Редактирование: Christopher Altman

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|<span style="letter-spacing: 0.23px; font:.9em/1.0em Arial;">[[Quiness|Quantum technologist]]</span><br>
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|<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; font:.85em/.85em Arial;">University of Technology Sydney<br>Kavli Institute of Nanoscience<br>Delft University of Technology<br>International Academy Traunkirchen<br>University of Amsterdam<br>J.F. Oberlin University<br>University of Missouri St. Louis
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|<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; font:.85em/.9em Arial;">NASA 2009 '''·''' [[Association of Spaceflight Professionals|Association of]]<br>[[Association of Spaceflight Professionals|Spaceflight Professionals]] 2011</span>
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|<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; font:.85em/.9em Arial;">ARC Future Fellow PhD Scholar<br>Japanese Fulbright Fellow<br>Guinness World Records<br>RSA International Security<br>Outstanding Achievement in Government Policy<br>DoD-DoE High-Performance Computing Fellowship</span><br>  
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| <span style="letter-spacing: 0.4px; font:.9em/1.0em Arial;">[http://superconducting.blogspot.com Quantum Astronaut]</span>
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'''Christopher Altman''' is an American [[Quiness|physicist]], [[Quiness|quantum technologist]], [[International_Human_Rights_Organization|international diplomat]] and [[Association of Spaceflight Professionals|NASA-trained commercial astronaut]] who began his scientific career with a world record-holding artificial intelligence project and a NASA/USAF-supported [[Starlab|time travel division]] at multidisciplinary, “Deep Future” research institute ''[[Starlab]]'', featured in a Discovery Channel Special and the Guinness Book of World Records.<ref name=":Kurzweil">[http://kurzweilai.net/astronaut-scientists-for-hire-open-new-research-frontier-in-space Astronaut scientists for hire open new research frontier in space] Kurzweil, Ray (March 11,2011) Kurzweil Artificial Intelligence Network</ref> 

As Director of the Board and Chief Science Officer for the [[Association of Spaceflight Professionals|world's first commercial astronaut corps]]<ref name=":592">Association of Spaceflight Professionals (Astronauts for Hire) [https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224640/http://www.astronauts4hire.org/p/about.html Structure: Board of Directors]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224640/http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQ56mhFOXqU/UcfmeW-gWeI/AAAAAAAAASY/wK-zc_sHgcM/s1600/A4H_organization_structure.png Christopher Altman: Board of Directors, Chief Science Officer] June 2013.</ref> then as Director with the successor to the [[Tau_Zero_Foundation|NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program]],<ref>[https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/book/10.2514/4.479953 Frontiers of Propulsion Science DOI: 10.2514/4.479953]</ref><ref name=":582">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoY0JWaFNHblR6N1k/view?usp=sharing Tau Zero Foundation Newsletter: Into the Second Decade]. March 2016. “New Board member: Christopher Altman, a scientist, diplomat, and NASA-trained commercial astronaut, is joining the Tau Zero Foundation Board of Directors.”</ref> his research spans the fields of quantum technology and next-generation spaceflight. His inaugural keynote address as a candidate with the commercial astronaut corps was broadcast live to 108 sister cities around the world.<ref name=":2122">. Altman, Christopher, May 30, 2011 “Inner Space, Outer Space: Inspire, Connect, Empower” The Overview Effect, the long-term future of spaceflight, and the future of the human race as we expand outwards to become a multiplanetary species, gaining reflection, maturity and wisdom, growing to embrace our role as the rightful stewards of our fragile biosphere.</ref> NASA allocated funding to the corps for its first manned spaceflights the following spring.<ref name="Brian Shiro2">[https://www.slideshare.net/brianshiro/astronauts4hire-at-2012-ignite-stem-week-hawaii/12-A4HMilestones_1st_For_Hire_Contract Organizational Milestones: First for Hire Contract, First Spaceflight Mission].</ref>

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{{Yt|YH3c1QZzRK4|308|right|<small>Narrated by Carl Sagan</small>}}
[[File:Overview.png|thumb|right|300px|<small>'''Overview Institute''': [https://vimeo.com/55073825 ''The Overview Effect''] is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by astronauts and cosmonauts during spaceflight that leads to a more holistic spiritual perspective of mankind and our place in the universe. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.</small>]]
[[File:Planetary.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<small>'''Planetary Human''': The [[noosphere]], as envisioned by [[Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]], envisions the emergence of a planetary consciousness.</small>]]

