mnr@DAISY.LEARNING.CS.CMU.EDU (Marc Ringuette) (08/27/88)
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"Space-tech" will be a small technical mailing list. We will discuss new
concepts for space development. We are interested in taking ambitious new
ideas, bouncing them around the net, and working out the details.
Topics will include solar sails, orbiting tethers, lunar manufacturing,
robotics, and anything that would benefit from some technical brainstorming.
We won't shy away from ideas that seem too difficult to implement right
now, as long as we can have a basis for working out whether or not they
can really work. We will not discuss politics at all.
We welcome everyone to the group, with one provision: you should be
willing to sit down with a paper and pencil and try to work out some
details. We don't mean to discourage asking questions, but this isn't
intended as a "chat off the top of your head" list.
We will also provide a digested list for those who prefer less mail
volume and a more organized discussion.
To join the list, send your name and net address to:
space-tech-request@cs.cmu.edu
We'd also appreciate hearing about your background and interests.
Please specify whether you want the normal list or the digested list.
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The organizers:
Marc Ringuette (mnr@cs.cmu.edu)
I am a CS PhD student at Carnegie-Mellon in Pittsburgh. I am currently
participating in the CMU Mars Rover project, doing software for a walking
rover prototype. My interests include AI, robotics, amateur physics,
orbiting tethers, and small business applications of research.
Steve Abrams (sedspace@doc.cc.utexas.edu)
I am a Physics PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin. I am
currently a member of the National Executive Board of the Students for
the Exploration and Devlopment of Space (SEDS). My interests include
solar sails, electro-dynamic tethers for power generation, space
education, mission design, and gravitational radiation observatories.
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Marc Ringuette
CMU Computer Science