James Van Allen dies.

spiney · 19-08-2006

Best known as the discoverer of deadly radiation belts surrounding the earth, detected via instruments on some of the first artificial satellites.

The ionosphere was well known, but the Van Allen belts were a surprise.

They are supposedly one reason - say conspiracy nutters - why we never went to the moon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Van_Allen .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt .

**Channel Hopper** · 19-08-2006

Originally Posted by spiney

Best known as the discoverer of deadly radiation belts surrounding the earth,
They are supposedly one reason - say conspiracy nutters - why we never went to the moon.

Never mentioned them in the film Capricorn One either, the reason was down to cost and timing (though I think the use of 250,000 miles of extension lead for a moon landing may have had something to do with it).

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James Van Allen dies. For those of you with an appetite for the scientific and technical, whether it be lofty theory or more practical discussion.

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