Launchspace Training offers a unique service to the international space community. Since 1970, thousands of space industry professionals have been attending high-intensity professional development courses presented by leading experts in almost every aspect of space flight, launch vehicles and spacecraft. Most experienced space engineers and technologists are familiar with Launchspace’s reputation for quality course content and presentation. No one else can offer the level of quality, expert content and customization of these courses. Only Launchspace is dedicated to training space professionals!
Not only does Launchspace offer the broadest selection of high-quality professional development and continuing education programs and seminars to the space community, we do it at locations around the world, we do it on demand and we do it according to your needs. Courses are oriented to the working space professional at all levels and are taught by experienced experts in their respective fields. These up-to-date courses, presented in a clear and understandable manner, lead the attendee to improved professional skills that are directly applicable to improved productivity and job performance.
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. Most 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.
Several years ago, Talk-Show Host Larry King told an audience of aerospace engineers that many in the U.S. public are ignorant about NASA. When asked about NASA and its activities, one person interviewed on the street said, “Why do we need NASA? We have the Weather Channel!” Well, you Launchspace readers are very knowledgeable about NASA and its satellite programs and how NASA programs and research have impacted daily life on Earth. The latest NASA weather satellite, GOES-O (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral on Saturday June 27 at 6:14 p.m. EDT if the weather is favorable. The spacecraft in this series provide the pictures we see daily on television newscasts. GOES gives meteorologists “continuous imaging and sounding” so they can give us more accurate forecasts of temperature and moisture distributions. Be sure to tell the people on the street about this NASA contribution to our lives……
Have you heard of the S’COOL program? Students do measurements of clouds and of the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) during Occasional Intensive Observing Periods (IOP). The students record basic weather observations and the types of clouds and their features at the particular time when a satellite passes over their school’s location. Their observations are sent to NASA and entered into an online database. Students and teachers can evaluate their observations online vis a vis those of the actual satellite. Teachers can register their schools and receive instructional and participation materials at http://scool.larx.nasa.gov. This is a COOL way to learn hands-on science and be active participants in a NASA program. “S'COOL is a joint project of the Atmospheric Science Competency, Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC), and Office of Education at NASA's Langley Research Center.”
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