The May/June 2014 issue of Horizons is now online (46 pages in a 9 MB PDF file). Horizons is the newsletter of the Houston Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). This issue’s cover story is, “Morpheus, The Ups and Downs of an Autonomous Lander,” by Jon Olansen, NASA/JSC. This issue also contains climate change science and public policy articles, a book review by Bill West of the novel The Martian, by Andy Weir, a report on the 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, by Larry Jay Friesen, and articles and schedules from the Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society (JSCAS), including, “Building an Astronomer’s Chair,” by Jim Wessel, and a summary of a presentation to JSCAS members by NASA astronaut Dr. Stanley G. Love, “Challenges of Traveling to Mars.”
Category Archives: Horizons
March/April 2014 Horizons Issue
The March/April 2014 issue of Horizons is now online (36 pages in an 5.2 MB PDF file). Horizons is the newsletter of the Houston Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The cover story is “Climate Change Science & Public Policy,” by Douglas Yazell, Horizons Editor and editorial board member of AIAA’s Aerospace America magazine. This issue also contains, written testimony to Congress about Orion and a Mars 2021 Flyby by AIAA Executive Director Dr. Sandra Magnus, “Detecting Starships,” by Dr. Albert A. Jackson IV, part 6 of 7 of “Building an Astronomer’s Chair,” by Jim Wessel, JSC Astronomical Society Educational Outreach Chair, and much more.
January/February 2014 Horizons Issue
The January/February 2014 issue of Horizons is now online (42 pages in an 8 MB PDF file). Horizons is the newsletter of the Houston Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The cover story is, “GAIA Leaps Past Hipparcos,” by Wes Kelly, Triton Systems LLC. This issue also contains, Physics-Based Optimization Methods, by Dr. Patrick E. Rodi (with two animated figures), “In Memoriam: Robert L. Sackheim, 1937 – 2013,” two book reviews (Space Elevators and The Case for Space Solar Power), “History as Science: Megatons to Megawatts” (Kelly’s Corner), “The First French International Dark Sky Reserve: Pic du Midi,” climate change articles, and much more.
November/December 2013 Horizons Available
The November / December 2013 issue of Horizons is now online at www.aiaahouston.org/newsletter (50 pages in an 11 MB PDF file). Horizons is the newsletter of the Houston Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The cover story is, “Potentially Hazardous Obect (PHO) 2013 TV135,” by Daniel R. Adamo, Astrodynamics Consultant. Articles include, “The Enigmatic Giant Polygons of Mars,” by Dr. Dorothy Z. Oehler, “Short Report from the Golden Spike Workshop,” by Larry Jay Friesen, “The 15th Anniversary of the International Space Station,” by Olivier Sanguy, la Cite de l’Espace, “Comet ISON: AWOL,” by Dr. Patrick E. Rodi, the first in a series of columns by Wes Kelly, Triton Systems LLC, and many more regular features. Articles from the JSC Astronomical Society include, “Building an Astronomer’s Chair,” by James Wessel, “The Antarctic Search for Meteorites,” by Dr. Stanley G. Love.
September/October 2013 Horizons Available
The September/October 2013 issue of Horizons is now online at www.aiaahouston.org/newsletter (52 pages in a 6 MB PDF file for its low resolution version). Horizons is the newsletter of the Houston Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The cover story is, “100 Year Starship Public Symposium,” by Wes Kelly, Triton Systems LLC, and Shen Ge. This issue also contains, “Comet ISON: Bang or Bust?” by Dr. Patrick E. Rodi and an update on our back cover about planning for the Houston Spaceport. That update comes from the Houston Airport System and Professor Larry Bell of the University of Houston’s Sasakawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA). This issue concludes with part 8 of 8 of our page by pageP high resolution reprints of the 1952-1954 series of articles from the weekly magazine Collier’s, Man Will Conquer Space Soon! Wernher von Braun led that team of editors, writers and artists.