Aerospace_America_March_2020

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Debra Werner

A frequent contributor to Aerospace America, Debra is also a West Coast

correspondent for Space News.

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Adam Hadhazy

Adam reports on astrophysics and technology. His work has appeared in

Discover and New Scientist magazines.

PAGE 26

Christine Fisher

Christine writes about technology, space and science. Her work can also be

found on Engadget.com.

PAGE 9

Keith Button

Keith has written for C4ISR Journal and Hedge Fund Alert, where he broke

news of the 2007 Bear Stearns scandal that kicked off the global credit crisis.

PAGES 12, 34

64

Trajectories

Gaurav Bhatia of Hughes

Network Systems

42

Case Study

Preparing to demonstrate a

space-debris solution

38

Opinion

Mutually inspiring: How

fi ctional movies and TV

contribute to science

12

Engineering

Notebook

Making ceramic parts for

hypersonic vehicles

9

Aerospace in

Action

Improving U.S. Army airdrops

with a new parachute design

8

AeroPuzzler

What’s wrong with a pilot’s

statement about air travel’s

impact on climate change?

4 Editor’s Notebook

5 Correction

7 Flight Path

8 AeroPuzzler

9 Aerospace in Action

12 Engineering Notebook

47 AIAA Bulletin

61 Career Opportunities

62 Looking Back

64 Trajectories

MARCH 2020, VOL. 58, NO. 3

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Ben Iannotta

[email protected]

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Karen Small

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STAFF REPORTER

Cat Hofacker

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EDITOR, AIAA BULLETIN

Christine Williams

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Keith Button, Christine Fisher, Adam Hadhazy,
Robert van der Linden, Debra Werner,
Frank H. Winter

John Langford AIAA PRESIDENT

Daniel L. Dumbacher PUBLISHER

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LETTERS AND CORRESPONDENCE

Ben Iannotta, [email protected]