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AGI Opens Center for Space Standards and Innovation

Posted on: Thursday, 8 January 2004, 06:00 CST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today AGI announced the opening of the Center for Space Standards and Innovation (CSSI) in Colorado Springs, CO, with Dr. T.S. Kelso, Dr. Salvatore Alfano, and David Vallado as the inaugural team. CSSI's mission is to become a centralized source of research, standards, data, and innovative technical solutions for the national security and space communities.

"Standards for the interoperability of our joint forces and the scientific community are imperative," says Paul Graziani, AGI's president and CEO. "We now have the opportunity to serve as a catalyst for technological innovation through the gathering and sharing of standards that will be accessible to all industry professionals."

Alfano, Kelso and Vallado are renowned astrodynamic experts in areas such as space operations, space control, and space exploration. Their combined 75 years of experience, backed by AGI's aerospace experts, will enable CSSI to become a "one-stop shop" for the enhanced efficiency of all aerospace researchers. The CSSI team will promote space-related best practices through data, tools, and consultation in areas such as: high-precision operations; space asset protection strategy; autonomous operations; space mission design and analysis; advanced navigation applications; conjunction and launch-window analysis techniques; and optimal orbit determination. For more information about the new center, visit http://www.stk.com/cssi.

About the CSSI Team

Dr. Salvatore Alfano has been a major contributor to the space operations community for more than 20 years at both the policy and technical development levels. Alfano retired as a Colonel from the U.S. Air Force after 25 years, having last served at NORAD and U.S. Space Command. Alfano is most recognized for pioneering work in kinetic energy guidance, satellite visibility, high- accuracy orbit determination, continuous-thrust orbit transfers, and collision probability. Dr. T.S. Kelso completed his 28-year U.S. Air Force career serving as a Colonel and the first Director of the Air Force Space Command Space Analysis Center (ASAC). He brings to the CSSI group nearly 30 years' experience in space education, research, analysis, acquisition, development, operations, and consulting. Dr. Kelso has supported the space surveillance community since 1985 by operating electronic data dissemination systems to provide the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) two-line orbital element sets, associated orbital models, documentation, software, and educational materials to users around the world. Lt. Col. David Vallado retired in 2000 from the U.S. Air Force where he last served at U.S. Space Command. He has obtained more than 20 years' experience in technical and operational aspects of orbital mechanics and space surveillance. He has authored several major publications such as Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications, Systems Engineering Design, and Methods of Astrodynamics-A Computer Approach.

About AGI

Malvern, PA-based AGI provides commercial off-the-shelf analysis and visualization software to more than 30,000 aerospace, defense, and intelligence professionals through its core product STK(R) and a series of specialized STK add-on modules. Basic STK applications include calculating and visualizing a vehicle's position and attitude, determining acquisition times, and analyzing its field of view. STK Standard can be augmented with modules that support specialized analyses including collision avoidance, coverage assessment, maneuver planning, orbit determination, real-time visualization, communication link analysis, and missile defense systems. For additional information about AGI, or STK, e-mail info@stk.com or explore http://www.stk.com/.

Analytical Graphics, Inc.

CONTACT: Joanne Welsh, Media Relations Manager of Analytical Graphics,+1-610-578-1148, jwelsh@stk.com

Web site: http://www.stk.com/

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