Technology requirements for advanced earth orbital transportation systems. Volume 2: Summary report

The results of efforts to identify the technology requirements for advanced earth orbital transportation systems are reported. Topics discussed include: (1) design and definition of performance potential of vehicle systems, (2) advanced technology assessment, and (3) extended performance. It is concluded that the horizontal take-off concept is the most feasible system considered

Testing and Analysis of Paired, Inflated HIAD Tori

The Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator is a stack of concentric, inflated rings (tori) being developed by NASA for landing spacecraft. This research will build on work previously done at UMaine to understand the structural behavior of the HIAD by examining the response of two tori paired together. A test fixture previously used to test single tori was analyzed and modified to withstand the estimated forces from testing paired tori. Two single tori of different sizes were tested separately on the fixture at various inflation pressures. The tests consisted of displacing the tori equally at 16 discrete points using cables attached to individual actuators. The actuators were synchronized using a modified version of the control code used previously. Noncontact photogrammetry data, as well as the forces in each cable, were collected throughout each test. The photogrammetry data will also be used to determine the displaced shapes of the specimens. The testing was repeated with a paired specimen consisting of two tori of the same sizes as tested previously. A finite element model of the paired tori was developed and verified using data collected from the physical tests

UA37/35/3 Sociology at Western Kentucky University

Report on the history of the WKU Sociology Department for O.J. Wilson\u27s History of WKU

A turbojet-boosted two-stage-to-orbit space transportation system design study

The concept to use twin turbo-powered boosters for acceleration to supersonic staging speed followed by an all rocket powered orbiter stage was proposed. A follow-on design study was then made of the concept with the performance objective of placing a 29,483 Kg payload into a .2.6 X 195.3 km orbit. The study was performed in terms of analysis and trade studies, conceptual design, utility and economic analysis, and technology assessment. Design features of the final configuration included: strakes and area rule for improved take off and low transonic drag, variable area inlets, exits and turbine, and low profile fixed landing gear for turbojet booster stage. The payload required an estimated GLOW of 1,270,000 kg for injection in orbit. Each twin booster required afterburning turbojet engines each with a static sea level thrust rating of 444,800 N. Life cycle costs for this concept were comparable to a SSTO/SLED concept except for increased development cost due to the turbojet engine propulsion system

Dedication to Dean Edward Settle Godfrey, III

It is impossible to fully describe the impact that Dean Godfrey had (and continues to have) on the legal community in Maine, on the University of Maine School of Law, and on the Maine Law Review. This Article provides a sampling of the lives he touched and the contributions he made to the law through his writings. On February 5, 2005, the Maine legal community celebrated the life and work of the Honorable Edward S. Godfrey, III. In attendance were his family members; past and present faculty, staff, and students of the University of Maine School of Law, the law school he founded in 1962; his colleagues from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court; his law clerks; and members of the legal community. Representatives from every facet of his life spoke that day. Wendy Godfrey-Dean, his niece, spoke of his loving ways with his family. Former Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, the Honorable Vincent L. McKusick, spoke of the Dean\u27s forty-three years of service to the Maine legal community and of his tenure on the Law Court. Arlyn Weeks spoke of her work with him as a law clerk and of the lasting friendship that developed as a result. Gerald Petruccelli spoke of the early days of the Law School and the challenges the Dean overcame. Former Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, the Honorable Daniel E. Wathen, spoke of him as his mentor and teacher while studying at the University of Maine School of Law and working with him on the Maine Law Review. There were many moving tributes delivered that day in honor of Dean Godfrey, a veritable giant in the Maine legal community. These tributes are included, in their entirety, as Part II of this Article

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972

Title IX provides that no person shall be excluded from participation in any educational program or activity that receives federal funding. This legislation is credited with bolstering the participation rates of girls and women in athletics. Although athletics are not explicitly addressed in the statutory language, Title IX requires schools to offer male and female students equal opportunities to play sports, to give male and female athletes their fair share of athletic scholarship money, and to treat male and female athletes equally in all other respects, including equipment, facilities and coaching. Proponents of Title IX claim that participation in sports leads to important health and wellness benefits for female athletes. The critics of Title IX argue that the legislation has caused schools to cut male teams in order to comply with Title IX and claim that women are inherently less interested in sports than men. In order to gain a better understanding of Title IX and its effect on intercollegiate athletics, this article provides the researcher with a comprehensive bibliography on the topic, including those articles discussing how the courts have used Title IX to address sexual harassment on college campuses. This article starts with a discussion of the law’s legislative history and its effect on participation rates of female athletes. This is followed by a comprehensive list of books on Title IX and an annotated list of law review articles on the law. Furthermore, the bibliography includes a list of Internet resources for Title IX, including relevant websites and blogs