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Dutchess · 18-21, F
@22Michelle What?
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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Dutchess How is it not plausible? Exactly how thick do you think the Van Allen belt is?
Look, I'm not saying it wasn't unbelievably dangerous, or that they didn't get super lucky in navigating, but you can see for yourself that there's a flag on the damn moon. Get a few hundred bucks, go to amazon, and buy a telescope. You don't have to take anybody's word for it.
And here's an article detailing the location of reflectors on the moon that you can also see with a telescope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retroreflectors_on_the_Moon
Again, you don't have to take my word that they exist. You can buy a telescope and look for them.
Look, I'm not saying it wasn't unbelievably dangerous, or that they didn't get super lucky in navigating, but you can see for yourself that there's a flag on the damn moon. Get a few hundred bucks, go to amazon, and buy a telescope. You don't have to take anybody's word for it.
And here's an article detailing the location of reflectors on the moon that you can also see with a telescope: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retroreflectors_on_the_Moon
Again, you don't have to take my word that they exist. You can buy a telescope and look for them.
Dutchess · 18-21, F
@LordShadowfire we have rovers on mars couldn't a rover have planted the flag? Just saying
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@Dutchess Why is that somehow more plausible to you than the idea of a human crewed craft? We're talking about 1969. Computer technology was nowhere near advanced enough to safely land a ship on the moon, let alone run a robot with wheels across its surface. You are making no sense.
ElwoodBlues · M
@Dutchess says
the radiation within the Van Allen belts is highly variable and influenced by sunspots. Specifically, the activity of sunspots and other solar events, like solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), can directly affect the strength and shape of these radiation belts
Furthermore,
Apollo missions generally went during periods of relatively low sunspot activity, or at least during periods when no major solar events were predicted. The reasoning was to minimize the risk of space radiation exposure for the astronauts.
Furthermore,
Apollo astronauts did wear radiation monitors similar to those used by X-ray technicians. They used personal dosimeters to measure the cumulative radiation dose each astronaut received during the mission. These dosimeters were designed to record the amount of radiation the astronauts were exposed to during their time in space.
Measured radiation dosage across all missions: From 0.16 rads (Apollo 8) to 1.14 rads (Apollo 14); averaging .46 rads. The highest dosage is equivalent to about two CT scans.
including the unpredictable nature of space radiation,
the radiation within the Van Allen belts is highly variable and influenced by sunspots. Specifically, the activity of sunspots and other solar events, like solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), can directly affect the strength and shape of these radiation belts
Furthermore,
Apollo missions generally went during periods of relatively low sunspot activity, or at least during periods when no major solar events were predicted. The reasoning was to minimize the risk of space radiation exposure for the astronauts.
Furthermore,
Apollo astronauts did wear radiation monitors similar to those used by X-ray technicians. They used personal dosimeters to measure the cumulative radiation dose each astronaut received during the mission. These dosimeters were designed to record the amount of radiation the astronauts were exposed to during their time in space.
Measured radiation dosage across all missions: From 0.16 rads (Apollo 8) to 1.14 rads (Apollo 14); averaging .46 rads. The highest dosage is equivalent to about two CT scans.