== Background ==
Altman has held positions at advanced research and development centers including multidisciplinary, Deep Future research institute [[Starlab]], NASA Ames Research Center and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, as Chairman for the UNISCA First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, as senior scientist at an astronaut training base on a volcano in Hawai‘i, and as part of the US Government's fast-track QuIST Program in the global race<ref name=":Wired"></ref> to reach quantum supremacy.<ref name=":510" /> His present roles include serving as [http://www.solarcoin.org Chief Scientist] for renewable energy cryptocurrency SolarCoin; [http://www.electricchain.org/about/team Cofounder and Chief Scientist] for open source nonprofit blockchain and SolarCoin affiliate, ElectriCChain; [[Tau Zero Foundation |Director]] with Tau Zero Interstellar Foundation; as an active [http://www.hpluspedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Spaceflight_Professionals Flight Member] with the Association of Spaceflight Professionals, as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for [https://www.planetaryhuman.com/the-people Planetary Human] and for the [https://www.overviewinstituteaustralia.org/the-people Overview Institute of Australia], as [http://www.ihroworld.org/ Ambassador Extraordinary at Large] for Peace, Human Rights, Space and Next-Generation Technologies and as [http://www.ihroworld.org/ Special Envoy] to the United Nations and the European Union.<ref name="MarketCap">[https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/solarcoin/#charts Market Capitalization]. CoinMarketCap (2018-03-01).</ref><ref name=":Team">[http://www.electricchain.org/about/team#Altman%7Ctitle=About About our Team]. ElectriCChain (2018-03-01).</ref><ref>[https://www.overviewinstituteaustralia.org/the-people About the Overview Institute]. [http://overviewinstituteaustralia.org overviewinstituteaustralia.org]Overview Institute of Australia (2018-04-23).</ref><ref>[https://www.planetaryhuman.com/the-people About Planetary Human]. [https://www.planetaryhuman.com planetaryhuman.com]Planetary Human (2018-04-23).</ref>

His contributions have been recognized with honors and awards including an ARC Future Fellow PhD Scholarship in Quantum Technology, the AIEJ Japanese Fulbright Fellowship<ref name=":Fulbright">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoVWY0dS1hc2xGUUE/view?usp=sharing Student gives up cycle, heads to Japan for one year (AIEJ Fellow – Japanese national Fulbright Award) November 6, 1998 The Daily Oklahoman]</ref> the Guinness Book of World Records, the annual RSA Information Security Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Policy, a joint US Department of Defense–Department of Energy Salishan High-Performance Computing graduate fellowship, consecutive Templeton fellowships in theoretical physics with the Zeilinger group at Internationale Akademie Traunkirchen, appointments to diplomatic and humanitarian aid missions worldwide as Extraordinary Ambassador at Large for Peace, Human Rights, Space and Next-Generation Technologies, Special Envoy to the United Nations and the European Union.<ref name=":510" /><ref name=":Kurzweil" />

Physicist and philosopher by training, his research interests include breakthrough physics,<ref name=":712">[https://www.quora.com/Which-is-more-likely-to-occur-first-on-Earth-alien-communication-or-teleportation Which is more likely to occur first on Earth: alien communication or teleportation?]</ref><ref>[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2014/10/ceud-mile-failte-herewith-i-present-to.html Hyperspace—or Life, the Universe and Everything]. Cohærence* and Quantum Technology</ref> quantum technology,<ref>[https://www.quora.com/Is-quantum-artificial-life-possible/answer/Christopher-Altman-4?srid=CWOp Is quantum artificial life possible?] (2018-03-01).</ref> next-generation spaceflight, quantum entanglement and teleportation,<ref>[https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-relationship-between-quantum-entanglement-and-teleportation/answer/Christopher-Altman-4?srid=CWOp What is the relationship between quantum entanglement and teleportation?] (2018-03-01).</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Can-quantum-entanglement-be-used-to-remotely-charge-a-battery-or-device/answer/Christopher-Altman-4?srid=CWOp Can quantum entanglement be used to remotely charge a battery or device?] (2018-03-01).</ref> ER=EPR, retrocausality<ref>[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2010/11/future-holds-key-to-quantum.html Quantum Astronaut] '''·''' Future holds key to quantum physics—Obama awards National Medal of Science to Aharonov “The future is affecting the past—all the time, on the quantum level—allowing physicists to effectively select the future they want their particles to have, and amplifying the results for a desired outcome. We are close to a second revolution in physics as big as the one a century ago. We are only beginning to free existing quantum theory and to do so, we must think of time in another way.” (2018-03-01).</ref> and the future of the Quantum Internet.<ref>[https://www.quora.com/Does-China-have-thriving-physics-and-cosmology-fields-the-way-the-US-does-Why-dont-we-hear-about-Chinese-scientists-making-new-discoveries-of-the-universe/answer/Christopher-Altman-4?srid=CWOp Does China have thriving physics and cosmology fields the way the US does? Why don't we hear about Chinese scientists making new breakthroughs?] (2018-03-01).</ref> He is a glider pilot,<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/altman/sets/72157624824808305/ Photo Gallery | Photos: Glider flight]. Altman, Christopher (2010-05-10).</ref>&nbsp;motorcyclist racer and enthusiast,<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/altman/sets/72157690807690431 Photos: Ducati 916 SPS. Altman, Christopher] (2018-03-01).</ref> SCUBA diver and rock climber, speaks Japanese, Dutch, and basic French, is proficient in Muay Thai kickboxing, judo, Gracie jiu jitsu and kendo. In Japan, he attained the rank of&nbsp;shōdan, or&nbsp;first degree black belt in&nbsp; Kyūdō, traditional Japanese archery.<ref name=":110">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MCZiGZ3xlum1nXNiiCCE6LMeaa8FEx4W/view?usp=sharing Certificate of Shodan Ranking,&nbsp;Japanese National Kyūdō Association. Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan. November 15, 1999, Shichi-Go-San (七五三, "Seven-Five-Three") festival day.]</ref>

