elcome to the inauguralissue of the AAS HistoryCommittee newsletter!

The purpose of thisnewsletter is to provide HistComm mem-bers with an opportunity to report ontheir recent andcurrent activitiesand near-termplans, such asbooks or articlespublished or in-work, and plans forconference atten-dance. It is also anopportunity tomake this information available to a wideraudience of folks interested in space his-tory, whether as private citizens, profes-sional or amateur historians, or practic-ing members of the aerospace profession(academia, commercial, federal, civilianor military). The most exciting andrewarding aspect of my involvement inthis committee has been the opportunityto meet other folks who are passionatelyinterested in spacef light history, whetherin conjunction with a conference or whenfellow members happen to be visitingHouston on other business.

I would like to minimize replicatinginformation readily available in otherforums, to which many in this audience

already have access, and will focus onthose of specific interest to this group.You can expect to see regular reports onactivities unique to the AAS HistComm,such as our extensive editorial support ofan effort with ABC-CLIO to publish an

encyclopedia ofspacef light history,and the annualEmme Award forS p a c e f l i g h tLiterature.

I am hopefulthat this inauguralnewsletter willstrike a chord and

resonate amongst recipients. Naturally, Iwelcome your thoughts and comments onwhat we might add or change for the nextissue.

Best regard,

MICHAEL L. CIANCONEChair, AAS History Committee

Houston, Texas

P.S., Mark your calendars for the nextmeeting of the AAS History Committeeon Nov. 14 from 2-4 p.m. (PST) duringthe AAS National Conference inPasadena, Calif.

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Update fromMembers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

AAS HistorySeries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Committee ContactInformation . . . . . . . . . 12

Looking Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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The recipient of the 2005 EmmeAward, selected by a panel of reviewersfrom the AAS History Committee, wasto be finalized in August and will be pre-sented during the AAS annual nationalconference in November. The EmmeAward for Astronautical Literature wascreated in 1982 in honor of the firstNASA historian, Eugene M. Emme. TheAAS History Committee oversees theselection and review of nominated titlesand presents the award each year to rec-ognize the author of an outstandingbook serving public understandingabout the impact of astronautics on soci-ety and its potential for the future. q

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History Committee, asks for your assistance in final peerreviews. On the next page is a list of articles for which an“extra set of eyes” is needed to check for any factual orinterpretive errors. Please contact Stephen B. Johnson,sjohns22@uccs.edu, 719-487-9833, to volunteer to reviewarticles. q

2000 Challengeto Apollo - TheSoviet Union andthe Space Race1945 - 1974 Ü By Asif A.Siddiqi

2001 MoonLander - How WeDeveloped theApollo LunarModule Ü By Thomas J.Kelly

2002 TheSecret of Apollo:SystemsManagement inAmerican andEuropean SpacePrograms Ü By StephenB. Johnson

2003 LeavingEar th: SpaceStations, RivalSuperpowers,and the Questfor InterplanetaryTravel Ü By Rober tZimmerman

2004 RightStuff, Wrong Sex:America’s FirstWomen in SpaceProgram Ü By MargaretWeitekamp

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Please contact Stephen B. Johnson, sjohns22@uccs.edu, 719-487-9833, to volunteer to review these articles.

Astronomy & Earth Sciences* High Energy Astronomy ObservatoryProgram* Copernicus* Hipparcos* IRAS, Infrared Astronomical Satellite* ISO, Infrared Space Observatory* IUE, International Ultraviolet Explorer* Halley’s Comet Exploration

Civilian & Commercial Applications* Earth Resources Observation SystemData Center* European Remote Sensing Satellites* Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS)* Landsat* Radarsat* Resurs----------------------------------------------* Applications Technology Satellites (ATS)* Echo 1* EDUSAT* Indian National Satellite Program* Search and Rescue* Syncom* TDRSS, Tracking and Data RelaySatellite System----------------------------------------------* Amateur Communications Satellites* Canadian Communications Satellites* Direct Broadcast Satellites* European Communications Satellites* Inmarsat* Intelsat* Mobile Communications SatelliteServices* Regional Satellite CommunicationsOperators* Satellite Radio* Telesat----------------------------------------------* Remote Sensing Value Added Sector* SPOT, Satellite Pour l’Observation dela Terre----------------------------------------------* Aerospatiale

