intense solar radiation could corrupt data critical to the flight controls.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

With no magnetic field, Mars has no defense against harsh solar radiation.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir