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1SPACE TIMES•November/December2013
MARCH / APRIL 2014
THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICANASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETYISSUE 2–VOLUME 53
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MARCH / APRIL 2014
ISSUE 2–VOLUME 53
T H E M A G A Z I N E O F T H E A M E R I C A N A S T R O N A U T I C A L S O C I E T Y
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 2014 Off to an Exciting Start! 3
FEATURE The Penn State Lunar Lion Mission: University-led and privately-funded lunar pursuit 4 Penn State is pursuing the first privately funded mission to the surface of the Moon. byMichaelPaul Project Apollo, NASA, and Technological Versimilitude 7 The success of Project Apollo in the 1960s helped to create a culture of competence for NASA that translated into a level of confidence in American capability. byRogerD.Launius Team Project KOASTAL: Strategies for improving clean water access in Kenya 10 During Summer 2013, thirty professionals from twelve nations gathered together in Strasbourg, France for ISU’s Space Studies Program (SSP) and performed a nine-week academic study on water management in Kenya. byCharlotteKiang,ValentinaBoccia,andErikaKupperAAS TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES – 2014 15 byDavidB.Spencer
BOOK REVIEW Beyond the God Particle 16 ReviewedbyRogerD.Launius3RD ANNUAL ISS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 17NEW AAS BOARD MEMBERS 18 AAS ANNUAL AWARDS AND FELLOWS 192014 ROBERT H. GODDARD MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM 20NEW CORPORATE MEMBER 22 UPCOMING EVENTS 23
ON THE COVERFRONT:Incelebrationofthe24thanniversaryofthelaunchofNASA’sHubbleSpaceTelescope,astronomershavecapturedinfrared-lightimagesofachurningregionofstarbirth6,400light-yearsaway.ThiscolorfulHubbleSpaceTelescopemosaicofasmallportionoftheMonkeyHeadNebulaunveilsacollectionofcarvedknotsofgasanddustsilhouettedagainstglowinggas.Thecloudissculptedbyultravioletlighteatingintothecoolhydrogengas.(Source: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA))BACK:April18,2014-TheDragonspacecraftseparatesfromtheupperstageoftheFalconrocketminutesafterliftoff.TheenhancedDragonincludesadditionalpoweredcargolocationsanddoublecoldbags,avionicswater-proofingforpostsplashdownsurvivability,enhancedcargoracksfordownmassreturnandcamerasandlightsintheunpressurizedsection.(Source: NASA Television)
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AAS BOARD OF DIRECTORSTERM EXPIRES 2014PeterM.Bainum,Howard UniversityRobertH.Bishop,Marquette UniversityMarkK.Craig,SAICLauraDelgadoLópez,Secure World FoundationJ.R.Edwards,Lockheed MartinZigmondV.Leszczynski,VCSFA/MARSPatrickMcKenzie,RUAG Aerospace USA Inc.SuneelSheikh,ASTER Labs, Inc.PatriciaGraceSmith,Patti Grace Smith ConsultingGreggVane,Jet Propulsion Laboratory
TERM EXPIRES 2015A.WilliamBeckman,The Boeing CompanyVincentC.Boles,The Aerospace CorporationSandyColeman,ATKDavidA.King,Dynetics, Inc.CarolS.Lane,Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.KimLuu,Air Force Research LaboratoryIanW.PrykeFrankA.Slazer,Aerospace Industries AssociationMarciaS.Smith,Space and Technology Policy Group, LLC
TERM EXPIRES 2016StephanieBednarekOrton,SpaceXRonaldJ.Birk,Northrop GrummanThomasF.Burns,National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPeggyFinarelli,George Mason University/CAPRRobFulton,Orbital Sciences CorporationRebeccaL.Griffin,Rebecca Griffin SpaceHalE.HagemeierMollyKennaMacauley,Resources for the FutureKathyJ.NadoJohnOlson,Sierra Nevada Corporation
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SPACE TIMES•March/April2014
AAS–AdvancingAllSpace
LynD.Wigbels lyn.wigbels@cox.net
“ScienceandExploration:EngineeringtheFuture”wasthethemeofthe52ndRobertH.GoddardMemorialSymposiumheldMarch5and6inGreenbelt,Maryland.AsNASAAdministratorBoldensaidinhiskeynote,“Thisyear’ssymposiumcouldn’tbemoretimely.”TheAdministration’sFiscalYear2015budgetrequestwasreleasedjustthepreviousday,andAdministratorBoldencalledit“astrongvoteofsupportforwhatwedo.”ItwasawonderfulopportunityforSymposiumattendeestoquicklyhearaboutthemajorfeaturesofthebudgetrequestdirectlyfromtheNASAAdministratorandhavetheopportunitytoaskquestionsaboutitsprospectsandimplications.Followinghisspeech,wewereverypleasedtopresentAdministratorBoldentheSpaceFlightAward,ourSociety’shighesthonorgivenannuallytothepersonwhoseoutstandingeffortsandachievementhavecontributedmostsignificantlytotheadvancementofspaceflightandspaceexploration.
NASAAssociateAdministratorsJohnGrunsfeld,BillGerstenmaier,JaiwonShin,andMikeGazarikprovidedSymposiumattendeesadetailedlookintotheirportionsofthebudgetrequest,followedbyagoodexchangewiththeaudience.SymposiumattendeesalsoheardfromNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivanandVirginGalacticCEOGeorgeWhitesides,guestspeak-ersatourhonorsandawardsluncheonswherewepresentedseveralotherAASawardsandrecognizedtennewFellowsoftheSociety(awardeesandnewFellowsarefeaturedinthisissueofSpace Times).OtherhighlightsoftheSymposiumincludedpresentationsandlivelydiscussionsonspacescienceactivitiesandthefutureofhumanexplorationinvolvingseniorgovernmentandprivatesectorrepresentatives.WehaveheardfromseveralattendeesthatthiswasthebestGoddardSymposiumprogram
2014 Off to an Exciting Start!
Suszann Parry, Executive Secretary, The British Interplanetary Society, and Lyn Wigbels signing and confirming the publication cooperation agreement (Source: Claire Graham, Communications Manager, IAF Secretariat)
AAShaseverputtogether.ManythankstotheSymposiumPlanningCommittee,ledbyHarleyThronson,AASVicePresidentforPrograms,andAASExecutiveDirectorJimKirkpatrickfortheiroutstandingeffortsthatmadethisSymposiumacompletesuccess!
