O L O R A D AerospaceO S T E M M A G A Z I N E A nations thanks and farewell: Bruce McCandless II Weightlessness Does Not exist! Take Me With You Transformation MATH Hates Me 2018 04v ary \\0 Janu We are a 501(c)(6) Non-profit corpora- tion promoting the growth of space and space-related industries in Colorado. Our organization is united by a common desire to advance the growth of Colorado aerospace. Together, our members, embody the voice of Colorado Aerospace from start-ups to govern- ment and academic stakeholders...we strive to be a collective voice for the aerospace industry. Our Summer Internship Program is accepting applications now! CSBR CSBRoffers offers a 2-week a 2-week summer summer internship internship programprogram forfor Colorado Colorado high high school school and andcollege college students students interestedinterested in pursuing in pursuing careers careers in inthe the aerospace aerospace industry.industry. StudentsStudents from from all all over over the thestate state are are encouragedencouraged toto apply. All students interested in pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) All students interested in pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related disciplines are encouraged to apply. related disciplines are encouraged to apply. Areas such as: Engineering, Medicine, Physics, Geology, Computer Science and Social Sciences. Areas such as: Engineering, Medicine, Physics, Geology, Computer Science, Social Sciences, and Find out more about our summer internship program here : http://www.coloradosbr.org/csbr-summer-internship-program “This iconic photo of Bruce soaring effortlessly in space has inspired generations of Americans to believe that there is no limit to the human potential,” Sen. John McCain said in a statement. The Arizona Republican and Mr. McCandless were classmates at the U.S. Naval Academy. McCandless said he wasn’t nervous about the historic spacewalk. “I was grossly over-trained,” he told the Daily Camera of Boulder, Colo., in 2006. “I was just anxious to get out there and fly. I felt very comfortable . It got so cold my teeth were chattering and I was shivering, but that was a very minor thing.” During that flight, Mr. McCandless and fellow astronaut Robert L. Stewart pioneered the use of NASA’s backpack Bruce McCandless II, device that allowed astronauts walk- ing in space to propel themselves from a NASA astronaut who was the first the shuttle. Stewart became the second person to fly freely and untethered in person to fly untethered two hours af- space during a 1984 space-shuttle ter Mr. McCandless. mission, died this past Dec. 21 in California. He was 80. “I’d been told of the quiet vacuum you experience in space, but with three Mr. McCandless is photographed here radio links saying, ‘How’s your oxygen floating in space with a hefty space- holding out?’ ‘Stay away from the walker’s jet pack, alone in the cosmic engines!’ ‘When’s my turn?’ it wasn’t blackness above a blue Earth. He traveled that peaceful,” Mr. McCandless wrote more than 300 feet away from the in the Guardian in 2015. space shuttle Challenger during the spacewalk. Thank you to Bruce for his courage, and devotion to space flight. Take Me With You / by CSBR Weightlessness Does Not Exist / by Wayne Carley MATH Hates Me / By Dr. Rayann Simmons Transformation / By Jamie Trafficanda Manager of Communications, Colorado Succeeds The Great Digital Rush / By Dr. Richard Larson, MIT The Orbital Mechanic: A Father, Daughter Story / by Kenneth Richard Hardman Environmental Engineers / by Staff Writer Colorado Aerospace STEM Magazine Unlimited distribution is permitted to believes that the key to success in everyone receiving Colorado Aerospace seeing higher graduation rates, STEM Magazine. Please feel free to improved testing results, student share with educators, students, parents inspiration, creativity, excitement and and interested individuals or organiza- career satisfaction rests in the hands tions. of the teacher. The example and inspi- ration of individual educators carries Colorado Aerospace STEM Magazine tremendous weight on a daily basis, strives to encourage the educator to greatly impacting the quality and effec- better understand the importance of tiveness of the classroom environment. STEM skills, their use in every school subject, the need and ease of integration Our mission: Encourage curiosity, into curriculum and the urgency for investigation, inspiration, creativity, students to embrace STEM. and innovation; the foundations of every career passion and career in the To find out more, please send your Colorado workforce. E-mail request to: Wayne Carley [email protected] Publisher Every December for the past 14 years, The setting featured several of our leaders throughout Colorado’s space sponsors and exhibitors hosting tables community have gathered to network throughout the atrium. This year we and share ideas about the future of the opened up the upper atrium with a industry