Alan Stern (English Wikipedia)

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"365 days: Nature's 10". Nature. 528 (7583): 459–467. 2015. Bibcode:2015Natur.528..459.. doi:10.1038/528459a. ISSN 0028-0836. OCLC 1076418075. PMID 26701036.
Stern, S. Alan; Levison, Harold F. (2002). "Regarding the criteria for planethood and proposed planetary classification schemes" (PDF). Highlights of Astronomy. 12: 205–213, as presented at the XXIVth General Assembly of the IAU–2000 [Manchester, UK, August 7–18, 2000]. Bibcode:2002HiA....12..205S. doi:10.1017/S1539299600013289.

aviationweek.com (Global: 1,271^st place; English: 732^nd place)

Frank Morring, Jr. (March 26, 2008). "NASA science chief Alan Stern resigns". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2008.

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Paul Rincon (August 25, 2006). "Pluto vote 'hijacked' in revolt". BBC News. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"Challenger Center". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

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Kate Tobin (March 24, 2008). "Mixed signals from NASA about fate of Mars rover". CNN. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"Should Large Moons Be Called 'Satellite Planets'? : Discovery News". news.discovery.com. May 16, 2010. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010.

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"365 days: Nature's 10". Nature. 528 (7583): 459–467. 2015. Bibcode:2015Natur.528..459.. doi:10.1038/528459a. ISSN 0028-0836. OCLC 1076418075. PMID 26701036.
New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. 2003. doi:10.17226/10432. ISBN 978-0-309-08495-6.
Andrew Lawler (April 4, 2008). "NASA's Stern Quits Over Mars Exploration Plans". Science. 320 (5872): 31. doi:10.1126/science.320.5872.31. PMID 18388264. S2CID 45036250. (subscription required)
Stern, S. Alan; Levison, Harold F. (2002). "Regarding the criteria for planethood and proposed planetary classification schemes" (PDF). Highlights of Astronomy. 12: 205–213, as presented at the XXIVth General Assembly of the IAU–2000 [Manchester, UK, August 7–18, 2000]. Bibcode:2002HiA....12..205S. doi:10.1017/S1539299600013289.

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"Ed Weiler becomes NASA's science chief". United Press International. May 8, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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Alan Stern (September 6, 2006). "Unabashedly Onward to the Ninth Planet". The PI's Perspective. New Horizons Web Site. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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New Frontiers in the Solar System: An Integrated Exploration Strategy. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. 2003. doi:10.17226/10432. ISBN 978-0-309-08495-6.

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"Dr. Alan Stern named Chief Scientist for Moon Express". Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate S. Alan Stern". April 2, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"Missions - Spartan 201". NASA Science. NASA. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"Solar System Exploration". Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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Eric Hand (August 3, 2008). "NASA science chief resigns". Nature. eISSN 1476-4687. ISSN 0028-0836.

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"Got a Name for a Crater on Mars? You Can Put It on Uwingu's List". NBC News. February 26, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"365 days: Nature's 10". Nature. 528 (7583): 459–467. 2015. Bibcode:2015Natur.528..459.. doi:10.1038/528459a. ISSN 0028-0836. OCLC 1076418075. PMID 26701036.
Andrew Lawler (April 4, 2008). "NASA's Stern Quits Over Mars Exploration Plans". Science. 320 (5872): 31. doi:10.1126/science.320.5872.31. PMID 18388264. S2CID 45036250. (subscription required)

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Warren E. Leary (January 1, 2008). "Wielding a Cost-Cutting Ax, and Often, at NASA". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
Warren E. Leary (March 27, 2008). "NASA's Science Chief Resigns". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
Alan Stern (November 23, 2008). "NASA's Black Hole Budgets". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"Odyssey Moon Media Release" (PDF). odysseymoon.com. October 10, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2008.

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Mark Matthews (March 26, 2008). "Alan Stern has left the (NASA) building". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.

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Doug Messier (December 8, 2008). "Alan Stern, Blue Origin Man". Retrieved January 9, 2019.

planetary.org (Global: 4,370^th place; English: 4,136^th place)

Mat Kaplan (March 26, 2008). "Planetary Society statement on Alan Stern's resignation from NASA". Planetary Society. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 2, Number 9 (February 5, 2008)". Retrieved March 12, 2022.
"PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 2, Number 1 (January 4, 2008)". Retrieved March 12, 2022.
Stern, Alan (March 3, 2008). "A FAREWELL MESSAGE FROM ALAN STERN, ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR NASA'S SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE, NASA HEADQUARTERS". planetarynews.org. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

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"Dr. S. Alan Stern". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.

