NDLI: Project Aria: space systems research, education and public outreach at Washington University

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Swartwout, M.A. Bennett, K.J.
Copyright Year	2001
Description	Author affiliation: Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO, USA (Swartwout, M.A.)
Abstract	Project Aria began in 1998 as a space projects course in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University, St. Louis. The first mission, Aria-1, was a passive GAS canister payload launched with STS-101 in September 2000; it contained 45 science experiments submitted by local K-12 schools. The success of Aria-1 has led to additional missions under Project Aria, including follow-on Shuttle flights, a student CubeSat project, a Mars rover prototype, research in spacecraft operations, and a high-altitude balloon prototype of a Venus probe. Project Aria is following the lead of other university space systems programs by incrementally developing student expertise and program capabilities. However, programs such as Aria must also meet the challenge of effectively educating students while producing meaningful research results. In addition, Project Aria was chartered to provide educational initiatives for the St. Louis public, and therefore these broader educational needs must also be addressed. The conflict among these three objectives forms a case study for this paper. This paper briefly describes the history of Project Aria and discusses the missions currently in development. Particular attention is paid to the manner in which Aria missions are managed, and also to successes and failures in balancing the needs of research, education, and public outreach. Lessons learned from Aria missions can be applied to other universities seeking to develop project-based programs.
Sponsorship	IEEE Aerosp.
Starting Page	7
Ending Page	3671
File Size	1206744
Page Count	3665
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780365992
DOI	10.1109/AERO.2001.931452
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2001-03-10
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Prototypes Aerospace engineering Payloads Educational institutions Mars Space vehicles Venus Probes Space shuttles History
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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