21. Ch9-6 Consolidation of Military space projects need for a single focal point foradvanced military projects, including antimissile and satellite technology. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4404/ch9-6.htm

LIQUID HYDROGEN AS A PROPULSION FUEL,1945-1959 PART III : 1958-1959 9. The Early U.S. Space Program Consolidation of Military Space Projects ] In his 9 January 1958 State-of-the-Union message, President Eisenhower spoke of the need for a single focal point for advanced military projects, including anti-missile and satellite technology. Four days later, Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy told the House Armed Services Committee that he was establishing an Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) responsible to him for anti-missiles and outer space projects. ARPA was formally established on 7 February with Roy W. Johnson, a former executive vice president of the General Electric Company, as the director and Rear Admiral John Clark as his deputy. A month later, Herbert F. York, director of the [ ] Livermore Laboratory of the Atomic Energy Commission and associate director of the department of physics of the University of California, was appointed chief scientist. ARPA had authority over all military space activities. On 27 March, President Eisenhower approved ARPA's plans for space exploration as announced by Secretary of Defense McElroy. When a new civilian space agency was organized, it would take over the non-military space programs. ARPA's plans included earth satellites and space probes for scientific investigations, the latter as part of the International Geophysical Year program. Losing no time, ARPA authorized the Air Force Ballistic Missile Division to launch three lunar probes with Thor-Vanguard vehicles and the Army Ballistic Missile Agency to launch deep space probes with the new Jupiter IRBM equipped with the same cluster of solid rocket stages that had placed Explorer I in orbit. The original FY 1959 budget request of $340 million for ARPA was raised to $520 million.

22. Centre For AstroPhysics And Space Science Summary of related research projects at Chalmers University of technology in Sweden. http://www.oso.chalmers.se/centre/courses/geo/exam/

Master of Science Thesis Projects in: Satellite Navigation and Space Geodesy Using Radio Techniques (Examensarbeten) We are carrying out several research contracts satellite navigation, space geodesy, remote sensing of the atmosphere, and related areas at the Department of Radio and Space Science. We can define Master of Science thesis projects which are related to this research, for example construction of microwave equipment, development of software for data acquisition and data analysis, and different kinds of system test measurements. Most of the projects listed below are thought to be for one person only. If two persons would like to work together it should be possible to redefine the work by adding some extra tasks. Our computer environment consists mainly of work stations running HPUX 10 but we also have a few Macs and PCs (LinuX and Windows). Transportation to and from the observatory is provided for students working at the observatory, leaving from Chalmers every morning and returning in the afternoon. For more information contact: Gunnar Elgered e-mail: kge@oso.chalmers.se

23. Human Interface Technology Lab - Shared Space The SharedSpace project has culminated in two related technologies, Shared SpaceCollaborative Augmented Reality is a featured demo at the SIGGRAPH 99 http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/shared_space/

home projects people publications ... papers Shared Space The SharedSpace project has culminated in two related technologies, the ARToolKit and the Magic Book . Each of these technologies has its own web page, and the ARToolKit has an associated mailing list The rest of this page describes the SharedSpace project from an earlier perspective. Shared Space: Collaborative Augmented Reality is a featured demo at the SIGGRAPH 99 Emerging Technologies Exhibition. http://www.hitl.washington.edu/share New Siggraph 2000 "Magic Book" Download: The HIT Lab is making available the Augmented Reality tracking libraries used as the basis for the Shared Space project and SIGGRAPH demo. The libraries use computer vision techniques to precisely calculate a camera position and orientation relative to a tracking marker. The programmer can then use this information to draw 3D virtual objects that are exactly aligned with a real object. The libraries are available here for the SGI IRIX and Windows (95,98,NT) platforms a nd come with sample source code, documentation and several simple applications. Papers: Billinghurst, M. and Kato, H. (1999). Collaborative Mixed Reality. In Proceedings of International Symposium on Mixed Reality (ISMR '99). Mixed RealityMerging Real and Virtual Worlds, pp. 261-284.

