Dr. Van Allen was a leader in establishing policy for the U.S. space program, providing testimony to Congress, giving lectures and addresses across the country, and writing articles about the future of space exploration.   

In 1958 the National Academy of Sciences established the Space Science Board to advise the federal government on the nation's emerging space policy. Van Allen was a member of the SSB from 1958-1970 and from 1980-1983. He also served as a consultant to the President's Science Advisory Committee from 1957-1960; as a member of the Panel on Science and Technology of the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959-1972; and testified on numerous occasions before congressional committees.

Space Science Board/National Academy of Sciences Reports (provided by SSB/NAS):

  1. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Satellites
    Iowa City, Iowa: State University of Iowa Lecture, March 19, 1958.
    Washington, DC: Statement before the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration of the U.S. House of Representatives, April 28, 1958

     

  2. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Physics in Space
    Iowa City, Iowa: Central Association Science and Mathematics Teachers Meeting, November 25, 1961.

     

  3. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Iowa City, Iowa: Statement recorded at WSUI for NBC Program, November 25, 1961.
    Washington, DC: Statement to Committee on Science and Astronautics, March 22, 1962.

     

  4. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Iowa City, Iowa: Remarks on the Motivations of the Space Program of the United States, January 19, 1963.

     

  5. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Space Science and Technology
    Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Lecture Series, December 11, 1969.

     

  6. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Statement concerning "Space Program of the United States," October 6, 1970.
    Durham, NH: Statement concerning "The Next Decade in Space Exploration," University of New Hampshire, November 5, 1970.

     

  7. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Concerning the Proposed Space Shuttle Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Washington, DC: Statement to the Appropriations Committee of the United States Senate, June 29, 1971. Washington, DC: Statement before the Committee on Aeronautics and Space Sciences, April 10, 1973.

     

  8. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    U.S. Space Science and Technology
    Science, 214 page 495, 1981.

     

  9. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Pioneer's Unfunded Reach for the Stars
    Aviation Week & Space Technology, (viewpoint), April 12, 1982.
    Sky and Telescope, 64, pp. 320-322, October 1982.

     

  10. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Banquet Address
    Ithaca, New York: Lecture presented to the Division for Planetary Sciences/American Astronomical Society Meeting, October 18, 1983.

     

  11. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Space Science During the Next Decade
    Cincinnati, Ohio: American Geophysical Union Meeting, May 15, 1984.

     

  12. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    But Manned Flights Simply Cost Too Much
    USA Today, page 8A, April 16, 1985

     

  13. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Hempstead, New York: Forum on Science and Space, John F. Kennedy--The Promise Revisited, Hofstra University, March 29, 1985.

     

  14. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    The Space Station Is the Wrong Stuff at This Time
    The Orlando Sentinel, July 11, 1985.

     

  15. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    What Will Be the Limits of Growth in Space Technology and Science?
    Washington, DC: International Symposium on Space Exploration and Utilization, National Air and Space Museum, July 17, 1985.

     

  16. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Washington, DC: Statement for House Subcommittee Space Science and Applications, October 8, 1985.

     

  17. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Statement for National Commission on Space
    Iowa City, Iowa: Space Forum, November 1, 1985.

     

  18. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Space Science, Space Technology and the Space Station
    Scientific American, 254, pp. 32-40, 1986. (See also pages 14 and 126)

     

  19. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Space Exploration Issues
    Aviation Week and Space Technolgy, page 148, March 31, 1986.

     

  20. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    An Empty Space in the Program
    The New York Times, page 27, April 1, 1986.

     

  21. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Introductory Remarks
    Arlington, Virginia: Space Station Meeting, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, April 30, 1986.

     

  22. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Myths and Realities of Space Flight
    Science, 232, pages 1075-1076, 1986.

     

  23. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Congressional Testimony
    Washington, DC: S. Hrg. 99-954, July 22, 1986.

     

  24. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Reply [Space Flight: Manned Versus Unmanned]
    Science, 233, pages 610-611, 1986.

     

  25. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Build Another Space Shuttle?
    U.S. News and World Report, pages 61, August 25, 1986.

     

  26. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Space Station--The Next Logical Step to National Distress
    International Security, 11, 183-186, 1987.

     

  27. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    A Critique of National Space Policy
    Washington, DC: Testimony for Senate Subcommittee (Appropriations Committee), May 1, 1987.

     

  28. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Myths and Realities of Space Flight
    Societal Issues, Scientific Viewpoints, edited by Margaret A. Strom, [New York: American Institute of Physics] pages 162-165, 1987.

     

  29. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    On the Future of the United States in Space
    EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 68, No. 45, pages 1578-1579, November 10, 1987.
    (including EOS, Vol. 68, No. 39, September 29, 1987).

     

  30. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Unmanned Missions (What is a Balanced Program of Space Exploration?)
    Aviation Week and Space Technology, (Letters), page 124, November 23, 1987.

     

  31. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Space Station and Manned Flights Raise NASA Program Balance Issues
    Aviation Week and Space Technology, Aerospace Forum, page 153, January 23, 1988.

     

  32. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Testimony
    Washington, DC: Before Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications of the House Committee on Science and Technology, February 5, 1988.

     

  33. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Common Sense and the Future of Space Exploration
    Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 28, 1988.

     

  34. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    What Went Wrong; What To Do About It
    The Scientist, Vol. 2, No. 17, pages 13 and 17, September 19, 1988.

     

  35. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Is the U.S. Lost In Space?
    Popular Science, pages 63-75, July 1989.

     

  36. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Unmanned Is Better
    Newsday, July 9, 1989.

     

  37. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Grounded in Space Science
    [Interview by Rushworth M. Kidder]
    The Christian Science Monitor, page 14, December 22, 1989.

     

  38. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Bush's Space Goals Are Out of Sight
    Newsday, (Viewpoints), January 25, 1990.

     

  39. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    The Outer Planets and the Heliosphere
    Paris, France: Symposium for Reimar Luest, September 27, 1990.
    The Planetary Report, Vol. X, No. 5, September/October 1990.

     

  40. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    On the Future of Space Science and Applications
    Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Nansen/Birkeland Symposium, October 11, 1990.

     

  41. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    On the Future of Space Science and Applications
    George Washington University: Testimony before the Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program, November 19, 1990.

     

  42. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    On the Future of Space Science and Applications
    Washington, DC: Hearing on "Establishing Priorities in Science Funding," Task Force on Defense Foreign Policy and Space of the Committee on the budget House of Representatives, 102 Congress, pages 202-218, July 11 and 18, 1991.(Prepared statement same as Augustine Committee Report)
  43. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    On the Future of Space Science and Applications
    National Forum, Vol LXXII, No. 3, pages 40-41, and 44, 1992.
  44. The Modern Saga of Planetary Exploration, 9th Annual Presidential Lecture Series

    2 February 1992, University of Iowa.

  45. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Earthly Matters Dictate New Priorities in Space
    Forum for Applied Research and Policy/Winter 1993, Vol. 3, No. 4, page 131, 1993.
    (A Publication of the University of Tennessee and The Energy, Environment, and Resource Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

     

  46. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Toward A Stable Space Policy
    The Bent, of Tau Beta Phi, Vol. LXXXV, No. 3, pages 17-19, Summer 1994.

     

  47. VAN ALLEN, JAMES A.
    Space Station: a.k.a. "Project Vampire"
    Science, 265, page 1017, 1994.