NEXT
WEEK_________________________________________________
Monday, October 20
Topic: Working In Space - History of
Skylab - Bob Jaques, NASA Marshall Space Flight
Center
November 11, 2003 marks
the thirtieth anniversary of the first space station: Skylab. It was America's first experimental space
station and was designed for a long duration mission. The history of
Skylab and its relevance to today's International Space Station will be told to
us by Bob Jaques, a science historian and talented storyteller who is working
under contract for the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Some systems designed for Skylab didn't
work as planned according to the website below,
and Bob will likely tell us some of the inside stories on how these problems
were overcome. The Skylab
program objectives were twofold: To prove that humans could live and work in space for extended periods, and to
expand our knowledge of solar astronomy well beyond Earth-based
observations. Background on Skylab may be found at:
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/skylab/skylab.htm.
OUR PREVIOUS
MEETING_______________________________________
No Meeting was held on October 13 in observance of
Columbus Day
FUTURE MONDAY
MEETINGS_____________________________________
October 27: Creating Wealth through
Technology - Greg Laudeman, GA Tech, Economic Development Institute
November 3: Tennessee Water Issues
November 10: Controlled Fusion - How Real? How
Soon? Dr. Stan Milora, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
November 17: Alabama Water Issues - Trey
Glenn, Director of the Office of Water Resources Division for the Alabama
Department of Economic and Community Affairs
November 24: Remotely Controlled Laboratory at
UTC - Dr. James Henry, UTC
December 1: Farming Goes High Tech - Mark
Downing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
December 6: Christmas Dinner at 6 p.m. -
Stone Fort Inn, 120 East 10th Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 www.stonefortinn.com
December 8: To be
announced next week
WHERE WE MEET ____________________________________________
In October, we will be meeting at the Read House in
downtown Chattanooga. We may continue to park at the Days Inn on Carter Street
(being sure to leave a notice on your dashboard that indicates you are attending
the Chattanooga Engineers Club meeting). A map showing the location of the Read
House may be found at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/ReadHouse.gif.
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? ______________________________
If you have any questions or suggestions about program
items please call Brad Baucom at 423-648-3582 or email him at baucombe@epb.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members
at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.