24. Innovation A bimonthly publication of the Commercial technology Division at NASA Headquarters and your source for information on NASA projects and opportunities in the areas of technology transfer/commercialization, aerospace technology development, and the commercial development of space. http://nctn.hq.nasa.gov/innovation/index.html

Welcome to Technology Innovation! Welcome to the new Technology Innovation , NASA's quarterly magazine for business and technology published by the Innovative Partnerships Program. NASA seeks to create partnerships and cooperative activities with U.S. enterprises to develop technology that is applicable to NASA's mission technology needs and contributes to commercial competitiveness in global markets. Technology Innovation provides information about NASA's technology needs and opportunities, as well as interesting stories, facts, and feature articles about our successes. http://www.ipp.hq.nasa.gov to learn more about NASA's Innovative Partnerships program. Cover: NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program (IPP) is playing a major role in achieving the goals of the Vision for Space Exploration. Vol. 12, No. 1, 2005 Click here to tell us what you think about our website or our Technology Innovation Magazine. Back Issues 2004 Issues Vol. 11, No. 4 Fall 2004 Life Beyond Earth 2003 Issues Volume 11, Number 3 Fall 2003 Reaching the Stars Through Education Volume 11, Number 2 Summer 2003

25. Nar-projects Israeli company provides support in space projects management, satellite system engineering, satellite communications, GIS, remote sensing applications, and ecology analyses based on space remote sensing technology. http://www.nar-projects.com

26. Sira - For Technology-based Innovation, Instrument Development, Test, Calibratio Sira Providing technology, instrumentation and measurement solutions Other space projects The other headings within the space Sector give a brief http://www.sira.co.uk/space_projects.html

search Business Areas - Space go back WMV file leaflets Business Areas Biomedical Business Partnerships Defence and Security Environmental Innovation Instrument Test and Calibration Manufacturing Safety Compliance Space Business Areas Membership Recruitment Links Downloads Contact Us Sira Certification Service Image Automation Ltd Making Ideas Work Other Space Projects The other headings within the Space Sector give a brief outline of our work in this key area of our business. To complete the picture the links below contain most of Sira's recent work in space. Flight Hardware Contracts: All Flight Hardware Contracts Non-Hardware Contracts EO Contracts Imaging Technology Inter-satellite links Contracts Science Payloads Contracts ... Life Science/Microgravity For more information, please contact us or call +44 (0)20 8467 2636 , fax +44 (0)20 8468 1771. Last revised var sc_project=507944; var sc_partition=3;

27. Bienvenue à L'Agence Spatiale Canadienne - Welcome To The Canadian Space Agency Updated information on satellite, manned space flight projects, Earth observation and other peaceful application of space technology by the Canadian government. http://www.space.gc.ca/

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28. SPL Space Plasmas Description The space Physics Laboratory (LMSPL) is a Department within Lockheed Martin Missiles and space Company's Advanced technology Center. http://www.spasci.com/projects/sp_descrp.html

Space Plasmas Group The Space Plasmas Group investigates current research topics in space plasmas. Since the 1972 discovery of Oxygen in the Earth's magnetosphere by this group, we have been a leader in the investigation of plasma composition in the Earth's magnetosphere and near comets. We have flown plasma composition experiments on the ISEE DE AMPTE , and CRRES magnetospheric missions and we have been co-investigators on the Giotto cometary mission. Currently, we have operating composition experiments on the FAST and POLAR missions. Future missions include the IMAGE magnetospheric mission and the Rosetta cometary mission as well as collaboration on the Cluster magnetospheric mission. Other activities within our group include design of small, free-flying magnetometers for space applications, all sky imaging of the aurora from the Antarctic, and planning future space plasmas missions.

29. SPACE.com -- Advanced Projects Map Future Of Spaceflight The Advanced space Transportation Program develops futuristic projects somestill a With enough time and corporate partners, this technology and the http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/advanced_projects_000621.html

advertisement Plasma Rockets Could Propel Man to Mars New Balloon Solves Science Dilemma Developers of Fiber Optics Snag Top Engineering Prize NASA Develops Robots to Build Space Station Advanced Projects Map Future of Spaceflight By Glen Golightly Houston Bureau Chief posted: 07:00 am ET 26 June 2000 Researchers at NASA are keeping the dream of the space frontier alive with advanced spacecraft designs that might eventually make space travel as common as air travel. The Advanced Space Transportation Program develops futuristic projects some still a vague idea or merely an artist's rendering to chart the course of human spaceflight. [quote] Ideas germinating at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama range from the fantastic, such as antimatter propulsion, to the actual lab tests of air-breathing rocket engines and magnetic-rail launching systems. The Future of Space Exploration? Plasma Rockets Could Propel Man to Mars: Space travelers may get a quicker trip to the Red Planet, and a safety edge, with plasma-powered engines. Will Nuclear Power Put Humans on Mars?

