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American Moon

"Our planet is surroundedby a region, two regions, with highly radioactive energy, that...

Van Allen wrote in 1959: "Our planet is surrounded
by a region, two regions, with highly radioactive energy, that stretches several
thousands of kilometers in space

Full Transcript

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Van Allen wrote in 1959:
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"Our planet is surrounded by a region,
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two regions,
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with highly radioactive energy,
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that stretches several thousands of kilometers in space.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:59
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.
The discovery is, of course, worrisome for astronauts. - American Moon 00:04
The discovery is, of course, worrisome for astronauts.
The human body will have to be somehow shielded from this radiation, - American Moon 00:08
The human body will have to be somehow shielded from this ra...
Later, Van Allen published another article, - American Moon 00:06
Later, Van Allen published another article,
"The Earth is wrapped in belts of lethal radiation." - American Moon 00:18
"The Earth is wrapped in belts of lethal radiation.&quo...
The article concluded: - American Moon 00:13
The article concluded:
This California Academy of Sciences - American Moon 00:11
This California Academy of Sciences
The existence of radiation belts around the Earth - American Moon 00:08
The existence of radiation belts around the Earth
How much protection will they need the first space travelers - American Moon 00:08
How much protection will they need the first space travelers
The need to develop new technologies to protect people from radiation - American Moon 00:09
The need to develop new technologies to protect people from ...
Space medical research can bring new safety measures, - American Moon 00:08
Space medical research can bring new safety measures,
Our astronauts in particular will need will need entirely new devices, - American Moon 00:08
Our astronauts in particular will need will need entirely ne...
The Soviets also feared the effects of radiation from outer space. - American Moon 00:05
The Soviets also feared the effects of radiation from outer ...
Of course, we were cautious about going out into unknown outer space. - American Moon 00:05
Of course, we were cautious about going out into unknown out...
I had no idea how serious the effects of radiation on humans. - American Moon 00:05
I had no idea how serious the effects of radiation on humans...
We suspected that the radiation could have get inside the ship. - American Moon 00:05
We suspected that the radiation could have get inside the sh...
In fact, NASA had taken the problem seriously. - American Moon 00:05
In fact, NASA had taken the problem seriously.
Developed a system - American Moon 00:06
Developed a system
Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, - American Moon 00:18
Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico,
When it was time to send the first astronauts to the Moon, - American Moon 00:08
When it was time to send the first astronauts to the Moon,
Without developing any special method of protection, - American Moon 00:17
Without developing any special method of protection,