and its impact on the state. beautiful view of downtown Denver. Several of our exhibitors were able to This year, the Annual Colorado Space take advantage of the new surroundings. Business Roundtable (CSBR) Round Up took place on the first Wednesday, CSBR recognized Mr. Tom Bugnitz of December 6, 2017 – a gorgeous sunny Manufacturer’s Edge with our Cosmic day where over 250 participants of Contributor Award for 2017. He was Colorado’s Space community gathered. honored by CSBR “in recognition of your personal and professional drive to The theme this year, Take Me With advance aerospace and manufacturing You: Human Spaceflight in Colorado, in Colorado, the nation and the world, reflects the growing efforts of human and across the Cosmos!” spaceflight both near – CisLunar, and far – Mars! Technological innovation Our luncheon keynote speaker, Chris- has brought us this far and Colorado topher Hansen of NASA, took the au- is right in the heart of it all. Many of dience to a new level of exploration. the companies here in Colorado have a He shared a big picture view of space, big stake in the human spaceflight and Earth and our connections to both. we recognized those efforts during this With awe-inspiring video footage from year’s Round Up. the International Space Station, Mr. Hansen was able to give us all the real reason for our work here in aerospace freshman at Metro State University, – to bring humanity together. Through a senior at University of Colorado at our exploration of the stars we can Boulder, and a Young Professional make our world a better place. Each from Ball Aerospace. Each one provided one of us is participating in that explo- insight into the life path of a STEM ration in some way. We are ready for student, discussing social pressures, the next generation to take the mantle their love of space, and what is on their of this important mission. YouTube feeds. The next panel focused on the activities of the CSBR organization, which featured our partnership with the Colorado Space Coalition, our road trips through Colorado, and our CSBR Internship program. By the way, we are accepting applications from students all over Colorado for the 2018 Sum- mer Internship program. (http://www. coloradosbr.org/csbr-summer-intern- ship-program). (Keynote Speaker – Mr. Chris Hansen, Manager NASA Extra Vehicular Activities for International Space Station) This year’s panels, while familiar, had a different twist to them. Our first panel focused on STEM programs. Typically, we have program directors participate but this year we hosted students who were participating in the programs, they are, after all, the voices of the next generation. Students ranged from a junior in a high school Aerospace Academy from Erie, Colorado, to a (STEM Panel – Voices of the Next Generation) An important part of the aerospace whether we should send humans or industry is partnerships. Not only Artificial intelligence (AI). Our panel- local, but national and international. ists brought perspectives from NASA, Our Congressional panel allowed our Computer Science, Psychology, Robot- local and national representatives to ics, and the Mars Base Camp concept. share their efforts in aerospace. There After much discussion and debate, they was also a separate panel discussion on settled on the idea that humans want to the impact of the re-established explore space themselves, but could use (CSBR Board Chair Rick Ward, addressing a full house for the Round Up luncheon) National Space Council. While on the help of the robots and AI. the international front, Secure World Foundation hosted our international As you can tell, we had quite an exciting partners from Canada, Mexico and the day. Each year we continue to expand United Kingdom to discuss how Col- the event and the ideas discussed. We orado companies are continually part- hope you will join us next year on the nering with them. first Wednesday of December - Decem- ber 5, 2018 - to learn about what’s next Our final panel was our theme panel. in Colorado Aerospace! Humanity is ready to go to the stars, but who or what do we send to explore? Our panelists debated the question of Disclaimer: Considerations of Mass v/s actual weight and other complex non-orbital physics have been simplified for this topic and non-graduate under- standing of basic concepts. Weightlessness does not exist! Weightlessness is an illusion…a sensation; it is not real. Astronauts who are orbiting the Earth experience sensations of weight- lessness. These sensations experi- enced in orbit are the same sensations experienced by anyone who has been temporarily suspended by jumping off a pool high dive, sky diving, bungee jumping or maybe an amuse- ment park ride. Not only are the sensations the same If you picked any of the given choices (for astronauts and roller coaster …….you are incorrect. (sorry) riders), but the causes of those sensations of weightlessness are also If you really believe in any one of the the same.