==Japanese Fulbright==
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[[File:Kendo_training.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kendo_training.jpg|alt=Kendo training in Tokyo, Japan.|thumb|300x300px|<small>In Japan, Altman trained in ''kendo'' and ''judo'', attaining rank shōdan (black belt) in ''kyudo'', traditional Japanese archery,</small> ]]
As an undergraduate he was selected as recipient of a Japanese national Fulbright fellowship<ref name=":Fulbright" />  by the Association of International Education, Japan—one of three awarded annually worldwide—attending the Reconnaissance Program for international leadership<ref>“The purpose of the school of International Studies at Obirin University is a simple one—to produce internationalists—that is, broad-minded men and women who can play a positive international role as leaders in today's increasingly complex and interconnected world. Meaningful participation in global society requires a sound understanding of other societies.” — Reconnaissance Japan Program, J. F. Oberlin University. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007111519/http://altman.casimirinstitute.net/classes.html Casimir Institute for Applied Physics, Archive.org]. January 14, 2018.</ref> at the J.F. Oberlin University School for International Studies in Tokyo. He trained in bushidō, simultaneously practicing judo (柔道), kendo (剣道) and kyūdō (弓道), or traditional Japanese archery, attaining the rank of shōdan (初段), or&nbsp;first degree black belt, at Meiji Shrine.<ref name=":39">[https://www.flickr.com/photos/altman/sets/72157689593523472/ Photo Gallery | Reconnaissance Japan Fulbright in Tokyo]</ref>

===Federal Bureau of Investigation===
As a part of his Japanese fellowship he worked in collaboration with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation through East Asia liaison and legal attaché, FBI Special Agent Clark Frogley,<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/17/local/me-64463%7Ctitle=Kidnappings Kidnappings Spur Joint International Effort with FBI in Japan]. Los Angeles Times ISSN: 0458-3035</ref> Embassy of the United States, Tokyo, and J.F. Oberlin University Vice President Yutaka Morohoshi, professor and frequent television guest with host and anchor, actor and film director, ''yakuza'' expert Takeshi Kitano.

His research focused on the historical development, cultural evolution and organization of the Japanese criminal underworld through its most feared and effective branch: the Yamaguchi-''gumi'', tracing the organization's activities in Japan and abroad, mapping current trends to predict societal dynamics going forward. Morohoshi went as far as to extend the invitation for an interview between Altman and ''oyabun'' Yoshinori Watanabe, acting godfather of the organization.<ref>[http://altman.casimirinstitute.net/yakuza.html Research Abstract: Historical and Cultural Development of the Japanese Yakuza]. Altman, Christopher. Nov 12, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131112144819/http://altman.casimirinstitute.net/yakuza.html J.F. Oberlin University School of Reconnaissance Studies-Japan]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/?id=4Vgt4AtfNeUC&pg=PA348&lpg=PA348&dq=%22clark+frogley%22+fbi#v=onepage&q=%22clark%20frogley%22%20fbi&f=false Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan]. Whiting, Robert. 2010-09-29. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN: 9780307765178</ref>

