Interstellar Seminar Spring 2023

Stars and Distances

Stars and Distances

Jason Ferguson, Wichita State University

Prior Missions

Prior Missions

Todd Barber, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Nick Solomey, Wichita State University

Mark Schneegurt, Wichita State University

Detecting Exoplanets

Detecting Exoplanets

Thayne Currie, Subaru Telescope

Exoplanet Habitability

Exoplanet Habitability

Mark Schneegurt, Wichita State University

Forward Planetary Protection

Forward Planetary Protection

Wayne Schubert, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

James Schwartz, Wichita State University

Chemical Rocket Propulsion

Chemical Rocket Propulsion

Robert Stough, NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center

Advanced Propulsion

Advanced Propulsion

Les Johnson, NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center

Regenerative Resupply

Regenerative Resupply

Alex Ellery, Carleton University

Rationale for Crewed Missions

Rationale for Crewed Missions

James Schwartz, Wichita State University

Life Support Systems

Life Support Systems

Grant Anderson, Paragon Space Development Corporation

Human Habitats

Human Habitats

Brian Thomas, Washburn University

Alex Kanelakos, NASA Johnson Spaceflight Center

Crew Health

Crew Health

Nick Kanas, University of California - San Francisco

Lane Christenson, University of Kansas

Valerie Ryder, NASA Johnson Space Center

Cultural Development

Cultural Development

Mythili Menon, Wichita State University

Rachelle Smith, Emporia State University