* Alcatel* American Telephone and Telegraph(AT&T) Company* Arabsat* Arianespace* Ball Aerospace and TechnologiesCorporation* Com Dev International* Comsat Corporation* Eutelsat* Iridium*MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.* Mitsubishi Heavy Industries* PanAmSat Corporation* Radio Corporation of America (RCA)* SES GLOBAL* Sea Launch Company* Space Systems/Loral* SPACEHAB, Incorporated* United Space Alliance, LLC* Space Insurance----------------------------------------------* Commercial Centers for theDevelopment of Space* Federal Communications Commission(FCC)* International TelecommunicationsUnion (ITU)* National Environmental Satellite,Data and Information Service (NESDIS)* United States Depar tment ofCommerce* United States Depar tment ofTransportation

Human Spaceflight* Armstrong, Neil* Faget, Maxime* Shepard, Alan* Foale, Michael* Glenn, John* Kamanin, Nikolai* Krikalev, Sergei * Lucid, Shannon* Ride, Sally* Strughold, Hubertus

* Truly, Richard----------------------------------------------* Biomedical Science and Technology* Closed Loop Ecological System* Environmental Subsystems* Microgravity Science* U.S. Biosatellites----------------------------------------------* Human Spaceflight Centers* Mission Control Center----------------------------------------------* Spaceflight Passengers* Cosmonauts----------------------------------------------* Spaceflight Programs* Almaz

Space & Society* Brazil* Canada* China* France* Germany* India* Israel* Italy* Japan* United Kingdom

Space Technology & Engineering* Agena* Ariane* Diamant* Iner tial Upper Stage* Indian Launchers* Japanese Launchers* Long March* Pegasus* Redstone* Saturn Launch Vehicles* Scout* Sounding Rockets* Vanguard----------------------------------------------* Human Habitations* Mars Base Studies

* Space Stations----------------------------------------------* Rocketry Pioneers* Korolev, Sergei* Von Braun, Wernher----------------------------------------------* Robotic Spacecraft* Rovers----------------------------------------------* Delta Clipper* Entrepreneurial Reusable LaunchVehicles (1990s)* Hermes* National Aero-Space Plane* SpaceShipOne* X-23* X-33* X-38 Crew Return Vehicle----------------------------------------------* Attitude Control* Command and Control* Communications Technology* Electrical Power* Flight Software* Guidance and Navigation* Liquid Propulsion* Nuclear Power and Propulsion* Orbital Mechanics* Solid Propulsion* Structures* Systems Engineering* Space Systems Management* Telerobotics* Thermal Control----------------------------------------------* European Space Technology Centre(ESTEC)* Launch Facilities* Khrunichev Center* Russian Flight Control Centers* Space Elevator

September 6 - October 25, 2006

*Curator’s Choice PresentationsNational Air and Space MuseumSmithsonian InstitutionWashington, D.C.

September 6: James David, “The Corona Spy Satellite”(Space Race/Space Hall, 114)

September 13: Jim Zimbelman, “Pioneers and Voyagersto the Outer Solar System” (Exploring the Planets, 207)

September 27: Allan Needell, “Collecting Lunar Samplesduring Apollo” (Apollo to the Moon, 210)

October 11: Bob Craddock, “Percival Lowell and theInvasion from Mars” (Exploring the Planets, 207)

October 18: Roger Launius, “Project Ranger and theRobotic Race to the Moon” (Lunar Exploration Vehicles,Gallery 112)

October 25: Frank Winter, “Powering the X-1: TheXLR-11 Rocket Engine” (Rocketry and Spacef light, 113)

*All presentations began at noon. Meet at the MuseumSeal in the Milestones of Flight Gallery and then proceedto the gallery to hear the presentation.

September 19-21, 2006

Societal Impact of Spacef light ConferenceNASA History Division and National Air and SpaceMuseum Division of Space HistoryHirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, D.C.8 http://www.history.nasa.gov/socimpactconf/index.html

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Space 2006 Conference and ExpositionSan Jose Convention CenterSan Jose, California8 http://www.aiaa.com

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57th International Astronautical CongressValencia, SpainNote: The 40th Symposium on the History ofAstronautics (Session E4) will take place on Oct. 4-5.8 http://www.iac2006.com/principal.asp

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Society for the History of Technology AnnualMeetingThe Imperial Palace Las Vegas, Nevada. 8 http://shot.press.jhu.edu

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2nd International Symposium for PersonalSpacef lightNew Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage MuseumLas Cruces, N.M.8 http://spacegrant.nmsu.edu/isps/2006/index.html

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The U.S. Government Space Sector (ShortCourse)George Mason UniversityArlington, VirginiaFor information call: 703-866-00208 http://www.astronautical.org

