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May 1, 2017
Launchspace Training
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| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | The Day Space Stood Still! (Launchspace Staff Writers) Bethesda, MD - Most people take space flight for granted. This October will mark the 60th anniversary of the Sputnik launch. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite and the Space Age. The spacecraft weighed only 184 pounds and carried only a radio transmitter inside its highly polished shell. This event immediately shocked the world, but its long-term impact was much greater. Access to space profoundly changed the shape of the twentieth century and every future century.
Human activity in space has produced societal benefits that improved the quality of life on Earth. Those first satellites, designed to study the space environment and test capabilities in Earth orbit, contributed critical knowledge toward developing satellite telecommunications, global positioning and advances in weather forecasting. Orbital exploration initiated economic development that today delivers growing returns on invested funds. The challenges of space exploration have led to better understanding of our Universe and the solar system in which we live. Knowledge acquired from space exploration has also introduced new perspectives on our individual and collective place in the Universe.
Employing the complementary capabilities of both humans and robotic systems will continue to enable humankind to meet the most ambitious space exploration challenges, and to increase benefits for society. In fact, society has already accepted space applications as a fundamental part of every-day life. Almost every activity in First World countries has made space-based services an integral part of commerce and leisure. Without space access, today's societies would have to revert back at least 50 years in terms of technologies, travel, communications, banking and entertainment.
Few people are aware of this vulnerability in the texture of today's life. Yet, we are careening with blatant indifference toward an end to our use of space by ignoring the two megatons of trash accumulating in front of our low-orbiting satellites. Near-Earth space is quick filling up with this trash. We have given it a fancy scientific name, "Resident Space Objects" or RSOs, but it is still just orbit-clogging trash that is the result of satellite break-ups and collisions. One day soon, this trash will overwhelm the system and space access to come to a devastating crash. As the trash collector once said, "You can pay me a little now, or you can paid me dearly later." ________________________________________________________________________________ Special European Presentation Space Mechanisms Course Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK - 18th and 19th September 2017 Launchspace's Special Two-Day Space Mechanisms Course  As a new initiative for 2017, on Monday and Tuesday, September 18 and 19, 2017, Launchspace is providing a special edition of its basic space vehicle mechanisms course in the same location as ESMAT 2017. NOTE: This course is not part of ESMATS 2017 and a separate attendance fee is required. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Launchspace and ESMATS 2017 have agreed to offer this special edition of the popular Space Mechanisms Course during the two days prior to the ESMATS event in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. The course explores the technologies required for the successful design of moving mechanical assemblies in the space environment and offers a detailed look at many of the key components common to most mechanisms, such as ball bearings, motors and feedback devices. With this background, the high-performance materials required for operation in space are reviewed, emphasizing compatibility with the space environment and offering some background in the metallurgy, chemistry, and fabrication of those materials. Examples of some of the many types of mechanism will be included for illustration. In addition, the mechanisms relationship and interface with other vehicle systems will be explored, as a mechanism usually becomes an important part of the vehicles structural, thermal, contamination, survivability, and pointing subsystems. The course includes design and analysis examples to demonstrate principles involved in understanding how mechanisms should work, and how design margins should be evaluated during the evolution of a program. INSTRUCTOR:  Bill Purdy has 24 years of hands-on experience in the space engineering field with wide-ranging involvement in both spacecraft mechanisms and systems engineering disciplines. Mr. Purdy has been one of the leaders of the space mechanism industry's transition from explosive release mechanisms to non-explosive devices. His involvement in numerous space endeavors includes key roles on over 25 successfully flown spacecraft. In addition he worked on over 30 flown mechanisms including gimbals, release mechanisms, deployables and many other types of mechanisms. As an educator and space industry consultant to both government and industry, Mr. Purdy applies this broad experience to bring out a clear understanding of space mechanisms, their resolution and integration and their relationship to the overall system program success. Mr. Purdy was the Associate Editor of the industry-standard handbook Space Vehicle Mechanisms - Elements of Successful Design and the author of the chapter on non-explosive release mechanisms. He has published seven Aerospace Mechanisms Symposia Papers and was the 1999 winner of the Herzl Award. REGISTRATION AND FEES: Advanced registration is required. Course tuition of US$995.00 includes including lecture notes. ________________________________________________________________________________ Featured short course - available for customized presentation at your facility. Space Debris: Issues, Threats and Solutions DURATION: TWO DAYS LOCATION: AT YOUR FACILITY
COURSE NO.: 1060 COURSE SUMMARY Since 1957, artificial satellites and launch vehicles have created an ever growing number of orbiting debris objects, from a few microns to several meters in size. In recent years a number of international agreements have been made to limit the growth rate of debris. However, there is no serious program to reduce the amount of existing debris. Recent developments such as the proliferation of debris from the Chinese ASAT test of 2007 and the 2009 collision of an Iridium satellite with a Russian Cosmos have raised level of urgency to actively manage the debris situation. Mitigation approaches have been pursued and many reduction techniques have been suggested. Many new spacecraft are now able to maneuver out of the way at their end of life. But, little is being done to reduce existing debris. This special and timely course attempts to explain the dangers and the options associated with the growing debris problem.
