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Small Spacecraft Mission Concepts To Achieve Lunar Science And Exploration Goals, Jennifer Heldmann, Tony Ricco, Carol Stoker, Tomas Svitek, Lori Fenton, Sylvia Cox, Lyn O’Leary, John Hines, Peter Klupar Aug 2007

Small Spacecraft Mission Concepts To Achieve Lunar Science And Exploration Goals, Jennifer Heldmann, Tony Ricco, Carol Stoker, Tomas Svitek, Lori Fenton, Sylvia Cox, Lyn O’Leary, John Hines, Peter Klupar

Small Satellite Conference

NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration calls for a return to the Moon with both robotic spacecraft and human explorers in the coming decades. Both scientific and exploration-related goals can be achieved using a small spacecraft platform with relatively low cost and rapid development time. We report on mission concepts within five investigation themes and provide traceability to proposed instrumentation and measurement objectives. Specific themes addressed here include 1) Water, 2) Radiation Shielding, 3) Biologic Effects of the Lunar Environment, 4) Dust and Regolith Characterization, and 5) Enabling Lunar Astrophysics.

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The Falcon 1 Launch Vehicle: Demonstration Flights, Status, Manifest, And Upgrade Path, Brian Bjelde, Max Vozoff, Gwynne Shotwell Aug 2007

The Falcon 1 Launch Vehicle: Demonstration Flights, Status, Manifest, And Upgrade Path, Brian Bjelde, Max Vozoff, Gwynne Shotwell

Small Satellite Conference

Falcon 1, the entry vehicle in the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) launch vehicle family, is designed to provide the world’s lowest cost access to orbit. The vehicle is designed above all for high reliability, followed by low cost and a benign payload flight environment. It is a two-stage, liquid oxygen and rocket grade kerosene (RP-1) powered launch vehicle capable of placing a 700 kg satellite into a 200km circular orbit, inclined 9.1 degrees. Falcon 1 combines a re-usable, turbo-pump fed first stage powered by a single SpaceX Merlin engine with a pressure fed second stage powered by our Kestrel engine …

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Feasibility Of Developing A Refrigerant-Based Propulsion System For Small Spacecraft, Carl Seubert, Shawn Miller, Joseph Siebert, Abbie Stewart, Henry Pernicka, Refugio Molina Jr., Glenn Lightsey, Megan Sheridan, Brian Mcdaniels, Graham Walker, Michael Swartwout, Scott Franke Aug 2007

Feasibility Of Developing A Refrigerant-Based Propulsion System For Small Spacecraft, Carl Seubert, Shawn Miller, Joseph Siebert, Abbie Stewart, Henry Pernicka, Refugio Molina Jr., Glenn Lightsey, Megan Sheridan, Brian Mcdaniels, Graham Walker, Michael Swartwout, Scott Franke

Small Satellite Conference

This paper documents the feasibility of developing a low pressure, low-budget, two-phase refrigerant propulsion system for small spacecraft. The spacecraft design teams at the University of Missouri-Rolla, University of Texas at Austin, and Washington University in St Louis have collaboratively researched and assessed the feasibility of using a refrigerant propellant to provide a safe and practical type of propulsion system for the small spacecraft community. As an alternative to a typical inert cold-gas system, the teams investigated two-phase refrigerant-based systems motivated by the excellent propellant storage advantages and the ease of use and inherent safety. A primary benefit is its …

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Utilisation Of Dmc Experience And The Potential Usage Of Dmc Services To Provide Additional Support To A European Global Monitoring System Programme, M A Cutter, D Hodgson, P E Davies, A Baker, K Graham, S Mackin, M Vanotti, M N Sweeting, A Regan Aug 2007

Utilisation Of Dmc Experience And The Potential Usage Of Dmc Services To Provide Additional Support To A European Global Monitoring System Programme, M A Cutter, D Hodgson, P E Davies, A Baker, K Graham, S Mackin, M Vanotti, M N Sweeting, A Regan

Small Satellite Conference

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd is reviewing the ability of small satellite platforms to add complementary capability to the presently defined Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) space segment, allowing the broadest possible set of user requirements to be met. A set of user-focused services has been compared with the instruments and measurement capabilities defined for the currently proposed Sentinel platforms. This comparison illustrated the challenges of using a few satellites, as in the current Sentinel scenario, carrying multiple instruments to serve the diverse needs of land, coastal, oceanic, emergency response and emergency management users.

