Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt

"...The belts endanger satellites, which must have their sensitive components protected with adequate shielding if they spend significant time near that zone. Apollo astronauts going through the Van Allen belts received a very low and harmless dose of radiation. ..."

https://www.spektrum.de/lexikon/physik/strahlungsguertel/14002:

"Radiation belts, regions within a planet’s magnetosphere where electrons and protons, as well as ionized atoms of heavier elements, are trapped. These electrically charged particles move in spiral paths around the magnetic field lines and oscillate between the magnetic poles. In doing so, the particles emit synchrotron radiation, which made their discovery around the planets of the solar system possible. Earth has two such radiation belts, known as the Van Allen belts. The inner belt extends between 1,000 and 5,000 km above the Earth’s surface and contains particles from the solar wind as well as the Earth’s atmosphere. The outer belt lies at an altitude of between 15,000 and 25,000 km and consists primarily of particles from the solar wind. Due to the high radiation intensity and the electrical charges, the radiation belts pose a danger to the instruments of space probes that traverse them."

Hmmm? Instruments are endangered but no living beings? Wow! And 50 years ago the used space vehicles provided "adequate shielding"? But who am I to doubt science. Maybe some astro stuff comparable to the save Covid vaccination. Must be.

I think they either fly around high orbit or just do the bait n switch: show them board the rocket, then slip away quietly down the chute, and in 10 days another military plane goes up and drops the capsule with everyone on board. Yay we did it again- and the sheep go wild.

https://youtu.be/pLiAwSKkm6k?si=XOsKH7zobudkUgj9

My question is this: Who will be sacrificed up there in order for the fake and gahey " it was the aliens" space invasion? It would make perfect sense for us to send a few intrepid explorers out into the void, only to have them smashed to bits or captured and probed by a massive alien ship. Could it happen with this trip?

So proud of our country! Not only are we crippling Iran, schooling the EU, choking off Ukraine, ghosting the UN, deporting illegals and making our elections great again…now we’re going to the moon! AMERICA! F_CK YEAH!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 thank you Mr. President.

In Star Trek, aliens won't introduce themselves until a civilization has reach warp capabilities.