COURSE MATERIALS: Each attendee receives a soft or hard copy of the presentation materials. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: - Space industry executives, decision makers and analysts
- Satellite operators and program managers
- Space mission designers and operations managers
- Launch vehicle and satellite insurance underwriters
- Space policy writers and lawmakers
- Anyone wishing to gain insight into the space debris issues
- Aerospace industry and government consultants.
- Technologists involved in the projecting space applications into the future.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: - The nature and history of orbital debris and the space environment
- Debris-generated hazards of space flight
- Proliferation, propagation and collision events
- Management and mitigation approaches
- Methods of spacecraft protection
- The ultimate solution: a debris reduction program
- Policy, legal and economic implications
COURSE OUTLINE: 1. The Nature of Space Flight and Debris Production - Dynamics of orbiting around the Earth
- The sources of space debris and what happens to it
- Description of the dangers to operating spacecraft
- Basic definitions
2. Density and Distribution of Orbiting Debris - Description of debris sizes and numbers
- Near-term and long-term implications
- Buildup of collision events
- The "do-nothing" scenario
3. The Debris Hunters - Tracking space debris
- Space situational awareness
- Shortcomings of today's technology
- Needed new technologies to predict debris impacts
4. International Treaties and Agreements on Space Debris - The main debris study sources
- International committees and working groups
- Most recent findings related to debris mitigation and management
- New treaties needed to facilitate debris reduction
5. A New Space Program to Address Debris Reduction - Technologies and Methods of debris reduction
- Early experiments to test possible solutions
- Debris reduction architectures
- Cost estimates
6. Impact of Debris Reduction on the Overall Space Program and Industry - New launch vehicles for debris clean up
- Special spacecraft for debris collection
- Maintaining normal satellite operations
- Schedules for debris reduction
- Objectives of a debris reduction program
7. Conclusions - The major issues
- Recommended actions
- Consequences of inaction
INSTRUCTOR: DR. MARSHALL H. KAPLAN  Marshall H. Kaplan, Ph.D., is a recognized expert in space flight technologies, orbital mechanics and debris retrieval. He was the first to study space junk retrieval and was instrumental in the safe reentry of the Skylab Space Station in 1979. Foxnews.com recently aired a story about his four decades of research on this topic. Dr. Kaplan is one of only a few experts in the field of space debris control and reduction. He has over four decades of academic and industrial experience, having served as Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University and presenting hundreds of courses on space technology in the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia. In addition to publishing some 100 papers, reports, and articles on aerospace technologies, he is the author of several books, including the internationally used text, Modern Spacecraft Dynamics and Control. Dr. Kaplan is a member of the AIAA Technical Committee on Space Transportation and holds advanced degrees from MIT and Stanford University.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Got One of These?  Launchspace Training personnel have been providing special short courses to the space community since 1970. Early in his career, Dr. Marshall H. Kaplan realized that space professionals had limited resources in advancing their own space-related knowledge base and on-the-job training options. Over the last few decades this company has created and delivered hundreds of focused courses to thousands of engineers, managers and support personnel in the space community. All training subject matter and supporting materials are designed to increase knowledge and improve productivity associated with space technologies, systems and operations. These topics are not offered in a university setting. Over the past 20 years, Launchspace has been offering company-specific courses that are tailored to the requirements of any given company to train its own personnel. These courses are presented on-site by experts in the particular subject areas. Such offerings have proven to be very cost-effective and efficient. Every major space organization in North America and Europe has taken advantage of Launchspace's Training programs. This includes government agencies such as NASA, USAF and several other offices of the Department of Defense. Course topics cover almost every aspect of space flight from launch vehicle technologies to orbital mechanics to spacecraft design. Our customized courses are offered at client locations in support of mission requirements and to expand the expertise of professional staff members. In addition, a few high-demand public classes are presented for open registration at selected conference locations. Contact us to discuss a customized training program for your professionals: See our website for a partial listing of possible course offerings _______________________________________________________________________________________________
LAUNCHSPACE is an educational and consulting organization dedicated to training and continuing education for space professionals and to supporting the space community. We offer the largest array of customized client-site courses to government agencies and industry, and a full spectrum of technical and management expertise in support of space programs. Click on www.Launchspace.com to sign up to receive our weekly articles of timely space events and advances. Also, see our extensive catalog of course offerings. Any of these can be customized for your needs, or we can create a new course for you. Through our training programs we have helped thousands of engineers and managers become more productive in their careers. Our courses and programs are unique and tailored to our clients' needs. We focus on critical skills in all areas of spaceflight, spacecraft and launch systems. Our consulting activities include technical innovation, problem solving, program management, proposal development, systems engineering and litigation expertise. We have been involved with many major space programs over the past 40 years. Our experts span the full spectrum of space challenge areas. We are available to address your needs now and in the future. Please contact us for more information about our services at info@launchspace.com or +1.202.258.6133. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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