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The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Academy is announcing its fourth course titled, "Satellite Attitude Control Systems: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future with Cornelius Dennehy and Colleagues." This course will be held June 27-29, 2006, at the University of Maryland at College Park. In this three-day course, Mr. Dennehy and his colleagues will reveal the lessons learned through their years of practical experience and will discuss current and future issues in satellite attitude control systems. Registration for this class will open May 15. Please visit the Academy website to register. You must be a U.S. citizen, and NASA employees and contractors will be given preference. Enrollment is limited to 30. There are five additional slots available to qualified University students and faculty.

Mr. Dennehy will share his expertise in the field of satellite attitude control systems (ACS) with a new generation of engineers. This course features a historical timeline, case studies, problem-solving activities, and guest speakers. It will address topics in areas including system engineering processes, applying global positioning to satellite navigation, ACS system integration and multivariable control systems.

Cornelius Dennehy current serves as the NESC Discipline Expert for guidance, navigation and control (GN&C). He has been the assistant chief for technology in the GN&C division at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) for six years. His principal areas of expertise and interest include spacecraft attitude determination and control system design, space platform controls-structures interaction modeling, simulation and analysis and the infusion of technology into future missions.

The NESC Academy was established to capture, share and preserve the lifetimes of experience and knowledge of NASA’s senior scientists and engineers; guide the next generation of NASA scientists and engineers as they develop expertise in technical problem solving; and foster interest in NASA careers. NESC, the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and CIBER partner work collaboratively to design, develop and deliver the three-day classroom experiences led by selected NDEs. For more information on the NESC Academy, please visit: www.nescacademy.org.

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