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Stern, Sol Alan (1989). The evolution of comets and the detectability of extra-solar Oort Clouds. University of Colorado at Boulder. ProQuest 303694081.

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Will Dunham (March 26, 2008). "NASA science chief resigns post suddenly". Reuters. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

science.org (Global: 1,007^th place; English: 665^th place)

"Feature: How Alan Stern's tenacity, drive, and command got a NASA spacecraft to Pluto". Science | AAAS. June 22, 2015.
Andrew Lawler (April 4, 2008). "NASA's Stern Quits Over Mars Exploration Plans". Science. 320 (5872): 31. doi:10.1126/science.320.5872.31. PMID 18388264. S2CID 45036250. (subscription required)

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Andrew Lawler (April 4, 2008). "NASA's Stern Quits Over Mars Exploration Plans". Science. 320 (5872): 31. doi:10.1126/science.320.5872.31. PMID 18388264. S2CID 45036250. (subscription required)

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"2015 American Ingenuity Award Winners". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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Brian Berger (March 26, 2008). "Weiler to replace Stern as NASA science chief". Space.com. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
Brian Berger (March 26, 2008). "An interview with NASA's next science chief". Space.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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Jeff Foust (March 25, 2009). "And then there were… none?". Space Politics. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"Moon Express Announces Dr. Alan Stern as Chief Scientist". Moon Express. Space Ref. July 20, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
"Planetary Exploration Newsletter: NASA Science Mission Directorate Update - Alan Stern, Associate Administrator/SMD". August 22, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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"Cosmic Origins Spectrograph". STScI.edu.

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"SWUIS Story and Project Background". Retrieved January 9, 2019.
Stern, S. Alan; Levison, Harold F. (2002). "Regarding the criteria for planethood and proposed planetary classification schemes" (PDF). Highlights of Astronomy. 12: 205–213, as presented at the XXIVth General Assembly of the IAU–2000 [Manchester, UK, August 7–18, 2000]. Bibcode:2002HiA....12..205S. doi:10.1017/S1539299600013289.

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"SwRI's Alan Stern awarded Carl Sagan Memorial Award by American Astronautical Society (AAS) | Southwest Research Institute". www.swri.org. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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S. Alan Stern (November 24, 2008). "The Space Review: Imagine reconnecting NASA". Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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Jeffrey Kluger (May 3, 2007). "Alan Stern". Time. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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"Science Mission Directorate FY 2009 Budget Overview" (PDF). lpi.usra.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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Stern has earned the following college degrees:
- BS PHY 1978, The University of Texas at Austin
- BA AST 1981, The University of Texas at Austin
- MS ASE 1980, The University of Texas at Austin
- MS CE 1981, The University of Texas at Austin
- PhD Astrophysics/Planetary Science 1989, University of Colorado Boulder
(Alan Stern, Distinguished Alumni, Class of 2019)
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"Before receiving his doctorate from the University of Colorado in 1989, Stern completed twin master's degrees in aerospace engineering and atmospheric sciences at The University of Texas at Austin (1980 and 1981). His two undergraduate degrees are in physics and astronomy, also from UT Austin (1978 and 1981)."

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"Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate S. Alan Stern". April 2, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
"Dr. S. Alan Stern". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
"Challenger Center". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
"2015 American Ingenuity Award Winners". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
"Odyssey Moon Media Release" (PDF). odysseymoon.com. October 10, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2008.
"Missions - Spartan 201". NASA Science. NASA. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
Frank Morring, Jr. (March 26, 2008). "NASA science chief Alan Stern resigns". Aviation Week. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
Mark Matthews (March 26, 2008). "Alan Stern has left the (NASA) building". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
Alan Stern (September 6, 2006). "Unabashedly Onward to the Ninth Planet". The PI's Perspective. New Horizons Web Site. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
"Should Large Moons Be Called 'Satellite Planets'? : Discovery News". news.discovery.com. May 16, 2010. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010.

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"365 days: Nature's 10". Nature. 528 (7583): 459–467. 2015. Bibcode:2015Natur.528..459.. doi:10.1038/528459a. ISSN 0028-0836. OCLC 1076418075. PMID 26701036.
Eric Hand (August 3, 2008). "NASA science chief resigns". Nature. eISSN 1476-4687. ISSN 0028-0836.

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