30. ESA Portal - European Space Research And Technology Centre (ESTEC) More than 2000 specialists work here on dozens of space projects. European spaceResearch technology Centre Keplerlaan 1 Postbus 299 http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMOMQ374OD_index_0.html

ESA Life in Space Expanding Frontiers Improving Daily Life ... Benefits for Europe Contents Contact information How to get to ESTEC Multimedia ESA Multimedia gallery National galleries Media Centre Press Releases Information Notes ESA Television ESA and the EU Cooperation Services Calendar Publications Frequently asked questions ESA-sponsored Conferences ... Subscribe Search All ESA Home Advanced Search Aerial view of ESTEC’s facilities European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) The European Space Agency (ESA) and its 15 Member States work together to pursue a wide range of ambitious and exciting goals in space. Together, they create fascinating projects that would not be feasible for the individual Member States. These projects generate new scientific knowledge and new practical applications in space exploration, and contribute to a vigorous European aerospace industry ESA has sites in several European countries. The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), the largest site and the technical heart of ESA—the incubator of the European space effort—is in Noordwijk, in the Netherlands. Most ESA projects are born here, and this is where they are guided through the various phases of development. More than 2000 specialists work here on dozens of space projects. Rosetta Flight Model thermal vacuum tests Except for launchers, nearly all ESA projects are managed from ESTEC. In Noordwijk, people work on science missions, on human spaceflight, telecom, satellite navigation, and Earth observation. ESTEC also houses a large pool of people with highly specialised technical knowledge, who are assigned to space projects when their expertise is needed for missions. If you want to know more about ESTEC, please have a look at the ESTEC Tour!

31. Scaled Composites - Virgin Group To Licence Technology To Develop World's First Our June space flight was flown with several new technologies that address boththe cost and safety Allen is also founder of Experience Music Project, http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/092704_scaled_paul_allen_virgin_galactic.

Commercial Space Tourism Operator Click logo to visit Virgin Galactic London, September 27th 2004: As a prelude to these exciting developments Virgin is also very pleased to have agreed terms to sponsor SpaceShipOne on its historic Ansari X Prize flights later this week and in early October. SpaceShipOne and White Knight are shown here. Derivative technology has been licensed to Virgin Galactic to develop the world's first commercial space tourism operator. This transaction is subject to all necessary government approvals. - Ends - About Paul G. Allen: About Virgin: Contact: Michael A. Nank Vulcan Inc. michaelna@vulcan.com

32. NAVAIR WD: Arming The Fleet Brochure - Space Projects - Fleet Benefits (part 2) space projects Fleet Benefits (part 2). space projects (Historical) In 2000and 2001, China Lake evaluated technology for a system to anchor a http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/r2/atf/n_space2.htm

Download Acrobat (pdf) Version Overview History People, Ranges, and Laboratories ... Quick Fleet Response Achievements Arming the Fleet Table of WD Weapons and Conflicts WD-Influenced Weapons (part 1) WD-Influenced Weapons ... (part 3) Fleet Progress on Many Fronts Joint and International Services Technology Transfer Partnering with Industry and Academia/Fleet Benefits Environmental Leadership ... NAVAIR Facts Space Projects - Fleet Benefits (part 2) Space Projects (Historical) NASA Support. Navy Astronautics Group. The Navy Astronautics Group, with headquarters at Point Mugu, was commissioned in 1962 to operate the Navy Navigational Satellite System (NNSS), known as TRANSIT, that permitted Fleet units to fix their precise positions at sea, day or night, in any kind of weather. In 1963, the destroyer USS Hazelwood was the first Navy vessel to test a then-secret navigation system that received data from an orbiting satellite. Shortly thereafter, the system was made operational for use with the Polaris ballistic missile submarines and aircraft carriers. In 1967, the Government authorized manufacture of commercial versions of the shipboard navigation sets and sale to non-military interests. Applications included oil exploration, mapmaking, world-wide commercial shipping, and as a universal time standard. System accuracy was emphasized during rendezvous and recovery operations in connection with astronauts returning from Apollo expeditions to the moon. The navigation satellites were launched into 600-mile circular polar orbits from Vandenberg AFB. They orbit the Earth every 107 minutes, transmitting a message every two minutes describing where they were in space. The Navy had tracking and injection stations in Maine, Minnesota, on Laguna Peak at Point Mugu, and in Hawaii. Point Mugu managed the entire system.

