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What Happened to the STS-107 Columbia Crew?
Join us for the “JSC Back in the Saddle Event” with guest speaker Nigel Packham on:
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
9:00am-10:00am
Teague Auditorium
Presentation topic: What happened to the STS-107 Columbia Crew?
See the Event Flyer (PDF).
Upcoming AIAA Awards Nominations Deadlines
The following awards have nomination deadlines approaching within the month:
J. Leland Atwood Award – Further information about the award is posted at http://www.asee.org. Nominations must be received by ASEE by 14 January.
Nomination Deadline: 1 February
- Daniel Guggenheim Medal
- Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award
- Aerospace Power Systems Award
- Aircraft Design Award
- de Florez Award for Flight Simulation
- Energy Systems Award
- F. E. Newbold V/STOL Award
- George M. Low Space Transportation Award
- Haley Space Flight Award
- Hap Arnold Award for Excellence in Aeronautical Program Management
- Hypersonic Systems and Technologies
- Mechanics & Control of Flight Award
- Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Award
- Otto C. Winzen Lifetime Achievement Award
- Piper General Aviation Award
- Space Operations & Support Award
- Space Science Award
- Space Systems Award
- von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management
For detailed award information and nomination forms, please visit the AIAA website or use the contact form.
November/December Horizons Newsletter
The November/December 2012 72-page issue of Horizons is now available in both high and low resolutions. This issue includes: cover story: The UP Experience 2012 in Houston that featured legendary aerospace vehicle designer Burt Rutan, who gave us an exclusive interview, “Interstellar First Stop? Detection of an Earth-Sized Exoplanet at Alpha Centauri B” by Wes Kelly, Triton Systems LLC, “A 2012 TC4 Gravity Assist from Earth” and “A Newly Discovered Highly Accessible NEO” by Daniel R. Adamo, Astrodynamics Consultant, “Asteroid 2012 DA14’s February 2013 Fly-By” by Dr. Patrick Rodi, “Creating an Economically Robust Space Policy” by Dr. Martin Elvis of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, “Man Will Conquer Space Soon!”, continuing our reprints of these Collier’s space articles (1952 – 1954), a lunch-and-learn summary article, “Voyages: Sustainable Human Space Exploration: A Review” with guest speaker Dr. Kumar Krishen, NASA/JSC and “Hubble Meets Skylab” by Scott Lowther, Aerospace Projects Review (APR Corner).
Volunteer for the 11th Annual Mars Rover Celebration
Volunteers are needed for the 11th Annual Mars Rover Celebration, January 26, 2013 on the University of Houston campus. Mars Rover Celebration is an exciting educational opportunity for primary and middle school students to learn how to build a model rover to perform a mission on Mars. For 2013, we expect 800+ children, organized into 240 teams.
Please volunteer to help with one of the following jobs:
- Judge (Morning Shift – 8:30-11:30 am) (Afternoon Shift – Noon-3:30 pm)
- Tour Guide (Morning Shift – 10:30am-1 pm) (Afternoon Shift- 3-5 pm)
- Logistics/Operations (Morning Shift – 8am-2pm) (Afternoon Shift- Noon-6 pm)
See the flyer – it provides details on the event, the volunteer roles and the amount of time required. Online registration is available at https://marsrover.uh.edu/VolunteerRegistration.aspx.
For more information, please contact Professor Edgar Bering at eabering@uh.edu.