All Posts in #Outer Space
O’Keefe authors “A space telescope that will look to the origin of the universe.”
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School, authored The News & Observer opinion piece “A space telescope that will look to the origin of the universe.” O’Keefe is an expert on space and aviation after working at NASA as…
Wishing On a Star – Webb Telescope Could Detect Ancient Clusters
Launching this month, the James Webb Space Telescope will be one of the most revolutionary space exploration technology tools in modern history. Scientists plans to use the powerful telescope to study planets and other bodies in our solar system to…
NASA’s Controversy In Naming Their New Telescope
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, was interviewed by The Atlantic for the article “This Isn’t the Big Telescope Debut NASA Imagined.” O’Keefe, who was the NASA administrator in 2002, discussed the impact Webb, whom this new telescope…
“Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.”
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted by Scientific American for the article “Mystery Object Blurs Line between Neutron Stars and Black Holes.” Professor Brown, an expert on gravitation waves,…
Sean O’Keefe writes “SpaceX’s mission: A new chapter in space exploration — and in humanity’s age-old quest”
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School, wrote an op-ed for The Hill entitled “SpaceX’s mission: A new chapter in space exploration — and in humanity’s age-old quest.” As a longtime public administrator, national security expert and aerospace industry…
“First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk’s Mars quest”
Sean O’Keefe, University Professor at the Maxwell School of Citizen and Public Affairs, and W. Henry Lambright, Professor of Public Policy at the Maxwell School, were interviewed by the AP for the article “First commercial space taxi a pit stop…