Historically, the esoteric culture of the yakuza has been seen as expressly forbidden to outside inquiry. English-language literature was sparse at the time of writing, so the research is a popular and oft-cited reference.<ref>[https://books.google.com/?id=I__FtTbN6KkC&pg=PA256&lpg=PA256&dq=yakuza+altman#v=onepage&q=yakuza%20altman&f=false Global Security Upheaval: Armed Nonstate Groups Usurping State Stability Functions]. Mandel, Robert. 2013-04-03. Stanford University Press. ISBN:9780804786492</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/?id=EresAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT322&dq=%22christopher+altman%22#v=onepage&q=%22christopher%20altman%22&f=false An Economic History of Organized Crime: A National and Transnational Approach]. McCarthy, Dennis M. P. 2011-05-15 Routledge ISBN 9781136705816</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/?id=9-C4IgAACAAJ&dq=%22christopher+altman%22+yakuza%7Ctitle=Yakuza: The Explosive Account of Japan's Criminal Underworld]. Kaplan, David E.; Dubro, Alec. Little, Brown Book Group Limited. ISBN=9780708835739</ref><ref>[http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat22/sub147/item811.html Yakuza and Organized Crime in Japan: History Honor, Punch Perms, Pinkies and Tattoos | Facts and Details]. Hays, Jeffrey.</ref><ref>[https://yosotattoo.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/matsuri-yakuza-shintotattoos-history-and-culture-of-the-japanese-yakuza-tattoos-in-japan-and-personal-experiences/ Japanese Yakuza,  History and Cultural Development]. 2009-07-14. Japanese Tattoo</ref><ref>[http://outsiderjapan.pbworks.com/w/page/9758545/The%20Yakuza Outsider Japan: The Yakuza]</ref><ref>Ankirskiy, Alexander. [https://www.academia.edu/21786567/Honorable_Outlaws_The_Yakuza Honorable Outlaws: The Yakuza]</ref><ref>[http://www.markedbyteachers.com/as-and-a-level/sociology/where-and-how-did-the-yakuza-come-to-be-what-has-allowed-the-yakuza-to-grow-to-such-great-numbers-in-a-subdued-society-and-how-far-does-their-influence-extend.html Where and how did the Yakuza come to be? What has allowed the yakuza to grow to such great numbers in a subdued society and how far does their influence extend?]. Teachers.com</ref><ref>[http://www.cargocult.net.au/index.php/behind-the-scenes/yakuza%7Ctitle=The Yakuza. Cargo Cult: Descendants of Samurai and Vagabonds of the Pacific]</ref><ref>[https://theraz0rsedge.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/yakuza-origins/ Yakuza Origins: The Razors Edge]</ref> Altman maintains correspondence with Agent Frogley and the Bureau to date.<ref>[https://www-01.ibm.com/events/wwe/i2uc/i2uc16.nsf/Speakers_Breakout.xsp?lnk=hmhmhmhmhmhmhm IBM Summit for a Safer Planet. Speakers: Clark Frogley]</ref><ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkfrogley/ IBM Security: FBI Special Agent, Legal attaché, Embassy of the United States – Tokyo.]</ref>
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[[File:Brainstorming_at_Starlab_in_2001.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brainstorming_at_Starlab_in_2001.jpg|thumb|300x300px|<small>[[Starlab]] “Time Traveler Party” · (L to R): [[Hugo de Garis]] ([[artificial intelligence]]), Serguei Krasnikov (time travel), Roman Zapatrin (quantum topology) '''Christopher Altman''' (physicist, astronaut) May 2001.</small>]]
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== Starlab ==

In 2001, Altman was recruited to multidisciplinary, Deep Future institute&nbsp;[[Starlab]]. As an incubator for long-term and basic research in the spirit of Bell Labs, MIT Media Lab, Xerox PARC, and Interval Research, the lab focused on advanced research offering significant potential for long-term impact to humanity. The lab was established as a “Noah's Ark,” a “utopian scientific environment to bring together some of the world's most brilliant and creative researchers,” and to have them work on far-ranging projects “with the potential for serendipity—to spark an impact on the generations to come.” <ref name=":732">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X_HDSQXMI0 Starlab Discovery Channel Special].</ref>

