G . Halvorson, S . F . Singer, and James A . Van Allen during the Aerobee rocket firing cruise of the U . S . S . " Norton Sound " on March 1, 1949.
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In 1946, Van Allen returned to the Applied Physics Laboratory where he organized and directed a team to conduct high-altitude experimental work using V2 and Aerobee rockets, and, in 1951, he accepted a Guggenheim research fellowship at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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As part of the U . S . Space Program in 1961, HMR ( M )-461 participated as the primary recovery vehicle for NASA AeroBee Rocket launches at Wallops Island, Virginia In February 1962, HMR ( M )-461 was redesignated Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461 ( HMH-461 ).