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Contribution to Space Exploration: GlobalObjectives, Plans, and Capabilities(AAS/AIAA Seminar)George Mason UniversityArlington, VirginiaFor information call: 703-866-00208 http://www.astronautical.org

November 14-15, 2006

AAS National Conference and 53rd AnnualMeeting“The Man+Machine Equation”Pasadena Hilton Pasadena, California For information call: 703-866-0020Note: The AAS History Committee will meet on Nov. 14from 2-4 p.m. (PST) during the AAS NationalConference.8 http://www.astronautical.org

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2nd Space Exploration ConferenceGeorge R. Brown Convention CenterHouston, Texas8 http://www.aiaa.com

March 20-21, 2007

45th Robert H. Goddard MemorialSymposiumThe Inn and Conference CenterUniversity of Maryland University CollegeAdelphi, MarylandFor information call 703-866-0020

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Katie J. Berryhill | kberryhill@calacademy.org +I continue to plug away in my duties as editor of the

“Astronomy and Planetary Sciences” area of the space his-tory encyclopedia project, Space Exploration andHumanity, that will be published by ABC-CLIO in 2007. Iam a full time associate professor of space studies in theDepartment of National Security, Intelligence, and Space atAmerican Public University System, an online university,which recently received regional accreditation. Among mycourses are Introduction to Space Studies and Introductionto Spacef light, both of which include some history of space-f light. I have begun to work with the university’s librarystaff to pull together readings in the wide variety of disci-plines that make up space studies. They’ve also expressedinterest in working with me to publish a new written text onthe subject. I’m hoping to attend the AIAA Space 2006Conference in San Jose this month. q

Matthew Bille | bille_matt@bah.com +My paper (with Kris Winkler) on the role of micro-

spacecraft in the Vision for Space Exploration wasaccepted to the AIAA/USU Conference on SmallSatellites and was presented on August 15. The ApolloParticles and Fields Subsatellite is one example of thepast use of a microspacecraft in exploration. I steppedaway temporarily from my next space history book topromote another new book, Shadows of Existence:Discoveries and Speculations in Zoology and work on a(non-space-themed) scientific thriller. I hope to resumework soon on Higher Ground, which examines variousaspects of the U.S. military experience in space. Myongoing projects are now up on a Web site, www.mat-twriter.com, including an except from my book, TheFirst Space Race, and a blog on the most interesting newdevelopments in science and technology. q

James Busby | apollo.busby@yahoo.net +

In April I joined XCOR Aerospace in Mojave, Ca, inmedia relations. XCOR, with ATK (an advanced weaponand space systems company), will develop the initial work-horse version of a 7,500 lbf LOX/methane engine forNASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV). ATK will usethe workhorse engine as a basis for development of thefinal f light-weight hardware. These engines are beingdesigned to return the CEV from lunar orbit to the Earth,and to perform in-space maneuvering. XCOR is also pro-ducing the Mk 1 rocket racer for the Rocket RacingLeague. The Mk 1 is based on a Velocity aircraft airframewith a 1,500-pound rocket engine. It will soon be seen rac-ing in Las Cruces, N.M., but not this year. I recentlyattended the 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE JointPropulsion Conference in Sacramento, Ca. I am currentlymanaging the Space Frontier Foundation’s “Teacher inSpace” fund-raising auction in Las Vegas. I will be attend-ing the World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim,Calif., in August, helping to inspire the next generation ofrocket engineers. q

Timothy M. Chamberlin | TMCspace@aol.com +

I recently received my master’s degree from theUniversity of North Dakota’s Space Studies program. I amthe editor of the “Human Spacef light” area of the space his-tory encyclopedia project, Space Exploration andHumanity. I have written several articles for the project,including “Almaz”, “Cosmonauts”, and “Space AdvocacyGroups”, and compiled a comprehensive log of every U.S.,Soviet/Russian and Chinese crewed spacef light. I acceptedthe role of editor and designer of this newsletter in July. Iwill be attending the 2nd International Symposium for

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Personal Spacef light in October in Las Cruces, N.M., aspart of the X-Prize Cup, and also hope to attend the 2ndSpace Exploration Conference in Houston, Texas, inDecember. q