DuringtheSymposium,KenWashington,VicePresident,AdvancedTechnologyCenter,LockheedMartinSpaceSystems,gavea60thAnniversarySalutetoAAShighlightingitsaccomplishmentsandcontributionsto thespaceenterpriseandprofession.Duringhisremarks,heannouncedthatthecompanyhasgivenourSocietyaspecialgiftof$50,000tomarktheoccasion.WearehonoredandgratefulforLockheedMartin’sconfidenceinandgeneroussupportofAAS!
Ourtechnicalactivitieshavealsogottenofftoagreatstart!The24thAAS/AIAASpaceFlightMechanicsMeetingand37thAASRockyMountainGuidanceandControlConfer-encewereheldinthefirsttwomonthsof2014.Botheventswereverywellattended,anditiswonderfultoseethelargenumberofstudentattendees!Othertechnicalactivitiesarebeingplannedin2014,includingtheAIAA/AASAstrodynamicsSpecialistsConferenceinSanDiegothisAugust.DetailsontheseactivitiesareprovidedinthisissuebyAASVicePresidentTechnicalDavidSpencer.
DuringtheIAFSpringMeetingsinParis,Iwasverypleasedtosignanagreementwith theBritish InterplanetarySociety (BIS)which grantsAAS access to publishedarticles fromBIS’sSpaceflightpublicationandBISaccess topublishedarticles fromSpace Times.Throughthiscooperation,wewillbeabletobringyouanexpandedrangeofarticlespublishedonspaceactivities.ItwillalsoexposemorespaceprofessionalstoAASpublishedauthors.
AASisbusyplanningournextbigeventin2014–the3rdAnnualInternationalSpaceStationResearchandDevelopmentConferencethatwillbeheldJune17to19inChicago.Thethemeis“Discoveries,ApplicationsandOpportunities”andwillfeaturekeynotespeeches,plenaries,panels,andparalleltechnicalsessions.Ihopetoseemanyofyouthere!
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PennStateispursuingthefirstprivatelyfundedmissiontothesurfaceoftheMoon.Since2011,thePennStateLunarLionteamispursuingtheGoogleLunarXPRIZEastheonlyuniversity-ledteaminthecompetition.ThewinneroftheGrandPrizemustlandaroboticspacecraftonthemoon,returnHDvideosandpicturesbacktoEarth,andtraverse500m.Successfulcompletionwillprovideaproof-of-conceptforPennState’smodelforcollaborationbetweentheuniversity,privatecompanies,andNASA.Withover80studentsontheteam,PennStateiscreatingnotonlyamodelforfuturemissionsbutalsoprovidinghands-onexperiencetothenextgenerationofleadersofthisindustry.
The Penn State Lunar Lion Mission:University-led and privately-funded lunar pursuitbyMichaelPaul
Figure1:TheLunarLionMission(Source: Chris Olds)
The Lunar Lion TeamUniversity Students Leading the Way
LunarLionisledbyagroupofPennStatestudents,faculty,andstafffromarangeofacademicdisciplinesfromEngineeringtoBusinesstoJournalism,makingitatrueuniversity-wideendeavor.Theirmomentumcontinuestoescalateeachdayasinterestintheirendeavorgrows.Theirachievementswillsolidifyuniversitiesasleadersinspaceexplorationasprivatefundinginthespaceindustryincreases.
Asauniversity-ledteam,LunarLionisabletoofferPennStateundergraduateandgraduatestudentstheopportunitytogetreal,hands-onexperienceinboththetechnicalandbusinesssideofspaceexploration.Studentsareinvolvedineveryaspectoftheenterprise,comingintocontactwithgovernmentandindustryleadersateveryturn.ThroughtheLunarLionmission,studentsaregetting:
• Hands-ontrainingfromPennStatefaculty,governmentexperts,andprivateindustryleaders• Afoundationinthecross-disciplinarysystematicnatureofspacemissiondevelopmentandexecution• Extracurricularexperienceintheirfield
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• Thechancetoengagewithkeyplayersinthespaceindustry• Theabilitytosaytheywerepartofthefirstuniversity-ledteamtosendaspacecrafttotheMoon
Figure2:GraduatestudentMichaelPolicelliworkingonrocketengineteststand(Source: Penn State/Lunar Lion Team)
Withthismagnitudeofpracticalexperience,graduatesfromtheLunarLionteamarecontinuingontobecomeleadersinamulti-tudeofindustries.LunarLionstudentshavealreadybeenacceptedintointernshipprogramswithNASAandSpaceX,andothercorporationsareactivelylookingtorecruitstudentsfromourgroup.NewsoftheirachievementwillprovidefuturestudentsanewprospectiveonwhattheycanachieveduringtheiryearsatPennState,andstudentinvolvementinspaceexplorationwillonlycontinuetogrowyearafteryear.
uSpace: University Leadership In Space ExplorationA new model for executing missions into the Solar System
PennStatehascreatedanewparadigmforspaceresearchandexploration.Ithascoinedtheterm“uSpace”todescribethebusinessmodel–universityleadershipinspaceresearchandexplorationthroughpartnershipswithindustry,contributionsfromphilanthro-pists,andcontractswiththegovernment.ThisuniquedevelopmentatPennStatemirrorstheentrepreneurialgrowthinthespaceindustrydrivenbywealthyvisionarieswhoarealsophilanthropists.Asthesecompaniesreducethecostofaccesstoandopera-tionsinspace,PennStateseestheopportunitytoleveragetheirsuccessesagainstitsownrobustresearchcapabilities,creatingandleadingitsownexplorationandsciencemissions.
Industry PartnershipsBridging Private Interests With Research and Education Goals
TheLunarLionteamhasalreadydevelopedcloseworkingrelationshipswithseveralkeyindustrypartners.Whileremaininganonymousfornow,thesecompaniescanbecategorizedas:
• Ahighlysuccessfulstart-uprocket-poweredvehiclecompany• Anestablishedrocketenginecompanywithdecadesofsuccessfuldevelopment• AleadingspacesystemsengineeringfirmthathasregularworkwithNASAandafocusonmilitaryspaceapplications• Acommercialcommunicationssatellitebuilder
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• Amilitary-gradeavionicsmanufacturer• Adomestic(U.S.)launchprovider
ThesecompaniesrecognizePennState’scurrentcapabilitiesasthe9thlargestresearchuniversityinthecountryandbelieveintheUniversity’spotentialtobecomethefuturehuboftheuSpaceworld.PennState’sattractivenesstoprivateindustrywasincreasedin2011afterenactinganacademia-leadingpolicyonintellectualpropertyownership.PennStatehaselectedtoallowthetechnology,patents,copyrightsandotherintellectualproperty(IP)thatresultsfromcorporate-fundedresearchtobecomethesolepropertyofthesponsoringcompanyatnoadditionalcost.RatherthanmanagetheIPitself,andthenlicenseittothesponsoringcompany,PennStatewillgivetheIPtothecompany.Thegoalistoreturntheuniversitytoitsrightfulplaceofeducationandresearch,forgoingthepotential,butlowprobability,“blockbuster”returnonresearch.RatherthantrytoprofitfromtheIPitself,theuniversityisusingthispolicytoencouragefurtherinvestmentinresearchandeducationatPennState.
