Jeffrey F. Bell

Jeffrey F. Bell

Jeffrey F. Bell is a former NASA engineer and space scientist and critic of many of NASA's spaceflight programs. He is a self-titled "recovering pro-space activist". He is an opinion writer for Space Daily and other spaceflight magazines and websites, primarily regarding the NASA human spaceflight program. His articles criticize various aspects of past, present and proposed space flights programs, drawing on the experience and knowledge he gained while working for NASA. [cite web|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-04zq.html|title= The Making Of An Ex-Activist|author=Jeffrey F. Bell|publisher=Space Daily|date=2004-12-22|accessdate=2007-09-21]

Bell received his BS in 1977 from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. in 1984 from the University of Hawaii. His Ph.D. dissertation was entitled "A Search for Ultraprimitive Material in the Solar System". He held the position of Associate Professor and the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa. [cite web|url=http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/gradprog/alumni-alpha.htm|title=Alumni (alphabetical listing)|publisher=University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy|accessdate=2007-09-21]

Criticisms of spaceflight programs

His articles usually begin by pointing out a few serious technical problems of a specific space system, typically ones that are currently under development. He then investigates relevant public press releases of the appropriate US government agencies. The discrepancy between the publicly released propaganda and the technical analysis is pointed out. His pieces conclude with lengthy speculations on the ulterior motives for publicising technically deficient or outright unworkable concepts.

In 2006 he criticized the Blackstar, [cite web|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Blackstar_A_False_Messiah_From_Groom_Lake.html|title=Blackstar A False Messiah From Groom Lake|author=Jeffrey F. Bell|publisherSpace Daily|date=2006-03-10|accessdate=2007-09-21] and the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle. [cite web|url=|title= Scrap The Stick Now|author=Jeffrey F. Bell|publisher=Space Daily|date=2006-08-11|accessdate=2007-09-21]

External links

* [http://www.thespaceshow.com/detail.asp?q=627 Recent Interview with Jeffrey F. Bell]
* [http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Scrap_The_Stick_Now.html Scrap The Ares 1 First Stage SRB]
* [http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-04zq.html Space Activist]
* [http://www.physorg.com/news6341.html The Cold Equations of Spaceflight]
* [http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/The_COTS_Enigma_999.html The COTS Enigma]
* [http://www.spacedaily.com/news/rocketscience-03zj.html The End Of Manned Spaceflight?]
* [http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Blackstar_A_False_Messiah_From_Groom_Lake.html Groom Lake Fake?]
* [http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?N=4294813894 NASA Website of J. F Bell's Contributions]
* [http://www.space.com/news/080118-nasa-new-rocket-shake.html Ares 1 To Be cancelled?]

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