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Originally Posted by The Bad Astronomer
Kiless-- they were in the belts for just a few minutes. Inner, outer, it doesn't matter. Since they weren't in them for long, they didn't get a lethal dose of radiation. Elevated levels, yes,; lethal, no.
If you sat in the belts long enough, you'd die from radiation, but that would take hours or days, so it wasn't a concern for Apollo.
As I like to tell people: of course the van Allen belts are deadly-- there's no air in them!
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Thank you very much - she will cite this in the assignment she's doing and we hope to send you a copy. Her task is called 'Apollo 11 Moon Landing Hoax' and is for the WA Skeptics Awards.
*P.S - she's standing next to me as I write this and we're both very appreciative!*