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Multipoint In-Situ Radiation And Plasma Sensing System (Mirpss), Nestor Voronka, Robert Hoyt, Sven Bilén Aug 2007

Multipoint In-Situ Radiation And Plasma Sensing System (Mirpss), Nestor Voronka, Robert Hoyt, Sven Bilén

Small Satellite Conference

To ensure the safety of human explorers as well as the health and productivity of robotic systems both in Earth orbit and beyond, it is important to understand and predict the space plasma and radiation-belt particle dynamics in the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere. Increased scientific understanding of how the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere respond to changes due to solar variability will enhance our ability to provide forecasts and “nowcasts” of space weather. To this end, TUI and Penn State are developing a nanosatellite mission concept that utilizes a constellation of CubeSat-class satellites containing in situ radiation, plasma, and magnetic field …

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Small Spacecraft In Support Of The Lunar Exploration Program, Butler Hine Aug 2007

Small Spacecraft In Support Of The Lunar Exploration Program, Butler Hine

Small Satellite Conference

This paper analyses the ability of small, low cost spacecraft to deliver scientifically and technically useful payloads to lunar orbit and the lunar surface, in particular precursor mapping, infrastructure and in-situ resource utilization functions, that are necessary prior to human return as part of the US Vision for Space Exploration. It is based upon a technical study of the NASA-Ames Research Center’s Small Spacecraft. Following an overview of the generalized capabilities of small spacecraft in comparison to the objectives of the robotic lunar exploration program, the paper documents the mission planning (including trajectory, launch stack and timeline), and overall spacecraft …

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Application Of The Themis Bus To New Missions, Michael Cully, Warren Chen, Kevin Brenneman, Gregory Delory Aug 2007

Application Of The Themis Bus To New Missions, Michael Cully, Warren Chen, Kevin Brenneman, Gregory Delory

Small Satellite Conference

It is recognized that small satellites can complement the services provided by existing larger satellites, providing cost effective solutions to military missions, communications systems, remote sensing applications, satellite rapidresponse, science and technology demonstrator missions. However, today’s small satellites are largely confined to low Earth orbit where they perform remote sensing missions, conduct science operations, and serve as technology test beds. Future small satellite missions will include interplanetary missions, space-weather mapping as well as space exploration and robotic probes.

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Afrl's Demonstration And Science Experiments (Dsx) Program – Quest For The Common Micro Satellite Bus, Greg Heinsohn, Tim Girard, Durand Smith, Janet Stuart, Aaron Adler, Jon Schoenberg, Mark Scherbarth, Eric Klaiber Aug 2007

Afrl's Demonstration And Science Experiments (Dsx) Program – Quest For The Common Micro Satellite Bus, Greg Heinsohn, Tim Girard, Durand Smith, Janet Stuart, Aaron Adler, Jon Schoenberg, Mark Scherbarth, Eric Klaiber

Small Satellite Conference

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate has developed the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) mission to research technologies needed to significantly advance Department of Defense (DoD) capability to operate spacecraft in the harsh radiation environment of medium-Earth orbits (MEO). The ability to operate effectively in the MEO environment significantly increases the DoD’s capability to field space systems that provide persistent global targeting-grade space surveillance, high-speed satellite-based communication, lower-cost GPS navigation, and protection from space weather on a responsive satellite platform. DSX uses a modular design that allows for launch either as a primary satellite on a conventional …

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Smallsats To The Moon: Providing The ‘Picks And Shovels For The 21st Century’S Greatest Exploration Endeavour’ , Adam Baker, Andy Phipps, Philip Davies, Xavier Alabart, Martin Sweeting Aug 2007

Smallsats To The Moon: Providing The ‘Picks And Shovels For The 21st Century’S Greatest Exploration Endeavour’ , Adam Baker, Andy Phipps, Philip Davies, Xavier Alabart, Martin Sweeting

Small Satellite Conference

Small spacecraft have an enviable history of changing the economics of space. Space development and exploration has historically been costly, and going beyond Earth orbit even more so. However the cost-performance balance of small spacecraft has increased to the point where new commercial business cases using space infrastructure can be enabled. This paper outlines SSTL’s approach to low cost missions, and its validity to exploration, in particular the Moon. The political environment for supporting space missions, particularly exploration in the United Kingdom is covered, including study activities building the case for a national exploration programme and their fit to strategic …

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Faster, Smaller, Cheaper: Exploiting The Imminent Low-Cost Launch Era , G.A. Finney, Kevin Spradley, Mark Fowler, Michael Gulley Aug 2007

Faster, Smaller, Cheaper: Exploiting The Imminent Low-Cost Launch Era , G.A. Finney, Kevin Spradley, Mark Fowler, Michael Gulley

