Van Allen Probes

The Van Allen Probes, formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), are two robotic spacecraft that were used to study the Van Allen radiation belts that surround Earth. NASA conducted the Van Allen Probes mission as part of the Living With a Star program.

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Which happened first?

• Van Allen Probes happened 1 year after Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
• Van Allen Probes happened 4 years before Shenzhou 11
• Van Allen Probes happened 5 years before Soyuz MS-06
• Van Allen Probes happened 5 years before Soyuz MS-07
• Van Allen Probes happened 5 years after THEMIS

Timeline

1. THEMISFebruary 17, 2007
2. Gravity Recovery and Interior LaboratorySeptember 10, 2011
3. Van Allen Probes (this page)August 30, 2012
4. Shenzhou 11October 16, 2016
5. Soyuz MS-06September 12, 2017
6. Soyuz MS-07December 17, 2017

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