From: henri@nospam.fr   
      
   > Does anyone know what the radiation lever is at the Van Allen Belts..   
   >   
   > And how dangerous it is to humans??   
   >   
   > I've read a few things:   
   > - the radiation is equal to xray you get at the dentist   
   > - the radiation is comparable to Chernobyl   
   > - Nasa admited that the radiation is stronger that previously beleaved.   
   > A space shuttle tryed to get closer to the belts then it has ever been   
   > before, and at one point the radiation started to penetrate the shuttle   
   > and the space suits. The astronouts saw flashes of white light, and   
   > streaks with their eyes closed.   
   >   
   > Can anyone tell me how dangerous the radiation at the Van Allen Belts   
   > really is??!?   
   >   
      
   Look at page 17 off this acrobat document   
   http://www.isr.us/Spaceelevatorconference/pdf/Jorgenson/Magnetos   
   heric_Hazards.pdf   
      
   Henri   
      
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