Moon Landing Myth: The Van Allen Belts 🚀 Some folks wonder: “If the Van Allen Belts are full of radiation, how did astronauts survive the trip to the Moon?” Let’s talk about it! The Van Allen Belts are zones of charged particles surrounding Earth, held in place by its magnetic field. They do contain radiation—but astronauts didn’t hang out there long enough for it to be dangerous. Apollo crews passed through the belts quickly—spending just a couple of hours in the “danger zone.” That short trip