The End of the Ignorosphere: Conference on Frequent Commercial Sub-orbital Access to Space via Dedicated Aeronomy Research Vessels; Annapolis, Maryland

这是为了在华盛顿特区地区附近组织和提供为期两天的讲习班的旅行支助，以探索通过定期的高层大气现场剖面图实现科学调查的效用、挑战和兴趣水平。多家公司目前正在开发商业可重复使用的亚轨道航天器。虽然这些公司最初将太空旅游作为主要客户群，但迅速变得明显的是，进入太空的低成本大幅增加也可能为科学研究和STEM教育提供革命性的机会。研讨会计划于2013年春季举行。它将在相关的科学界内广泛宣传，包括通过空气动力学社区的邮件列表。将特别征集学生参与，重点放在代表性不足的社区，并要求适量的参与者支助预算来支付这些个人的费用。讲习班的结果将汇总在一份报告中，讲习班还将作为成立一个非正式工作组的基础，该工作组将继续围绕这一专题组织社区。

This is to organize and provide travel support for a two day workshop near the Washington DC area to explore the utility, challenges and interest level for science investigations enabled by regular in-situ profiling of the upper atmosphere. Multiple companies are currently in the process of developing commercial reusable suborbital spacecraft. While these companies originally targeted space tourism as the primary customer base, it is rapidly becoming apparent that this dramatic increase in low cost access to space could also provide revolutionary opportunities for scientific research and STEM education. The workshop is planned for the spring of 2013. It will be widely publicized within the relevant scientific communities, including via aeronomy community mailing lists. Featured participants, and student participation will be particularly solicited with a focus on under-represented communities, and a modest participant support budget is requested to defray the costs of these individuals. Results of the workshop will be summarized in a report and the workshop will also be used as the basis for the formation of an informal working group that will continue to organize the community around this topic.