Michael L. Ciancone | michael.l.ciancone@nasa.gov +

I was recently redeployed at NASA JSC in support ofSR&QA on the Constellation Program. Along with the othermembers of the Emme Award Selection Committee, Don Elderand Rick Sturdevant, I am completing my review of the titlesnominated and submitted for consideration for the 2005Eugene L. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature, with theplan of presenting the award to the recipient at the AASNational Meeting in Pasadena in November. I continue to plugaway in my duties as editor of the “Space and Society” area ofthe space history encyclopedia project, Space Exploration andHumanity. I will be chairing a session on “Cultural Impact” atthe Societal Impact of Spaceflight Conference in Washington,D.C., this month. I’ve been contemplating a proposal toorganize a briefing on past ideas and plans for human missionsto Mars, which I would propose to the Constellation Programmanager with the intent of providing this briefing in conjunc-tion with a major Constellation Program meeting. The idea isto assemble a panel of experts (historians) to talk about histor-ical concepts dating back to at least Wernher von Braun’s“Mars Project” of the early 1950s. I would avoid referring tothis as a history session and instead focus on heritage or les-sons learned, which tend to be more acceptable and palatableand trendy catch-phrases amongst engineers. I’ve recently hadthe pleasure of visiting with fellow AAS History Committeemembers Frank Winter and Stephen Johnson this summer. q

Stephen E. Doyle | sedoyle@cleanenergysystems.com+

I attended a two-day workshop June 28-29, co-spon-sored by McGill’s Institute of Air and Space Law and theInternational Institute of Space Law (IISL), entitled

“International and Interdisciplinary Workshop on Policyand Law Relating to Outer Space Resources: TheExample of the Moon, Mars and Other Celestial Bodies.”I chaired the final report writing session on June 30, andalso prepared a draft conference summary for use byMcGill University as an executive summary to be pub-lished separately from the compiled proceedings of theworkshop. The summary document is expected to beavailable by October 1 and distributed at the 57thInternational Astronautical Conference in Valencia,Spain, in October. q

R. Cargill Hall | overflight@comcast.net +I finished a historical survey for the Marshall Institute

in March-April of national space policy as it affects the mil-itary space program. The results are published in a docu-ment titled “Military Space and National Policy: Record andInterpretation.” q

Robert Jacobs | RobertHJacobs@univelt.com +As publisher of the “AAS History Series” through

Univelt, Inc., I am currently working on the manuscript forthe proceedings of the 1998 IAA History Symposium(which we hope to publish before the end of the year). Icontinue to be the publisher for all AAS books and confer-ence proceedings, and the series editor for the AAS“Advances in the Astronautical Sciences” and “Scienceand Technology Series.” I have attended many confer-ences/events to display and sell Univelt and AAS books.So far this year this included the National Space Society’s25th Annual International Space DevelopmentConference in Los Angeles in May, and the NinthInternational Mars Society Convention in Washington,D.C., in early August. I will be attending the AAS National

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Conference in Pasadena in November, and am collaborat-ing with the NASA History Office to display some of itsNASA History Series titles at upcoming events. I am con-tinuing to work with members on the AAS HistoryCommittee to gather materials for AAS History Series vol-umes to be published. q

Dr. Stephen B. Johnson | sjohns22@uccs.edu +

While my current day job is working for NASAMarshall Space Flight Center on the ConstellationProgram’s Crew Launch Vehicle, I spend much of my“spare time” as general editor of the space history encyclo-pedia project, Space Exploration and Humanity, which is aproject of the AAS History Committee. If all goes well, weshould complete the project by the end of this year, and itshould be published by ABC-CLIO in fall 2007. I haveedited at least 200-300 articles over the last year andwrote several articles for the project, including “UnitedStates”, “COS-B”, “Arabsat”, “Burial Services,” and“Commercial Centers for the Development of Space,” andco-authored the article on “Europe” with John Krige. Asnoted elsewhere in this newsletter, we are asking commit-tee members to help us complete a final set of reviews forvarious encyclopedia articles.

Three papers I presented or published in the last yearinclude:

n “The History and Historiography of NationalSecurity Space,” in Steven J. Dick and Roger D. Launius,eds., Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight, SP-2006-4702 (Washington, D.C.: NASA, 2006).

n “Introduction to Integrated System HealthEngineering and Management,” for the First InternationalForum on Integrated System Health Engineering andManagement, Napa, California, November 2005.

n K.M. Murphy, V.Ye. Rygalov, and S.B. Johnson,“Minimal Support Technologies and In Site ResourceUtilization for Risk Management of Planetary Spacef light

Missions,” presented to Committee on Space Research,Beijing, China, July 2006.

