1. Today In Space Current Ventures In Space by NASA, Other Countries and the Private Sector USSRC Proprietary

2. Today in Space NASA: Aeronautics Shuttle ISS Technology Microgravity Science Earth Observation Solar System Stars & Galaxies (www.nasa.gov) Other Nations: China Russia Other ISS participants www.spaceflight.nasa.gov www.astronautix.com Private Industry: X Prize Spaceadventures.com

3. NASA: Aeronautics Century of Flight www.centennialofflight.gov Wright Brothers 12/17/03 Santos-Dumont 11/12/06 December 17: NC, VA, CO – go play! Build a Wright kite! www.first-to-fly.com

4. NASA: Aeronautics Helios lost 6/03: solar-powered flying wing

5. NASA: Aeronautics Blended Wing Body Goal: 800 passengers Current Model: 14% scale Ground tests 2003 First Flight 2004 Langley Research Ctr: www.larc.nasa.gov

6. NASA: Aeronautics/Shuttle Spaceplanes: Lifting Body (wingless ½ cone) 1963: M2-F2 1990’s: X-33 Light Payload and X-38 Crew Return Vehicle 2003: Green light for new Orbital Space Plane Supplement Shuttle

7. NASA: Shuttle CAIB Report: ET Foam Solid Rocket Boosters 5 th segment Liquid Flybacks 2009 50% Risk Reduction 2005: Avionics Upgrades Replace APU’s with electric motors Continued use until 2015+

8. NASA: ISS Construction held Progress supply ship arrival Sept 2003 Expedition 7: Malachenko, Lu Expedition 8: Foale, Kaleri (October 18)

9. NASA: Technology Advances in propulsion, materials and electronics will create new spacecraft From Stargazers to Starships: http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/

10. NASA: Microgravity Science Facilities: Drop Tower (seconds) Vomit Comet (seconds) Sounding Rocket (minutes) ISS (months) Advances: Medicine/Biotech, Bioastronautics, Combustion, Materials, Physics www.microgravity.nasa.gov

11. NASA: Earth Observation Far enough for perspective Close enough for detail http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov

12. NASA: Solar System Mercury Luna Mars Jupiter: Europa Saturn: Titan Pluto www.jpl.nasa.gov www.jhuapl.edu

13. NASA: Solar System - Mars Spirit & Opportunity (Twin rovers) launched July & August, 2003. 7 engineering cameras (guidance) 3 science cameras: spectrometers (one on arm for “sniffing” mineral composition

14. NASA: Solar System: Jupiter 10/18/89: Launch (STS 34) 9/21/03: Deorbit into Jupiter (108, 000 mph) Deorbit protects Europa from possible crash 34 orbits in 14 years Discoveries: subsurface oceans on Europa, Ganymede, Callisto

15. Other Nations: Russia and China Russia: continued ISS participation, possible new launch vehicle China: Shenzou Manned launch this year? Copyright Mark Wade

16. Private Industry: X Prize 10 Million Dollars 3 Occupants 2 launches in 2 weeks Tickets, anyone? www.xprize.org

17. Private Industry: Space Adventures Training Zero-G Supersonic Suborbital (future) Orbital Spaceadventures.com

18. Surfing Through Space www.space.com www.cnn.com/space www.jpl.nasa.gov www.spaceflight.nasa.gov www.astronautix.com www.spacenews.comwww.spacenews.com ($100 subscription)