[DouglasKC]

DouglasKC, Take it up with NASA. They produced the video.

Nothing to take up. You're simply twisting things you don't want to understand.

[TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed]

Gentlemen (I assume),

In the NASA produced video, the NASA engineer, referring to the Van Allen radiation belts, clearly states “we must solve this challenge *before* we send people through this region of space”

Here it is, queued up for you to the time marker where he makes the statement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O5dPsu66Kw&feature=youtu.be&t=217

This video is at least as recent as the conception of the Orion project. That means within the last few years.

Apparently, this NASA engineer is not aware of the Apollo missions, and is not aware of any solutions to the problems that the Van Allen radiation belts pose.

Stick to the facts, gentlemen. Avoid name calling. Act like rational grown ups.

My supposition is that NASA is lying to us.