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Dear Colleagues,<br>
This is a gentle reminder that abstracts for our session are due today - this is a great opportunity for flight providers and community members who have flown (or wish to fly) payloads on commercial spacecraft to interact.<br>
Thanks,<br>
Todd
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Smith, H. Todd<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 14, 2018 12:55:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> cedar_email@mailman.ucar.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Invitation to AGU Session SA013: “New Space”: Opportunities, Options and Outlook for Space and Earth Science</font>
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<p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
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<p>We invite you to submit an abstract to our AGU session focusing on the application of commercial access to space or the near-space environment to accelerate scientific research and technology development. We encourage submission of abstracts on current and
future applications as well as how new spacecraft designs or new concepts for constellations (now made affordable) could transform our field. The deadline for abstracts is August 1, 2018.</p>
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Session number: SA013<br>
Session Title: “New Space”: Opportunities, Options and Outlook for Space and Earth Science<br>
Link to submit abstract: <a href="https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/abstract-submissions/">https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/abstract-submissions/</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Session description: For many years, the emerging commercial access to space or New Space has offered the possibility of novel low cost and frequent access with guaranteed return of payload. While many companies initially focused
on space tourism, the immense potential for scientific research and technology development became evident. Blue Origin has begun operational flights and Virgin Galactic is flight testing their vehicle. Orbital capabilities are also emerging with SpaceX conducting
flights and Blue Origin expected to begin flights in late 2020/early 2021. World View proposes the Stratollite stratospheric platform for long-duration, persistent observations and experiments. Each of these opportunities holds the promise of a future where
iterative, risk-tolerant instrument, measurement and mission-concept designs can be developed and demonstrated. The potential to do this at low cost provides new opportunities for us all. This session solicits contributions from launch providers and community
members with current or potential applications for these revolutionary platforms.</p>
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<p>Session conveners: <br>
H. Todd Smith (h.todd.smith@jhuapl.edu), JHU APL<br>
Larry Paxton, JHU APL<br>
Steven Collicott, Purdue University</p>
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<p>Invited Speakers: <br>
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA SMD AA<br>
Alan Stern, SwRI & New Horizons PI (If flyby schedule permits) </p>
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