February 5, 2003 Utah State
in the News
USU
PROJECTS SAW ACTION ABOARD EARLY COLUMBIA FLIGHTS
Free-floating brine shrimp and an orbiting disco ball are just
two examples of Utah State University projects that have flown
aboard space shuttles. "We've been involved right from
the beginning," said Allan Steed, director of USU's Space
Dynamics Lab, about the Logan link to the space shuttle program.
Columbia, the shuttle that was destroyed high above Texas upon
re-entry Saturday morning, has carried a number of Utah-designed
experiments. The entire shuttle fleet has carried projects ranging
in complexity from basic high school experiments to state-of-the-art
professional projects. (Salt Lake Tribune, 02/04/03) Click on:
http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Feb/02042003/utah/26119.asp
KUTV AND KTVX
LED UTAH’S COVERAGE OF TRAGEDY
The images we forever take with us of the Space Shuttle Columbia's
fate Saturday no doubt will be of the strangely elegant streaks
of fiery debris cutting lines through a blue Texas sky. ...
Other Utah stories included a piece on Utah State University's
Space Dynamics Laboratory, which produces space experiments
for the shuttle; interviews with USU professor and former astronaut
Don Lind; and stories on ATK Aerospace, formerly Thiokol Propulsion,
which helps produce the rocket boosters. (Salt Lake Tribune,
02/03/03) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2003/feb/02032003/monday/25817.asp
NEWS
Healthy Living: A look at how much we are really eating when
we super size. (Pauline Williams, USU Extension, KUTV 5 p.m.,
02/03/03)
NEWS
The Shoshone tribe students were doing an experiment based
on the space shuttle launch, USU and U of U. (KSL newscast,
6 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
Former astronaut Don Lind talks about his experiences from
the past and about his feelings from the Shuttle explosion today.
The USU space dynamics lab at USU felt the impact. (KSL newscast,
6 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
Space Shuttle Columbia had been conducting an experiment for
the Shoshone Bannock school in Pocatello, ID. Students went
to USU to learn how to prepare for their experiment. (KSL newscast,
10 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
Don Lind is a former astronaut who talks about today’s
tragedy. He remembers his experiences with Challenger. A USU
lab is working on space station experiments. (KSL newscast,
10 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
Columbia Lost: Former Astronaut Don Lind flew his space mission
a year before the Challenger tragedy (1986). He says news of
today’s tragedy shook him deeply. Mr. Lind says the descent
back to earth is the most dangerous part of the mission. Former
astronaut Don Lind, USU. (KUTV newscast, 5 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
Columbia Lost: This shuttle mission incorporated science experiments
from southeast Idaho students. Students were touched personally
by this tragedy after watching the launch of Columbia. The shuttle
carried science experiments created by the students of the Shoshone-Bannock
Indian Reservation. Students were called back to school today
to discuss the tragedy. USU Space Dynamics Laboratory. (KUTV
newscast, 5 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
USU’s Space Dynamics Laboratory has enjoyed a partnership
with NASA for fifty years. The lab prepares technology and experiments
for shuttle missions. The lab is well known for its calibration
devices, testing material that will go into outer space, and
other science experiments. (KUTV newscast, 5 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
USU’s Space Dynamics Lab has long been involved with
NASA. Charles Swenson and a team of scientists built a static
charge sensor for NASA in just ten months. The sensor was scheduled
to fly with the Atlantis in one month, but the mission has been
halted indefinitely. NASA wanted the instrument immediately
to measure the danger of static charge in space. (KUTV newscast,
10 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
This shuttle mission incorporated science experiments from
southeast Idaho students. Students were touched personally by
this tragedy after watching the launch of the Columbia. The
shuttle carried science experiments created by the students
of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Reservation. Students were called
back to school today to discuss the tragedy. USU Space Dynamics
Laboratory. (KUTV newscast, 10 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
Students at the Idaho Shoshone-Bannock Reservation lost their
science experiment aboard the shuttle today. USU Space Dynamics
Laboratory. (KTVX newscast, 5:30 p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
Harry Ames, Department Director at USU Space Dynamics Lab joins
the show to talk about today’s Space Shuttle Columbia’s
explosion and about their program. (KTVX newscast, 5:30 p.m.,
02/01/03)
NEWS
A science experiment from students didn’t make it back
from space. USU Space Dynamics Laboratory. (KTVX newscast, 10
p.m., 02/01/03)
NEWS
Columbia Lost: Members of USU’s Space Dynamics Lab are
mourning the loss of the crew, saying the tragedy hits close
to home. Scientists say going into space and returning home
is a dangerous task and that we should expect some problems.
(KSTU newscast, 9 p.m., 02/01/03)
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