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Originally Posted by Beethoven
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The Van Allen Belt protects the Earth from being bombarded by solar radiation.
Neither true nor false; the Van Allen belt protects against charged particle radiation but does not protect against electromagnetic radiation. The atmosphere attenuates most electromagnetic radiation in the ionizing bands. This means that on Earth one is protected from both charged particles and electromagnetic radiation. In low Earth orbit one is protected against particles, but not from such things as hard x-rays. Outside the Van Allen belt one is subject to both particle and EM effects.
We living on this side of the Van Allen Belt experience much less Solar Radiation than, say, astronauts trying to fly to the Moon.
True in general, over time.
The Astronauts who flew to the Film Studio in 1969 (oops, the Moon !) had special protection to prevent them being fried alive by solar radiation during their voyage to Moon and back.
True. The Apollo spacecraft incorporated shielding intended to attenuate the effects of radiation that the crew was expected to be subjected to.