Starlab's academic research partners included MIT, the University of Oxford, and Ghent University. The lab employed over 130 scientists from thirty-six nationalities. Projects ranged from artificial intelligence, biophysics, consciousness, DNA databases, genetics, materials science, microtubules, nanoelectronics, neuroscience, new media, protein folding, robotics, stem cell research, theoretical physics—''e.g''., the possibility of time travel—quantum computation, communications, teleportation, and wearable computing. Research lines were grouped under the acronym “BANG,” or Bits, Atoms, Neurons, Genes, a combination later adopted by MIT Media Lab in 2002.<ref>[http://www.quantumbionet.org/eng/index.php?pagina=97 Remembering Starlab]</ref> The lab sponsored and collaborated with other labs, organizing open research symposia to stimulate cross-pollination between scientists and encourage collaboration across disciplinary boundaries.

At the lab, he worked with scientists including cofounder [[Walter de Brouwer]], nanotechnologist Ed Reitman, biophysicist Jack Tuszynski, artificial intelligence researcher [[Hugo de Garis]], and physicist and program manager Sergeui Krasnikov, Starlab's resident expert in retrocausality and closed timelike curves, traversable wormholes and hyperfast travel.<ref>[http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.1290915 Toward a Traversible Wormhole]. American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings, Vol. 504, Issue DOI: 10.1063/1.1290915</ref><ref>Krasnikov, S. V. 1998-04-15. arxiv:gr-qc/9511068 Hyperfast Interstellar Travel in General Relativity. Physical Review D. Vol 57, Issue 8. Pages 4760–4766 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.57.4760 ISSN: 0556-2821</ref><ref>Krasnikov, S. September 2000. arxiv:gr-qc/9909016 A traversable wormhole. Physical Review D. 62, 084028 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.62.084028 ISSN: 0556arxiv=gr-qc/9909016</ref>

Krasnikov's research, jointly funded by NASA and the US Air Force, set out to assess the viability of closed timelike curves—time travel—under realistic physical conditions. The program is one of several outlined in a Discovery Channel Special on the lab. While living and working at Starlab, Altman took up discussions with Krasnikov and colleague quantum topologist Zapatrin in collaborations that continue to present-day,<ref name=":113" /> yielding novel results such as the development of adaptive quantum networks.<ref name=":462">Altman, C., Pykacz, J. & Zapatrin, R.R. International Journal of Theoretical Physics (2004) 43: 2029. ''Superpositional Quantum Network Topologies.'' October 2004,&nbsp;Volume '''43''',&nbsp;Issue&nbsp;10,&nbsp;pp 2029–2040. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:IJTP.0000049008.51567.ec</ref><ref name=":472" /><ref name=":452">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoMUdKWEZPNTZJcmM/view?usp=sharing NATO Advanced Study Institute: Accelerated Training Convergence in Superposed Quantum Networks]</ref><ref name=":222">[https://www.iospress.nl/book/mining-massive-data-sets-for-security NATO Science for Peace and Security Series: Mining Massive Data Sets for Peace and Security]. Advanced Study Institute NATO 2007-09-18 www.iospress.nl</ref>

