{"498481":{"#nid":"498481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two GT-AE Stars Recognized by the National Space Club","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe National Space Club this spring recognized two School of Aerospace Engineering stars during the 58th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner, held in Washington, DC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWichita native and AE masters student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Staab\u003C\/strong\u003Ewas recognized with a $10,000 Goddard Scholarship to help him continue his work with Dr. Dimitri Mavris in the Aerospace Systems Design Lab (ASDL).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Singer,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewho heads up the engineering directorate for NASA\u0027s Marshall Space Flight Center, was selected to receive the 2015 Astronautics Engineer Award. Singer is a longtime member of AE\u0027s advisory board (AESAC).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStaab collaborated with Singer\u0027s NASA-based team this past year on a project entitled, \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/Michael%20Staab%20Research%20Summary.pdf\u0022\u003ELaunch Vehicle Manufacture-influenced Design.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat project is seeking to come up with cost estimates for building and deploying composite-manufactured components for NASA\u0027s space launch system (SLS).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Typically, we\u0027d look at historical regressions to estimate the cost of a vheicle, but, in the case of composites, they have not been used historically, so we don\u0027t have anything to go by.\u0022 said Staab.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe NASA-funded project tasked Staab\u0027s team to simulate the manufacturing environment as a means of estimating the true costs of using composites.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStaab says that the project thoroughly engaged him, but that he has many other research interests.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u2019m really interested in conducting system-of-systems level analysis related to human space exploration mission architectures using commercial and government launch assets and conceptual design studies for dedicated launchers for small satellite and cubesat payloads,\u0022 he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChristopher Singer has been deeply involved in the nation\u0027s space program for more than 30 years. He is NASA Marshall\u0027s primary technical authority, and has contributed his expertise to a number of high-profile projects, including\u0026nbsp; the Space Shuttle; External Tank Redesign; the Space Launch System; the Dream Chaser spacecraft (Sierra Nevada); Space X; Loral; Orbital Sciences; Mighty Eagle lander; and the Orion programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe National Space Club is a non-profit organization devoted to fostering excellence in space activity through interaction between industry and government, and through a continuing program of educational support. Awards are offered to recognize significant achievements in space science and enterprise. 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