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originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: Rob48
What better way of demonstrating the shielding effect than putting a dozen radiation detectors (not to mention three biological ones!) inside the damn thing?
The problem is that the scientists in the papers I've cited don't even acknowledge the data from Apollo.
Why not?
originally posted by: turbonium1
We flew humans into deep space, and measured all the radiation...such as GCR, for example.
They ignore it completely, and make ballpark estimates with LEO data, instead!!
High-energy heavy ions in galactic cosmic rays (GCR) contribute substantially to the dose and dose equivalent in deep space [1]. Because the dose rate from GCR is low, on the order of a few hundred microGray per day, the GCR are not a major concern for short missions such as those undertaken in the Apollo era. However, when future missions take astronauts to the lunar surface for extended periods of time, and possibly to more distant destinations for even longer periods, radiation exposure will be a major concern.
originally posted by: onebigmonkey
a reply to: turbonium1
If it's so "ball park" then perhaps you ought not to be relying on it so heavily
Those 'ball park' estimates are based on a wide range of measurements from a 25 year period to produce a model, which was then compared with Space Shuttle data. The focus of that model is specifically aimed at long term exposure, not short term. When you are producing models you need the longest time span available to ensure you have the entire range of data you need. Short term measurements collected on imprecise equipment are not as useful here.
originally posted by: turbonium1
They don't want the genuine data measured in the actual environment, and extrapolate it over a time span!
No, it's useless.
It's much better to ignore it, and use an entirely different environment, to make estimates for the actual environment we are studying! The one we went in, measured, with humans, and have ignored in our study of that same exact environment!!
Sheesh...
originally posted by: onebigmonkey
So we've now gone from citing a paper to try and make a point to saying "well I just don't believe it" again.
A model of research data used to predict the behaviour of one shielding material compared with another is not proof that Apollo didn't happen.
originally posted by: onebigmonkey
a reply to: turbonium1
If you bother to use this amazing thing called 'Google' you'll find lots of papers examining the Apollo radiation data, where it is relevant to do so.
You've cherry picked one that doesn't use it and failed to understand why not.
originally posted by: turbonium1
originally posted by: onebigmonkey
a reply to: turbonium1
If you bother to use this amazing thing called 'Google' you'll find lots of papers examining the Apollo radiation data, where it is relevant to do so.
You've cherry picked one that doesn't use it and failed to understand why not.
I've cited several papers that don't mention the Apollo data. Some of these papers don't even mention Apollo, period! They almost seem to act like Apollo never existed, or completely worthless to even bring it up.
Please cite these papers where Apollo is used, if you could..
originally posted by: Misinformation
ya know its really getting bad , ,,, whenever ya read about any article about space radiation,,,they always mention why it was safe for apollo for such & such reason,,,, whether it has any bearing on that particular article or not ....
originally posted by: Misinformation
ya know its really getting bad , ,,, whenever ya read about any article about space radiation,,,they always mention why it was safe for apollo for such & such reason,,,, whether it has any bearing on that particular article or not ....
Some of these papers don't even mention Apollo, period! They almost seem to act like Apollo never existed, or completely worthless to even bring it up.
originally posted by: Misinformation
a reply to: Rob48
You really need to get your story straight.
My story is straight ,,, it just moves in curved space....