33. NAVAIR WD: Arming The Fleet Brochure - Space Projects - Fleet Benefits (part 1) technology Transfer Partnering with Industry and Academia/Fleet Benefits Environmental Leadership space space projects Fleet Benefits (part 1) http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/r2/atf/n_space1.htm

Download Acrobat (pdf) Version Overview History People, Ranges, and Laboratories ... Quick Fleet Response Achievements Arming the Fleet Table of WD Weapons and Conflicts WD-Influenced Weapons (part 1) WD-Influenced Weapons ... (part 3) Fleet Progress on Many Fronts Joint and International Services Technology Transfer Partnering with Industry and Academia/Fleet Benefits Environmental Leadership ... NAVAIR Facts Space Projects - Fleet Benefits (part 1) Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 2004 Fleet Benefits. WD's relationship with NASA is mutually beneficial. Lessons learned from joint projects help WD find solutions to Naval aviation problems. Lessons learned from the 2004 missions include developing the Zylon bridle that will allow increased deployment velocities and decreased weight and volume for future Naval aviation parachute systems. Zylon lines may one day replace heavy, cumbersome aircraft tie-downs on carrier decks. The radar altimeter may be considered for high-altitude, low opening (HALO) parachute systems. Also, the descent rate limiter is being considered for use in reusable reefing systems for Army cargo and Navy special forces parachute systems. Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 2004.

34. The à ngström Space Technology Centre At the space technology center, many different projects is ongoing, all relatedto miniaturised spacecraft! à STC Loggo An idea for a future mission to the http://www.astc.material.uu.se/Projects/

Welcome Projects Publications Collaborations ... Department of Engineering Sciences : The à ngström Space Technology Centre Projects MICRO PROPULSION PROJECTS Cold Gas Micro Thrusters Project Manager: Lars Stenmark This project aims at an advanced engineering model of the à STC Cold gas micropropulsion system, that trace its history back to 1997. This research is currently performed in collaboration and under the lead of NanoSpace AB. The system will fill the requirements for extreme stabilization and accurate formation flying missions. ESA funds the project. Xenon Feed System Project Manager: Lars Stenmark This project aims at an advanced engineering model of a microsystem-based Xenon Feed System for electric propulsion. This research is currently performed in collaboration and under the lead of NanoSpace AB. ESA funds the project. Microrocket Engine Project Manager: Johan Köhler This project develops a monopropellant microrocket engine based on silicon technology. This hydrogen peroxide rocket engine is developed in collaboration with QinetiQ (lead), Surrey Satellite Technologies ltd, and TNO. ESA funds the project. MICRO SYSTEMS PROJECTS Quality Assurance for Micro Propulsion Project Manager: Lars Stenmark Under an ESA contract, à STC has developed process control and documentation systems applicable to complex micropropulsion microsystems. The lessons learned are now adopted in all à STC systems, and is also used by the MicroStructure Laboratory (MSL) at Uppsala University.

35. House Of Commons - Public Accounts - Twenty-First Report space based projects are inherently risky. They involve the development and 9 However, our colleagues on the Science and technology Committee who have http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmselect/cmpubacc/47/4706.htm

Search Advanced Search Home Glossary Index ... Parliament Live section... Parliamentary Publications and Archives Site Map Bills Hansard Directories Frequently Asked Questions Judicial Work Select Committee on Public Accounts Twenty-First Report 2 Managing risk on space projects 4. Space based projects are inherently risky. They involve the development and use of advanced technology. Many space missions have life cycles, from development through launch to exploitation, of decades. Many projects involve collaboration with other countries, with multilateral space agencies and companies from other nations, which poses further risks. Effective assessment and management of risk is therefore a crucial determinant of value for money. 5. There are a number of examples where the assessment and management of risk within the UK's civil space programme could have been better. For example, the NAO's analysis of the Department's national space programme showed that many of the business cases supporting the various elements had not addressed factors such as changes in the space market or delays to launches, and they had not developed risk management strategies.[ 6. The Beagle 2 project which was part of ESA's Mars Express mission to Mars was put together at relatively short notice by ESA to compensate for the failure soon after launch in 1996 of a planned Russian mission to Mars which had incorporated European instruments.[

