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... unexpected structures and processes within these hazardous regions of space. Previous observations of Earth's Van Allen belts have long documented two distinct regions of trapped radiation surrounding our planet. Particle detection instruments aboard the twin Van Allen Probes, launched Aug. 30, quickly revealed to scientists the existence of this new, transient ...

... recently launched mission that studies Earth's radiation belts as the Van Allen Probes in honor of the late James Van Allen. Van Allen was the head of the physics department at the ... to communications, GPS satellites and human spaceflight activities. "After only two months in orbit, the Van Allen Probes have made significant contributions to our understanding of the radiation belts," says APL ...

... prepared by the authors) 15.5 The Changing Magnetosphere and Its Impact on by the Van Allen Belt that Protects Us There are currently two scientific satellite systems in orbit seeking ... truly revolutionary planetary defense systems. These ambitious efforts look ahead to a time when the Van Allen belts protective shielding are significantly diminished. One idea would be to deploy at Lagrangian ...

... , Pioneer 10 Pioneers 10 and Pioneer 11 11 , and several Mariner spacecraft. During his lifetime, Van Allen had received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science and NASA’s Medal of Exceptional Achievement. ''Walter Sullivan, “James A. Van Allen, Discoverer of Earth-Circling Radiation Belts, Is Dead at 91,” New York Times, 10 ...

... fulfilling a lifetime's ambition. 234 - KSC's OPERATIONS AND CHECKOUT BUILDING Gerard van de Haar and Luc van den Abeelen visit the technical heart of the Shuttle programme. Features. 237 - NOW ... operated by Eumetsat writes Clive Simpson. 425 - ASTRONAUT NEWS From contributors Neville Kidger and Anne van den Berg. 425 - HONOUR FOR APOLLO 13 COMMANDER Jim Lovell visits the White House to ...

... into the atmosphere. The BARREL campaign is primarily tasked with supplementing observations by NASA’s Van Allen Probes, which are dedicated to studying these radiation belts. However, solar energetic electrons happen ... different way, and the two populations told very different stories about the ring current.” The Van Allen Probes, launched in 2012, offer scientists the first chance in recent history to continuously ...

... the newspaper people later on came to watch us pack the house and pack the van, just covered everything that was going on. That was quite some time later, though, I ... "thank you" through the helmet, since we were all sealed in. We got aboard the van, and Charlie Charles A. Buckley was the security man. He was the guy who was ... everywhere working on things. This morning there was just nobody there except us and the van. We said goodbye to Charlie and headed for the elevator with our suit techs. Went ...

... an office with when you got to the Astronaut Office? '''Covey:''' “Ox” James D.A. van Hoften was my officemate for, well, probably the first five years, I want to say ... this type of work that you worked with? '''Covey:''' Bob Robert L. Stewart was. Ox van Hoften was. In the SAIL activity, Brewster H. Shaw Jr. was. There were others. I ... group, was our RMS operator. Bill William F. Fisher from the ’80 group and Ox van Hoften were our EVA Extravehicular Activity crew members. The only EVAs they were planning or ...

... the charged particle gas" surrounding earth was "responsible for the loss of electrons from the Van Allen belts, rather than the mere presence of lightning-bolt initiated whistlers alone, as previously believed." At Nov. 16, 1967, meeting, Dr. James A. Van Allen had presented satellite-collected data suggesting that "both electrons and protons enter the outer ...

... . Pauw. 89 - SOVIET LUNAR LANDING PROGRAMME Lunar lander hardware is presented in closeup by Luc van den Abeelen. 90 - SOVIET ROCKET PROBLEMS Dr H. Pauw cites an engine explosion of 1965 ... at Mir during the 14th main expedition. 152 - RUSSIAN MANNED SPACE FLIGHTS, 1994-95 Anne van der Berg presents the latest schedule from Russian sources. Space Music. 156 - SHOOTING RUBBER BANDS ...

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