⚡️ The Solar Storm That Almost Killed Apollo Astronauts 👨‍🚀 August 1972 Space Disaster

What if a solar storm nearly wiped out a crewed Moon mission?
In August 1972, the Sun erupted with a series of violent solar flares and coronal mass ejections that hurled radiation toward Earth—and nearly changed the course of space history. This 10-day event, one of the most extreme solar storms ever recorded, could have killed Apollo astronauts had they been in transit to the Moon.In this episode, we dive into:
🌞 The science behind solar storms and CMEs
🚀 How close NASA came to disaster during the Apollo program
📡 Real-world impacts on Earth—from exploding sea mines to radio blackouts
🧠 What we've learned since and how it affects future Moon and Mars missions🔥 Subscribe for more stories at the edge of science, history, and space exploration.
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