What we do know though is the command module shielding was nowhere near sufficient enough to protect the astronauts from the amount of radiation in the belts
Can you provide a source for that claim?
I’m confused what you’re arguing here. Previously you seemed to be saying that whatever worked for the Apollo missions would work now, so why don’t they just do that. Now you seem to be claiming that the shielding didn’t work?
But as I and others are trying to explain, you are not comparing like for like for several reasons.
- Due to the political pressure in the Space Race they were less risk risk adverse than they are now. Plus there is evidence, which I have presented, that the Apollo astronauts did suffer long term consequences from their exposure. Obviously they would seek to do things better this time.
- The electronics are very different these days and the miniaturisation means they could be more susceptible to the effects. That obviously needs testing.
- The missions are very different. The Apollo astronauts went through the belts fast and there was an element of luck in that they didn’t get hit by any big solar activity. It was a calculated risk given that they weren’t hanging around long. The Orion missions are planned to be much longer so obviously a different approach is needed this time.
so all your shill-spiel about monitoring radiation doses and the astronauts not being in the belts for very long etc. is palpable poop
Except I am providing sources and evidence, you are not. The “Aha! What about the Van Allen belts?” argument is weak for several reasons.
- People who argue that, especially those who claim that NASA are big fat liars are strangely credulous about the existence of these belts, given that they were discovered on a NASA mission.
- The belts WERE considered when planning the Apollo missions, there was some shielding, the radiation levels were being monitored and there is some evidence that the Apollo astronauts did suffer some long term effects
- The Orion missions are not comparable. They are longer and more ambitious. And the electronics are not comparable either.
You and I know very well, no one's been to the moon. The only question is when will you come clean about it?
Read “A Man on The Moon” by Andrew Chaikin. A well researched book about the Apollo missions and the Mercury and Gemini programmes which preceded them. Then we can talk about whether all that could have been faked. Which is how this thread started - 3 VFX experts, people who actually work in the field, reviewing the Apollo footage and saying how that could not have been faked before the advent of CGI. Even with CGI you can generally tell although it is getting harder to.