Ad Astra
The magazine of the National Space Society
Volume 13, Number 5 September-October 2001
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ON THE COVER: STS-98 crew photographs a blue planet: Earth! Photo courtesy of NASA Johnson Space Center.
Featured Articles:
UNIVERSITIES AND SPACE EDUCATION
15
Controlled Environment Systems Research at the University of Guelph [PDF]
By Michael Stasiak
17
The Athena Project
By Diane Sherman
18
Moon Devils
By Diana Branson and Helen Reed
19
ASUSAT Lab: Student Projects in Aerospace
By Helen Reed
21
Close the Textbooks and Experience Space Science at the University of Arizona!
By Harold P. Larson and Larry Lebofsky
24
Purdue University in Zero-G
By Steven H. Collicott
26
Undergraduate Rocket Propulsion
By Stephen D. Heister
27
Research Opportunities from Sounding Rockets at Johns Hopkins University
By Stephan R. McCandliss
29
Astrobiology: Training the Multidisciplinary Mind
By John Armstrong
SPACE MUSEUMS
31
Space Museums Around the World
By Aimee Slaughter
NSS CHAPTERS AND SPACE EDUCATION
32
Philadelphia Area Space Alliance Report
By Michelle Baker
33
Illini Space Development Society
By Joannah Metz
34
HALO Student Achievement Program
By Greg Allison
36
A Lesson in our Space School
By Michael Stennecken
38
Orange County Space Society
By Larry Evans
39
ET – Agriculture in Oregon
By R.D. “Gus” Frederick
41
Education in Niagara
By Raymond W. Merrick
42
Space and County Fairs: The fair is not just cows and chickens any more!
By Carl J. Elsbree and Dale B. Grady
43
Central Coast Space Frontier Society
By Tony James
Departments:
2 Chairman’s Message