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These belts are located at a distancebetween 1,600 kilometers and 40,000 kilometers from...

These belts are located at a distance
between 1,600 kilometers and 40,000 kilometers from Earth

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These belts are located at a distance between 1,600 kilometers
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and 40,000 kilometers from Earth.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:13
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.
To this day, absolutely all manned missions, - American Moon 00:14
To this day, absolutely all manned missions,
Spinning in what's called low Earth orbit. - American Moon 00:04
Spinning in what's called low Earth orbit.
The only people in history who, supposedly, - American Moon 00:08
The only people in history who, supposedly,
This crossing, however, presents some problems, - American Moon 00:07
This crossing, however, presents some problems,
Let's take a closer look the history of Van Allen belts. - American Moon 00:04
Let's take a closer look the history of Van Allen belts...
In January 1958 the United States launched its first satellite, Explorer 1. - American Moon 00:07
In January 1958 the United States launched its first satelli...
This satellite had on board some special instruments, - American Moon 00:10
This satellite had on board some special instruments,
The satellite was launched into an eccentric orbit, - American Moon 00:10
The satellite was launched into an eccentric orbit,
Thanks to this eccentricity, - American Moon 00:06
Thanks to this eccentricity,
Not only was radioactivity increasing as we got farther from the Earth, - American Moon 00:12
Not only was radioactivity increasing as we got farther from...
Here is how James Van Allen describes it that experience. - American Moon 00:04
Here is how James Van Allen describes it that experience.
I began to understand what was going on, - American Moon 00:10
I began to understand what was going on,
Then there was a very rapid change, - American Moon 00:09
Then there was a very rapid change,
Then after a few minutes it goes up from zero to very high, - American Moon 00:12
Then after a few minutes it goes up from zero to very high,
The reason for the sudden drop to zero - American Moon 00:12
The reason for the sudden drop to zero
We will now pass 1,000 kilometers - American Moon 00:08
We will now pass 1,000 kilometers
- Oh, go back to zero. - Yeah... - American Moon 00:04
- Oh, go back to zero. - Yeah...
Along the way, the meter measured at one point a strong radiation, - American Moon 00:07
Along the way, the meter measured at one point a strong radi...
Which showed that, obviously, he was encountering an area of intense radiation. - American Moon 00:05
Which showed that, obviously, he was encountering an area of...
Scientists were discovering so-called Van Allen belts. - American Moon 00:05
Scientists were discovering so-called Van Allen belts.