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Under The Bridge: Poems By Faith Shepherd With Critical Introduction, Faith Shepherd

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

The first poem with which I became fully engaged--that is, the first poem with which I interacted beyond one or two readings--was Wallace Stevens' "Autumn Refrain" my senior year in high school. At this point in my life, I was already enamored with literature, and I had written fair amounts of "poetry" for my high school creative writing classes. However, even though I occasionally enjoyed reading poetry and understood that its language tended to be more compact than other types of literature, if I didn't understand a poem after reading it through once or twice I set it aside and …

Landscape Assessment For The Buckskin Mountain Area, Wildlife Habitat Improvement, Bureau Of Land Management

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

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, November 4, 2004, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

College of Business

• New Course

School of Accountancy

• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change, Course Number Change, Repeatable for Credit Change

Department of Economics

• University Studies Request

Department of Management and Human Resources

• New Course
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change
• Title Change
• Service Learning Request

Department of Biological and Irrigation Engineering

• New Course

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• New Course
• Title Change

Department of History

• New Course
• New Course, University Studies Designation

Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication

• Credit Hour Change

Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology

• New Course
• Add Multiple List, Dual List Change, …

Faculty Senate Agenda, October 4, 2004, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Curriculum Deadline - December 16
• Faculty Involvement in Evaluating Journal Subscriptions - Subject Librarians
• Syllabus Resources Proposal for Domestic Partner Benefits
• December Commencement
• ASUSU Update
• Library Advisory Council
• Honors Program
• Faculty Evaluation Committee Report
• Athletic Council
• Calendar Committee

Corporate Responsibility To Provide Work-Family Programs, Susan R. Madsen

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Defining and determining the responsibility of business organizations to provide and assist employees with work-family programs and initiatives (e.g., employee assistance programs, parental leave extensions, childcare, elder care benefits, flextime, compressed workweek, and telecommuting) is a current critical issue that has ignited controversy during the past few decades. The author argues that work-family programs (at some level) should be a part of every company and should be strongly linked to employer benefits. To expand and implement work-family programs and services in companies today,she argues that training and educating business leaders about work-family options and benefits is the bestsolution. This paper …

Bent Leg Of Rams, Clell Bagley

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

Vegetation Exclosures In Utah: What Can They Tell Us About Long-Term Range Trends?, William A. Adair, John A. Bissonette

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Exclosures are flexible range management tools that can be used to simultaneously:

• Clarify conflicts between wild and domestic herbivores and their advocates;

• Evaluate herbivore influence on range productivity and composition;

• Monitor long-term trends and changes in range condition; and

• Identify the normal range of variation characteristic of natural plant communities.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, September 20, 2004, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• Faculty Evaluation Committee
• Libraries Advisory Council
• Honors Program
• ASUSU
• Calendar Committee
• Domestic Partner Benefit
• Athletic Council
• Resolution of collaboration with ASUSU
• 2005-2006 Budget Presentation

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, September 7, 2004, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Interim Dean, School of Graduate Studies
• Enrollment and Curriculum Management
• EPC Business
• EPC Annual Report
• Graduate Council Report
• Approval of Parliamentarian
• December Commencement Ceremony
• Faculty Forum, November 1

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, September 2, 2004, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology

• Title Change

College of Business

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Economics

• Title Change
• Delete Course

Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development

• Course Description Change, Dual List

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course

Department of Psychology

• New Course

College of Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prerequisite Change
• Title Change

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change, Course Number Change
• Prerequisite …

Advancing The Utility Of Small Satellites With The Development Of A Hybrid Electric-Laser Propulsion (Help) System , Rachel Leach, Thomas Adams, Gerald Murphy

Small Satellite Conference

Some of the major space operational capabilities desired for modernizing and transforming our existing space infrastructure include: 1) in-space robotic assembly of modular structures, 2) routine spacecraft repositioning and rescue services, 3) use of formations of satellites that can perform functions not possible with traditional single large structures. All of these applications can make use of a new generation of highly capable micro-satellites. Advantages inherent with the use of small satellite formations include: - enhanced launch flexibility; on-orbit adaptability and reconfigurability; multi-mission capability; and mission longevity. These characteristics equate to greater responsiveness and increased performance requirements at lower costs. Specific …

Space Exploration Via Technology Demonstration And Small Satellite Missions Flown On Reusable Launch Vehicles, Debra Facktorlepore

