Exploration of space to achieve scientific breakthroughs

Parameter Space Exploration Using Scientific Workflows

In recent years there has been interest in performing parameter space exploration across “scientific workflows”, however, many existing workflow tools are not well suited to this. In this paper we augment existing systems with a small set of special “actors” that implement the parameter estimation logic. Specifically, we discuss a set of new Kepler actors that support both complete and partial ...

Crew roles and interactions in scientific space exploration

Future piloted space exploration missions will focus more on science than engineering, a change which will challenge existing concepts for flight crew tasking and demand that participants with contrasting skills, values, and backgrounds learn to cooperate as equals. In terrestrial space flight analogs such as Desert Research And Technology Studies, engineers, pilots, and scientists can practice...

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Submitted to Journal of Scientific Exploration RESPONSE TO DOBYNS

Dobyns’ article suggests some reasons why orthodox statistics might be superior to Bayesian statistics when discussing random event generator statistics. Several of his main arguments are examined and discussed. Introduction. I became interested in this topic when, after joining the Society for Scientific Exploration, I ordered the back issues of the Journal for Scientific Exploration and set a...

The Scientific Exploration of Mars

To put present and future Mars exploration in context we must first review the history of mankind’s aspirations, investigations and knowledge regarding our planetary neighbour. The most basic facts about Mars, which are summarised in Appendix A, have been obtained as a result of observations spanning hundreds of years, duringmost of which researchers were limited to observations from the Earth,...