AD ASTRA PER ASPERA
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"To the Stars Through Difficulties"
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TO THE STATES OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI
TO THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI, GREETINGS:
Kansans and Missourians have always used science and technology, whether it be
iron plow, barbed wire or airplane, as catalysts for growth and
development in our state.
We are now at the dawn of the 21st century with all its
accumulated and potential advances in technology, space
exploration and associated disciplines; and it is in the interest
of its citizens that Kansas and Missouri remain up-to-date, contemporary and
future-striving in science education, research, development and
commercialization in order to provide increased knowledge, a
vibrant economy, improved quality of life and global
competitiveness.
The State of Kansas and Missouri demonstrates their commitment to science and
technology through its quality educators, research universities,
legislative initiatives and commercialization programs.
Kansas and Missouri are fertile with hungry young minds, dedicated educators
and professionals who impart, inspire and mentor scientific
knowledge and innovation, renowned researchers who plumb
mysteries from those of the smallest atom to the awe-inspiring
constellations of space.
Kansas' scientific legacy counts two native sons as Nobel prize
winners and three as astronauts as well as numerous engineering
scientists who have helped train the astronauts, and its stature
includes being one of the top states in the number of
graduate-level scientists and engineers educated.
Kansans have always set sights high, even in selecting our state
motto "Ad Astra Per Aspera" or "To the Stars
Through Difficulties":
Ad Astra Kansas Day
Ad Astra Kansas Day was established for all citizens, businesses
and government leaders to look literally to the stars and
celebrate, encourage, recognize and promote scientific
achievement within our state so that Kansas may reach its
potential to harvest the bounty of science, technology and space
for the good of the state, country and people everywhere.
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Steve Durst, Editor and
Publisher, Ad Astra Kansas News
Jennette Steinart,
Managing Editor, Ad Astra Kansas News
Randall Chambers,
Contributing Editor, Ad Astra Kansas News
Brenda
Culbertson, Washburn University
Steve Shawl, University of
Kansas
George Howard, Webmaster, Ad
Astra Kansas 2003-2005
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Washburn University Crane Observatory
Washburn University, site of the April 25, 2003-2005 and beyond, Ad Astra Kansas
Space Day event is home to the Crane Observatory. See the Crane
Observatory webpage at the URL below.
Washburn
University, Crane Observatory
FUN HANDS-ON PROJECTS
Have you ever wanted to fly a lunar
lander? This webpage brings it to you on the web. You can see for
yourself the challenges of landing on the Moon.
Click on Apolloarchive.com
apolloarchive.com/lander.html
The next two links are regarding building models of space craft
to gain a hands-on idea of how space craft are designed at least
in model form. Click on the link below and get the plans for a
Lunar Lander.
Lunar
Module model
The second url is to the space industrial arts home page. This
page has more model plans to build. Get a feeling of
accomplishment after you build these models and then when they
are on display you can confidently say that you built that as you
walk by with someone else. They will reply, "Wow that is
really cool,!" This is the start of engineers.
Space
Industrial Arts
See the Earth from Space
The Earth View website provides
the ability to look at the Earth from orbiting space craft.
Search the world over and get a detailed knowledge of global
geography.
Earth
View
IS THERE LIFE OUT IN SPACE?
S.E.T.I. stands
for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, this program
looks for radio signals from other stars that might be artificial
transmissions. The characteristics of these transmissions the
scientists are looking for are point source narrow band
transmissions. Have there been transmissions like this called
candidate signals, found coming from other star systems? There
are a number of candidate signals of possible artificial origin,
however, as of this date SETI scientists have not yet been able
to tune back into these signals to prove that there actually is
an artificial signal coming from those stars or it was just
natural radio noise that looks like an artificial signal. The
search goes on. Click on the two links below and find out more
about SETI.
seti.org
project_phoenix
EXOBIOLOGY ENVIRONMENTS FOR LIFE IN SPACE
Exobiology is the study of possible
environments in space that life could exist. Click on the link
below to read about this subject.
nai.arc.nasa.gov
Lunar and Planetary Institute
The best place to find information about Space History is The
Lunar And Planetary Institute.
Lunar and Planetary
Institute
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PRIVATE SPACE INTEREST GROUPS
The Wichita Chapter of the National Space Society
Contact: Randall Chambers
Randall Chambers,
Chapter President
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Contact: George Howard
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President
Heart of
America Chapter NSS
The Delta Vee Network
Contact: George Howard, Director
George Howard, Director
The Delta
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The Space Age Publishing Company
Special acknowlegement to Steve Durst and the Space Age
Publishing Company for all the effort and considerable time spent
on promoting Ad Astra Kansas Day. His efforts have taken more
than a decade to establish this day. Mr Durst is an example that
one man can make a difference.
Steve Durst, Space Age
Publishing Company
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