CrowdfundingA New Approach to Fundraising
TheworkofthepasttwoyearshasbeenfocusedonestablishingtheuSpacemodelbyfirstbuildingthecorporaterelationships.Intandem,theteamhasbeenbuildingphilanthropicinterestinsupportingthelargerMissionoftheuniversitythroughthisfocusedmissiontotheMoon.Largedonorsarebeingcourted,withconsiderableinterest,andcommitmentssoughtintheupcomingmonths.
Inconjunctionwiththeseefforts,theLunarLionteamhaskickedoffanon-goingcrowdfundingcampaignonthesiteRocketHub.com,focusingongarneringincreasedawarenessandcourtingtheinterestofsmallerdonors.ThecrowdfundingcampaignwrappedupitsfirstroundattheendofFebruarywithover800peoplejoiningtheteamandraisingover$135,000.Thecampaigniscontinu-ingon,andtheteamislookingtoraise$406,536tobuildandtesttheprototypeoftheLunarLioncraft.Donorsreceivedifferentincentivesfortheircontributionlevel,includingthechancetosigntheirnametobeetchedingoldonthecraftitself.
uSpace: The Future of Space ExplorationBeyond the Lunar Lion
PennState’sexistingcollaborationswiththeprivatespaceindustryandNASA,coupledwithitsownpotentialresearchcapabili-ties,arethefoundationforfutureexplorationandsciencemissions.Increasinginterestinourinauguralmission,theLunarLion,andtheresultingpartnerships,havecreatedaviablemodelforanewtypeofmission.BuildingonthesuccessoftheLunarLion,weenvisionfutureroboticmissionsasprecursorstofurtherhumanexplorationoftheMoon,low-costin situ explorationofthelunarpoles,demonstrationmissionsforvaluabletechnologiesthatcomewithhighrisk,andlow-costsamplereturnmissionsfromthelunarsurface.
TheUniversityisitselfconsideringfurtherinvestmentintheuSpacemodelthroughtheestablishmentoftheuSpaceCenterforResearchandExplorationatPennState,increasingitscurrentinvestmentintheeffort.AftertheLunarLionmissioniscompleted,PennStatewillcontinueontodevelopandexecuteothermissions,exploringspaceandexpandingwhatstudentscandoduringtheircollegeyears.
TheuSpacemodelwillenableexplorationofthesolarsystembycombiningthebestofwhatourindustry,ournation,andourUniversityhastooffer.
TolearnmoreaboutthedetailsoftheLunarLionmissionanditsdevelopment,pleaserefertothearticleat:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576513004049
Michael Paul is a space systems engineer at Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory where he works on advanced au-tonomous vehicles and space system development. He was at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory from 2000 to 2008, where he was the spacecraft systems engineer for NASA’s MESSENGER Mission to Mercury. Michael also worked on NASA’s twin Solar Terrestrial Observatories and the Comet Nucleus Tour. While at Johns Hopkins, he earned an M.S. in applied physics.
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There isnoquestion that thesuccessofProjectApollointhe1960shelpedtocreateacultureofcompetenceforNASAthattranslatedintoalevelofconfidenceinAmericancapability,andespeciallyintheabilityofgovernmenttoperformeffec-tively,toresolveanyproblem.Somethingthatalmostsoundsunthinkableintheearlytwenty-firstcenturybutsuchwasindeedthecaseinthe1960s.
RecollectionsoftheApolloprogram’stechnology leadmany to expresswon-deratthesophisticationofthetechnicalcompetencethatmadetheMoonlandingspossibleandthegeniusofthosethatbuiltthe rockets and spacecraft that carriedAmericans into space.Farouk el-Baz, ascientistwhoworkedontheprogram,ex-pressedwellthissenseofaweattheMoonlandings:“Oh,theApolloprogram!Itwasauniqueeffortalltogether.WhenIthinkaboutitsome40yearslater,Istilllookatthattimewithwonder.”Hebemoansthat“theApollospiritofinnovationandcan-doattitudedidnotlastlong.”
This isall themore thecasebecauseoftherelativelackofcomplexityofthetechnologyusedtogototheMooninthe1960s.Many expresswonder that thereismorecomputingpowerinapocketcal-culatorthanintheApolloguidancecom-puter.Othersaresurprisedthatsomethingassimpleaswritinginspacerequiredthedevelopmentofanewtypeofpen,withtheinkunderpressuresothatitcouldwriteinaweightlessenvironment.
Americanbelief in the technical vir-tuosity ofNASA, an agency that couldaccomplishany taskassigned it, canbetraceddirectlytotheexperienceofApolloanditslegacyofsuccess.ThesuccessinreachingtheMoonestablishedapopularconceptionthatonecouldmakevirtuallyanydemandandthespaceagencywould
Project Apollo, NASA, and TechnologicalVersimilitudeby Roger D. Launius
Apollo14ModoularizedEquipmentTransport(Source: NASA)
deliver.Thishasremainedapowerfulim-ageinAmericanculture.
Despitetragediesalongtheway,includ-ingtheneardisasterofApollo13andtheverypublicChallengerandColumbiaac-cidents that killed fourteen astronauts,the vastmajority of the public remainsconvincedthatNASAhasthecapabilityto succeed atwhatever it attempts.TheMoonlandingsestablishedthatimageintheAmericanmindandithasbeendifficulttotarnishdespitethespaceagency’sverypublicfailuresafterApollo.