Small Satellite Conference

The 1990s initiated the era of “Faster, Better, Cheaper” for small spacecraft, and met with mixed success. However, even under the best of circumstances, “Faster, Better, Cheaper” faces the hurdle of high launch costs. In programs with typical launch costs of $20 - 50M or more, spacecraft capabilities are pushed to the limit in order to extract maximum value from the overall system. This drive for high performance results in complex systems, which require significant engineering to address relatively minor changes. However, new launch vehicles offer the potential to reduce launch costs to under $10M and will change the economics …

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Iset Ors Bus Standards And Prototype, Gurpartap Sandhoo, Mark Johnson, William Raynor, Michael Hurley, Patrick Stadter, Michael Marley, Clint Apland, Robert Lee, Jonathan Bruzzi, Bruce Williams, Edward Schaefer, Steven Vernon, Paul Schwartz, George Moretti, Thomas Doyne Aug 2007

Iset Ors Bus Standards And Prototype, Gurpartap Sandhoo, Mark Johnson, William Raynor, Michael Hurley, Patrick Stadter, Michael Marley, Clint Apland, Robert Lee, Jonathan Bruzzi, Bruce Williams, Edward Schaefer, Steven Vernon, Paul Schwartz, George Moretti, Thomas Doyne

Small Satellite Conference

Advancing sound and accepted spacecraft bus standards is the objective of the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s (OSD) Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Bus Standards Initiative. This effort involves multiple government, industry, and academia participants assembled into an Integrated System Engineering Team (ISET). The core ISET industry team members include AeroAstro, Boeing, Design Net Engineering, General Dynamics Spectrum Astro, Loral, Microcosm, MicroSat, Orbital, Raytheon, and Swales. Government and Laboratory team members include the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), Air Force Space and Missile Command (AF SMC), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), MIT/Lincoln Laboratories …

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So You Want To Be A Leader In Higher Education? Developing Leadership In Women, Susan R. Madsen Aug 2007

So You Want To Be A Leader In Higher Education? Developing Leadership In Women, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

This insightful and innovative PDW will 1) describe some of the results of a qualitative research study on the leadership development of ten women university presidents, and 2) provide participants with an opportunity to engage in self-analysis and personal reflection. "Leadership" will be broadly framed as leading from a formal position (e.g., president, VP, dean, associate dean, department chair, or committee chair) as well as influencing without an official title or formal authority; therefore, conference attendees interested in influencing change at any level in higher education would benefit.

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Insights, Summer, 2007, Utah State University Aug 2007

Insights, Summer, 2007, Utah State University

Discovery Magazine

Bi-annual alumni newsletter for the College of Science of Utah State University in Logan.

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Sagestep News, Summer 2007, No. 4, Sagestep Aug 2007

Sagestep News, Summer 2007, No. 4, Sagestep

Newsletters

Seasonal newsletter of SageSTEP.

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Hay Quality Sensory Evaluation Guidelines, T. C. Griggs, S. C. Franson, M. G. Bohle Aug 2007

Hay Quality Sensory Evaluation Guidelines, T. C. Griggs, S. C. Franson, M. G. Bohle

All Current Publications

Grass, legume, and mixed hays contribute to natural resource conservation, diversity in crop rotations, livestock health and performance, and economic returns from sustainable agriculture.

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The Underutilization Of Internet And Communication Technology-Assisted Collaborative Project-Based Learning Among International Educators: A Delphi Study, Barry S. Kramer, Andrew Walker, Jennifer M. Brill Jul 2007

The Underutilization Of Internet And Communication Technology-Assisted Collaborative Project-Based Learning Among International Educators: A Delphi Study, Barry S. Kramer, Andrew Walker, Jennifer M. Brill

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

This study explores the barriers associated with teachers implementing Internet and Communication Technology-assisted Collaborative Project-based Learning (ICTCPrjBL) as a classroom teaching methodology with students. We used a Web-based Delphi method to engage experienced educators in anonymous consensus building consisting of three rounds of surveys. The Round 1 analysis yielded 51 barriers. The Round 2 analysis produced descriptive statistics (range, mean, and standard deviation) on the importance of each barrier. The Round 3 analysis confirmed 16 of the 51 (31.4%) barriers as “moderately significant” to “very significant” to implementing ICTCPrjBL. Important contributions of this study include: (a) identification of barriers to …

