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Why NASA's Planet-Hunting Astrophysics Telescope Is an Easy Budget Target, and What Defeat Would Mean PAGE 24
Q & A 12 ASTRONAUT’S VIEW 20 SPACE LAUNCH 34 Neil deGrasse Tyson A realistic moon plan SLS versus commercial SPECIAL REPORT SPACE DARK ENERGY DILEMMA Why NASA’s planet-hunting astrophysics telescope is an easy budget target, and what defeat would mean PAGE 24 APRIL 2018 | A publication of the American Institute of Aeronautics andd Astronautics | aeroaerospaceamerica.aiaa.orgerospaceamerica.aiaa.org 9–11 JULY 2018 CINCINNATI, OH ANNOUNCING EXPANDED TECHNICAL CONTENT FOR 2018! You already know about our extensive technical paper presentations, but did you know that we are now offering an expanded educational program as part of the AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum and Exposition? In addition to our pre-forum short courses and workshops, we’ve enhanced the technical panels and added focused technical tutorials, high level discussion groups, exciting keynotes and more. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER TODAY! For complete program details please visit: propulsionenergy.aiaa.org FEATURES | April 2018 MORE AT aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org 20 34 40 24 Returning to Launching the Laying down the What next the moon Europa Clipper rules for space Senior research scientist NASA, Congress and We asked experts in for WFIRST? and former astronaut the White House are space policy to comment Tom Jones writes about debating which rocket on proposed United NASA’s three upcoming space what it would take to should send the probe Nations guidelines deliver the funds and into orbit close to this for countries and telescopes are meant to piece together political support for the Jovian moon. companies sending some heady puzzles, but the White Lunar Orbital Outpost- satellites and other craft House’s 2019 budget proposal would Gateway. -
2013 October
TTSIQ #5 page 1 OCTOBER 2013 Reducing space transportation costs considerably is vital to achievement of mankind’s goals & dreams in space NEWS SECTION pp. 3-70 p. 3 Earth Orbit and Mission to Planet Earth p. 17 Cislunar Space and the Moon p. 26 Mars and the Asteroids p. 45 Other Planets and their moons p. 62 Starbound ARTICLES & ESSAYS pp. 72-95 p. 72 Covering Up Lunar Habitats with Moondust? - Some Precedents Here on Earth - Peter Kokh p. 74 How can we Stimulate Greater Use of the International Space Station? - Peter Kokh p. 75 AS THE WORLD EXPANDS The Epic of Human Expansion Continues - Peter Kokh p. 77 Grytviken, South Georgia Island - Lessons for Moonbase Advocates - Peter Kokh K p. 78 The “Flankscopes” Project: Seeing Around the Edges of the Moon - Peter Kokh p. 81 Integrating Cycling Orbits to Enhance Cislunar Infrastructure - Al Anzaldua p. 83 The Responsibilities of Dual Citizenship for Our economy, Our planet, and the Evolution of a Space Faring Civilization - David Dunlop p. 87 Dueling Space Roadmaps - David Dunlop p. 91 A Campaign for the International Lunar Geophysical Year: Some Beginning Considerations - David Dunlop STUDENTS & TEACHERS pp. 97-100 p. 97 Lithuanian Students Hope for free Launch of 2 Amateur Radio CubeSats p. 98 NASA Selects 7 University Projects For 2014 X-Hab Innovation Challenge Penn State University “Lions” take on the Google Lunar X-Prize Challenge p. 99 Do you experience “Manhattan Henge” in your home town? Advanced Robot with more sophisticated motion capabilities unveiled The Ongoing CubeSat Revolution: what it means for Student Space Science p. -
Winner-Take-All Approach Could Put Next-Gen Pay Phones on Hold
GOTHAM GIGS A FOUNDATION OF JUSTICE Ford exec’s values shaped by horror CRAIN’S® of apartheid P. 7 NEW YORK BUSINESS VOL. XXX, NOS. 27, 28 WWW.CRAINSNEWYORK.COM DOUBLE ISSUE JULY 7-20, 2014 PRICE: $3.00 Farm-to-table 2.0 Tech fuels boom in online grocers who get fresh food to customers faster BY MATTHEW FLAMM Technology has come to the farm-to-table movement, and the market for organic squash blossoms, pastured eggs, artisanal cheese and hor- mone-free ham may never be the same again. The ease with which the grocery supply chain can now be managed through software and mobile devices has driven an explosion of invest- ment in food and grocery e-commerce startups—close to $500 million in the past year. That’s helped spawn growth in the farm-to-table niche—and in its East Coast epicenter, Brooklyn. Competition has grown so intense among local-food delivery firms and entrenched players like FreshDirect that one Brooklyn startup, Farmigo, recently switched its focus from the boroughs to the suburbs. Experts say a historic shift in the formerly sleepy sector is taking place as a result of new technology meeting pent-up demand. “Distribution has always been the biggest problem for the local-food movement,” said Carlotta Mast, senior director of content at New Hope Natural Media, which covers the natural foods industry. The startups bring an Amazon.com-like user experience to the traditional farmers See FARM-TO-TABLE on Page 29 YES, HE DELIVERS: SALES$620B OF GROCERIES $56.9BSALES OF ORGANIC $486MAMOUNT VENTURE Benzi Ronen has nationwide in 2013 and natural foods CAPITALISTS invested in shifted Farmigo’s nationwide in 2013 grocery e-commerce focus to the suburbs, companies in the year though the company is ended March 31 headquartered in Brooklyn. -
