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Igniting the Future
Huntsville - March 29, 2001 Hundreds of leading space propulsion researchers will gather in Huntsville, Ala., next week to discuss possible methods of sending automated and crewed spacecraft into the solar system and beyond in years to come. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the University of Alabama in Huntsville will hold the 12th annual Advanced Space Propulsion Workshop on the UAH campus April 3-5. The event is co-hosted by the Marshall Center and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Some of the propulsion theories researchers will pose at the assembly already are in early stages of development by NASA and its research partners; others may seem as far-flung to civilians as the latest Hollywood science-fiction blockbuster. But one thing's for sure: The world's space industry takes keen notice each year of this meeting of its brightest minds -- any one of whom might hold an unexpected key to the long-term exploration of space. "Our objective is to look at propulsion systems that will enable new space missions that can't be achieved with today's technologies -- transportation anywhere in our solar system, any time you want to go, and with a reasonable trip time," says John Cole, manager of space transportation research at the Marshall Center. "The most exciting aspect of this gathering is getting so many new concepts and ideas exposed to the research community," says workshop technical chair Dr. Robert Frisbee, senior technical staffer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Advanced Propulsion Technology Group. "The workshop brings leading-edge researchers together with NASA project managers looking for innovative, cost-effective technology and mission solutions." The three-day workshop opens Tuesday, April 3, at 8 a.m. in the University Center auditorium on the UAH campus, with introductory remarks by Dr. Clark Hawk, director of the University's Propulsion Research Center, and Steve Cook, deputy manager of the Advanced Space Transportation Program at the Marshall Center. The opening session's featured speaker will be Dr. Steve Rodgers, manager of NASA's Propulsion Research Center at Marshall. Rodgers leads the Center's study of advanced propulsion technologies, supporting development of the next-generation transportation systems and spacecraft needed to achieve NASA's goals for exploration and commercial development of space. Dr. Harley Thronson, acting technology director in NASA's Office of Space Science, will deliver the keynote address Wednesday, April 4, at an evening reception at the Redstone Arsenal Officers' and Civilians' Club. Thronson is responsible for selection and development of advanced technologies and identification and evaluation of long-term NASA mission concepts. Conference sessions are devoted to a number of key research areas encompassing a broad range of advanced propulsion technologies, from electric, solar and laser propulsion concepts to propellant-free space tethers and super-powerful antimatter propulsion drives. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links MSFC SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Space
Satellite Launch To Boost DTH In India
Calcutta, India (SPX) Dec 28, 2005The successful launch Thursday of India's heaviest satellite from spaceport of Kourou in French Guyana may have boosted the country's space research efforts to yet another level, but it has also lifted the spirits of at least three Direct-To-Home televisions broadcasters, one of which has been waiting for years to launch its services in India. |
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