Operation Argus, the Christofilos Effect, X-17 and the orbiting space crews of 1958
http://www.dtra.mil/Portals/61/Documents/NTPR/1-Fact_Sheets/21_ARGUS.pdf
Argus proved the validity of Christofilos' theory: the establishment of an electron shell derived from neutron and β-decay of fission products and ionization of device materials in the upper atmosphere was demonstrated. It not only provided data on military considerations, but produced a "great mass" of geophysical data.
The tests were first reported by Hanson Baldwin and Walter Sullivan of the New York Times on 19 March 1959, headlining it as the "greatest scientific experiment ever conducted." via LINK and HERE
by the way, THIS:
https://youtu.be/vfxGMpAT7Es
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So, explain who the “orbiting space crews” of 1958 were?