===Guinness Book of World Records===
At Starlab, he contributed to the design and functional specifications of a custom-built supercomputer that employed genetic algorithms to evolve massively-parallel artificial neural network modules grown directly ''in silico'' using field-programmable gate array (FPGA) evolutionary hardware''.''<ref>[https://www.academia.edu/267640/Directed_Evolution_In_Silico Directed Evolution In Silico]. Tucson IV: Towards a Science of Consciousness.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111007111535/http://altman.casimirinstitute.net/genetic.html Genetic Algorithms in Evolutionary Computing]. Altman, Christopher. 2011-10-07. Casimir Institute for Applied Physics and Superconductivity. 2011-10-07. Access-date=2018-01-19</ref> The project was recognized in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records as the “World's Most Complex Artificial Brain,”<ref name=":4222">Altman, Christopher, [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012155236/http://altman.casimirinstitute.net/specs.html Design and Functional Specifications of the CAM-Brain Machine.] Casimir Institute for Applied Physics and Superconductivity. See also: Guinness Book of World Records, “''World's Most Complex Artificial Brain.''” New York: Bantam Press, 2001, p. 126. “Genobyte CAM-Brain Machine (CBM), a large-scale evolutionary hardware research platform.”&nbsp; Cellular Automata Update Rate: 131 billion cells/second; Number of Supported Cellular Automata Cells: 893 million; Number of Supported Neurons (max., per neural module): 1152; Number of Supported Neural Modules: 64,640; Number of Supported Neurons (max. per brain): 74.5 million; Neural Module Chromosome Length: 91,000 bits; Number of FPGAs: 72 (Xilinx XC6264BG560); Number of FPGA Reconfigurable Function Units: 1,179,648; Phenotype/Genotype Memory: 1.18 GB; Power Consumption: 1.5 KWatt (5V, 300A); Computational Power: 10,000 Pentium III 500 MHz PCs.”</ref><ref name=":Guinness">[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/search/applicationrecordsearch?term=%22most+complex+artificial+brain%22&contentType=record World's Most Complex Artificial Brain]. Guinness Book of World Records (2001).</ref><ref name=":Wuhan">[http://web.archive.org/web/20071017165230/http://iss.whu.edu.cn:80/degaris/news/guinness2001.html Guinness Book of World Records, 2001: "World's Most Complex Artificial Brain]. Wuhan University: Hugo de Garis (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref><ref name="CAM-Brain Team">[https://web.archive.org/web/20010719014408/http://foobar.starlab.net:80/~degaris/team_pictures/index.html THE CAM-BRAIN PROJECT]: A 75-Million Neuron Cellular Automata Based Artificial Brain. World CAM-Brain Team Members. “Christopher Altman: Global Coordinator, Research Scientist. Management/direction of international brain building project researchers.” Starlab website backup at Archive.org (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref><ref name="World Team">[https://web.archive.org/web/20010719014525/http://foobar.starlab.net:80/~degaris/world_team/index.html World CAM-Brain Team] Starlab (Archive.org). “Global Coordinator: Christopher Altman, Managing Director Global CBM Teams.” Accessed 2018-03-01.</ref> featuring prominently in worldwide press. Altman led the project as managing director and global coordinator of the international CAM-Brain Teams and was interviewed for a Discovery Channel Special on the project.<ref name="CAM-Brain Team"></ref><ref name=":732" /><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FdMY48ukhA Discovery Channel: Brain Child]</ref>