Ofcourse,therehasalsobeenconcernabout an undefined sense of declension
presentinsomanypartsofrecentAmeri-cansociety.Theyhaveexpressedadesireto recapturewhatmaybe conceived ofasacan-dospiritandagenuinetechno-logicalvirtuositythatexistedinthe1960sbuthasdeclinedsince.Forone,Faroukel-Bazbemoanedthat“theApollospiritofinnovationandcan-doattitudedidnotlastlong.”Heconcluded:“ThisiswhyIbelievethatmygenerationhasfailedtheAmericanpeopleinonerespect.Wecon-sideredApolloasanenormouschallengeandasingulargoal.Tous,itwastheendgame.Weknewthatnothinglikeiteverhappenedinthepastandbehavedasifit
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wouldhavenoequalinthefuture.”The technologyrequired toreach the
Moonwascertainlymorecomplexthananythingeverattemptedbefore,butwasfirmlyunderstoodatthetimethatthepro-grambegan.NASAengineersreasoned,first, that they needed a truly powerfulrocketwith a larger payload capacitythananyenvisionedbefore.Asasecondpriority, they recognized the need for aspacecraft that could preserve the lifeoffragilehumanbeingsforat least twoweeks;thisincludedbothavehicleakintoasmallsubmarinebutonethatcouldoperateinspaceandasecondspacecraftintheformofaspacesuitthatallowedtheastronauts to perform tasks outside thelargervehicle.Third, theyneededsome
typeoflandingcraftthatwouldbeabletooperateinanenvironmentattheMoonfardifferentfromanythingfoundonornearEarth.Finally,theyneededtodevelopthetechnologiesnecessaryforguidanceandcontrol, communication, andnavigationtoreachtheMoon.
Ineverycase,andthisprovedcritical,plannersatNASAunderstoodthenatureofthetechnicalchallengesbeforetheminreachingfortheMoonsotheycouldchartareasonableandwell-definedtechnologydevelopmentcourseforovercomingthem.
ForthegenerationofAmericanswhogrewupduringthe1960swatchingNASAastronautsflyintospace,beginningwith15-minutesuborbitaltrajectoriesandcul-minatingwithsixlandingsontheMoon,
ProjectApollosignaledinaverypublicmannerhowwellthenationcoulddowhenitset itsmindtoit.Televisioncoverageof real space adventureswas long andintense,thestakeshigh,andtherisksoflife enormous.Thereweremoments ofbothgreatdangerandhighanxiety.
ProjectApollowasatriumphofman-agementinmeetingenormouslydifficultsystems engineering, technological, andorganizationalintegrationrequirements.
Indeed, theMoon landing programcame to exemplify the bestAmericanscouldbringtoanychallenge,andhasbeenroutinelydeployedtosupportthenation’ssenseofgreatness.AsoneexampleActorCarrollO’ConnorperhapssaiditbestinthemidstoftheMoonlandingeffortinan
ApolloLunarLandingMissionProfile(Source: NASA)
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Roger D. Launius is associate director for collections and curatorial affairs at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonion Institution, Washington, D.C.
episodeofAll in the Familyin1971.Por-trayingthecharacterofArchieBunker,thebigotedworking classAmericanwhoseperspectivesweremorecommon inoursociety thanmanyobserverswerecom-fortableadmitting,O’ConnorrepresentedwellhowmostAmericansembracedthesuccess of theApollo program.ArchieBunkerobservedtoavisitortohishouseinthesitcomthathehad“agenuinefac-simileoftheApollo14insignia.That’sthethingthatsetstheUSofAapartfrom…allthemotherlosers.”Inveryspecificterms,ArchieBunker encapsulated formanywhatsettheUnitedStatesapartfromothernations:successinspaceflight.
Morerecently,anotherreferencefrompopularculturepointsupthelastingnatureofthissenseofsuccessgrantedthenationthroughitsApolloMoonlandings.Inthe
critically acclaimed television situationcomedySports Night,abouta teamthatproducesanightlycablesportsbroadcast,one episode in 2001 included a tellingdiscussionofspaceexploration.Thefic-tionalsportsshow’sexecutiveproducer,IsaacJaffee,playedbyRobertGuillaume,is recovering from a stroke and disen-gaged from thedailyhubbubofputtingtogetherthenightlyshow.Hisproducer,DanaWhitaker,playedbyFelicityHuff-man,keepsinterruptinghimashereadsamagazineaboutspaceexploration.Isaactellsher,“They’retalkingaboutbio-engi-neeringanimals and terraformingMars.WhenIstartedreportingGeminimissions,justwatchingaTitanrocketliftoffwasasighttosee.IntheprocesstheIsaacJaffeecharacteraffirmshisbasicfaithinNASAtocarryoutanytaskinspaceexploration.
“YouputanXanyplaceinthesolarsys-tem,”hesays,“andtheengineersatNASAcanlandaspacecraftonit.”
Thetechnologicalvirtuosityremainstothisday.Ithaslongsupportedanemphasisonnationgreatnessandofferssolaceinthefaceofothersetbacks.AtabasicleveltheMoonlandingsprovidedtheimpetusfortheperceptionofNASAasasuccessfulorganization, and theU.S. as theworldleaderinscienceandtechnology.MightNASA and theUnited States return tothose thrilling days in the twenty-firstcentury.
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Virtually any topic involving space science, technology, exploration, law, or policy may be covered. Issues relevant to the civil, commercial, and military and intelligence space sectors alike are also welcomed.
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What is TP KOASTAL?
Eachyear,astheworld’spremierinstitutionofhighereducationdedicatedtospace,theInternationalSpaceUniversity(ISU)providesprofessionalsfromdifferentculturesandbackgroundswiththeuniqueopportunitytointeractwithhundredsoffacultyandlecturersfromindustry,academia,andgovernmentsaroundtheworld,andtofaceimportantcurrentchallengesforthebenefitofhumankindthroughthepeacefuluseofouterspace.UndertheguidanceoftheISUfacultyandvisitingexperts,ISU’sTeamProjectsproducecomprehensiveanalysesandeffectiveproposalstoaddresspresentchallengestothespacesector.TeamProjectparticipantsaretaskedwithcreatingtheirownteamstructureandassessingthecomplexinterdisciplinaryissuesassignedtothemtodevelopefficientandsuitablesolutions.Allofthisworkmustbeaccomplishedwithintheprogram’stimeconstraints,andthesolutionsmustbepresentedfromaninternational,interdisciplinaryandinterculturalperspective.
DuringSummer2013,30professionals fromtwelvenationsgathered together inStrasbourg,Francefor ISU’sSpaceStudiesProgram(SSP)andperformedanine-weekacademicstudyonwatermanagementinKenya.TeamProjectKOASTAL(KenyancoastObservationsthroughAffordableSpaceTechnologyAppLications)wassponsoredbytheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)withtheobjectiveofsuggestingcost-effective,space-integratedsolutionsforsustainablemanagementofresourcesandactivitiesconductedinKenya’scoastalregions.Theteamperformedacomprehensiveassessmentofenvironmental,political,andsocioeconomicconditionsofKenya,andanalyzedexistinginstitutionalinfrastructuresandavailablespaceandgroundtechnologies.TheKOASTALReportincludedanexaminationofcoastalareamanagement,existingpolicies,andlawsestablishedandimplementedbytheKenyangovernmentandotherorganizations;currentinternationalinitiativesandEarthobservationmis-sionsthatcoverKenyawerealsoconsidered.
