On the Van Allen belt. Geo synchronous orbit is 24,000plus miles approximately to my memory and classify as far earth orbit. LEO is much shorter of course. What I'm getting at is the MEO (medium earth orbit) is where the majority of the radiation occurs and hence one of the reasons satellites are not common there. I don't think there is 25,000 miles of transited high radiation but much less and only most intense in the center. I doubt they carried dosimeters but I'm certain if they did it would have been very permissable for short term exposure. Mike Kendall ----- Original Message ----- From: "rad0" To: Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [OT]: Moon landings hoaxes ? > Well, first of all what about tang? how do you explain that? > > seriously, I was thinking about the deadly radiation claim, that > the consiracy people say you would need four feet of lead just > to survive.... > > well, I was thinking about this, and to refute this, I thought that if > you calculated the time spent in the van allen belt, my numbers are > from memory, but I seem to remember that this radiation belt, > extends 25000 miles out from the earth,(I always remembered the > van allen belt as a magnetic field, not a radiation belt, but anyway) > if it is 25k miles, how long would you be in it anyway? 8 hours or so? > > with the spacecraft and suits, for some shielding, this seems to me to > be manageable.... > > just a wag, don't have any definit numbers to use, just an estimate... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jinx" > To: > Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 7:31 AM > Subject: [OT]: Moon landings hoaxes ? > > > > I saw a program tonight called "Conspiracy Theory - Did > > We Land On The Moon ?", and I have to say it was quite > > convincing > > > > A man called Bill Kaysing (many references to him found with > > Google, eg http://www.okneoac.com/kaysing.html) claims that > > so-called Moon landings by NASA were in fact filmed in the high > > deserts of Nevada. He cites such discrepancies as > > > > - shadows that indicate multiple light sources > > - persons and craft details well-lit even in the darkest shadows > > - movement not consistent with 1/6th gravity > > - no blast crater by the LEM, despite the force of its engine > > - instability of the LEM in testing, and the minute chance > > of it making so many Moon landings perfectly > > - no background stars > > - no disturbed dust settling on LEM footpads > > - flags appeared to wave in a breeze > > - the same background appearing in different missions > > - no radiation sickness of astronauts passing through the > > Van Allen belt, particularly as there was an enormous > > solar flare at the time of Neil Armstrong's mission (and > > a possible reason why the Soviets did not attempt a > > lunar mission) > > - photographic crosshairs sometimes partly obscured by > > foreground objects, when crosshairs must be on top of > > anything in the photos > > - a string of untimely deaths of astronauts (25% of NASA's > > squad) considered to be potential whistleblowers > > > > He claims the whole hoax exercise was Cold War politicking > > after the Russians gave the US Govt a dose of the green apple > > splatters by getting Sputnick in orbit, possibly paving the way > > for sub-space missile trajectories > > > > The NASA representative gave the weakest of defences to > > these claims, such as "this is all baloney, for the simple fact > > there are human footprints on the Moon". Duh, who's word > > have we got for that ? And simply dismissing any claim as > > "wrong" without any argumentative evidence > > > > I did see Capricorn One many years ago, but never realised > > many many people actually believe the US Govt perpetrated > > such a huge hoodwink > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.