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The hazard to space-travelers may not end even when they have passed the terrestrial radiation
belts. According to present knowledge the other planets of our solar system may have magnetic fields
comparable to the earth's and thus may possess radiation belts of their own. The moon, however,
probably has no belt, because its magnetic field appears to be feeble. Lunar probes should give us
more definite information on this point before long.
[Source: Scientific American, March 1959, Radiation Belts Around the Earth, James A. Van Allen]

A Wikipedia article on the VARB has a section titled Implications for (Human) Space Travel.

Spacecraft traveling beyond low Earth orbit leave the protection of earth's geomagnetic field and
transit the Van Allen belts. Beyond these, they face additional hazards from cosmic rays and solar
flares...

Solar cells, integrated circuits, and sensors can be damaged by radiation. Geomagnetic storms
occasionally damage electronic components on spacecraft. Miniaturization and digitization of
electronics and logic circuits have made satellites more vulnerable to radiation, as the total electric
charge in these circuits is now small enough so as to be comparable with the charge of incoming
ions. Electronics on satellites must be hardened against radiation to operate reliably. The Hubble
Space Telescope, among other satellites, often has its sensors turned off when passing through
regions of intense radiation.
[Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt#Implications_for_space_travel]

NASA has not until recent years attempted to perform a detailed mapping of the radiation levels of
the VARB. The earlier Explorer and Pioneer missions were only able to obtain information from
small slices of the VARB which they traversed. Thus, when NASA reportedly sent 9 manned
missions to the Moon and back, each of which had to traverse the VARB twice, they did not know
the actual radiation levels the men would face. This fact is made evident by a recent promotional
video published by NASA.

https://youtu.be/NlXG0REiVzE

In 2012 NASA launched two probes to study the VARB. Following is an excerpt from the overview
provided by NASA of this mission.

Launched on August 30, 2012, the two Van Allen Probes spacecraft operate in the harsh conditions
they are studying. While other satellites have the luxury of turning off or protecting themselves in
the middle of intense space weather, the Van Allen Probes must continue to collect data, and
therefore, (sic) been built to withstand the constant bombardment of particles and radiation they will
experience in this intense area of space...

The Van Allen Probes will help scientists to understand this region and to better design spacecraft
that can survive the rigors of space.
[Source: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/rbsp/mission/index.html]

Hmmm... Why not just design spacecraft similar to the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules?
NASA has been telling mankind for more than 40 years that the astronauts traveled through the