Glen Fountain, K-State Alumnus in Electrical Engineering, gave the talk on The NEW H
ORIZONS-PLUTO Mission for The 2015 Galaxy Forum, at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center on Saturday, August 29. The Ad Astra Kansas Foundation to enrich science education, with the cooperation of the Kansas Cosmosphere sponsored the free educational event. Approximately 110 people attended the event, completely filling the room.
Glen spoke about the issues developing the New Horizons spacecraft and some of the stunning scientific results that are only just beginning to filter back to Earth. Glen was the program manager for the New Horizons spacecraft.
Kim Fowler, PhD graduate student, attended the talk. He work on several of Glen’s teams between 1986 and 2004; they were the Delta 180 – 183 missions, the MSX mission, and a tiny role in the fabrication of some circuit boards for New Horizons.