Small Satellite Conference

In January 2004, President Bush announced his new vision for Space Exploration, calling for a step-by-step approach to opening new frontiers, furthering scientific research, returning to the Moon, and ultimately enabling exploration to Mars and other destinations. Considering the ultimate objective in exploring the universe and beyond, what are the tools needed to further this vision? A few key components come to mind: affordable and frequent access to space, technology demonstration platforms, and low cost small satellite and robotic missions. Reusable launch vehicles (RLVs), such as Kistler Aerospace’s K-1, and demonstration missions for technology experiments and small satellites together can …

The Geo Quick Ride (Gqr) Program – Providing Inexpensive And Frequent Access To Space , Robert Caffrey, John Baniszewski

Small Satellite Conference

This paper examines the feasibility of piggybacking NASA, university, and industry payloads on commercial geosynchronous satellites. In 1998, NASA’s RSDO Office awarded Geo Quick Ride (GQR) study contracts to spacecraft manufacturers to examine the issues concerning the flying of secondary payloads. The study results were very promising. Commercial communications satellites have frequent flights and significant unused resources that could be used to fly secondary payloads. However, manifesting secondary payloads on a commercial revenue generating satellite is a complex problem to solve. The solution requires multiple simultaneous approaches in order to be successful. There are business, economic, technical, schedule, and organizational …

Using Nanosats As A Proof Of Concept For Space Science Missions: Quakesat As An Operational Example , Scott Flagg, Tom Bleier, Clarke Dunson, John Doering, Louis Demartini, Paul Clarke, Lew Franklin, Jeannie Seelbach, Janine Flagg, Mary Klenk, Victor Safradin, Jamie Cutler, Allen Lorenz, Eric Tapio

Small Satellite Conference

Several previous satellites (Cosmos 1809 and Aureol-3) had detected anomalous extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic field signals prior to and after large earthquakes around the early 90's. There were questions regarding signal levels, signal structure, frequency ranges, timing, and the ambient noise environment that made it difficult to specify larger science satellites to thoroughly test the theory that ELF might be a precursor signal to large earthquakes. An inexpensive nanosat (QuakeSat) was built, launched in June 2003, and flown to help determine the design parameters and values needed to build a research satellite for this mission.

Bilsat-1: First Year In Orbit- Operations And Lessons Learned, Gökhan Yüksel, Önder Belce, Hakan Urhan, Luis Gomes, Andy Bradford, Neville Bean, Alex Da Silva Curiel

Small Satellite Conference

BILSAT-1 is an enhanced micro satellite designed and manufactured in the framework of a KHTT programme between SSTL (UK) and TUBITAK-BILTEN (Turkey). The satellite was launched by a COSMOS 3M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia on September 27, 2003. After being injected in a sun synchronous orbit at a 686 km altitude, it was commissioned successfully via ground control station at TUBITAK-BILTEN. After commissioning, the operations have started. Many images have been taken over Turkey and over various locations around the world. In contrast to large national Earth Observation satellites such as LANDSAT, EO-1 and Terra, BILSAT …

The Most Microsatellite Mission: One Year In Orbit , Simon Grocott, Robert Zee, Jaymie Matthews

Small Satellite Conference

The MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars) microsatellite, launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia on June 30, 2003, has had a very successful first year in orbit. MOST is an astronomical science mission designed to measure brightness variations as small as a few parts per million in bright nearby stars. This application demands a pointing accuracy that is not normally associated with microsatellites. One requirement for the MOST mission was that the spacecraft point the boresight of the science instrument (a 15-cm optical telescope feeding a CCD camera/photometer) to an accuracy of 25 arcseconds. In practice, the MOST attitude …

A Highly Modular Scientific Nanosatellite: Test, David Voss, A. Kirchoff, D.P. Hagerman, D.C.H Tan, J.J. Zapf, Jeff Dailey, Art White, H.D. Voss, M. Maple, Farzad Kamalabadi

Small Satellite Conference

A powerfully instrumented, reliable, low-cost 3-axis stabilized nanosatellite is in final design using novel technologies. The Thunderstorm Effects in Space: Technology (TEST) nanosatellite implements a new, highly modular satellite bus structure and common electrical interface that is conducive to satellite modeling, development, testing, and integration flow. TEST is a low-cost ($0.1 – 0.2 M) nanosatellite (30kg) in final development by Taylor University and the University of Illinois through the Air Force Office of Space Research (AFOSR) University Nanosatellite program. TEST implements a strong variety of plasma, energetic particle, and remote sensing instrumentation with the objective of understanding how lighting and …

An Approach To Automated Health Monitoring & Control For Space Systems , Roger Johnson, Sanjay Jayaram, Dan Hand, Jami Ward

Small Satellite Conference

Modern satellites require a great degree of human attention to insure functionality. In this paper we discuss UCF’s micro-satellite program aimed at designing automated satellite control systems with fault recovery and health monitoring capabilities designed to ease the operation of satellites. Three major topics are discussed: the organization of UCF’s micro-satellite effort, work on health monitoring & autonomous control and finally work conducted on a satellite simulator.