What is the current situation in Kenya?
Kenya’scoastlinestretchesfor536kmalongtheIndianOceanandisahabitatformanyspeciesoffish,birds,andlandanimals,aswellashometouniquecoastalcommunities.Thesehighlypopulatedenvironmentsprovidemanynaturalresourcesforinhab-itants,,andoftenplayasignificantroleintransportation,tourism,andtrade.Astheregion’spopulationgrows,coexistenceanddependenceamonglargehumancommunitieswiththeirrelatedactivitiesandessentialnaturalresourcescreateastrainonthecoastalenvironmentandleadtolargeamountsofpollution.Minorchangestotheocean’sequilibriumresultingfrompollution,risingwaterlevels,ortemperaturefluctuations,cancreatecatastrophicshiftsinthefragileecosystemandthelifeitsupports.Inadditiontothesedirectconsequences,damagestotheecosystemimpactthelocaleconomybyweakeningKenya’ssizabletourismindustry.Afterconductingsomepreliminaryresearch,TeamKOASTALfocusedprimarilyonterrestrialandmarinewaterpollutionbecauseofitsimpactonallaspectsofcoastalmanagement.Fittingly,the2010KenyanConstitutiondeclarestherightofeveryKenyan“tocleanandsafewaterinadequatequantities.”OurteamfoundthatthemajorityofKenya’sproblemsincoastalregionswereeitherdirectlyorindirectlylinkedtoinadequatewaterpollutionmanagement,andthus,thereportfocusesonseveralkeyaspectsofwaterpollutionincludingoilspills,agriculturalfertilizers,naturaldisasters,andwastemanagement.
What can TP KOASTAL do?
Toformulateitssolution,theKOASTALteamfirstresearchedtheexistingresourcesavailabletoKenyaformonitoringandcon-trollingwaterpollution.AnotablefindingwasthatthoughKenya’sGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)isnotparticularlyhigh,thenationboastswidemobilephonecoverage:84%oftheregioniscoveredbymobilenetworks,and75%ofKenyansusemobile
Team Project KOASTAL: Strategies forimproving clean water access in KenyabyCharlotteKiang,ValentinaBoccia,andErikaKupper
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phonesdaily.The536kmcoastlineofthecountry-thetargetregionoftheTPKOASTALstudy-isfullycoveredbymobilenetworks.Thecountryisalsonostrangertomobileapplications,asmanycitizensuseane-commerceapplicationcalledM-Pesatocompleteeverydaymoneytransactions.Theprevalenceofmobilephoneanddatausagesuggeststhatacost-effectivecommu-nicationprotocolinKenyacouldexploitthesemobilenetworksratherthanrelyingonsatellitecommunications,whicharemoreexpensivetoimplementandmaintain.
Equallyimportantareexistinginstitutionalresources,whichtheteamalsoinvestigatedbeforeconstructingitssolution.RelevantresourcesincludedtheSERVIRProgram-runjointlybyNASAandUSAID-whichprovidessatelliteimagesandotherdatatodevelopingnations;theIndianTsunamiWarningSystem,whichofferstsunami-relatedrawdataandalerts;andGEONETCast,asourceofmeteorologicalsatellitedatausedforcyclonedetectionandtracking.ThesedatabasesarecurrentlyusedbyseveralexistingKenyanorganizationsandinstitutions:theKenyaNationalDisasterOperationsCenter;theKenyaMarineandFisheriesResearchInstitute;theRegionalCenterforMappingofResourcesforDevelopment(RCMRD),andtheKenyaMeteorologicalDepartment.Inparticular,RCMRD,whichpromotessustainabledevelopmentthroughthegeneration,applicationanddissemina-tionofgeographicalinformation,servesasahubfortheSERVIRprogram,makingitalogicalhubforanyremotesensingdataandprocessingnecessarytoaprojectsuchasthatrecommendedbyTPKOASTAL.Withknowledgeoftheexistingframeworkinplace,ourteamconductedagapanalysistodeterminethemosteffectivefocalpointsfortheKOASTALsolution.SomekeyelementsmissingfromKenya’scurrentinfrastructureinclude:waterpollutiondatafromgroundobservations;disasterinforma-tionandwaterpollutiondataprocessing;terrestrialmobilecommunicationsaboutwaterpollutionlevels;pollutioncontrolandenvironmentalmanagement;andfinally,publicawarenessaboutwaterpollution.Accordingly,TPKOASTALaddresseseachofthesegapsinitsproposedsolution.
What is the TP KOASTAL solution?
Basedupontheidentifiedexistingresources,TeamKOASTALproposesathree-levelsolutionforthedetection, response, and regulationofwaterpollutioninKenya(Figure1).Italsosuggeststheimplementationofaneducationandoutreachprogram.Theintendedusersofthethree-stepsolutionareindividualslivingonthecoast,andauthoritiesinvolvedintheintegratedcoastalzonemanagement.
Detection:Forthearchitecture,ourreportsuggestsanewframeworkofintegratedcoastalzonemanagement.Tomaximizecosteffectiveness,dataprocessingshouldtakeplaceunderoneroof,suchasRCMRD.Thefirstsolutionlevel-detection-usesbothspace-andground-basedsensorstodetectmarineandterrestrialwaterpollution(Figure2).TPKOASTALsuggestsemployingawirelesssensornetworknearthecoast,usingdeep-seaArgobuoysandmeasurementinstrumentsonboatsasground-basedsensors.Terrestrialwirelessnetworksusedfordatacollectionandbroadcastingwouldkeepthesystemcosteffective.
Toprovidepreliminarydata,terrestrialandmarinewirelesssensornetworkswillmeasurewaterparametersneartheshore.Boatswillhavesensorsmountedonthem,andtheywilltransmitdatathroughthemobilephonenetwork.Deepseabuoyswilltransmitdataviacommunicationsatellites,astheywillbetoofarfromtheshoretousethemobilephonenetwork.Inaddition,theTPKO-ASTALsolutionmakesuseofcrowdsourcingtocollectgrounddata.Kenya’slocalpopulationwillbeabletosenddatathroughtheinternetandmobilephoneapplications.Datafromallofthesesourceswillbegeo-taggedusingGPSsignalsfromposition,navigation,andtiming(PNT)satellites,andearthobservation(EO)satelliteswilldownloaddatatothedataprocessingfacility.
