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Hello everyone! Today we are introducing a new series of posts called “Historical Marker Highlights”, which, as the name implies, gives a shout out to historical markers relating to STEM history in Ohio. We want to highlight the fact that history occurs all around us and not just far away places. You never know, a notable piece of STEM history might have occurred right in your own backyard that might have played a role not just in local history but national history as well. For this first Historical Marker Highlight we are giving a shout out to an important experiment that has a connection to Ohio. This marker is especially fitting given that we are nearing the end of April and it is around this time of year that you hear the age-old phrase “April showers bring May flowers”. Today’s historical marker is located in Wilmington, Ohio and commemorates the Thunderstorm Project¹. The experiment was the first major study conducted in the United States that, you guessed it, examined thunderstorms². The study was funded and mandated by Congress in 1945, and became necessary as a result of World War II, which caused a boom in the aviation industry, aircraft incidents related to thunderstorms occurred more frequently². However, in the early 20th century, little was known about thunderstorms, making such a study necessary². The project occurred in two phases, with the first occurring in 1946 in Florida, due to the fact that thunderstorms happen there more often than anywhere else in North America³. The second phase took place in Clinton County in 1947¹. The area was chosen due to the frequency of weather fronts that occur there¹. That phase of the experiment involved pilots from the Clinton County Air Force Base, who (we kid you not), flew through storms in every stage of their development and different levels of intensity¹. Along with this, scientists used various weather instruments along with balloon soundings and radar¹. The observations that were collected provide a greater understanding of thunderstorms, particularly about their life cycles and their structure¹. The results from the study, which were analyzed by the University of Chicago, were published in 1949¹. Learn more about the historical marker and where it is located below along with more information about the Thunderstorm Project. Stay tuned for our next post on May 10th! Sources: ¹"8-14 The Thunderstorm Project." Remarkable Ohio, https://lnkd.in/eZBq5wuG. ²Senesac, Emily. "The Thunderstorm Project: When Pilots Flew Into Thunderstorms ... Intentionally." NOAA, 8 Nov. 2019, https://lnkd.in/ecE55Kmq. ³"The Thunderstorm Project in Ohio - 1947." National Weather Service, NOAA, https://lnkd.in/eF-YTaAQ.

This month's 'In Conversation' is with Dr Bleddyn Bowen, a renowned expert in space policy and international relations in outer space. You can read it here: https://lnkd.in/eHxkVivP

Pleased to share my new peer-reviewed article out in the Journal of Advanced Military Studies. I argue that future permanent, manned space settlements will by necessity be governed as authoritarian systems - but that there are multiple options on offer. It's open-access, so feel free to download if interested! #space #spacepolicy #governance #authoritarianism https://lnkd.in/e8SiCk6Q

https://lnkd.in/gUUN7q6V This article provides a short and simple explanation of why space agencies are racing to the south pole of the Moon following Russia’s crash into the lunar surface over the weekend. My forthcoming article, Lunar Surface Operations and the Law: An Opportunity to Shape Due Regard in Outer Space, discusses how the new Moon race – and interest in the Moon’s south pole, in particular – presents an opportunity to shape the international law of outer space. Keep an eye out for Volume 69 of the Naval Law Review! 

The Nation that leads in Science, Educating ALL of their Children, Research & Development, Innovation, Technology, and Space-Exploration, is the Nation that will politically, economically, militarily, & culturally lead the world. ** Want to know why America’s adversaries fund promotion of Anti-Science & Anti-Vaxx propaganda to the Citizens of the United States of America? … While Americans increasingly distrust science, Scientists, and their Institutions, polarized & paralyzed because of disinformation … other Nations are unified, focused on the pursuit of innovation which will drive their technological, economic, military, & cultural progress.

Fitting that I read the SECAFs "One Team One Fight Update" email this morning. In his final remarks of the message he states, "I have one piece of immediate direction for each of you. Every person and organization in the Department, starting today, needs to consider these questions; If asked to go to war today against a peer competitor, are we as ready as we could be? What can we change in each of our units and organizations to be more ready? These should not be looked upon as theoretical or academic questions. The fact is that this is why the Air Force and Space Force exist. This is why we all serve – to be ready at any time to undertake the most stressing mission we may be given. Deterrence is the goal, but deterrence rests firmly on our readiness and ability to win.  No one wants a great power conflict, and no one can predict when one might occur, but come it may, and we must be as ready as we can be – now, tomorrow, and every day." Surely not a better day to read this than on the anniversary of President Kennedy's address on going to the moon, more than 60 years ago.

A must read OpEd by three great leaders - Charles F Bolden Jr, Scott Pace, and Bill Liquori - on the importance of preserving U.S. leadership in space. "The stakes are too high, and the opportunities too great. America must lead in LEO and cislunar space as a foundation for leadership on Earth and beyond, charting a course for a boundless future that reflects common values of democracy, freedom, human rights, the rule of law and the use of space for peaceful purposes." https://lnkd.in/eJT4UheA

𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 https://lnkd.in/d423KPiy In the midst of a rapidly growing global space industry, more and more states are becoming active within the sector. The latest is the Republic of Korea, which has newly established the Korean AeroSpace Administration (KASA) as its primary space agency – effectively replacing the less-extensive Korea Aerospace Research Institute. This is an important development, of course, to the Republic itself, but also international space law, as the country acquires a bigger stake in the development of international rules in the sector through furtherment of its own industries. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘒𝘈𝘚𝘈 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦: https://lnkd.in/dGAeNVqN

Happy New Year to All! Wishing you all the best for 2024! On a more institutional note, this first day of January 2024 marks the beginning of the Belgian presidency of the EU Ministerial Council, after six months of Spanish presidency. A smooth hand-over in a joint cooperative effort toward a stronger Union, including in the space domain. As an illustration of this collaboration, here is a paper I was fortunate enough to co-author with Raphaël Milchberg, at the kind invitation of Revista Española de Derecho Aeronáutico y Espacial. The paper is part of a much larger publication which will soon be released by REDAE. Title: "The New Space Contribution to the European Space Defense Effort: A Provisional Appraisal from a Lawyers’ Approach"

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