Flat or Globe Earth?, page-147

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    You clearly have a background in tech and were around when this all happened, which I honestly find valuable to hear.
    Thank you.

    Did you draw your conclusions from an in-depth study of physics or websites promoting conspiracy theories?
    Van Allen Radiation Belts.
    Apollo 11's mission was not terminated because of the Van Allen radiation belts. While the spacecraft did pass through them, the radiation levels were not high enough to cause immediate harm to the astronauts, and the duration of the passage was relatively short, according to NASA and other space experts. The flight path was also carefully planned to minimize exposure to the most intense radiation areas.
    Elaboration:
    • Van Allen Belts:
      These are two donut-shaped regions of high-energy charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetic field.
      This enabled engineers to plot a path through them to minimise their impact on the astronauts
    • Apollo 11 Trajectory:
      The Apollo 11 mission, like other Apollo missions, had to traverse the Van Allen belts to reach the Moon.
    • Radiation Levels and Duration:
      While the belts contain high-energy particles, the Apollo spacecraft's transit time was relatively brief, and the radiation levels were not considered high enough to cause immediate harm to the astronauts.
    • Flight Path Plan
      The flight path was carefully planned to avoid the most intense areas of radiation and minimize exposure time.

    • Apollo spacecrafts also had shielding (like stainless steel outer skin and insulation) to further reduce radiation expo
      Shielding was provided in contradiction to claims in conspiracy websites.
    The engineers on the project had knowledge far in advance of what you think they had, and computers of the time had better processing power than you think they had.
    I was writing computer programs and studying physics in the 60s, so I think I know what I'm talking about regarding the status of these.
    I also know enough of the Apollo missions and physics, including the Van Allen Belts, to know at least know that Apollo missions probably happened.
    I studied physics and computer sceince and wrote computer programs that were arguably more complex than those used for the Apollo missions in the late sixties and early seventies. Those more skilled than I wrote even more complex programs, which I had the pleasure of using at my stint with the Atomic Energy Board in South Africa.

    I'm suggesting that you are not up with the status of technology in the 60s and the 70s.

    The Lunar Module.
    It was more, far more than a model put together by a bunch of school kids playing around with duct tape, certain rods etc. If you saw an example of the lunar landing and dismissed it as something that school kids threw together, I'll give you the advice that a well-known poster provides: book an appointment with Specsavers. It was designed to minimise the weight while being functional in a low-gravity, atmosphere-free environment. The Lunar Module was not built for looks but to be functional in the environment for which it is intended.

    If stars could be seen in the photos, that would expose a potential lie.” That's exactly the point. With no atmosphere and a black sky, stars should’ve been everywhere, yet they’re absent in every shot.
    Stars could not be seen. They were not so a potential lie was not re these "many" with university degrees - I take it sceince or engineering graduates from credible universities who claim that the Apollo missions didn't happen.

    Like your attitude towards Christianity, you have made up your mind and on Apolo Missions, the shape of the Earth, etc, and only want to peddle your own opinions as fact.
    You claim on occasions to respect what others post, but you don't.

    Over and out.




 
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