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The Role Of Geographic Information Systems Inwildlife Epidemiology: Models Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Colorado Mule Deer, Matthew L. Farnsworth, Jennifer A. Hoeting, N. Thompson Hobbs, Mary M. Conner, Kenneth P. Burnham, Lisa L. Wolfe, Elizabeth S. Williams, David M. Theobald, Michael W. Miller Jul 2007

The Role Of Geographic Information Systems Inwildlife Epidemiology: Models Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Colorado Mule Deer, Matthew L. Farnsworth, Jennifer A. Hoeting, N. Thompson Hobbs, Mary M. Conner, Kenneth P. Burnham, Lisa L. Wolfe, Elizabeth S. Williams, David M. Theobald, Michael W. Miller

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

The authors present findings from two landscape epidemiology studies of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in northern Colorado mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). First, the effects of human land use on disease prevalence were explored by formulating a set of models estimating CWD prevalence in relation to differences in human land use, sex and geographic location. Prevalence was higher in developed areas and among male deer suggesting that anthropogenic influences (changes in land use), differences in exposure risk between sexes and landscape-scaled heterogeneity are associated with CWD prevalence. The second study focused on identifying scales of mule deer movement and mixing that …

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Welcome To Weber County 4-H, New 4-H Club Member Welcome Packet, Donna Carter Jul 2007

Welcome To Weber County 4-H, New 4-H Club Member Welcome Packet, Donna Carter

All Current Publications

This packet serves as Weber County's welcome packet for new 4-H members.

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Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, June 8, 2007 - Consolidation Of Existing Bachelor Of Science Degrees, Utah State University Jun 2007

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, June 8, 2007 - Consolidation Of Existing Bachelor Of Science Degrees, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Utah State University requests approval to consolidate all BS degrees offered by the Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences into a single degree with the name: Bachelors of Science in Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, with emphases in (1) Animal & Dairy Science; (2) Bioveterinary Science; (3) Biotechnology, and (4) Equine Science and Management.

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Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, Emma Eccles Jones College Of Education And Human Services, June 8, 2007, Utah State University Jun 2007

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, Emma Eccles Jones College Of Education And Human Services, June 8, 2007, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Utah State University requests approval to offer a new specialization in Speech-Language Pathology within the existing Disability Disciplines PhD Program.

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Impact Of Acceptance And Commitment Therapy Versus Education On Stigma Toward People With Psychological Disorders, Akihiko Masuda, Steven C. Hayes, Lindsay B. Fletcher, Paul J. Seignourel, Kara Bunting, Scott A. Herbst, Michael P. Twohig, Jason Lillis Jun 2007

Impact Of Acceptance And Commitment Therapy Versus Education On Stigma Toward People With Psychological Disorders, Akihiko Masuda, Steven C. Hayes, Lindsay B. Fletcher, Paul J. Seignourel, Kara Bunting, Scott A. Herbst, Michael P. Twohig, Jason Lillis

Psychology Faculty Publications

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has previously been shown to alter stigmatizing attitudes and to be relatively useful for psychologically inflexible participants. The present study is the first to bring those two findings together by comparing ACT to an education intervention for reducing stigma toward people with psychological disorders, and examining whether results differ for psychologically inflexible versus flexible individuals. A sample of college students (N=95) was randomly assigned to a 21/2 h ACT or educational workshop. Measures were taken before and after the workshop and at a 1-month follow-up. ACT reduced mental health stigma …

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Tumbleweed Exploratory Drilling Environmental Assessment, United States Deparment Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management Jun 2007

Tumbleweed Exploratory Drilling Environmental Assessment, United States Deparment Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to analyze Stewart Petroleum Corporation’s (Stewart) proposed exploratory natural gas drilling on their Federal leases within the Tumbleweed Oil and Gas Unit (Tumbleweed Unit). This EA is a site-specific analysis of potential impacts that could result with the implementation of Alternative - the Proposed Action; Alternative B – Buried Pipelines; or Alternative C - the No Action Alternative. The EA assists the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in project planning and ensuring compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and in making a determination as to whether any “significant” impacts could result …

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Does Removing Coyotes For Livestock Protection Benefit Free-Ranging Ungulates?, Justin L. Harrington, Michael R. Conover Jun 2007

Does Removing Coyotes For Livestock Protection Benefit Free-Ranging Ungulates?, Justin L. Harrington, Michael R. Conover

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

We studied the effects of coyote (Canis latrans) control for livestock protection on native ungulates during 2003 and 2004 on 7 sites in Utah and Colorado, USA, totaling over 1,900 km2. We found no relationships between coyote control variables and offspring/female deer ratios. However, control effort (no. of hr spent aerial gunning for coyotes) and success (no. of coyotes taken) were positively correlated with numbers of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) observed per kilometer of transect. Our results suggest that coyote control for livestock protection may increase densities of mule deer and pronghorn in areas where it …