Platform For Attitude Control Experiment (Pace): An Experimental Three-Axis Stabilized Cubesat, Jung-Kuo Tu, Shi-Hua Wu, Chen-Chi Chu

Small Satellite Conference

Owing to their low cost, fast development time, and multi-discipline educational purpose, CubeSats have been widely advocated by universities in recent years. However, few have employed three-axis stabilization schemes due mainly to the limitation of power and mass. The PACE, Platform for Attitude Control Experiment for short, is a three-axis stabilizing CubeSat developed at the National Cheng Kung University. It is a 20x10x10 cm3 double cube satellite weight less than 2-kg. A miniature momentum wheel is employed to achieve stability alone the pitch (orbit normal) axis. Magnetic coils are used to generate control torques to stabilize roll and yaw axes. …

Cassiope: A Canadian Smallsat-Based Space Science And Advanced Satcom Demonstration Mission , Gregory Giffin, Waqar-Un-Nissa Ressl, Andrew Yau, Peter King

Small Satellite Conference

Cassiope, which stands for ‘CASCADE Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer’, is a recently announced and challenging smallsat mission. Primed by MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA), and enabled by contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Cassiope will support two distinct payloads and objectives. A general mission overview followed by a focus on the technical and scientific aspects of both payloads is presented. The first payload is a suite of space science instruments that in sum are referred to as e-POP, the Enhanced Polar Outflow Probe. Developed by a scientific team led by the University of Calgary, e-POP …

Earthshine – A Deep Space Science Mission Using Small Satellite Technology, Nigel Morris, Mike Lockwood, Mark Smith, Roger Sides

Small Satellite Conference

The EARTH-Sun-Heliosphere INteractions Experiment is a novel space mission designed to answer key questions about how Earth’s climate and space environment are influenced by the Sun. Using a small satellite orbiting about the L1 Lagrange point located approximately 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth, the scientific payload will have a unique and continuous view of the dayside of Earth, and an uninterrupted view of the Sun. From here measurements of the reflective properties of clouds over large viewing angles will be made, whilst simultaneously monitoring the variations and effects of the electromagnetic, particle and field outputs of the Sun. The …

Cibola Flight Experiment, Diane Roussel-Dupré, Michael Caffrey, John Buckely, Phil Davies

Small Satellite Conference

Los Alamos National Laboratory is building the Cibola Flight Experiment (CFE), a reconfigurable processor payload intended for a Low Earth Orbit system. It will survey portions of the VHF and UHF radio spectra. The experiment uses networks of reprogrammable, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to process the received signals for ionospheric and lightning studies. The objective is to validate the on-orbit use of commercial, reconfigurable FPGA technology utilizing several different single-event upset mitigation schemes. It will also detect and measure impulsive events that occur in a complex background. Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd (SSTL) is building the small host satellite, CFESat, …

Living With A Star (Lws) Space Environment Testbeds (Set) Mission Carrier Overview And Capabilities, Robert Patschke, Janet Barth, Ken Label, Carolyn Mariano, Karen Pham, Dana Brewer, Michael Cuviello, David Kobe, Carl Wu, Donald Jarosz, Nicholas Teti, Scott Appelbaum, Katie Barthelme

Small Satellite Conference

NASA has initiated the Living With a Star (LWS) Program to develop the scientific understanding to address the aspects of the Connected Sun-Earth system that affect life and society. A goal of the program is to bridge the gap between science, engineering, and user application communities. This will enable future science, operational, and commercial objectives in space and atmospheric environments by improving engineering approaches to the accommodation and/or mitigation of the effects of solar variability on technological systems. The three program elements of the LWS Program are Science Missions; Targeted Research and Technology; and Space Environment Testbeds (SETs). SET is …

A Novel Approach To A High Speed, Large Memory Spacecraft Data Storage Unit, Louis Piché, Blair Gordon, Kjell Magnussen, Len Laba

