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Shutdown stymies UNM satellite launch Already delayed a year, launch date still uncertain by Chloe Henson
news@dailylobo.com @ChloeHenson5 After repeated delays, the launch date of UNM’s first satellite, Trailblazer, is still lost in space. Craig Kief, program manager of Trailblazer, said the satellite launch has been delayed for more than a year. And the government shutdown has pushed the date further back, he said. “It was supposed to launch on the fifth of November,” he said. “And now I’m being told it won’t be the fifth of November. Nobody knows when it will be because things like (the shutdown) often have a horrible domino effect where one delay here could cause another delay (there that) could cause another delay.” Fifteen undergraduates and three graduate students at UNM worked on Trailblazer for 18 months, Kief said. He said the satellite aims to complete three different space missions, which will include testing new satellite design elements and measuring radiation. “One is to be a flight proof of heritage for a bus architecture called Space Plug-and-Play,” he said. “Next is a flight of a dosimeter, so we’re just going to fly through the radiation fields and measure radiation and download it. And finally is the flight of a 3Dprinted circuit board.” Space Plug-and-Play is a bus network based on an Air Force
Aaron Sweet / Daily Lobo The outer casing of Trailblazer, UNM’s first satellite, protects the device during transport to get it into orbit. Students from UNM worked on Trailblazer for about 18 months before the satellite was ready for launch. Research Laboratory (AFRL) de“It’s going to make a trip the satellite, track the satellite UNM involved in space. sign, Kief said. around the earth about every and download all my data.” “In this city there are too Kief said Trailblazer will 90 minutes, traveling at about 5 AFRL helped cover the costs many companies that are already launch out of Wallops, Va., and miles a second,” he said. “I’m go- of parts for the satellite, Kief said. dealing with space,” he said. “So will reach an elevation of about ing to see it from horizon to ho- He said the parts for Trailblazer this gives students an opportuni500 km. He said the satellite will rizon for about 15 minutes…So cost about $35,000. ty to start in their college career then settle into a stable orbit during that time I have to take Brian Zufelt, lead engineer for with stuff they’re going to see in and remain there for about two my antennas that are up on the Trailblazer, said the satellite will industry.” see Satellite PAGE 2 years. roof and quickly point it towards act as a “launching pad” to get
Frank looks to lure Men No. 20 in preseason poll more int’l students MEN’S BASKETBALL
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by Chloe Henson
news@dailylobo.com @ChloeHenson5 While UNM officials and local organizations agree that international students are beneficial to the state, the best way to attract them to come here remains unclear. President Robert Frank said the University strives to attract international students to help boost Albuquerque’s economy and to create opportunities for the campus community. “We believe that making (UNM education) available across the world is a great opportunity,” he said. “By opening the doors here at the University of New Mexico, we create a globalization of our campus. We create an opportunity for more students to fill our seats, which then creates ways to make our college more affordable for New Mexicans. So it’s a win-win for everybody.”
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Frank said he appreciates the participation of Santa Fe-based organization Think New Mexico in the search for ways to attract international students. “I’m really pleased that they’re looking at this issue,” he said. “It’s great to have a think tank of their stature examining the issue and we’re pleased that they are joining us in recognizing the value that international students can bring to New Mexico.” While he agreed international students benefit the state, Frank said UNM would not have suggested offering in-state tuition to international students. “The specific tool that they propose of offering them instate tuition is probably not the way we would have gone,” he said. “We’re interested in the idea they’ve put on the table. We will study the report and see
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The New Mexico men’s basketball team came in at No. 20 in USA Today’s preseason coaches poll released Thursday. The Lobos are coming off an impressive season that ended with Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament titles. But in the NCAA tournament, the Lobos, a No. 3 seed, were upset by 14th seeded Harvard 68-82. UNM finished the season with a 29-6 record. Kentucky was ranked the number one team in the nation followed by Michigan State, Louisville, Duke and Arizona. Boise State and UNLV were the other MWC teams to receive votes. UNM does have four of its five starters coming back from last season’s MWC championship team in junior center Alex Kirk, junior forward Cameron Bairstow, senior guard Kendall Williams and junior guard Hugh
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Greenwood. The only starter not returning is Tony Snell, who went 20th overall to the Chicago Bulls in June’s NBA draft. Last week at the MWC men’s basketball media day, the Lobos were almost unanimously selected to repeat as conference champs. UNM received 23 of 24 first-place votes with the other one going to UNLV, who finished in a tie for second with Boise State. Both Williams and Kirk were named to the Preseason AllMountain West team last week. Williams, the reigning MWC Player of the Year, was tabbed as Preseason Player of the Year. Lobo Howl Today the men’s and women’s basketball teams will host the annual Lobo Howl, starting at 6 p.m. at The Pit. The men’s portion will be broadcast nationally for ESPNU’s Midnight Madness, which begins at 7 p.m. Mountain Time. Eight other schools will be
shown on the broadcast including Kentucky, Duke, Syracuse, Oklahoma State, Wichita State, Memphis, the University of Connecticut and Florida Gulf Coast. Autograph sessions for the women’s team will be held from 6-6:30 p.m. and the men will hold theirs from 6:30-7 p.m. Both will be held at the North Concourse inside The Pit. From 7-7:45 p.m. the women will have team intros, drills and various skill competitions. From 8-8:45 p.m., the men’s team will take the floor for team intros, a dunk competition, 3-point contest and drills. Miles Simon will be commentator for the Lobo Howl on ESPNU and the event is free for everyone attending.
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