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NASA and the future of Space Flight

NASA is winding down the Space Shuttle program even as it grapples with a decision by the Obama Administration to drop its ambitious plans to return Americans to the moon. Where is NASA headed in the future?

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Number of experts found: 3

 
David L. Akin

Assoc Prof, Affil Assoc Prof

Aerospace Engineering

Expertise Key Words:
Robotic arms; robotics in space; Space Systems, Space Robotics, Space Human Factors, Extravehicular Activity/Space Suit Design; NASA

Contact Information:

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E-mail(s)    

301 405 1138

dakin@umd.edu

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Mark J. Lewis

Prof

Aerospace Engineering

Expertise Key Words:
aerospace, aeronautics, space vehicles, NASA, space shuttle, shuttle re-entry, shuttle tiles, shuttle program history and aeronautics

Contact Information:

Work phone(s)    

E-mail(s)    

301 405 1133

mjlewis@umd.edu

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Ali Mosleh

Prof

Mechanical Engineering

Expertise Key Words:
Risk and safety analysis of complex systems and processes; product reliability and safety analysis; predictive models of human error and organizational failures; methodology for assessment of uncertainties in scientific models; methods of inference with limited knowledge and partial evidence

Contact Information:

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E-mail(s)    

301 405 5215

mosleh@umd.edu

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