Abigail W. Leonard Latest articles by Abigail W. Leonard James Van Allen's Last Science Paper By Abigail W. Leonard published 29 August 06 Until his death this month at the age of 91, James Van Allen continued to do work that had fascinated him since childhood and made him a leading figure of America's Space Age. Asteroids Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months aboard Tiangong space station (photos)2See photos snapped in space by Europe's 1st private reentry capsule3NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 954Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket fails during launch, falls into the sea near Antarctica5SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space
James Van Allen's Last Science Paper By Abigail W. Leonard published 29 August 06 Until his death this month at the age of 91, James Van Allen continued to do work that had fascinated him since childhood and made him a leading figure of America's Space Age.
