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Originally Posted by _Richard_
from what i read it was the protons/electrons being extremely oversized that wreaked a great deal of havoc on computer systems and the like
if our technology today can't seem to manage this, how was brand new technology 40 years ago no problem?
not so cut and dry, eh?
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My point about the in the article it talks about the amount of time spent within the van allen belts. Today's satellites have problems because they spend months and years within the radiation, rather then just a few hours, as in the case of the moon shots.
Also, in many ways, the simple mechanical gauges, valves, and verniers that made up the computers in those moon shots were much more robust in their resistance to radiation than today's electronics. They didn't have much in the way of micro processors, or RAM or hard drives.
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