Space Vehicle Mechanisms 

 Washington Dulles // November 19-21, 2008   $1,395

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This course explores the technologies required for the successful design of moving mechanical assemblies in the space environment and offers a detailed look at many of the key components common to most mechanisms, such as ball bearings, motors and feedback devices. With this background, the high-performance materials required for operation in space are reviewed, emphasizing compatibility with the space environment and offering some background in the metallurgy, chemistry, and fabrication of those materials. Examples of some of the many types of mechanism will be included for illustration. In addition, the mechanisms relationship and interface with other vehicle systems will be explored, as a mechanism usually becomes an important part of the vehicles structural, thermal, contamination, survivability, and pointing subsystems. The course includes design and analysis examples to demonstrate the principles involved in understanding how mechanisms should work, and how design margins should be evaluated during the evolution of a program. Finally, some important underlying techniques, such as reliability analysis and digital simulation, are covered.  Handbook included.

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First time ever!
National Security Space

Bethesda, Maryland    January 26-27, 2009 ///$1,095

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What is “national security space?” Everyone is talking about it, but no one seems to know what it is. We know it is hot and the government is concerned about it, but what is it? Everyone we ask has a different opinion and there is no official definition. Let’s summarize what we do know.
Over the past three decades space-based applications have become increasingly important to the country’s economic health and national security. By the early 1990s, the defense and intelligence communities were using space for many essential applications, but these were not yet considered critical to mission success. By the end of the 1990s, the true value of space in national security was coming into focus, and by the year 2000, space’s critical enabling capabilities were recognized by government leaders. In 2001, the Rumsfeld Commission released a milestone evaluation of the state of space applications for national security. This commission made many important recommendations, some of which were fulfilled. Since that time however, the situation has deteriorated. Many of the essential security-related space programs have failed to perform as expected.
The most recent study on the management and organization of national security space, the Allard Commission Report, concluded that “no one is in charge” of national security programs that utilize space. The issues are complex and failure to properly respond will surely allow continued erosion of the US position as a space leader.
Thanks to the recent increase in visibility of the issues, there seems to be sufficient interest and concern among government leaders to reassure us that all is not lost. But, we must act soon!
Launchspace has created the first organized presentation on national security space, including the history of space utilization, management issues, technology challenges and expectations for the future. This two-day course is designed to quickly develop insight into the critical issues and possible solutions. The course is a must for those who need to understand national security space and the challenges ahead.

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Reuters, 23 October 2008-Maryam Rajavi (R), head of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, greets her supporters as she arrives in front of the Italian parliament in Rome, October 23, 2008.

The policy towards Iran and its opposition

In Iran, The dictatorial regime cruelly oppresses its people and is becoming increasingly a threat to the world. The Iranian regime, by transgressing the Security Council resolutions, insisting on the production of nuclear weapons and export of fundamentalism and terrorism to Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East, is leading the region to a war of catastrophic dimensions.

The 5,000 demonstrations and protest acts in 2007 displays the will of Iranian people for change. The response of the Iranian regime has been suppression and public hangings: 29 in Tehran on 27 July 2008, mass arbitrary arrests, torture, amputation, public flogging and harsh discrimination against women, ethnic and religious minorities.

NCRI – The mullahs' regime has imposed new regulations on SMS use in the country according to the Resistance sources inside Iran.

In the latest move to regulate its use, the Organization of Communications Regulations has putout new laws imposing restrictions on sending SMS. For a typical cell owner, he has to go through security checks by the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to receive clearance for using the service.