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   "res17uuf"  writes:   
      
   > I'm doing a research project for school on the apollo missions and I have   
   > been having trouble finding information on what was used to shield the   
   > apollo vehicles when they passed through the van allen belts. I've found   
   > some radiation statistics I'm curious how they solved this problem.   
      
   They didn't. The Apollo capsules carried no addition "shielding" beyond   
   their structural mass. They relied on passing through the van Allens quickly   
   enough that the integrated radiation dose was within "acceptable" limits.   
      
      
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