I will also be writing a paper entitled “The PoliticalEconomy of Space” for the Societal Impact of Spacef lightConference in Washington, D.C., this month. I will bepresenting this also at the Society for History ofTechnology Conference in Las Vegas in October. q

James R. Kirkpatrick | jkirkpatrick@astronautical.org +

I will soon begin my seventh year as the AAS ExecutiveDirector, and really love this job! I enjoy supporting thevarious activities with which AAS gets involved, and admireand respect all the folks who have been, are currently or willbe involved in space exploration. I salute the AAS HistoryCommittee for its good work over the years, and look for-ward to reading Space Exploration and Humanity! q

Dr. Roger D. Launius | launiusr@si.edu +

In 2006 I have published the following:n Review of Shades of Grey: National Security and

the Evolution of Space Reconnaissance, in Quest: TheHistory of Spaceflight Quarterly. 13, No. 1 (2006): 64.

n “Making the Most of the International SpaceStation.” Space Times: The Magazine of the AmericanAstronautical Society. 45 (March/April 2006): 8-10.

n “The Space Shuttle—Twenty-five Years On: WhatDoes it Mean to Have Reusable Access to Space?” Quest: TheHistory of Spaceflight Quarterly. 13, No. 2 (2006): 4-20.

n Review of Into the Unknown Together: The DOD,NASA, and Early Spacef light, in Journal of MilitaryHistory. 70, No. 2 (2006): 558-59.

n “Contracting for NASA’s History: Successes andChallenges.” The Federalist. Second Series. Winter 2005-2006, No. 8, pp. 1, 3-4.

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n “Introduction,” p. 3. Destination Space. BySeymour Simon. New York: Smithsonian/Collins, 2006.

n “Introduction,” p. 3. Stars. By Seymour Simon.New York: Smithsonian/Collins, 2006.

n “Introduction,” p. 3. The Universe. By SeymourSimon. New York: Smithsonian/Collins, 2006.

n “Compelling Rationales for Spaceflight? History andthe Search for Relevance,” pp. 37-70. In Steven J. Dick andRoger D. Launius, eds., Critical Issues in the History ofSpaceflight, SP-2006-4702 (Washington, D.C.: NASA, 2006).

n Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight, SP-2006-4702 (Washington, D.C.: NASA, 2006). Editedwith Steven J. Dick.

n “A Shelf of Indispensable Books on the SpaceShuttle.” Space Times: The Magazine of the AmericanAstronautical Society. 45 (May/June 2006): 12-13.

n “NASA’s Underlying Depression.” Space Times:The Magazine of the American Astronautical Society. 45(May/June 2006): 19-21.

n “Interpreting the Moon Landings: Project Apolloand the Historians.” Technology in Society. 22 (September2006): 225-55.

I have also given the following professional presentations:n “ ‘A Vast Scientific Harvest’? Apollo and the

Expansion of Knowledge about the Moon,” 44th AIAAAerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada ,January 10, 2006.

n “Robots and Humans in Spacef light: Technology,Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel,” keynote lecture at31st Annual AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace SciencesSymposium, March 7, 2006.

n “Robots and Humans in Spacef light: Technology,Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel,” AIAA DistinguishedLecture, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities StudentSection, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 13, 2006.

n “Abandoned in Place: Interpreting the Material

Culture of the Space Race,” Organization of AmericanHistorians/National Council on Public History annualmeeting, Washington, D.C., April 22, 2006.

n “Serving Society/Surviving Scorn? PresentingScience and Technology in a National Museum,” NMAHHistory Seminar, Washington, D.C., May 9, 2006.

n “Civilian Spacef light and Presidential Leadership:Still a Myth?” George C. Marshall Institute seminar on“National Space Policy: So What?” National Press Club,Washington, D.C., May 12, 2006.

n “‘A Vast Scientific Harvest’? Apollo and theExpansion of Knowledge about the Moon,” AIAADistinguished Lecture, Long Island Section, Farmingdale,New York, May 24, 2006.

n “Spacef light in the 1950s,” Eisenhower NationalHistoric Site, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , June 17-18, 2006.

n “Robots and Humans in Spacef light: Technology,Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel,” 4th InternationalEnergy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego,California, June 26, 2006. q

Gideon Marcus | fagin@ear thlink.net +My current field of research is the STL series of probes

beginning with Pioneer 0-2 and culminating in the failedPioneer Able lunar orbiter program. My first article detail-ing the development of the original two-stage Thor Able isslated for publication in the Fall issue of Quest: The Historyof Spaceflight Quarterly. I plan to attend the AAS NationalConference in Pasadena, Calif., in November. q