36. > S.S.E.T.I. space technology and Education Conference 2005 All students working on handsonspace projects, like the SSETI-satellites, are invited to participate in the http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/

ESA Contact SSETI Headquarters ESA - ESTEC ADM-AE, SSETI Postbus 299 2200 AG Noordwijk The Netherlands Join Sseti 7th September 2005 - The Launch Campaign Begins! The SSETI Express Launch Campaign team has arrived safely in Plesetsk, Russia, and the launch campaign has begun. The ground support equipment and the satellite have been unpacked and set up in the assembly facility. The checkout so far demonstrates that the satellite is in good health. The campaign will be hard work, but we are on schedule for the launch on the 30th! Please see the news on the mission webpages for more details. 27th July 2005 - SSETI Express is declared "Flight Ready" Less than 18 months after the kick-off meeting SSETI Express has been awarded Flight Readiness by ESA. SSETI Express spent most of April and May undergoing extensive Electromagnetic Compatibility, Vibration and Thermal-Vacuum testing. During May a fit-check was performed with a model of SSETI Express to make sure that it is compatible with the launch adapter, and all of the Cubesats were installed.

37. Embedded Software - Projects - Space Activities - Space Projects Since the early 1970s, VTT has executed several separate research and developmentprojects associated with space technology. Applications have been in the http://www.vtt.fi/ele/research/soh/projects/space_vtt.htm

Embedded Software Space activities Space projects VTT Space technology program funding: VTT duration: 1985 - 1988 volume: 27 man-years, 12 MFIM Background Since the early 1970s, VTT has executed several separate research and development projects associated with space technology. Applications have been in the remote sensing and telecommunications area. In remote sensing, VTT has been working on forest valuation, forest economy, geology, search for minerals, and water based activities. Specific technologies have been digital image processing and equipment for receiving satellite images. In satellite telecommunication, the first application was a ship-based satellite antenna with phase steering, and radio and microwave technology for receivers. Large projects have been ground stations for Eutelsat and Tele-X. To support preparation of associate membership of ESA, the management of VTT decided in 1984 to launch a concentrated space technology research programme. Content of the program The program was sub-divided in three areas: telecommunications remote sensing space equipment The program contained altogether 13 projects: small ground stations offset antenna technology printed circuit antennas weather satellite receiver new satellite based positioning systems application of radar in remote sensing measuring water quality by satellite images instrument development for Phobos and Interball missions reliability of electronics in space position sensitive detectors in space instruments

38. Virtual Space - User Interfaces Of The Future 2001 VTT Information technology /, The Virtual space project has studied newmethods of computer control. The aim has been to create intuitive user http://www.vtt.fi/tte/projects/lumetila/

Virtual Space - User Interfaces of the Future The Virtual Space project has studied new methods of computer control. The aim has been to create intuitive user interfaces that blend in with the surroundings of the user. The starting point of the project to research and develop bodily and spatial user interfaces has been the natural way in which people move and act. Applications include new kinds of computer games. Nautilus The project has produced a prototype of a game called Nautilus based on interaction between 3 to 6 players. Nautilus is an underwater adventure where players collect points, cope with dangerous situations and finally save a dolphin trapped in a wrecked ship by steering a diving bell. The diving bell is steered by the movements and positions of the group of players on the floor area. Results from the planning stages have been assessed together with users, which has provided new information on bodily and spatial user interfaces and their usability. Nautilus is a unique game that allows the playing team to experience both adventure and a winning feeling. Unlike other games, Nautilus is controlled by movement rather than by traditional controls. Results of the interdisciplinary research and development project can be applied to designing new attractions for amusement and science parks and other similar environments and they can also be used to develop new ways to control electronic devices at home, for example.

39. Community News & Projects | Technology Futures An article on space.com describes the effort in the Mojave Desert, down in southernCalifornia. technology News Community news projects http://www.designnine.com/news/?q=taxonomy_menu/2&from=70

40. Community News & Projects | Technology Futures space has been, is, and will continue to be a risky business. But it won t stopour children, who will have technology News Community news projects http://www.designnine.com/news/?q=taxonomy_menu/2&from=60

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