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- To: Timothy van der Linden <T.L.G.vanderLinden@student.utwente.nl>
- Subject: IPS
- From: David@interworld.com (David Levine)
- Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 09:30:57 -0500
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- Organization: InterWorld (Really Cool Stuff Division)
- References: <199603161243.AA06351@student.utwente.nl>
This was posted recently on sci.space.tech. I had mentioned
these guys back when we passed our one year anniversary. At
the time their site was totally empty - no content at all.
I checked recently and there was still no real content, and
they're charging people for membership. Anyway, for what
it's worth, here's what they posted.... (they've been
getting some good press... always makes me feel depressed...
you guys have been working so much for so long, and no
one knows...)
(BTW, Forward and Matloff are both in on this).
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Subject:
Interstellar Propulsion Society
Date:
17 Mar 1996 06:51:15 GMT
From:
jhujsak@cts.com (John Hujsak)
Organization:
CTS Network Services
Newsgroups:
sci.space.shuttle, sci.space.tech,
alt.starfleet.rpg, alt.startrek.creative, alt.startrek.klingon,
aus.sf.star-trek,
de.rec.sf.startrek, rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc
Interstellar Propulsion Society
Membership Division Announcement
In 1963, Dr. William Pickering, then President of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, predicted that a
hundred
years hence humans will travel to other star systems at
relativistic
velocities. More than thirty years have passed since Dr.
Pickering's
affirmation and we are still far from achieving this lofty goal.
Most
of the progress to date has been made by a relatively small
group of
independent research scientists scattered around the world,
working
largely in isolation.
The distances between stars are vast when compared to normal
human
scales of measure. Our nearest stellar neighbor worthy of
exploration,
Alpha Centauri, would take over 40 years to reach at a velocity
of 10%
of the speed of light. Significant breakthroughs in physics and
technology are needed to reduce this transit time to the point
where
the human race can begin exploration of our neighboring stellar
systems.
The Interstellar Propulsion Society was founded as a non-profit
organization with a single objective ... To accelerate
scientific and
engineering advancements in space propulsion leading to robotic
and
manned missions to other star systems at fractional light
speeds,
relativistic velocities, and beyond. The Society has no other
agenda.
Its sole purpose is to provide a medium for scientists and
engineers
around the world to join in collaborative research efforts that
advance
interstellar propulsion theory and technology.
The recent emergence of the Internet, World Wide Web, digital
library
systems, collaborative work tools and other related technologies
now
provides the basis for constructing a worldwide research center
in
cyberspace. Their wide availability and low cost enable
participation
by research scientists with very modest means, located in
distant
corners of the world. The Interstellar Propulsion Society is now
constructing this virtual research center.
The Society is supporting collaborative research through a
number of
mechanisms:
* An on-line digital research library for consolidating the
results from
past and ongoing research efforts
* A quarterly newsletter for distribution to all members
* A professional peer-review research journal
* A World Wide Web based newsgroup for Society members at all
levels
* Participation in advanced propulsion studies with major
centers
such as NASA
* Collaborative research tools and support services to
facilitate
distributed projects conducted by Society members
* Society funded scientific research in high-risk, high-payoff
areas
The Society is structured for three basic levels of
participation, a
Professional class, a Patron class and a Corporate class.
Professional
membership is designed for those who wish to participate toward
the
Society's objectives through scientific and engineering
contributions.
Patron membership is open to the general public, a worldwide
constituency that has a high interest in the challenge of
interstellar
travel and believes that one day it will happen. Corporate
membership
is reserved for industries and institutions that are interested
in
fostering the basic research that leads to the Society's
objectives.
The Interstellar Propulsion Society is currently represented by
eleven
different countries:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Canada
- Germany
- Greece
- Italy
- Poland
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- United States
Within the next near we hope to double this number.
The Interstellar Propulsion Society is now uniquely positioned
to
continue the momentum of research in advanced space propulsion.
The
realization of this depends on your participation. Please join
us for a
year of exciting research and activities. The Society Web site
is
located at:
http://www.tyrian.com/IPS/
The site and all of its resources are open to the general
public.
Application forms for membership at all levels can be downloaded
from
the Society Web site. If you currently lack Web access you may
email
your request to:
IPSmembership@tyrian.com
or mail your request to:
Interstellar Propulsion Society
12675 Danielson Court, Suite 414
Poway, CA 92064
USA
Regards,
Jonathan T. Hujsak
President
Interstellar Propulsion Society
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IPS Organizational Structure
Dr. Dana Andrews -
Boeing Defense and Space Group
Dr. James R. Arnold -
University of California, San Diego
Dr. Stanley Borowski -
NASA Lewis Research Center
Brice N. Cassenti -
United technologies Research Center
Dr. Anton M. Chernenko -
Space Research Institute (IKI), Russia
Dr. Robert L. Forward -
Forward Unlimited
Dr. Nathan J. Hoffman -
Energy Technology Engineering Center
Dr. Geoffrey Landis -
Nyma Inc.
Dr. Michael R. LaPointe -
Horizon Technologies Development Group
Dr. A.R. (Tony) Martin -
AEA Technology, UK Professor
Greg Matloff -
NYU
Dr. Franklin B. Mead, Jr. -
Phillips Laboratory
Marc Millis -
NASA/Lewis Research Center
Declan J. O'Donnell -
Attorney at Law
Dr. Gerald A. Smith -
Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Robert Zubrin -
Martin Marietta Strategic Systems
Jonathan T. Hujsak, President
Douglas Tabor, Communications Dir.
Robert W. Ryan, Secretary & CFO
Dr. William P. Shine, Programs Dir.
Burton S. Brockett, Art & Graphics Dir.
Journal of the IPS:
Editor in Chief: Marc Millis, NASA Lewis Research Center
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David Levine
Application Engineer
InterWorld Technology Ventures, Inc.
http://www.interworld.com/staff/david/
david@interworld.com
- References:
- The future...
- From: T.L.G.vanderLinden@student.utwente.nl (Timothy van der Linden)