Mark Hempsell

Mark Hempsell is a British aerospace engineer and CEO of Hempsell Astronautics Ltd.[1] which is currently designing the Universal Space Interface Standard (USIS), a system which aims to standardise berthing, docking and attachment of satellites and other spacecraft.[2] Mark formerly worked at Reaction Engines Limited,[3][4] where he was a member of the board of directors as the Future Programmes Director.[5]

He has a BSc in Physics from Imperial College London and Masters in Astronomy and Astronautics from Hatfield Polytechnic, now the University of Hertfordshire.[5] As a Business Development Manager he ran infrastructure studies on launch systems (BAe HOTOL, MacDonnell Douglas Delta Clipper), European space stations and the BAe Multirole Capsule.[5]

He was the president of the British Interplanetary Society from 1997 to 2000 and from 2015 to 2018, and was editor of the JBIS periodical from 2005-2009.[5]


A Sumerian Observation of the Köfels' Impact Event

Hempsell got public audience as author of the book "A Sumerian Observation of the Köfels' Impact Event", with Alan Bond building a theory not accepted in Science, which describes an asteroid impact at Köfels (Alps) causing a heat downwash far away in the region of Sodom and Gomorrah which burned the cities.[6][7]

gollark: If we get self-programming computers that's basically the singularity, and who *knows* what happens with that.
gollark: There will, at the least, be people programming automation systems.
gollark: Unlikely.
gollark: If we can replace people with machines we should probably do so - no sense in having someone do work when they don't really need to.
gollark: Yay automation! MOAR AUTOMATION!

References
  1. "Hempsell Astronautics Company Information". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. "USIS Association". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. "CNN Skylon Article". CNN. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. "Reaction Engines Ltd. News". Reaction Engines. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  5. "British Interplanetry Society Archives". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. "Begann "Zorn Gottes" im Ötztal?". 29 October 2011.
  7. Franz, Angelika (9 April 2008). "Frühe Astronomie: Zerstörte ein Asteroid Sodom und Gomorrha?" – via Spiegel Online.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.