1. 5th Annual MeetingNovember 5-6, 2003Welcome to NIAC’s 5thAnnual Meeting“Creativity and imagination are not luxuries, but necessities”.
2. •Focus on Revolutionary Advanced Concepts for Architectures and SystemsNIAC’sFocus:Revolutionary concepts for systems and architectures that can have a major impact on future missions of NASA, 10 to 40 years into the futureNIAC’sMethod:Provide a pathway for innovators with the ability for non-linearcreativity to explore revolutionary solutions to the grand challenges of future aerospace endeavors.
3. What is Revolutionary? •The genius is in the generalities, and not the detailsEinstein’s Theory of RelativityDarwin’s origin of speciesGalileoKepler…………
4. What is Revolutionary? •The genius is in the generalities, and not the details•The new idea illuminates a pathway towards a significant expansion of knowledgeA sense of malfunction can lead to crisis as a prerequisite to revolution. May be the basis for a new tradition of normal scienceNew paradigms seem revolutionary only to those whose paradigms are affected by them.
5. What is Revolutionary? •The genius is in the generalities, and not the details•The new idea illuminates a pathway towards a significant expansion of knowledge•It inspires others to produce useful science and further elaborationof the fundamental ideaImagination and visualization are, generally, the first step in learning, or creating, something radically new. Revolutionary art and visionary physics are bothinvestigations in the nature of reality.
6. What is Revolutionary? •The genius is in the generalities, and not the details•The new idea illuminates a pathway towards a significant expansion of knowledge•It inspires others to produce useful science and further elaborationof the fundamental idea•It contributes to a major change in the framework of aerospacepossibilitiesScientific research is an art form in this sense: it does not matterhow you make your discovery, only that your claim is true andconvincingly validated --Edward O. Wilson
7. What is Revolutionary? •The genius is in the generalities, and not the details•The new idea illuminates a pathway towards a significant expansion of knowledge•It inspires others to produce useful science and further elaborationof the fundamental idea•It contributes to a major change in the framework of aerospacepossibilities•It triggers a transformation of intuitionTheories help to put observations into context andto create a framework for further understandingScientific theories are the product of informed imagination
8. What is Revolutionary? •The genius is in the generalities, and not the details•The new idea illuminates a pathway towards a significant expansion of knowledge•It inspires others to produce useful science and further elaborationof the fundamental idea•It contributes to a major change in the framework of aerospacepossibilities•It triggers a transformation of intuition•Revolutionary paradigm shifts are often simple, elegant, majestic, beautiful and are characterized by order and symmetryCreative paradigm changes are often the result of a non-linear, orthogonal imaginationSymmetry and order can be visually pleasingNon-symmetry may be richer, more diverse and less boring
9. What is Revolutionary? •The genius is in the generalities, and not the details•The new idea illuminates a pathway towards a significantexpansion of knowledge•It inspires others to produce useful science and further elaborationof the fundamental idea•It contributes to a major change in the framework of aerospacepossibilities•It triggers a transformation of intuition•Revolutionary paradigm shifts are often simple, elegant, majestic, beautiful and are characterized by order and symmetryThere is a subtle yet significant difference between a creative and credible imaginative concept, and an imaginary pursuit. Robert A. Cassanova, Ron Turner, Pat RussellDon't let your preoccupation with reality stifle your imagination. Robert A. Cassanova and Sharon M. Garrison
10. Eternal Visions A pathway to a revolutionary framework of aerospace possibilitiesEternal Visions•Perturb the chaos and cause patterns to emerge•Light the darkness and ignite our passion for knowledge•Inspire our imagination and energize our creative spirit•Give us hope for a future without limitsRobert A. Cassanova“Vision is the art of seeing things invisible” Thoughts on Various SubjectsJonathan Swift
11. Transition of NIAC Funded Concepts into NASAThe Space ElevatorBradley EdwardsMini-MagnetosphericPlasma Propulsion SystemRobert WingleeX-Ray InterferometerWebster CashSuper-pressure BalloonGondola10-15 kmBalloon Trajectory Control System~40-50 m diameterPossible Science SensorsRel. Wind 0.3-2.0 m/sRel. Wind 5-10 m/s35-45 km Flight AltitudeGlobal Constellation of Stratospheric Scientific PlatformsKerry NockRotating Momentum Exchange TethersRobert HoytEntomopterAnthony Colozza Robert Michelson
12. •Phase Iawards of approximately $50,000 to $75,000 will be granted for six months to validate the viability of the proposed concept and define major feasibility issues •Phase IIawards up to $400,000 will be granted for 18 to 24 months Proposals received to dateProposals date716Awards to dateAwards date118Fellows of the InstituteFellows Institute
13. Architecture for Unmanned Self-Replicating Lunar FactoriesGregory ChirikjianJohns Hopkins UniversityMicrobotsfor Large-Scale Planetary Surface and Subsurface ExplorationSteven Dubowsky, MIT Karl Iagnemma, MITPenelope Boston, New Mexico TechGeneral Plasma Technologies LLC Optimal Navigation in a Plasma MediumNathaniel FischGeneral Plasma Technologies LLCMicro Asteroid Prospector Powered by Energetic Radioisotopes: MAPPERSteven Howe and Gerald JacksonHbarTechnologies CP 02-02 Phase I Awards
14. Modular Laser Launch Architecture: Analysis and Beam Module DesignJordinKareKareTechnical Consulting The League of Extraordinary Machines: A Rapid and Scalable Approach to Planetary Defense Against Asteroid ImpactorsJohn Olds, A. C. Charaniaand Matthew GrahamSpaceWorksEngineering, Inc. The Plasma MagnetJohn SloughMSNW Robotic Lunar EcopoiesisPaul Todd, Space Hardware Optimization Technology (SHOT), Inc. Penelope Boston, Complex Systems Research, Inc. CP 02-02 Phase I Awards
15. Modeling KinematicCellular Automata: An Approach to Self- ReplicationTihamerToth-FejelGeneral DynamicsSelf Assembly of Optical Structures in SpaceM. P. Ulmer and G. C. SchatzNorthwestern University High Resolution StructurelessTelescopeJames WertzMicrocosm, Inc. CP 02-02 Phase I Awards
16. Inspiring Our Nations YouthNIAC Student Visions of the Future ProgramInspiring YouthInspiring NIAC ProgramFuture ProgramWHO:University Undergraduate StudentsWHAT:Opportunity to Submit Revolutionary Aerospace Concept IdeasHOW: •Three page descriptions of imaginative•Credible ideas for aerospace systems or architectures to be implemented 10-40 years endorsed by a faculty advisor•Compete for the opportunity to present a poster at the NIAC Annual Meeting to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on November 5-6, 2003 •All expenses will be paid for the student(s) and advisor (plus an award of $200) • 10 proposals received by September 15, 2003• 3 concepts selectedFunded by USRA
17. Inspiring Our Nations YouthNIAC Student Visions of the Future ProgramInspiring YouthInspiring NIAC ProgramProgramStudents Selected -September 2003THEYARE THE FUTURE!! IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES!!! “Daedalon:A Revolutionary Morphing Spacecraft Design forPlanetary Exploration” JarretM. LafleurGeorgia Institute of Technology“Verde Base (A Lunar Greenhouse)” KamYeeSouth Seattle Community College“Biominingfor In-Situ Resource Utilization” Darin Ragozzine: Harvard UniversityFunded by USRA
20. Brigadier General Simon “Pete” WordenDirector of Development and Transformation, Space andMissile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.