In April 2001, Altman was selected as recipient of a joint US Department of Defense–Department of Energy Salishan High-Performance Computing graduate fellowship<ref name=":94">[http://www.lanl.gov/conferences/salishan/index.php%7Ctitle=Salishan: The Conference on High Speed Computing. National Security. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy. www.lanl.gov]</ref><ref>[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2001/05/salishan.html US National Labs Salishan Fellowship]. Altman, Christopher. Quantum Astronaut {!} Christopher Altman: Cohærence* and Quantum Technology.</ref> with MIT postgraduates H. Shrikumar and Bill Butera. The work of the former allows for delayering and translation of billions of nodes into coherent networks; that of the latter enables any paintable surface to become a distributed computer—inclusive fault-tolerant, self-configuring sensory networks. He took up collaborations with computer scientist Horst Simon, Deputy Director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)<ref>[http://www2.lbl.gov/Publications/Deputy-Director/bio.html About the Deputy Director: Short Scientific Biography]</ref> and National Security Agency (NSA) fellow, senior physicist Fernand “Doc” Bedard—early pioneer in high-performance computing systems,<ref>[https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/silicon-revolution/will-the-nsa-finally-build-its-superconducting-spy-computer Will the NSA Finally Build Its Superconducting Spy Computer?] IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News.</ref><ref>[http://ieeecsc.org/people/dr-fernand-d-doc-bedard Dr. Fernand D. ("Doc") Bedard]. IEEE Council on Superconductivity: ieeecsc.org</ref> and the Hybrid Technology Multi-Threaded (HTMT) petaflops computing program.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160528160148/http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/pflops2/presentations/tronhtmt.pdf%7Carchive-date=2016-05-28 HTMT: A Hybrid Technology Approach to Petaflops-Scale Computing]. Sterling, Thomas. Bergman, Larry. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.</ref> Both were formative influences in Altman's early career.<ref name=":94" /><ref name=":302">[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4614-0520-7_2 Astronauts For Hire: The Emergence of a Commercial Astronaut Corps]. Seedhouse, Erik. 2012. Springer, Boston, Springer Praxis Books, pp. 29–41]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/?id=fnbRBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA407&lpg=PA407&dq=doc+bedard+superconducting+crossbar+switch#v=onepage&q=doc%20bedard%20superconducting%20crossbar%20switch&f=false 100 Years of Superconductivity] Rogalla, Horst; Kes, Peter H. 2011-11-11 Taylor & Francis ISBN=9781439849484</ref><blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}">Notwithstanding revolutionary hardware breakthroughs, the next generation of high-performance computing systems will continue their reliance upon low-temperature superconducting nanoelectronics. Moore's Law ensures their dimensions will shrink rapidly. As we enter the era of quantum information processing, this is sure to be an exciting and transformative area of research.</blockquote><blockquote>''—'' at the DoD-DoE ''Salishan High-Performance Computing Conference''</blockquote>Drawing inspiration from Bedard, Altman investigated the behavior of these systems in the quantum regime in what is now considered the early days of superconducting quantum computing, presenting on quantum state engineering at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on Quantum chaos in Como, Italy,<ref>[https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0307101 Quantum State Engineering with the ''rf''-SQUID]. Altman, Christopher. LANL arXiV quant-ph/0307101.</ref> attending select [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hayden_(general) senior administrator briefings] at [http://www.nsa.gov national security agency headquarters] outside Washington, DC and the International Conference on Coding Theory and Quantum Computing in Vienna.<ref name=":372">[https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=4JEbCAAAQBAJ&pg=PR11&dq=%22christopher+altman%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8-_T_643WAhVHKpQKHcc_CWoQ6AEIRDAF#v=onepage&q=%22christopher%20altman%22 International Conference on Coding Theory and Quantum Computing, Vienna (2004)]</ref> He was invited to the&nbsp;World Technology Summit Awards at the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London,<ref name=":42">[https://web.archive.org/web/20111007111600/http://altman.casimirinstitute.net/summit.html%7Carchive-date=2011-10-07 World Technology Summit]. Altman, Christopher. Casimir Institute for Applied Physics and Superconductivity.</ref> the International Conference on High Energy Physics<ref name=":382">[https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=cS0I3_Rs7rIC&pg=PA945&dq=%22christopher+altman%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8-_T_643WAhVHKpQKHcc_CWoQ6AEIMjAC#v=onepage&q=%22christopher%20altman%22 Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on High Energy Physics]</ref> in Amsterdam, and submitted testimony to the&nbsp;French Sénat<ref>[https://www.senat.fr/lng/en/ Welcome to the French Sénate – Sénat]. www.senat.fr.</ref>&nbsp;in the world's first Senate hearing<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930041211/http://altman.casimirinstitute.net/senate.html%7Carchive-date=2011-09-30 French Senate Hearing on Society and the Future of Artificial Intelligence]. Altman, Christopher. Casimir Institute for Applied Physics and Superconductivity.</ref> on the future of robotics and artificial intelligence in Paris.<ref name=":510">[https://books.google.com/?id=FMtwCgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA232&dq=%22christopher%20altman%22%20%22flat%20world%20navigation%22&pg=PA233#v=onepage&q&f=false Flat World Navigation: Collaboration and Networking in the Global Digital Economy]. McDonald, Kim Chandler. Kogan Page Publishers. IABN: 9780749473945.</ref>

==Chairman, First Committee on Disarmament and International Security==
[[File:RSA_Information_Security_Award.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RSA_Information_Security_Award.jpg|thumb|300x300px|<small title="Burt Kaliski">Burt Kaliski, RSA Chief Scientist (''left'') and Art Coviello, RSA CEO (''right'') present the annual RSA Information security Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Policy to Altman.</small>]]
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Altman volunteered, then was elected to serve as Chairman for the UNISCA First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, a UNESCO funded graduate and postgraduate program wherein he led several hundred upcoming diplomats to provide collective intelligence assessments and essential policy decision-making advice to political leaders on long-term issues of stability and importance.<ref>[https://www.unisca.org/ UNISCA.] UNISCA. University of Amsterdam International School of Humanities and Social Sciences. (2018-03-01).</ref> Under his tenure, the international security committee submitted four resolutions to the General Assembly addressing the challenges of global<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l9jJGotfcJr1LtvW5B2znf2ET3WNRN0L/view?usp=sharing UNISCA First Committee Resolution to the General Assembly on Global Nuclear Stability]. UNISCA (Christopher Altman, Chairman)</ref> and regional<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ny8oeKKLOQQ-q8sXg012_g7Px3Capn7H/view UNISCA First Committee Resolution to the General Assembly on Regional Nuclear Stability]. UNISCA (Christopher Altman, Chairman)</ref> Nuclear nonproliferation, the factors leading to the escalation of international terrorism,<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SCtg61kOb7GlHbBo3QlifdksKsqjUM59/view UNISCA First Committee Resolution to the General Assembly on International Terrorism]. UNISCA (Christopher Altman, Chairman)</ref> and raising a call of attention to industrialized society's increasing vulnerability to information warfare.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rOkzs2uhVwUO79tQ42-BTx8I1BqHGB25/view UNISCA First Committee Resolution to the General Assembly on Digital and Information Warfare] UNISCA (Christopher Altman, Chairman).</ref>

