Flags flying in odd ways, strange shadows and markings on rocks aside, is it or is it not true that the Van Allen belts would kill a person with their radiation during a venture into deep space?
2007-12-22 14:09:37 · 7 answers · asked by Peter 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Never happened. lol
2007-12-22 14:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by stoopid 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The flag was not flying in any way. It was held out by a wire. If it jiggles in any of the vidieo footage, it's because it's been moved or bumped.
There are no strange shadows. Only shadows at different angles caused by terrain or objects with different shapes, which is hardly unusual.
There are no marks on the rocks, unless they're marks on the photograph.
The Van Allen belts were passed through quickly because they are narrow, and they are not in deep space anyway. The astronauts received as much radiation as they would have in an afternoon at the beach, which is where I'm going now.
Anything else you've read is dealt with here:
http://www.braeunig.us/space/hoax.htm
And the clincher is that, if you think about it for a few seconds, a conspiracy that size would be impossible to keep a secret. Impossible.
2007-12-22 14:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The flags were only moved when touched or moved by the astronauts. For several seconds, the flags would remain still.
The shadows could be caused by uneven surfaces, but a more likely cause is that you simply cannot tell which way a shadow is pointing in a 2D picture. There is one famous picture of a couple of rocks and a LEM, and the argument is that the LEM's shadow is horizontal. Well, it looks that way, but the LEM's shadow is short. It is obviously pointing at an angle.
As for the Van Allen Radiation Belt, yes, they would be lethal, but only after extended periods. The Apollo astronauts would not have been exposed to dangerous levels. The highest levels were experienced by Apollo 14, but it was still within acceptable levels.
2007-12-22 14:26:45 · answer #3 · answered by Trekky0623 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Apollo landings were real.
The flag is held out by the stiff rod along its upper edge and just hangs motionless except when the astronauts shake the pole. See the source videos (QuickTime required to view the first 2, the 3rd one is mpeg which can be played by Windows Media Player). In the 2nd video you hear one astronaut say, "It does wave when you do that" where "that" is shake the pole. And after they let go, it jiggles for a few seconds and finally settles down to hang motionless. The video is taken by a camera mounted on the rover under remote control from Earth.
Shadows point different directions due to uneven surface. Two lights would make each object have two shadows.
Van Allen belt radiation is like a tooth X-ray, dangerous for long exposure but safe enough for a quick flight through at high speed.
2007-12-22 14:12:55 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If they remained in them long enough, yes the Van Allen belts would be lethal. The Apollo astronauts were *not* in them long enough to receive radiation dosages any higher than they'd get from a simple dental xray procedure.
If you're interested in debunking *all* of the so-called proofs that we never went to the moon, check out this website =>http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html
2007-12-22 14:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Obviously not, since a total of nine crews, 27 men, made it through just fine. Small doses of radiation are relatively harmless, and since they were somewhat shielded by their spacecraft and were only passing through the belts rather than lingering in them, the crews received only small doses.
Thus is yet another mythological reason the moon landings could never have happened brushed aside.
2007-12-22 17:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
not true.
2007-12-22 14:18:28 · answer #7 · answered by Raymond 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