Ka Chun Yu Full Curriculum Vitae (5/2019)
Ka Chun Yu Full Curriculum Vitae (5/2019) Denver Museum of Nature & Science Webpages: Google Scholar 2001 Colorado Blvd. ResearchGate Denver, CO 80205-5798 Academia.edu (303) 370-6394 LinkedIn [email protected] DMNS Professional Preparation University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Astrophysical, Planetary, & Atmospheric 2000 Sciences, Ph.D University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Astronomy and Physics double major, B.Sc, 1992 Magna Cum Laude Appointments Jan 2017–present: Department Chair, Space Science DMNS May 2004–present: Curator of Space Science DMNS Jan 2001–May 2004: Scientific Visualization Developer and Interpreter DMNS 2000–2001: Star Formation Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Astro- UC-Boulder physics & Space Astronomy 1992–2000: Research Assistant, Center for Astrophysics & Space Astronomy UC-Boulder 1994–1999: Teaching Assistant, APAS Department UC-Boulder Grant Awards 2015–2021 Co-I, NASA Science Education CAN (NNH15ZDA004C), “OpenSpace – An $58,446 Engine for Dynamic Visualization of Earth and Space Science for Informal Education and Beyond,” 2010–2015 Co-I, NSF DRL Discovery Research K-12 (1020386), “Efficacy Study of $3,414,037 Metropolitan Denver’s Urban Advantage Program: A Project to Improve Sci- entific Literacy Among Urban Middle School Students,” 2010–2013 PI, NOAA ELG (NA10SEC0080011), “The Worldview Network: Ecological $1,249,870 Programming for Digital Planetariums and Beyond” 2009–2010 Co-PI, NSF DRL (0848945 Supplemental), “Evaluating Astronomy Learning $66,128 in Immersive Virtual Environments,” 2009–2014 Co-I, NASA -
Liz Henty University of Wales Trinity Saint David [email protected]
BOOK REVIEW Brian E. Penprase, The Power of the Stars (Second Edition) Cham, Switzerland: Springer (2017). English, 350 pp., with colour illustrations. e-Book, ISBN: 978-3-319-52597-6. £31.99. Hardcover, ISBN: 978-3-319-52595-2. £39.99. Liz Henty University of Wales Trinity Saint David [email protected] This book’s title, The Power of the Stars, is a slight misnomer, as its content encompasses all the celestial objects in the sky including the Sun, the Moon and the planets as well as the eponymous stars of both hemispheres. Brian Penprase’s first edition in 2010 was more aptly titled The Power of the Stars: How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civiliza- tion, because the volume is really a beginner’s guide to cultural astronomy. The reason given for this update is that new tools have been developed both in astronomy and archaeology which have led to greater understanding of the importance of the sky. The clues are often “subtle and ambiguous” (p. 2) and archaeoastronomy is tasked with reconstructing ancient cosmologies using a range of different methodologies. As Penprase points out: “The night sky calls to us and over the years humans responded with their star tales, their monuments” (p. 2). Within the book’s many pages are contained numerous and various examples of this very human response to the sky, not just across millennia but also from around the world. The book is neatly organised into ten chapters, beginning with Chapter 1, “Our Experience of the Sky and Star Knowledge”, with the penultimate Chapter 9 before the “Concluding Thoughts” being “The Development of Modern Cosmology”, which takes us to present-day astrophysics. -
Summer 2018 Photo Notes
