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to the HEASARC, does part time system administration, manages
exhibits, ignores warning labels and has settled down with a wife and son.

J.D. Myers -- Concentrates his efforts on the gamma ray missions
Swift and GLAST. 

Duilia de Mello -- One of our newest contributors, Duilia writes articles for magazines and newspapers, and has done quite a bit of education/outreach work abroad, especially in Brazil and Sweden.

Georgia de Nolfo -- Our second token cosmic ray astrophysicist. She
works on ACE and TIGER/HNX and is very enthusiastic about education
and public outreach.

Pat Tyler -- A web geek if we ever saw one. Expert at digitizing images
and making presentations look good. If it's out there, she knows how to get it.
Contributors to "Ask an Astrophysicist"

Hans Krimm -- Used to teach college physics and astronomy, now hunts
gamma-ray bursts and launches balloons.

Amy Fredericks -- Formerly with our Lab, but now an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory. This is, when she's not at her three other jobs: supervising a few Astronomy 101 labs at Montgomery College, doing freelance web design, and pet sitting.

Laura Brenneman -- A former "Ask an Astrophysicist" contributer, she's
now back from pursuing her graduate degree. She's also active in
basketball, soccer, softball, and astrophysics. We'll still take her
for our team!

Others contributers include Mike Loewenstein, Mike Arida, Ilana Harrus, Jeff Livas, Georgia de Nolfo, Jason Link, Nick Sterling, Dave Chuss, Emily Alicea-Munoz, Jay Cummings, Barb Mattson, Sean Scully, and Kevin Boyce.
Some of our former team members:

Laura Whitlock -- Imagine the Universe's first numero uno. It was her
idea. She initiated the Education program for the Swift satellite, and
is now living the good life in Louisiana. 

Nick White - Now Director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate
at NASA/GSFC.
Areas of Achievement | Science and Technology
AAS Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical InstrumentationFor his development of low noise “spider web” bolometers that enable a broad range of submillimeter and millimeter observations with ground-based, balloon-based, and space-based instruments, leading to critically important measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation.

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National Space Club and Foundation's Nelson P. Jackson AwardThe award is presented annually for a significant contribution to the missile, aircraft or space field.

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Charles Elachi 

Aviation Week Laureate Award for Lifetime AchievementAwarded for guiding an amazing period of solar system exploration by robotic spacecraft and generating public enthusiasm for space science during his 45-year career.

2016
Charles Elachi
National Space Trophy from the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement FoundationThe award is given to an outstanding American who has made major contributions to our nation's space program.

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Eric Fielding
AGU Ivan I. Mueller AwardAwarded for distinguished service and leadership.

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David Halpern
COSPAR Distinguished Service MedalIn recognition of extraordinary services rendered to the organization and the international space research community. 

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Cathleen Jones, Tom Farr, & Zhen Liu

California Department of Water Resources Remote Sensing and Drought Science Service AwardFor work that these scientists have performed in developing new methodologies for monitoring land subsidence in response to [California's] multi-year drought.

2016
Andres Plazas Malagon

Fundacion Alejandro Angel Escobar Prize in the Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences AreaFor his work on 'Understanding of systematic errors for the use of weak gravitational lensing as a cosmological tool.'

2016
J.T. Reager
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration David Johnson AwardAwarded for innovative application of Earth observation satellite data for operational purposes.

2016
Tracy van Houten
Society of Women Engineers Emerging Leader AwardFor outstanding technical leadership and expertise; for the ability to manage large, multidisciplinary teams; and for tireless efforts mentoring today's and tomorrow's women engineers.

2016
Yuan Wang
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 a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | zaabiotic - Abiotic describes conditions and factors that are the nonliving elements of an ecosystem. Examples of abiotic factors include climate, air currents, temperature, moisture, light, and soil type. topabort motor - The abort motor generates 1,800,000 Newtons (400,000 pounds) of thrust in a fraction of a second to rapidly move the crew to safety during a launch pad or in-flight emergency. topabsorb - Absorb means to take in. Light energy that is absorbed is not given off, it is taken in by the object that absorbs the light. As a result, the object may become warmer. topabsorption - Absorption means to soak in.
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A bunch of stars (ranging in number from a few to hundreds of thousands) which are bound to each other by their mutual gravitational attraction.
Stefan-Boltzmann constant; sigma (Stefan, L. Boltzmann)
The constant of proportionality present in the Stefan-Boltzmann law. It is equal to 5.6697 x 10-8 Watts per square meter per degree Kelvin to the fourth power (see scientific notation).
Stefan-Boltzmann law (Stefan, L. Boltzmann)
The radiated power P (rate of emission of electromagnetic energy) of a hot body is proportional to the radiating surface area, A, and the fourth power of the thermodynamic temperature, T. The constant of proportionality is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant.
stellar classification
Stars are given a designation consisting of a letter and a number according to the nature of their spectral lines which corresponds roughly to surface temperature. The classes are: O, B, A, F, G, K, and M; O stars are the hottest; M the coolest. The numbers are simply subdivisions of the major classes. The classes are oddly sequenced because they were assigned long ago before we understood their relationship to temperature. O and B stars are rare but very bright; M stars are numerous but dim. The Sun is designated G2.
stellar wind
The ejection of gas off the surface of a star. Many different types of stars, including our Sun, have stellar winds; however, a star's wind is strongest near the end of its life when it has consumed most of its fuel.
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The supplementary SI unit of solid angle defined as the solid central angle of a sphere that encloses a surface on the sphere equal to the square of the sphere's radius.
supernova (plural: supernovae)
(a)The death explosion of a massive star, resulting in a sharp increase in brightness followed by a gradual fading. At peak light output, these type of supernova explosions (called Type II supernovae) can outshine a galaxy. The outer layers of the exploding star are blasted out in a radioactive cloud.
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During this, his first mission, Vande Hei ventured outside the space station on four spacewalks to perform work that included replacing and lubricating the Latching End Effectors on both ends of the Canadarm2.  He returned to Earth after 168 days of in space.
Expedition 65/66 (April 9, 2021 through March 30 2022). Vande Hei, serving as flight engineer 2, launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan with Russian Cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov on Soyuz MS-18.   After 355 days in space, setting the US record for longest continuous spaceflight, he returned to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Soyuz MS-19 along with crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov.  While on board the International Space Station, he worked to maintain the Station and further its science objectives along with the crews of three Dragon spacecraft and five Soyuz spacecraft. 
Vande Hei has spent a total of 523 days in space and has spent 26 hours and 42 minutes conducting spacewalks.

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Legion of Merit; Joint Service Commendation Medal; Joint Meritorious Unit Award; Southwest Asia Service Medal; various other campaign and service awards; NASA Achievement Medal; previous captain of the Saint John’s Ranger Challenge Team; Doctor of Science, Honoris causa, Saint John’s University.

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Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; Member of Sigma Pi Sigma; the physics honor society; Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician for the Harris County Emergency Corps.

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Dr. Whitlock received a BS with honors from Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College), and a PhD in Physics from the University of Florida in Gainesville.
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NASA/GSFC Group Achievement Award (Swift Proposal team).

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