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] Hempsell 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 a 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 proposes a theory not accepted by the scientific community, 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]
References
- ^ "Hempsell Astronautics Company Information". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "USIS Association". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "CNN Skylon Article". CNN. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Reaction Engines Ltd. News". Reaction Engines. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "British Interplanetary Society Archives". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Begann "Zorn Gottes" im Ötztal?". 29 October 2011.
- ^ Franz, Angelika (9 April 2008). "Frühe Astronomie: Zerstörte ein Asteroid Sodom und Gomorrha?" – via Spiegel Online.