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Implications Of Research On Expertise For Curriculum And Pedagogy, David F. Feldon Jun 2007

Implications Of Research On Expertise For Curriculum And Pedagogy, David F. Feldon

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Instruction on problem solving in particular domains typically relies on explanations from experts about their strategies. However, research indicates that such self-reports often are incomplete or inaccurate (e.g., Chao & Salvendy, 1994; Cooke & Breedin, 1994). This article evaluates research on experts’ cognition, the accuracy of experts’ self-reports, and the efficacy of instruction based on experts’ self-reports. Analysis of this evidence indicates that experts’ free recall of strategies introduces errors and omissions into instructional materials that hinder student success. In contrast, when experts engage in structured knowledge elicitation techniques (e.g., cognitive task analysis), the resultant instruction is more effective. Based …

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Armyworm And Cutworms In Turf, Erin W. Hodgson Jun 2007

Armyworm And Cutworms In Turf, Erin W. Hodgson

All Current Publications

Armyworms and cutworms can be found all over the United States, with at least three species found in Utah. These insects belong to a large group of night-flying moths in the family Noctuidae. Although not new pests to turfgrass, armyworms and cutworms are often ignored, and plant health decline is confused with drought stress, fungal disease, or other insects.

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Anatomic Dead Space Cannot Be Predicted By Body Weight, Lara M. Brewer, Joseph A. Orr May 2007

Anatomic Dead Space Cannot Be Predicted By Body Weight, Lara M. Brewer, Joseph A. Orr

Utah Space Grant Consortium

Anatomic, airway, or tracheal, dead space is the part of the tidal volume that does not participate in gas exchange. Knowledge of the size of the dead space is important for proper mechanical ventilation, especially if small tidal volumes are used. Respiratory and medical textbooks state that anatomic dead space can be estimated from the patient’s body weight. Specifically, these references suggest dead space can be predicted using a relationship of one milliliter per pound of body weight. Using a volumetric capnography monitor that incorporates on-airway flow and CO2 monitoring (NICO2, Respironics, Wallingford CT), anatomic dead space can be automatically …

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Utah State University Commencement, 2007 - Eastern Campus, Utah State University May 2007

Utah State University Commencement, 2007 - Eastern Campus, Utah State University

Commencement Programs

2007 Commencement Ceremony for the Eastern Campus of Utah State University.

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Environmental Assessment Bird Damage Management In The Wyoming Wildlife Services Program, United States Department Of Agriculture, Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services May 2007

Environmental Assessment Bird Damage Management In The Wyoming Wildlife Services Program, United States Department Of Agriculture, Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), and Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) propose to continue the current bird damage management program in Wyoming. WS, USFWS, FAA, WGFD, and WDH use an adaptive integrated wildlife damage management (IWDM) approach to reduce bird damage to property, agricultural resources, natural resources, and to protect human health and safety. In addition, under the current program, the USFWS would continue to issue depredation permits based on need and …

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A Historic Perspective: The Response Of Breeding Passerines To Rangeland Alteration In Rich County, Utah, Lindsay J. Brown May 2007

A Historic Perspective: The Response Of Breeding Passerines To Rangeland Alteration In Rich County, Utah, Lindsay J. Brown

Biology

Shrub-dominated ecosystems on private lands are important rangeland resources through much of the western U.S., including Rich County, Utah. Because of its important role in livestock production, this shrubsteppe ecosystem has been exposed to a variety of sagebrush removal methods. Little is known about the relative effects of chemical, mechanical, or burn treatments on breeding passerine communities. Furthermore, most studies address only short-term effects. We studied breeding passerine communities and vegetation on 17 untreated sites and 49 range sites treated between 1962 and 2004 to examine the effects of treatment type and treatment age. The sagebrush treatments produced considerable changes …

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Escalante Valley - Iron County, Utah, Rapid Watershed Assessment - 8 Digit Huc #16030006, Usda-Nrcs May 2007

Escalante Valley - Iron County, Utah, Rapid Watershed Assessment - 8 Digit Huc #16030006, Usda-Nrcs

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This rapid assessment is designed to gather and display information specific to the basin identified. This summary will highlight the natural and social resources present in the basin, detail specific concerns, and aid in resource planning and target conservation assistance needs. This document is dynamic and will be updated as additional information is available through a multi-agency partnership effort.

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