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NASA renames radiation belt mission to honour James Van Allen

Submit on Saturday, November 10th, 2012 22:58

NASA has renamed a recently launched mission that studies Earth’s radiation belts as the Van Allen Probes in honour of the late James Van Allen, head of the physics department at the University of Iowa who discovered the radiation belts encircling Earth in 1958.Other Posts:Update: Belarus to announce tender for BelKa-RChina plans to launch next-gen oceanographic satellite 2010Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter stays in safe modeDelay of the day: Delta IV, WGS-3The Benefits of a Satellite Television Package Are Unbeatable!Intelsat 17, HYLAS 1 pre-launch detailsFinding the Quality TV Aerial Installation That You DeserveSecond AEHF satellite successfully arrives on-orbit
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