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==Disadvantages==

[[File:Structure_of_the_magnetosphere-enStructure_of_the_magnetosphere_LanguageSwitch.svg|lang=en|thumb|upright=1.5|Schematic of Earth's magnetosphere. The [[solar wind]] flows from left to right.]]

The risk of [[Proton#Human_exposure|proton exposure]] from the [[solar wind]] as well as the [[health threat from cosmic rays]] would be significant. The Earth's [[magnetosphere]] protects against solar storms but provides little protection from the more energetic cosmic radiation—the Earth's atmosphere protects us from that.{{cn|date=February 2018}}