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Federation of Galaxy Explorers Update

May 5, 2008

Dear Space Colleague:

I want to invite you to join your industry colleagues at the Federation of Galaxy Explorers as we host our 4th annual galaxy ball at the Westin Alexandria Hotel, Alexandria VA, on Saturday evening, June 7, 2008.  The gala event, from 6:30 ‘til 11:00, includes an awards ceremony, silent auction, dinner and dancing.  This year the Federation of Galaxy Explorers will present awards recognizing leadership in the space community and inspiring the general public. We will also recognize the many volunteers who have made Galaxy Explorers a success. Award winners will be announced this month.  Previous winners include NASA Administrator Mike Griffin; Undersecretary of the Air Force Ronald Sega; and Apollo 11 astronaut, Dr. Buzz Aldrin.

I look forward to seeing you there. Please go to http://foge.org/GalaxyBall.shtml for registration and more information on the Federation of Galaxy Explorers.

I urge you to consider being a:

1. Galaxy Sponsor ($3,000) Full-page program acknowledgement, event floor display space, Mission Log magazine add space, web page recognition and one VIP table
2. Solar System Sponsor ($2,500) Half-page program acknowledgement, web page recognition, free Mission Log magazine add space, and one VIP Table.
3. Planetary Sponsor ($2,400) Quarter-page program acknowledgement, web page recognition, and one VIP Table.
4. Sponsoring Member ($1,600) Program acknowledgement and one table

In addition, a limited number of advertising spaces are available near the main podium (where award presentations will be made) for any of the above levels of sponsorship and an additional $500. 

The Federation of Galaxy Explorers is a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization. Donations and a portion of the ticket price are tax deductible. If you have any questions please contact Jaclyn Noble at Jaclyn@thenobles.com or 301-520-2321.

Sincerely,
Marshall Kaplan
Vice Chairman

Federation of Galaxy Explorers Update

NOTE 1: The x-ray micro-calorimeter (X-ray Spectrometer; XRS) lost all its cryogen before routine scientific observations could begin.

NOTE 2: Due to failure of the valves that control gas flow through the Solar Energetic Particle Ionic Charge Analyzer (SEPICA) instrument, active control of the SEPICA proportional counter is no longer possible.

NOTE 3: Akari saw “first light” on April 13, 2006 and delivered its first images showing the reflection nebula IC4954.

NOTE 4: Entered Venus orbit on April 11, 2006.

NOTE 5: Mission extended from April 2007 to December 2009.

NOTE 6: Mission extended until 2010.

NOTE 7: In January 2006, FUSE operations were returned to efficiency levels seen early in the mission. FUSE had a near-death experience in December 2004 when the third of four onboard reaction wheels stopped spinning, depriving the satellite of stability and fine-pointing capacity.

NOTE 8: In May 2006, the Southwest Research Institute received official confirmation from NASA Headquarters to proceed into the mission implementation phase for IBEX.

NOTE 9: The ADAM Scout team is competitively seeking a prospective spacecraft partner to assist it in the preparation of a Mars Scout proposal to be submitted to NASA Headquarters.

NOTE 11: The total Mars Science Laboratory launch service price is $194.7 million. That cost includes NASA launch services and mission integration requirements. This is a firm-fixed price contract. The launch services for Mars Science Laboratory are being acquired under the existing NASA Launch Services multiple award procedures.

NOTE 12: Luna-Glob will include a lunar orbiter that will deploy 10 High-Speed Penetrators, two slower Penetrator/Landers and a Polar Station on the lunar surface.

NOTE 13: Launch slipped from 2010 to 2013 due to budget cuts.

NOTE 15: NASA's Space Technology 8 mission will test a new type of mast called SAILMAST. The SAILMAST will be less than one-half meter (19 inches) thick when it is coiled up for launch in 2009. Then, once ST8 is in space, SAILMAST will open to its full length of 40 meters (130 feet). Tests will see if SAILMAST stays straight and stiff enough in space to support a solar sail.

Notes:

• ACE --- Advanced Composition Explorer
• ARC --- Ames Research Center
• BOLT --- Broadband Observatory for Localization of Transients
• CAST --- Center for Applied Special Technology
• CHIPSat --- Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer
• DeepR --- Deep-Rosetta
• DIXI --- Deep Impact Extended Investigation of Comets
• ESA --- European Space Agency
• EUV --- Extreme Ultraviolet
• FAST --- Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer
• GALEX --- Galaxy Evolution Explorer
• GLAST --- Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
• GRAIL --- Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
• GSFC --- Goddard Space Flight Center
• HETE-2 --- High Energy Transient Explorer-2
• HST --- Hubble Space Telescope
• IBEX --- Interstellar Boundary Explorer
• IMP-8 --- Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-8.
• INTEGRAL --- International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory
• IR --- Infrared
• ISA --- Italian Space Agency
• JAXA --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• JHU/APL --- Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory
• JPL --- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• JWST --- James Webb Space Telecsope
• LAGEOS --- Laser Geodynamics Satellite
• LCROSS --- Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite
• LISA --- Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
• LRO --- Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
• Maven --- Mars Atmosphere and Evolution Mission
• MESSENGER --- Mercury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging
• MIT --- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MMS --- Magnetospheric Multiscale
• MOST --- Microvariability and Oscillation of Stars
• MRO --- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
• MSL --- Mars Science Laboratory
• NASA --- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• OSIRIS --- Origins Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security
• PROBA --- Project for On-Board Autonomy
• RBSP --- Radiation Belt Storm Probes
• RHESSI --- Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
• RXTE --- Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer
• SAMPEX --- Solar Anomalous Magnetospheric Particle Explorer
• SDO --- Solar Dynamics Observatory
• SELENE --- Selenological and Engineering Explorer
• SMART-1 --- Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-1
• SOHO --- Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
• ST5 --- Space Technology 5
• ST8 --- Space Technology 8
• ST9 --- Space Technology 9
• STEREO --- Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory
• SWAS --- Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite
• SwRI --- Southwest Research Institute
• THEMIS --- Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms
• TIMED --- Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics
• TRACE --- Transition Region and Coronal Explorer
• TWINS --- Two Wide-Angle Imaging Neutral-Atom Spectrometers
• UV --- Ultraviolet
• WISE --- Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer
• WMAP --- Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
• XMM --- X-Ray Multi Mirror Observatory

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