Park West PHOTO NOTES Camera Club Summer 2018 This Issue Volume 81 • Issue 10 Club News......................................2 - 23 Photography News......................24 - 39 Exhibits, Workshops, Etc………40 - 41 Schedule of Activities..................42 - 55 Complete Index...................................56 detailed listings on last page Summer 2018 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org !1 Park West Camera Club Committee Chairs The Park West Camera Club is an independent not-for- Archive Myrna Harrison-Changar profit corporation. Guests are always welcome at meet- 212 663 1422 [email protected] ings and activities. Competition John Brengelman The Park West Camera Club newsletter, Photo Notes, is 917-543-7957 [email protected] published every month by and for the members of the Hedy Klein 718 793 0246 [email protected] Park West Camera Club. Subscriptions are included with Club membership. Yearly subscriptions are avail- Field Trip Susan Sigrist able to non-members by e-mail at no charge. Printed 212 758 0036 [email protected] issues are available at PWCC meetings. Paul Grebanier 718 629 7164 [email protected] Submissions of full-length articles or smaller items of photographic or general interest are always accepted. Gallery Karen Corrigan The staff of Photo Notes reserves the right to edit any 212 674 2201 [email protected] submissions which are published. House Marty Smith Deadline for submissions is the first Monday of each 347 703 3905 [email protected] month. Membership Marlene Schonbrun Photo Notes is optimized for viewing -
The Ambum Stone Papua New Guinea, 1,500 BCE
Prehistoric Art Running Horned Woman Algeria, ca. 6,000-4,000 BCE. This early rock painting is thousands of years older than the first African sculptures. It represents a running woman with body paint, raffia skirt, and horned headgear, apparently in a ritual context. She has a more well-defined outline of the human body, and it has more visual detail (such as the dots on the body-shoulders, legs, torso) than the other paleolithic paintings that we have seen. Also, is it a cave painting of a human, whereas the earlier paleolithic paintings were mostly of animals. Due to the combination of animal and human in the ceremonial headgear here, scholars suggest that she represents some form of supernatural diety. PREHISTORIC ART Running Horned Woman. Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria, c. 6000-4000 BCE, pigment on rock A 7,000 year-old painting from Tassili n’Ajjer in southeastern Algeria in the central Sahara (at that time a verdant savannah) is one of the earliest and finest surviving examples of rock art. The painter depicted a running woman with convincing animation and significant detail. The dotted marks on her shoulders, legs ,and torso probably indicate she is wearing body paint applied for a ritual. PREHISTORIC ART The white parallel patterns attached to her arm and waist probably represent flowing raffia decorations and a raffia skirt. Horns are also part of her ceremonial attire- shown, as typically in prehistoric art, in the twisted perspective, or composite view, that is, seen from the front even though on a profile head. Notably, the artist painted this detailed image over a field of much smaller painted human beings, an example of why it is often so difficult to date and interpret art on rock surfaces, as subsequent superimpositions are frequent. -
Astrofísica Para Gente Con Prisas
Astrofísica para gente …. www.librosmaravillosos.com Neil deGrasse Tyson Colaboración de Sergio Barros 1 Preparado por Patricio Barros Gentileza de Alfredo Pombo Astrofísica para gente …. www.librosmaravillosos.com Neil deGrasse Tyson Reseña ¿Qué son los agujeros negros? ¿Y los quarks? ¿Tienen sentido las expediciones en busca de vida extraterrestre? Todos nos hemos hecho preguntas como estas, pero lo cierto es que hoy en día pocos tenemos tiempo para contemplar el cosmos e intentar disipar nuestras dudas. Neil deGrasse Tyson nos acerca el universo a la Tierra a través de estas brillantes páginas que podremos leer en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar, ya sea mientras nos tomamos el café por la mañana o en el autobús camino al trabajo. Colaboración de Sergio Barros 2 Preparado por Patricio Barros Gentileza de Alfredo Pombo Astrofísica para gente …. www.librosmaravillosos.com Neil deGrasse Tyson Índice Prefacio 1. La historia más grande jamás contada 2. Así en la tierra como en el cielo 3. Hágase la luz 4. Entre las galaxias 5. Materia oscura 6. Energía oscura 7. El cosmos en el tablero 8. Ser redondo 9. Luz invisible 10. Entre los planetas 11. Exoplaneta Tierra 12. Reflexiones sobre la perspectiva cósmica Agradecimientos Autor Colaboración de Sergio Barros 3 Preparado por Patricio Barros Gentileza de Alfredo Pombo Astrofísica para gente …. www.librosmaravillosos.com Neil deGrasse Tyson Prefacio Para todos aquellos que no tienen tiempo de leer libros gordos y que, sin embargo, buscan un conducto hacia el cosmos En los últimos años no pasa más de una semana sin noticias de un descubrimiento cósmico digno de titulares. -
Summer 2015 Photo Notes
