It is concluded that it is probably not worth while taking any special precautions against meteors for relatively short voyages such as to moon; for space stations or interplanetary rockets, meteors probably represent real danger, but it is one which can be neutralized, or greatly reduced, by simple means; factors tabulated for meteors of various magnitudes are: average number of hits per hour, number of hours between hits, probably of at least one hit per 24 hr.


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    Title :

    Meteors as danger to space-flight


    Additional title:

    Brit Interplanetary Soc -- J


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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