To: Jan_Sobieski
“safer” for Astronauts?
Did we not already send Astronauts through these belts?
Or was that a total fake-out.
To: one guy in new jersey
20 posted on
08/03/2023 6:52:40 AM PDT by
cgbg
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To: one guy in new jersey
Great question!
A. If we can’t remove the Van Allen belts, we can’t make it safe for Astronauts.
B. If we can’t make it safe for Astronauts, we can’t send a Monkey through the Belts
C. If we can’t send a monkey through the belts, we can’t send a monkey to moon orbit.
21 posted on
08/03/2023 6:55:52 AM PDT by
Jan_Sobieski
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To: one guy in new jersey
Did we not already send Astronauts through these belts? Sort of. We sent astronauts around the worst of them, and through only the fringes of the outer (weaker) belt.
The radiation belts make certain orbits unsuitable for even unmanned satellites ... radiation and microelectronics don't get along very well.
The belts aren't going away ... they're the result of Earth's magnetic field capturing particles from the Solar wind. It's a good thing.
25 posted on
08/03/2023 7:03:32 AM PDT by
NorthMountain
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To: one guy in new jersey
It was a total fake out. A human being going through the Van Allen belt would be turned into refried beans. Low earth orbit is as far as we’ve ever gone.
85 posted on
08/03/2023 2:42:11 PM PDT by
Georgia Girl 2
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