The Scientific Approach to UAPs: An Insider Look with Dr. Michael Lembeck | Merged EP 13

In this episode, Dr. Michael Lembeck, discusses his role as the Co-Chair of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Integration & Outreach Committee (UAPIOC). The UAPIOC’s mission is to improve aerospace safety by enhancing scientific knowledge of, and mitigating barriers to the study of, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 - Overcoming Design Inertia in Space Engineering
00:02:50 - From Peoria to JPL: My Journey in Aerospace
00:05:35 - The Space Vacuum Epitaxi Center and Commercial Refrigeration Incubation Module
00:08:23 - Developing Artificial Intelligence for Space Flight
00:11:16 - Opening up the Commercial Space Industry
00:14:09 - Advantages of Manufacturing in Space
00:16:58 - Exploring the World Beyond Screens
00:19:41 - The advantages of low orbit propulsion
00:22:13 - The Controllability of Aircraft at High Altitudes
00:25:08 - The Kessler Effect and the Cluttering of Space
00:30:36 - Propellant Mass vs Payload Mass
00:33:56 - Developing a Pipeline of Students
00:36:50 - Rocket Competitions and Graduate Research
00:39:51 - Personal Experiences with Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP)
00:43:09 - Investigating Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
00:46:41 - Formation of the UAP Integration Committee
00:50:15 - Handicapped by Limited Data Access
00:53:33 - Is it an engineering or science problem?
00:56:48 - Creating New Institutions and Educational Frameworks for UAP Study
00:59:56 - Observing Behaviors and Reinforcement Learning
01:02:50 - The Potential of Event Cameras and AI Solutions
01:06:01 - Support and Donations for AIAA UAP Integration Committee

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Michael F. Lembeck (B.S. '80, M.S. '81, Ph.D., '91 UIUC) is a Clinical Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Lembeck has led or worked on multiple government and commercial spaceflight programs, including JPL's Galileo Jupiter Orbiter, Space Industries, Inc.'s Wake Shield Facility, Orbital Sciences' OrbView/Warfighter commercial remote sensing programs, and the Northrop/Boeing CEV and Boeing commercial crew programs.

As the Requirements Division Director for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Dr. Lembeck participated in the formulation of President Bush's Vision for Space Exploration and managed the original development of requirements for the Constellation/Orion program. Dr. Lembeck is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA and the Director of the Laboratory for Advanced Space Systems at Illinois (LASSI).

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