Small Satellite Conference

A high capacity Data Storage Unit is key to the store and forward mode of operation for numerous science and commercial missions and services that generate very high data volumes at high data rates. This paper introduces just such a commercial service in the form of the CASCADE service. In order for this service to succeed, one of the key spacecraft components is the Data Storage Unit, or DSU. Besides high capacity, the Data Storage Unit needs to have a relatively random access, low power consumption, and a reasonable size and mass. There are currently two storage technologies that appear …

The Use Of Small Cell Lithium-Ion Batteries For Small Satellite Applications, Chris Pearson, Carl Thwaite, Nick Russel

Small Satellite Conference

During solar eclipse, spacecraft rely on batteries to power all on-board electrical systems. Advances in battery technology have lead to lighter products that, in turn, allow spacecraft to fly heavier and more capable payloads. AEA Technology has pioneered the current state of the art in the space community1: Lithium-ion battery technology. Traditionally space batteries were composed of a single series connected string of cells. The cells are sized (in terms of capacity) according to mission requirements and so cell qualification programmes for individual missions are common. The small cell approach involves taking Commercially available Off The Shelf (COTS) Lithium-ion cells, …

University-Class Satellites: From Marginal Utility To 'Disruptive' Research Platforms, Michael Swartwout

Small Satellite Conference

The last ten years have seen a tremendous increase in the number of student-built spacecraft projects; however, the main outcome of these programs has been student training and, on some occasions, extremely low-cost space access for the university science community. Because of constrained resources and an inherently-constrained development team (students), universities have not been in a position to develop 'disruptive' space technologies; in order to secure launches, they are forced to build low-capability, high-margin systems using established design practices. However, universities have one inherent advantage in developing 'disruptive' space systems: the freedom to fail. Experimental failure is a basic element …

Real-Time Mission Planning For Responsive Space Lift, Brian Horais, Joe Guerci

Small Satellite Conference

The 2002 Mission Need Statement for Operationally Responsive Spacelift (ORS MNS) “establishes the requirement for responsive, on-demand access to, through and from space. It also requires on-demand, flexible, and cost effective operations.” [RDT&E R-2 Exhibit, PE 0604855F]. A number of activities have been initiated to respond to this mission need, such as DARPA’s RASCAL and FALCON programs, but their primary emphasis is on the launch vehicle. Responsive Space Lift is a function of the launch vehicle, the payload and the process support. Launch vehicles must be capable of inserting payloads into the desired orbits within hours, payloads must be checked …

The Deployable Structures Experiment: Design Of A Low-Cost, Responsive R&D Space Mission , Dan Cohen, Scott Greeley, Shane Kemper, Jim King, Larry Davis, Gregory Spanjers, James Winter, Aaron Adler

Small Satellite Conference

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate has developed the Deployable Structures Experiment (DSX) to research technologies needed for large space structures and apertures, high-power generation, and survivability in the high radiation environment of a medium earth orbit (MEO). DSX is designed to perform five basic research experiments that coupled together provides DoD with the technological understanding needed to achieve transformational capability in space surveillance, microsats with large aperture and power, active space capability protection from enhanced radiation belts, and radiation-survivability design criteria for satellite systems planned for the highly desirable medium Earth orbit (MEO) regime. The five …

Roadrunner, A High-Performance Responsive Space Mission, Terrance Yee

Small Satellite Conference

The Roadrunner mission is being conducted by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to demonstrate techniques and methodologies to dramatically shorten the development time required for small satellites. The Roadrunner program will demonstrate a 14-month development time from inception to launch readiness, a one-week time from call up to on-orbit readiness, and a 24-hour autonomous on-orbit commissioning. Roadrunner will accomplish these impressive schedule milestones while fielding a suite of experiments centered around a new optical imager capable of sub 1 meter resolution and nearly a dozen complimentary payloads. To accomplish this mission, the Roadrunner spacecraft is built on a bus …

Defense And Environmental Objectives For The Russian American Observational Satellites (Ramos) Program , T. Humpherys, V. Privalsky, V. Sinelshchikov, V. Abramov, V. Misnik, A.T. Stair, I. Schiller

Small Satellite Conference

The Russian American Observational Satellites (RAMOS) program represents a new direction for cooperative space-based research and development between the Russian Federation and the United States. The objective of the RAMOS project is to engage in a joint program employing simultaneous stereo-optical techniques from two co-orbiting satellites to address global defense and environmental issues. The satellites are equipped with American- and Russian-made passive electro-optical sensors operating over a spectral range from infrared (IR) to ultraviolet (UV) which can conduct near-simultaneous stereo-optical radiometric, spectrometric, and polarimetric measurements. The defense objectives will demonstrate the capability for improved target observation and reduced “false alarm” …