Space-baseddatacollectionwillbeusedspecificallyforderivingseasurfacetemperature,mangrovedegradation,coralbleaching,wastedumpsites,algalblooms,andoceanwind.Fortunately,thethreemaindatasourcesfortheTPKOASTALsolutionarealreadyinoperation:SERVIR,GEONETCast,andtheIndianOceanTsunamiWarningSystem.
Regardinghardware,theTPKOASTALsolutionwillrequireanewnetworkofgroundsensors.Thesewirelesssensorswillbeplacedinlandanduptoonekilometeroffshore,andthenetworkwillusetheZigbeenetworkprotocoltosenddataforprocessingthroughtheGPRSnetwork.Ourresearchhasidentified13primelocationsaffectedbywaterpollutionatwhichtoplacethesen-sorsinclusters.Threenodesperclusterareequippedwithwaterpollutionsensorstomonitor21pollutants,and65sensorclustersformthecompletenetwork.Twentygeo-taggedArgobuoysthatwillrecordthesamepollutantsasthewirelesssensornetwork,willbeplacedupto55kmfromtheshoretorecorddatafurtherouttosea.TheseArgobuoysarebothcost-effectiveandeasytomaintain;withalifespanofapproximatelyfiveyears,theyareaneconomicallyviableresource.
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ThegroundsensorsanddeepseabuoysrepresenttheonlynewhardwarerequiredbytheTPKOASTALsolution,astherestofthehardwareemployedinthesolutionisalreadyavailable.Fordataprocessing,existingcapabilitiesoftheRCMRDmaybeused.Theoverallresultisahighlycost-effectiveframework,sinceminimalphysicalimplementationtasksareneededtorealizethesolution.
Response:TPKOASTALsuggestsdataprocessingandadecisionsupportsystem(DSS)thattriggersalarmsfortheresponsesubsystemthatwillmanagethesituationandcontactstateauthorities.Thesystemshouldalsoissuealertstothepublicthroughmobilephonesandothermasscommunicationchannels,asthesechannelsarealreadyusedforlessurgentdatabroadcastingtoauthoritiesandscientists.ThedataprocessingcenterinKenya–whichwouldlikelybeRCMRD–wouldreceiveEarthobserva-tiondatafromNASA’sSERVIRprogram.
TheKOASTALgapanalysisdeterminedthatmobilephoneswouldbethemethodbestsuitedfordatadisseminationbecauseoftheirlowcostandcomparativelyshorttimefromtransmissiontoenduserreception.Thus,wesuggestthefollowingfourmobilephoneapplicationsforinformationexchangewiththelocalpopulation:
–M-Fishing.Thisapplicationistargetedatfishermentoeasilylocatepotentialfishingzones.Whilethepotentialfishingzonelocationscanbesentbytextmessage,thisapplicationaddsamapofthosezoneswithnavigationandweatherdata,tripstatistics,andmarkettrends.–M-Spill.Thisapplicationsendsinformationtocoastguard,allowingrapidreactiontooilspills.Theapplicationprovidesamapofthespilllocationwithnavigation,forecastspread,andgeo-taggedimagetransfer.–M-Eye.Thisapplicationcollectsreal-timegeo-taggedimagesandvideosusingcrowdsourcingtohelpauthoritiestakeappro-priateactionsafteranaturaldisaster.–M-Collect.Thisapplicationinterfaceswithpollutionmonitoringequipmentonboats,extractsdata,andpushesittoadistribu-tioncenterovermobilenetworks.
Figure1:Flowchartillustratingdetection,response,andregulationsequence
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Regulation:TPKOASTALintroducespoliciesandlawsthatmustbeformulatedandexecutedwiththehelpofKenya’sgovern-ment.Tocomplementinitiativesatnationalandpan-Africanlevels,TPKOASTALrecommendsgreaterobservanceofinterna-tionaltreatiesandUnitedNations(UN)resolutions,includingthe1967OuterSpaceTreatyandthe1986UNPrinciplesRelatingtoRemoteSensingoftheEarthfromOuterSpace.TheUNCharterforSpaceandMajorDisastersshouldbemodifiedtoincludeaccesstoEarthObservationdatatopreparefornaturaldisasters,andalegalframeworkshouldexistforlocaldecisionmakerstoacquireandprocessforeign-ownedsatellitedatadomestically.
Finally,TPKOASTALproposesaneducationandoutreachprogramtoinformtheKenyanpeopleontheissuesof:waterpollu-tionanditsinfluenceonthecoast;cleandrinkingwaterandhygienetoavoidspreadingwater-bornediseases:andotherissuesrelatedtopotability.TPKOASTALsuggestsdisasterpreparednesstrainingforthepopulationofthecoastalregions.Somepossiblechannelsforthedisseminationofthisinformationincludetelevision,radio,communitycenters,andschoolswithexistinginternetfacilitiesaswellasmobilephones.
Conclusion
TPKOASTALoffersacosteffectivesolution-onethatcanbeimplementedinphasestocovertheentireKenyancoast.ThebasicdesignistocollectanddistributewaterqualitymeasurementswithacostofapproximatelyUSD16,000persensornode.Ifimplementationweretobeginexclusivelywithhighly-populatedcities,thestart-upcostwouldbeonlyUSD1.1m,andtherunningcostwouldbeUSD0.89mperyear.IfthesolutionisimplementedcomprehensivelythroughoutKenya,thetotalestimatedcostisUSD7.1mforstart-upandUSD4.5mperyearforrunningcosts.
Figure2:DiagramofhardwaresetupforKOASTAL’sproposeddetectionandresponsesystem
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In addition to the three listed authors, Charlotte Kiang, Valentina Boccia, and Erika Kupper, this article reflects the work of the 27 other members of TP KOASTAL: Adrian Gerber, Andrée Anne Parent, Anthony Burn, Anurag Verma, Ayyappan Balasubramanian, Baoning Yang, Billy Jenck, Daiki Muto, David Bekaert, Ewan Reid, Hilel Rubinstein, Jianguang Feng, John Mathew, Julien Harrod, Kathleen Samoil, Koichi Fujihira, Lianzhong Chen, Martin Tétreault, Runjie Zhang, Sarah Lammens, Silvia Pantanella, Tomoya Kobayashi, Xiaobo Quan, Yan Zhao, Zhengmin Liu, Zhiwei Ma, and Øystein Grøndahl. Acknowledgements are due to the NASA Earth Science Division’s Applied Science Program as well as NASA’s Office of the Chief Scientist for their sponsorship and expertise. Furthermore, the authors would like to extend a huge thanks to project Chair Olga Zhdanovich and Teaching Associate Scott MacPhee for their invaluable support throughout the program, as well as Carol Carnett and Jim Burke for their involvement in and help with the project.
