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... /14/67, 16; SBD, 12/18/67,246)'' Univ. of Iowa professor Dr. James A. Van Allen , writing in Science, warned against "abandoning in situ study of the planets to the ... planetary exploration to decay. . . ." ''(Science, 12/15/67)'' The New York Times later commented: "Professor Van Allen is entirely right in his complaint . . . that US. is spending a ridiculously small sum ...

... spacecraft return. Astronauts were to be transferred from spacecraft into sealed van through plastic tunnel aboard carrier see May 16 . Van would be delivered to nearest port and then flown to Houston ...

NASA's Explorer XII satellite returned voluminous data revising previous information on the Van Allen radiation belts and showing them to be no substantial problem to manned space flight. ... ,636 telemetry tapes (2,400 feet each). Of principal interest was its finding that the Van Allen belts consist of a preponderance of protons over electrons in a ratio of 1 ...

... barge Promise. In testimony before closed session of the House Appropriations Committee, Prof. James A. Van Allen stated that man-in-space programs were not necessary for scientific space exploration. "For ... and he made out alright." In testifying on behalf of the National Science Foundation appropriation, Van Allen said that the U.S. should not rush into a cooperative Space program with ...

... and not a battleground in the future." Testimony of Feb. 27 by Prof. James A. Van Allen before the House Committee on Appropriations on the relative worth of instrumented unmanned satellites versus manned satellites was released. Van Allen was misquoted on the wire news services to the effect that manned space flight ...

... ." At press conference he disagreed with Dr. James A. Van Allen 's recent comment about manned space flight: "I respect Dr. Van Allen's talents but I do not agree with him ...

... of a football field. In address to ARS lunar meeting in Cleveland, Dr. James A. Van Allen said that protons of the inner radiation belt could be a serious hazard for ... for a prolonged period, for making manned orbits about 300-mi.-high above the earth. Van Allen said that the recent shot over Johnston Island was far too small and too ...

... was stronger than anticipated and might last for many years. The blast also intensified natural Van Allen radiation belt more than anticipated. AEC-DOD added that the new radiation belt had ... , extended from 200 mi. above the earth to 700 mi., where it merged into the Van Allen belts. INJUN satellite was apparently unaffected by artificial radiation belt, reported Dr. Brian J ...

... Journal of the British Interplanetary Society published Volume 3 1 with an article by Peter Van Dresser editor of Astronautics magazine Astronautics , the journal of the American Rocket Society about rocket ... as comprised of John Shesta , Alfred Africano , G. Edward Pendray , Nathan Carver , Carl Ahrens and Van Dresser. Other report covered experiments planned by Willy Ley in the United States to build ...

... at Washington, D.C., press conference by four Senators and space scientists Dr. James A. Van Allen of Univ. of Iowa and Dr. Thomas Gold of Cornell Univ. Sen. William Proxmire ... and three-mission Skylab program but called for ending manned flight on their completion. Dr. Van Allen advocated unmanned space program after Skylab that would devote two thirds of its funds ...

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