James van Allen and his namesake NASA mission

Authors

D. N. Baker, University of Colorado BoulderFollow
V. C. Hoxie, University of Colorado BoulderFollow
A. Jaynes, University of Colorado Boulder
A. Kale, University of Alberta
S. G. Kanekal, Goddard Space Flight CenterFollow
X. Li, Los Alamos National Laboratory Email First Middle Last
Geoffrey Reeves, Los Alamos National LaboratoryFollow
Harlan E. Spence, University of New HampshireFollow

Abstract

Abstract

In many ways, James A. Van Allen defined and “invented” modern space research. His example showed the way for government-university partners to pursue basic research that also served important national and international goals. He was a tireless advocate for space exploration and for the role of space science in the spectrum of national priorities.

Department

Physics

Publication Date

12-2013

Journal Title

EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union

Publisher

Wiley

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1002/2013EO490001

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Baker, D.N., Hoxie, V.C., Jaymes, A., Kale, A., Kanekal, S.G., Li, X., Reeves, G.D., Spence, H.E. James van Allen and his namesake NASA mission. (2013) Eos, 94 (49), pp. 469-470. doi:10.1002/2013EO490001

Rights

This paper is not subject to U.S. copyright. Published in 2013 by the American Geophysical Union.