In sum,our strategy forwaterpollutionmanagement isbasedon space- andground-integratedapplications. It is affordable,multi-disciplinary,andconsistentwithKenya’snationalgoals.OursolutionusesexistinginternationalandregionalinfrastructureforEarthObservationdataprocessingandinvolvesstateauthorities.Themethodofwaterpollutionandwaterleveldatacollec-tionoutlinedusesadvancedtechnologicalsolutionswithwirelesssensornetworksandArgobuoys.Fournewinnovative,mobilephone-basedapplicationsareproposedtoaidinthecollectionanddisseminationofwaterpollution-relatedinformation.Finally,TPKOASTALsuggestsstrengtheningpolicyandregulationsrelatedtomarineandterrestrialwaterpollution,whichwillallowthetechnicalhardwareandsoftwaretobeusedtoitsfullpotential.
WhilethecasestudyofTPKOASTALisfocusedontheKenyancoastline,theproposedintegratedwaterpollutionmanagementandlivelihoodsupportsystemisadaptabletomanyoftheworld’scoastalenvironments.Withminorchangestothemonitoringsoftware,weexpectthetechnologytobeapplicabletodisasterreliefandpollutionregulationbeyondtheregionalfocusinourreport.TheTPKOASTALteamhopesthatitsreportwillserveasamodelsolutionforfuturechallengesinwaterpollutionandshorelineregulation.
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AAS TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES - 2014
AAS Technical Activities – 2014byDavidB.Spencer
2014isshapinguptobeanothersuccessfulyearindeliveringtechnicaleventsfortheSociety.
InJanuary,theSpaceFlightMechanicsTechnicalCommittee(withco-sponsorshipoftheAIAAAstrodynamicsCommittee)hostedthe24thAAS/AIAASpaceFlightMechanicsMeetinginSantaFe,NewMexico.Thismeetinghosted240engineers(includ-ingover100students!).Approximately220paperswerepresentedin28technicalsessions,withvarioustopicsrangingfromSpaceSituationalAwareness,SpacecraftOrbitalandAttitudeDynamicsandControls,SpaceMissionDesign,andOrbitDetermination.SpecialsessionswerepresentedinAeronomy,aswellasa“townhall”stylemeetingontheU.S.AirForceSpaceCommand’sAstrodynamicsInnovationCommittee.TheannualDirkBrouwerAwardwaspresentedtoDeanRobertH.BishopofMarquetteUniversity.ThenextSpaceFlightMechanicsMeetingwillbeheldinWilliamsburg,VirginiaduringJanuary11-15,2015.
AttheendofJanuaryandintoearlyFebruarythe37thAASRockyMountainGuidance,NavigationandControl(GNC)Confer-encetookplaceatBreckenridge,Colorado.Thisconferencehad180attendees(sameaslastyear),from9countries,50companies,and12universities.66paperswerepresented,alongwithseveralclassifiedpresentations(heldattheLockheedMartinWatertowncampuspriortothebeginningoftheconference).Therewasastudentpapersessionandthreecashprizesthatweresponsoredbyvariousparticipatingcompanie,wereawarded.Inadditiontoatechnicalexhibitssession,othermainstaysessionsintopicssuchasAdvancesinGNCHardware,AdvancesinGNCSoftware,andRecentExperienceswereheld.SeveraluniquesessionsincludedtopicssuchasAdaptiveandOptimalControl,CubeSatsandSmallSats,HostedPayloads,SavingtheSpacecraft,ORIONGNC,MixedActuatorAttitudeControl,Hardware-in-theloop(HWIL)TestbedsandDemoLabs.AnetworkingeventwithNeilDennehy(NASAGNCFellow)andStephenAirey(ESA)providedkeyinsightsofhowtechnologydevelopmentisdoneatNASAandESA.Nextyear’sconferencewillbeheldagaininBreckenridge.Thedatesarestillbeingdetermined.
InJune,the3rdAnnualInternationalSpaceStationResearchandDevelopmentConferencewillbeheldinChicago(June17-19).Thisconferencefollowstwoverysuccessfulconferencesin2012and2013.Thisyear’sthemeis“Discoveries,ApplicationsandOpportunities.”Theconferencewillbemadeupofacombinationofkeynotespeeches,plenaries,panelsandparalleltechnicalsessions.Dailythemesinclude“WhyshouldIusetheISS,”,“WhattheISSoffersandhowtogeti,”,and“HowtousetheISSandmakeabusinessoutofi.”.ThenewISSUtilizationTechnicalCommitteewillalsomeetduringtheconference.
AugustbringstheAIAAco-sponsoredAIAA/AASAstrodynamicsSpecialistsConferenceinSanDiego(August4-7).UsingAIAA’snewconferencemodel,thisconferencewillbepartofthebiggerSPACE2014conference.TheAASSpaceFlightMechan-icsTechnicalCommitteeleadsthesummerAstrodynamicsconferencesinoddnumberedyears,andnextyear’sconferencewillbeheldinVail,ColoradoonAugust9-13,2015.
Inadditiontoorganizingconferences,theAASTechnicalActivitiesTeamco-sponsorsothertechnicalactivities.Weareaco-sponsorofthe2ndInternationalAcademyofAstronauticsConferenceonDynamicsandControlofSpaceSystems,heldinRome,Italy,March24-26,2014.AASisalsoamemberoftheInternationalAstronauticalFederation,andwewillbeparticipationintheInternationalAstronauticalCongressthisyearinToronto.
Aswemoveforward,wearecontinuallylookingfornewopportunitiestoexpandtechnicalofferingstoourmembers.Ifyouhaveideasorsuggestionsastotechnicalactivitiesyouwouldliketosee,pleaseletusknowatAASHeadquarters.
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BOOK REVIEW
Beyond the God ParticlebyLeonLedermanandChristopherHill.Amherst,NY: Pro-metheusBooks,2013.325pages(acknowl-edgments, appendix, notes, index). $24.95USD,ISBN:978-1-61614-801-0(hardcoverwithdustjacket).
Itwashardtomissthestoryaboutfindingtheso-called“GodParticle”when itbrokeonJuly4,2012.OnthatdatescientistsattheLargeHadronCollider(LHC)nearGeneva,Switzerland,announcedthattheyhadfoundthelongsoughtafterHiggsboson.Lessthanayear later,onMarch14,2013,physicistsat theEuropeanOrganization forNuclearResearch,knownasCERN,confirmed thisdiscovery.