Dr. Trevor C. Sorenson | tsorensen@ku.edu +I am starting my final year as an associate professor in

the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University ofKansas. I have been active in the International Space Ops

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Organization as a liaison between that organization and theSpace Operations and Support Technical Committee of theAIAA, of which I was chairman from 2004-5. I am a memberof the SpaceOps Committee-at-Large (voted at the lastmeeting as a permanent member), the Publication Groupsubcommittee, and am chair of the Awards Group subcom-mittee, which I started. Last year, I introduced an awardsand recognition program into the Space Ops Organization,resulting in the development of a trophy and certificate forthe International Space Operations OutstandingAchievement Award, which was presented to the Landsat 5team during the SpaceOps 2006 Symposium held in Romein June. We also presented the International SpaceOperations Distinguished Service Medal (designed withthe help of AIAA) to Dr. Joachim Kehr of DLR (ret.), one ofthe founders of the SpaceOps Symposia. I was also head ofthe committee that selected and awarded the Best Paper ofSymposium Award. For this symposium, I was also on theTechnical Program Committee and Session Chair of the twoMoon sessions (which included some Apollo history).During the last year I have had two papers published, oneon the analysis of the radiation environment surrounding aregion around Jupiter based on Galileo data. This paperwas published in ICARUS. The other paper was entitled“Clementine – A 10-year Perspective” and was presented ata lunar conference in India by my co-author, Dr. PaulSpudis, in Nov. 2004. The revised paper was published inthe Journal of Earth and Space Sciences. The first satellitebuilt in the state of Kansas was built by my students anddesignated KUTESat-1, Pathfinder. It was to measure radi-ation in LEO and was a piggy-back payload. Unfortunately,it was one of the 18 satellites destroyed when a Dnepr-1failed during launch in July. On the positive side, two of mystudent teams won 1st Prize in the Advanced Level of the2nd Annual CanSat Competition (which I started as vicepresident of education of AAS) and 3rd Prize in theStandard Level during the f lyoff competition in Virginia inearly June. My students are also successfully f lying payloadson a Helium-filled balloon up to an altitude of about

100,000 ft. I have submitted two book proposals to AIAAfor consideration. One is for my long-planned (once startedand then lost) book on the History of the ClementineMission, and the other is on the History of AmateurRocketry. q

Dr. Rick W. Sturdevant | Rick.Sturdevant@Peterson.af.mil +In addition to fulfilling my normal responsibilities as

deputy director of the Air Force Space Command Office ofHistory, I am editor of the “Military Applications” area ofthe space history encyclopedia project, Space Explorationand Humanity. I am also a member of the AAS Emme AwardSelection Committee. Earlier this year, I delivered space-history presentations in the USAF Intern Program’sHistory of Air Power Course at the Pentagon and in theAmerican Environmental History Course at Pikes PeakCommunity College. I also published a six-page report onthe 2005 AAS National Conference in Space Times and twobook reviews: Chuck Walker’s Atlas: The Ultimate WeaponBy Those Who Built It in High Frontier, The Journal ofSpace & Missile Professionals; and Margaret Weitekamp’sRight Stuff, Wrong Sex in Space Times. At present, I havefive more book reviews awaiting publication, and I am writ-ing papers for presentation at the Societal Impact ofSpacef light Conference this month and the USAFAcademy’s 21st Military History Symposium (“Harnessingthe Heavens: National Defense Through Space”) inNovember. q

Frank H. Winter | frank.winter@nasm.si.edu +With my colleagues at the National Air and Space

Museum, Dominick A. Pisano F. and F. Robert van derLinden, I co-authored the book Chuck Yeager and the BellX-1 – Breaking the Sound Barrier (Smithsonian Institutionin association with Abrams, New York, 2006). The forwardis by Chuck Yeager. I also edited the history proceedingsfor the 50th International Astronautical Federation (IAF)Congress (Amsterdam, 1999), which will be published byUnivelt, Inc., as part of the AAS History Series. q

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MICHAEL L. CIANCONE,CHAIRNASA Johnson Space CenterHouston, TX281-483-8848michael.l.ciancone@nasa.gov

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Launch of the Freedom 7 capsule, the first American manned suborbital spaceflight, on May 5, 1961. Astronaut Alan B. Shepard pilotedthe flight, which used the Mercury-Redstone (MR-3) rocket to lift off from Pad 5 at Kennedy Space Center.

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