Q . What are the concerns or dangers to an astronaut as a result of going through the Van Allen radiation belts?
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Chandra's unusual orbital perch will place the observatory above the Earth's Van Allen radiation belts, which would interfere with the telescope's observations.
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:: It is useful to consider the shape of the Van Allen radiation belts along the lines of the Earth's magnetic field.
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The Apollo 8 crew were the first humans to pass through the Van Allen radiation belts, which extend up to from Earth.
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This would result in you spending a long time in the Van Allen radiation belt-which is an exceedingly dangerous place to be.
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Earth's gravity reaches out far past the Van Allen radiation belt and keeps the Moon in orbit at an average distance of.
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It was a biological satellite that made a sustained biomedical experiment through the Van Allen radiation belts with the dogs Veterok and Ugolyok.
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As a result, the discovery and mapping of the Van Allen radiation belts were left to the United States'Explorer 3 and Pioneer 3 satellites.
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The Earth's magnetic field and the solar wind interact with the atmosphere, creating the ionosphere, Van Allen radiation belts, telluric currents, and radiant energy.
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Even with these exceptional qualities, the Chandra will be useless unless it can attain altitudes above the Van Allen radiation belts that surround the Earth.