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"res17uuf" wrote:

I'm doing a research project for school on the apollo missions and I have
been having trouble finding information on what was used to shield the
apollo vehicles when they passed through the van allen belts. I've found
some radiation statistics I'm curious how they solved this problem. also it
is kinda needed for my project.Can anyone help? Thanks,

I'm not an authority, but I believe there was no particular shielding
for passing through the belts. The walls of the spacecraft are like
aluminum foil; I don't think they attenuate the radiation at all. The
strategy for passing through the belts was simply to do so as quickly as
possible, to minimize the accumulated radiation damage.

Best,
- Joe

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