Presumably theHiggsboson subatomicparticleisubiquitousintheuniverse,form-ingafieldthatconnectseverythingtoevery-thing.Hence thename thathasbeengivento theHiggs boson, the “GodParticle.” Itis thecentralelementofall theelementaryparticlesthatprovidethebuildingblocksoftheuniverseregardlessoftypeorsubstanceorlongevity.Sowhatdoesallofthismean?That,ofcourse,isthesubjectofthisbook.
In an earlier book titledThe God Par-ticle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?(1993)NobelLaureateLeonLedermanwithDickTeresi discussed thesearch for this connecting particle or par-ticles, exploring the theoretical reasoningandexperimentationthathadbeencompletedby1993tounderstandthisbafflingscientificproblem.Also, in this bookLedermanun-apologetically labeled theHiggsboson the“GodParticle”solelyformarketingpurposes.Twentyyearslater,Lederman,thistimewithcoauthorChristopherHill,notethatthequestfortheHiggsbosonwashalfthefun,buttherecentfindingsatLHCandCERNopensasmanyquestionsastheyanswer.
Thisnewbook,Beyond the God Particle,emphasizeswhatwe nowknow about thephysics of theHiggs field, explaining atlengthwhatparticlephysicistsarepresentlydoing, how they are accomplishing it, andwhythiseffortisnecessaryforthefuture.TheauthorsdoafinejobofnarratingLHC’sand
Beyond the God ParticleReviewedbyRogerD.Launius
CERN’seffortstodiscovertheHiggsboson,theimportanceofthebosoninthecosmos,andofferapathforwardforparticlephysics.Thisisnoteasyreading,however,LedermanandHilldonotholdbackintermsoftheo-reticalformulation,mathematicalequations,and obtuse explanations.The authorswaxeloquentaboutsuchlittle-knownconstructsas“thelowlymuon,”explainedasanelemen-taryparticlethatpresuggestedthattheHiggsbosonmustexist.
Theythenexplainhowmass—explainedastheamountofmatterandnotitsweight—aroseastheHiggsbosoncreatedafieldtofillupthevacuumoftheuniversewithaconstantbutexceptionallyweakcharge.Theorizedforseveralyears,theseideasdrovetheconstruc-tion of theLargeHadronCollider and theuse of this instrument—themost powerfulandmostexpensiveparticleacceleratoreverbuilt—immediatelypaidoffwiththediscov-eryoftheHiggsboson.
Lederman andHill go on to highlightseveralnewquestions,theanswerstowhichtheyareconvincedwillrevolutionizephysicsinthetwenty-firstcentury.Thesequestionsinclude:Whywerescientistsconvincedthatsomething like the “God Particle” had toexist?Whyissomuchofthematterinthecosmos“dark”andinvisibletous?HowwillthediscoveryoftheHiggsbosonaffectcur-rentmodelsofrealitylikestringtheoryandsupersymmetry?Theseintriguingquestions,andotherslikethem,willfuelscientificre-searchforyearstocome.
IwasespeciallyintriguedtoapetprojectofbothLedermanandHill.TheFermiNa-tionalAccelerator Laboratory (Fermilab),located just outsideBatavia, Illinois, hasproposedanewinstrument,calledProjectX,thatwouldenablethestudyofraredecays,neutrino physics, potentialmuon storagerings, and the possibility of new sorts offissionreaction.Thisisafascinatingdevel-opment, and the authors are unabashed intheirsupportforthisprojectnotonlyforitsscientific potential but also because of theneedfortheUnitedStatestorecoverfromtheknowledgelossessufferedbythecancellationoftheSuper-collidingSuperColliderandthe
EuropeaneffortsatCERNandLHC.Leder-manandHillbelievethatthedecisionsonthiseffortwillbemadenotlaterthan2017andindeedmustbetakenbythenortheU.S.willfallsofarbehindinphysicsthatitmaynotbeabletorecoverinthefirsthalfofthiscentury.
WhileBeyond the God Particleisachattybook,repletewithanecdotesandreasonablyunderstandable explanations, itsmerger oftheoreticalphysicswiththestoryoftheHiggsboson discovery is less than seamless andsometimesawkward.Moreover,theauthors’discussionofAmericanpoliticsislessthanevocative.Theybash the nation’s politicalleadershipforfailuretopursuephysicswiththe passion they believe exists inEurope.They lambast what they think of as theless thanscientifically-literatepublic.Theybemoan a political landscape that fails toappreciatethepursuitofscience,whichtheycontendisnotjustaboutthequestforknowl-edgebutalsoiscriticaltothequestfornewmarketabletechnologies.Thosediscussionsarebothoverlysimplisticandfailtoappreci-atetherigorsofformulationofsciencepolicyintheUnitedStates.LedermanandHillwriteoffthissituationassomuchpoliticalmyopia,asophomoricanalysisifevertherewasone.
Regardless,Beyond the God Particleis aquiteuseful, engaging, andpotentiallyimportantdiscussion.ItbringstothecenterofthecurrentscientificenterprisethenatureoftheHiggsbosonanditsplaceindirectingfutureeffortsinphysics.
Roger D. Launius is Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. He is a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society and a former officer of the society.
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AAS ANNUAL AWARDS AND FELLOWS
Congratulations to AAS Award Recipientsand Fellows2013 FellowsMaruthiR.Akella,University of Texas at AustinF.KennethChan,Chan Aerospace (retired)JohnL.Crassidis,University at BuffaloJamesH.Crocker,Lockheed Martin Space Systems CompanyThomasJ.Eller,ASTRO USA, LLC (retired)JamesR.Kirkpatrick,American Astronautical SocietyHanspeterSchaub,University of ColoradoFranceskaO.Schroeder,Fish & Richardson P.C.FrankA.Slazer,Aerospace Industries AssociationRobertD.Strain,Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
2013 Space Flight AwardCharlesF.Bolden,NASA Administrator
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2014 ROBERT H. GODDARD MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM
Highlights of 52nd Robert H. GoddardMemorial Symposium
NASAAdministratorCharlieBolden,KeynoteSpeakerandrecipientoftheSpaceFlightAward,andLynWigbels,AASPresident
CharlieBoldenwithUniversityofIllinoisstudentsandU.S.NavalAcademymidshipmen
JohnGrunsfeld,NASAAssociateAdministrator,Sci-enceMissionDirectorate;EllenStofan,NASAChiefScientist;andNobutoYoshioka,JAXAWashington,D.C.
SaraSeager,2013MacArthurFellowandProfessorofPhysicsandPlanetaryScience,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology
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