Charles Kohlhase
Charles Kohlhase | |
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UCLA | |
Known for | design of deep-space missions |
Awards | NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Aerospace engineering |
Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology |
Charles Kohlhase (born 1935) worked for forty years at NASA/JPL leading the design of several robotic deep-space planetary missions. He is also an author, game developer and lecturer.[1][2]
Early life
Kohlhase graduated with honors from
Work at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kohlhase led the design of many deep-space missions during his extended career, including
He partnered with Jim Blinn in creating computer graphic animations of the Voyager spacecraft encounters and for the Carl Sagan Cosmos TV series. He has directed many public activities that creatively blend art, science, and education,[10][11] including international projects[12] sponsored by the NEA, NASA, Dept of Education, and other agencies.
Kohlhase was also a member of Voyager team honored with an Emmy for ""The Farthest" (2017)," by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at their 39th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards in New York, N.Y., on October 1, 2018
Selected writings
- Kohlhase, Charles (2016). The Complete Rocket Scientist. Published by instant Publishing Company, Collierville, TN. Copyright TXu000934567 dated 2/10/2000.
- Kohlhase, Charles (1998). The Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan pocket reference: postlaunch update. NASA/JPL. OCLC 39086168.
- Kohlhase, Charles (1989). The Voyager Neptune travel guide. NASA/JPL. OCLC 20317256.
- Kohlhase, Charles (1985). Word pursuit: Based on the original Hinky Pinky word game. Monarch Press. ISBN 978-0-671-52512-5.
References
- ^ a b "13801 Kohlhase (1998 VP44)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "Einstein on Warp Speed". Goethe Institut. November 19, 2005. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Rational Imagination". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Summer 2003. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "Charley Kohlhase's Solar System". Air & Space Magazine. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "Charley Kohlhase and Richard Spehalski with Cassini and the DVD". www.planetary.org. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "Charley Kohlhase has been our ambassador to the planets". RocketSTEM. October 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Stories Behind the Mission: Charles Kohlhase - Explore the Cosmos | the Planetary Society". Archived from the original on November 16, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "Advisory Council". www.planetary.org.
- ^ "Planet Trek". planettrek.planetary.org.
- ^ "Rocket Science and Art: Travels with Charley". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ "The Mars Millennium Project 2030 - Artists, Scientists, Engineers and Astronauts". mmp.planetary.org.