Park West PHOTO NOTES Camera Club Summer 2015 In This Issue Club News......................................2 - 14 Photography News......................15 - 27 Exhibits, Workshops, Etc............28 - 31 Schedule of Activities..................32 - 40 Complete Index...................................40 Summer 2015 www.ParkWestCameraClub.org 1 Park West Camera Club Committee Chairs The Park West Camera Club is an independent not-for- Archives!Myrna Harrison-Changar profit corporation. Guests are always welcome at meet- !212 663 1422 ! [email protected] ings and activities. Competition! George Hansen! The Park West Camera Club newsletter, Photo Notes, is !212 595 7869 ! [email protected] !!!Hedy Klein published every month by and for the members of the !718 793 0246 ! [email protected] Park West Camera Club. Subscriptions are included with Club membership. Yearly subscriptions are avail- Field Trip!Susan Sigrist! able to non-members by e-mail at no charge. Printed !212 758 0036 ! [email protected] issues are available at PWCC meetings. !!!Paul Grebanier !718 629 7164 ! [email protected] Submissions of full-length articles or smaller items of photographic or general interest are always accepted. Gallery! Linda Visser The staff of Photo Notes reserves the right to edit any ! 914-886-8441!! [email protected] submissions which are published. House!vacancy Deadline for submissions is the first Monday of each Membership!Marlene Schonbrun month. !212 662 3107 ! [email protected] Photo Notes is optimized for viewing on the internet. -
January 2021
The Newsletter of Westchester Amateur Astronomers January 2021 The Heart Nebula by Leandro Bento The Heart Nebula, catalogued as IC 1805 and Sharpless 2-190, is an emission nebula in Cassiopeia, 7500 light-years from Earth. Leo’s image shows a 2½-degree field. The hydrogen gas in IC 1805 fluoresces from radiation emitted by large hot stars in open cluster Collinder 26/Melotte 15 in the middle of the nebula. Open cluster NGC 1027 sits at the right edge but it’s a foreground object. William Optics RedCat 51 mm f/4.9 Petzval refractor, ASI ZWO533MC Pro, Optolong L-eNhance filter, iOpton SkyGuider mount. 68 x 180 sec subs with darks, flats and bias frames. SERVING THE ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY SINCE 1986 1 Westchester Amateur Astronomers SkyWAAtch January 2021 WAA January 2021 Meeting WAA February 2021 Meeting Friday, January 15 at 7:30 pm Friday, February 12 at 7:30 pm On-line via Zoom On-line via Zoom Microquasars Update on Mars Research Diana Hannikainen, Ph.D. Br. Robert Novak, Ph.D. Observing Editor Sky & Telescope Iona College & Goddard Spaceflight Microquasars are stellar-mass black holes in our gal- Flight Center axy that pull mass from a companion star. They emit Our regular Mars update with Br. Novak. There’s a lot X-rays and generate jets of subatomic particles along happening at Mars! their axis of rotation, just like galactic quasars but on a much smaller scale. Call: 1-877-456-5778 (toll free) for announcements, Diana Hannikainen got her undergraduate degree at weather cancellations, or questions. -
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Souvenirs Gallery Guide
Souvenirs: to relate to form, matter, affect, New New York Icons representation, and agency. Visitors to the exhibition September 16th to will be asked to cast a vote for the November 18th, 2017 object that best represents their visions and values of the city. The As a contemporary form of three chosen souvenirs will be commercialized nostalgia, souve- presented to the Mayor of New nirs are the ultimate cliche in the York City Bill de Blasio as new representation of a city. Pocket- icons for the city. sized, acritical, and cheap, they populate tourist sites all over the About the world with a patina of innocence. Model Show Producing collective imagi- naries made up of lines that follow Following a trilogy of drawing the profiles of superlative sculp- shows, Storefront’s second tures, buildings, and stories, annual group model show exam- souvenirs have become the refer- ines three-dimensional methods ence points that anchor a partic- of representation in architec- ular culture in time, representing ture, with the city of New York (consciously or not) political, as its experimental ground. Each cultural, and social values. edition of the show invites partic- Souvenirs: New New ipants to reflect upon a specific York Icons, the second itera- topic that encapsulates crit- tion of Storefront’s model show, ical conversations in design and commissions 59+ objects that contemporary culture. In each redefine New York’s iconic iteration, architects, artists, imagery. Inspired by each of the and designers interrogate the City’s Community Districts, more model as a method and means than 59 artists, architects, and by which notions of representa- designers have reimagined the tion and production can be under- referential images that constitute stood, from aesthetic cliches the global perception of the city, to disciplinary obsessions to proposing new understandings of data visualization, in order to the urban experience.