ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss First Private Spacecraft Flight Breaks Sound Barrier.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) TOPIC: SpaceShipOne successfully performed its first suborbital suborbital /sub·or·bi·tal/ (sub-or´bi-t'l) infraorbital. sub·or·bit·al adj. Situated on or below the floor of the orbit of the eye. n. flight today to answer the question of whether space travel is possible without sponsorship of government agencies, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. articles by sandiego.com and MSNBC.com. Burt Rutan Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943 in Estacada, Oregon) is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft. designed the aircraft along with his team at Scaled Composites Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled), formerly the Rutan Aircraft Factory, is located at the Mojave Spaceport, Mojave, California, United States and is headed by aircraft designer Burt Rutan. , which is based in the Mojave Desert Mojave or Mohave Desert, c.15,000 sq mi (38,850 sq km), region of low, barren mountains and flat valleys, 2,000 to 5,000 ft (610–1,524 m) high, S Calif.; part of the Great Basin of the United States. . SpaceDev, a small aerospace company based in Poway, Calif., provided components for a hybrid motor that burns a combination of liquid nitrous oxide nitrous oxide or nitrogen (I) oxide, chemical compound, N2O, a colorless gas with a sweetish taste and odor. Its density is 1.977 grams per liter at STP. It is soluble in water, alcohol, ether, and other solvents. and rubber to propel the craft. Experts say the hybrid motor is environmentally safe, unlike the traditional liquid- or solid-propellant rockets. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: James W. Benson founded SpaceDev in 1997 with the vision to enable humanity to explore, develop and settle space. Benson is also a director, a position he has held since October 1997. Benson brings 30 years of successful, hands-on high-tech entrepreneurial and management experience to SpaceDev. Prior to founding SpaceDev, Benson was founder and president of Compusearch Software Systems and ImageFast, both of McLean, Virginia. Benson decided to take on the challenge of starting an entrepreneurial space commercialization venture because it combined his lifelong interests in science, technology and astronomy with his successful business experience. Benson has broad experience working with global resource issues and economics, energy policy, advanced technology assessment and governmental policy. Benson holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Geology from the University of Missouri. He founded the non-profit Space Development Institute and introduced the $5,000 Benson Prize for Amateur Discovery of Near Earth Objects. He is also Vice-Chairman and private sector representative on NASA's national Space Grant Review Panel and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers “ASCE” redirects here. For the Nigerian stock exchange, see Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. subcommittee on Near Earth Object Impact Prevention and Mitigation. SpaceDev recently completed the launch and successful operation of CHIPSat, NASA's smallest and least expensive, high performance, earth orbiting science satellite. PR Contact: Janet Vasquez 212-825-3210 mail@investorrelationsgroup.com Professor Edgar Choueiri, of Princeton University, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, is an expert regarding astronautical and aerospace engineering, spacecraft propulsion, orbital mechanics and space travel. 609-258-5220 Professor Salahuddin Ahmed, of Saint Louis University Saint Louis University, mainly at St. Louis, Mo.; Jesuit; coeducational; opened 1818 as an academy, became a college 1820, chartered as a university 1832. Parks College (est. 1927 as Parks College of Aeronautical Technology) in Cahokia, Ill. , Parks College of Engineering & Aviation, is an expert in mechanical and aerospace engineering. 314-977-8430 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/. |
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