PAM Abusali, a famous researcher at the Center for Space Research at UT, gave me this paper that I used as a template for my Mars Pathfinder computer program, using the standard five-thrust trajectory.
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2002.12.9 President Faulkner finalizes the dismissal
A graduate student challenges his dismissal from an aerospace engineering Ph.D. program, citing qualifying exam rules, disability discrimination, and faculty oversight.
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2001.3.2 Folwer instructs me to put my Mars source code online
An archived 2001 email reveals advisor Wallace Fowler’s advice to publish Bill Clark’s FORTRAN Mars trajectory code and its impact on his Ph.D. research.
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2000.11.2 Mars Seminar comments by faculty
Explore a Mars seminar story featuring orbital dynamics, dissertation defense confusion, and a nonlinear optimization challenge solved without a complex algorithm.