Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

Dr. Adrienne Dove and Dr. Kevin Crosby

March 3, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

www.nasa.gov

NASA Flight Opportunities

Session will start at 10 a.m. PT – Please mute your microphone and turn off your camera

Community of Practice Webinar Series – March 3, 2021

Adrienne Dove, Ph.D., University of Central Florida

Kevin Crosby, Ph.D., Carthage College

Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

Welcome to the Community of Practice Webinar Series!

First, a bit of housekeeping...

• Please mute your microphone and turn off your camera

• Today’s session will be recorded

• Recordings for this and all future session will be posted on the Flight Opportunities 

website

• Please engage!

• Use the chat throughout the session to ask questions

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Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

Dr. Adrienne Dove and Dr. Kevin Crosby

March 3, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

Flight Opportunities Mission

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The Flight Opportunities program facilitates rapid 

demonstration of promising technologies for 

space exploration, discovery, and the expansion 

of space commerce through suborbital testing 

with industry flight providers.

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

Today’s Speakers

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Adrienne Dove

Assistant Professor | Physics & Planetary Sciences

University of Central Florida

Kevin Crosby

Professor | Physics & Astronomy, Computer Science

Director | Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium

Carthage College

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Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

Dr. Adrienne Dove and Dr. Kevin Crosby

March 3, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

www.nasa.gov

NASA Flight Opportunities

Community of Practice

Adrienne Dove, Ph.D. | March 2021

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Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

Dr. Adrienne Dove and Dr. Kevin Crosby

March 3, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

Dr. Adrienne Dove and Dr. Kevin Crosby

March 3, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

www.nasa.gov

NASA Flight Opportunities

Community of Practice

Kevin Crosby, Ph.D. | March 2021

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Flight Opportunities 

Payloads

• Liquid Mass Gauging 

• Modal Propellant Gauging

• Liquid Mass Gauging in Gateway Architecture 

Vehicles

• Propellant Refueling and On-orbit Transfer 

Operations

• Magneto-active Slosh Control

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Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

Dr. Adrienne Dove and Dr. Kevin Crosby

March 3, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

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Emphasis on Project Management

and Systems Engineering

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Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

Dr. Adrienne Dove and Dr. Kevin Crosby

March 3, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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Alumni Internships and Careers

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

Join us for future Community of Practice webinars!

Cultivating and Leveraging 

Mentorship in the Suborbital Flight 

Community

George Pantalos, Ph.D., University of Louisville

Rob Ferl, Ph.D., University of Florida

April 7 at 10 a.m. PST

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Future webinars

• Webinars are held 1st Wednesday of each 

month at 10 a.m. PT

• Topics will be announced in the Flight 

Opportunities newsletter and website

• Session recordings will be posted on the 

Flight Opportunities website

• Let us know session topics you would like 

to see covered

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Growing Research Careers with Suborbital Flight Testing

Dr. Adrienne Dove and Dr. Kevin Crosby

March 3, 2021

Community of Practice Webinar Series

NASA Flight Opportunities

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/community-of-practice

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NASA FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

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Thank you! 

Flight Opportunities website: 

http://nasa.gov/flightopportunities

Contact us:

NASA-FlightOpportunities@mail.nasa.gov

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