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I guess the worse that can happen is that computer chips and similar (camera sensors etc) are damaged?

Can’t see what would make it not “make it through” but I could see how we might never I find out.



Oh okay. And last Elon's tweet says that the last stage still has a burn to do after the belt. So if the chips are damage it may be impossible to do the burn.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/960988527159795712


As I understand it, this is the whole reason for this coasting. They're chilling out in the van allen belt specifically to tick off that box.


If they need it to work through the radiation belts then they have proper radiation hardened stuff on it I’m sure.




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