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Van Allen warns U.S. risks losing space leadership to Soviets
Dr. James A. Van Allen of the University of Iowa argues Congress and NASA underfund planetary exploration, noting 18 Soviet probes versus five by the United States. He says unmanned missions offer cost efficiency and urges renewed funding to prevent ceding leadership in space research. The veteran physicist stresses the need to advance exploration before sending astronauts to Mars.
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Howard Benedict
Iowa City, Iowa
U.S
van Allen
America
James A. van Allen
State University of Iowa
Physics Research Center
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Russia
Soviet Union
Congress
NASA
Moon
Earth
Mars
Space Agency
James E. Webb
Senate Space Committee