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AA Institute projects:

Space Projects 2002: The program that led to the founding of AA Institute - Jan-June, 2002

Reaching Alpha Centauri utilising comets & planetoids A futuristic interstellar spaceflight concept - Aug-Sep, 2004

Planetary positions for 300 years - An algorithm from my school days back in the 1980s

Robotic vehicles program - initiated March 2002

Mars Surface Simulations (MSS) - Spring-Summer, 2002

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Welcome to the home page of AA Institute of Space Science & Technology ("AA Institute" or "AAI").

The AA Institute's strategic vision is to become an advanced, science and technology driven space research organisation which promotes the ongoing, non-military exploration and development of space. The Institute's current "approximate" areas of projects focus and space science specialism are outlined in this mission statement.

At the top of this page is a list of some key projects that I have completed to date, which are documented on this website. Click on the appropriate URL link to visit a specific project's home page. Most of these links contain historical information on past simulations and modeling exercises completed by AAI. For the latest news and events keep an eye on the "newsflash" items which I regularly update on this page.

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In case you're curious... here's a biography of myself.

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Above: An artist's impression of the picturesque scene inside AA Institute's "Centauri Princess" starship [Original image courtesy: Don Davis]. Click here to view the full motion picture treatment online.

AA Institute is a proud member of The Planetary Society

Utilising an asteroid to establish a large off-Earth colony in orbit.
A futuristic, "dream", orbital space station concept by A. Ahad

AA Institute's Astronomy Section!
Historic observation records, recent colour images and current observing programs. Rich source of Astronomy resources & reference material!

AA Institute's Red Star Catalog
Which is the *second* reddest naked eye star in the entire night sky to shine consistently above 5th magnitude? (Clue: it's in Taurus!)

Bangladesh Astronomical Society
The national society of my country of origin, popularising Astronomy and Space Science to the people of that great nation.

Current view of the sky
Get a real time view of the sky. You can adjust the location settings to identify stars & planets seen from your part of the world.

Pale Blue Dot
Carl Sagan's famous, timeless words to describe our home planet when seen from the distant Voyager spacecraft in 1990.

3D Model of Solar Neighbourhood plus Star Facts!
An interactive 3D map showing positions & distances to our nearest stellar neighbours...plus lots of literature.

Library of Astronomy & Space Science links that I recommend:

A crewed mission to Mars? No matter what people may speculate, I personally reckon a human voyage is only just on the verge of technological feasibility... here's NASA's own "blueprint" examining some of the likely mission scenarios and options.

Space exploration missions List of past, present and future missions in the NASA pipeline

PERMANENT A site with methods & ideas for rapidly developing near Earth space using existing resources

Anglo-Australian Observatory Top site for quality Astronomy images of stars, galaxies & other deep sky objects

Planetary Photojournal Thousands of Planetary exploration images spanning the entire era of robotic missions... NASA/JPL's latest technology... plus lots more in one single site!

Space Technology News

Historic lunar and planetary space probes

My image of Mars during 2003 close approach:

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