On Sun, 9 Jun 2002, Jinx wrote:

>> PS: The Van Allen belt is a storage ring type of radiation
>
>> a tin can and some mylar or gold foil should be enough,
>> especially if you don't spend hours on end inside it
>
>Which particular "end" do have to point away from the
>radiation to be safe ? ;-)

It depends. Which end matters more for you ? ;-)

>The conspiracists made a big deal about everything apart
>from lunar projects being sub-Van Allen Belt orbit, but of
>course that makes perfect sense. Why risk expensive
>hardware if you don't have to

How logical ;-)

Peter

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