But thats the whole point Paul.. I can only report
from personal experience of a past time. Reports of what I read at the
time.. I am not a conspiracy nut.. I worked for Nasa under contract
via the Australian Government. What I believed about the Van allen belt at
that time, everybody I knew believed the same.. I would have been going
against the stream had I said anything to the contrary.. Manned space
travel would be extremely difficult if not impossible, except via a polar
exit.. this was extremely depressing back then .. During my teens I
was always ridiculed as a nut.. yes, a space nut.. long before sputnick, which
eventually vindicated me, but nary an apology.
Of course I have googled.... I had no reason to keep those
ancient reports. today I find no real evidence other than vague mention of
the danger in Wiki, with it being as you said, insufficient to prevent a manned
expedition.... then why do they not mention that they were wrong back
then? That Van allen and all were mistaken?
I find no mention of ancient history re this
subject.. I will today dig deeper.... But I am confident, failing someone
having an old document , there will be nothing.. Public libraries in this
day and age regularly destroy older books,,,, to their shame...
Philip.