===RSA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Policy===
His Chair Report was selected as recipient of the 2004 RSA Information Security Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Policy<ref name=":72">[https://web.archive.org/web/20050519141348/http://2004.rsaconference.com/europe/downloads/AwardsPressRelease.pdf%7Carchive-date=2005-05-19 2004 Information Security Awards – RSA Conference Europe in Barcelona]. “Awarded to Christopher Altman of UNISCA for his paper on Converging Technologies, where he considers the issues of convergence, conflict, and complexity and reviews discoveries in the still relatively immature areas of biotechnology and nanotechnology.”</ref> in recognition for its impact on public policy in the wake of rapid growth in the technology industry<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26598617 Future shock]. Alvin Toffler, 1971. Bantam Books. ISBN: 0808501526. New York. 26598617</ref><ref>[http://www.yoyow.com/marye/tofflers94.html Alvin and Heidi Toffler (MicroTimes, 1994)]</ref> and for raising the collective awareness of the field. His final report, “Converging Technologies: The Future of the Global Information Society,”<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoaEs3WG9GdjlDV2M/view Converging Technologies: The Future of the Global Information Society Converging Technologies: The Future of the Global Information Society]. UNISCA First Committee on Disarmament and International Security Chair Report (2018-03-01).</ref><ref>[https://www.academia.edu/267650/Converging_Technologies_The_Future_of_the_Global_Information_Society Converging Technologies: The Future of the Global Information Society] Academia.edu (2018-03-01).</ref> was widely circulated, commented on by futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler, and distributed to senior government officials and policymakers, moving political momentum in the direction of founding the United States Cyber Command.<ref name=":62">UNISCA Book of Results. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k2nLsY1VaxaQfi6odxTZfQkl6zuEN-FB/view?usp=sharing Chair Report by Christopher Altman], Chairman, First Committee on Disarmament and International Security. UNISCA. Amsterdam, Netherlands (2002).</ref>

<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c0SULhYrmRiRJjGszS28m6XXjchEVFRd/view?usp=drive_web Information Warfare and International Security]. Moy, Daria. 2002-12-22. UNISCA First Committee on Disarmament and International Security</ref><ref>[http://www.rutherford-research.ca/rrx/downloads/Synth_Intel_v2_21.pdf Synthetic Intelligence in the Era of Quantum Computing]. Rutherford, William.  Rutherford Research</ref><ref name=":492">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzFb-s7W1XX4WJqg7DSYPDY3voGFEm5k/view?usp=sharing Eden Project: Towards a Sustainable Future]: shared cover with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan]. Buckminster Fuller Institute</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e4aMLCc67hjwoOXHPPvXZETbsUJtmC2G/view The Information Society: The Role of Networks and Information. Flach, Moritz. 2002-12-22.]</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X9rifbBakP-R-irbOoK5kMy9uMW7RrvS/view Threats posed by Cyberterror and Possible Responses of the United Nations] Böttler, Jonas. 2002-12-22.</ref><blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}">An omnilinked world populated with intelligent artifacts will bring sweeping changes to virtually every facet of modern life—from science and education to industry and commerce—leaving no segment of society unaffected by its advance. How&nbsp; will civilization change in response to a world saturated with embedded intelligence? How can these technologies&nbsp; be&nbsp; best&nbsp; applied&nbsp; to&nbsp; improve&nbsp; the&nbsp; human&nbsp; condition? These issues will become increasingly important as advances in science and technology bring us closer to unveiling the mysteries of the mind.</blockquote><blockquote>''— as Chairman, First Committee on Disarmament and International Security''</blockquote>

==DARPA Quantum Information Science and Technology Project==
[[File:Roppongi Tower.jpg|right|thumb|300x300px|<small>Roppongi Tower, Tokyo—home of the ATIP '''Quantum Information Science and Technology Project''' (QuIST)</small>]]
[[File:QubitMechanicalResonator.jpg|right|thumb|300x300px|<small>A quantum mechanical resonator placed into a superposition of physical states. Several advances in quantum technology have been funded through the QuIST program.</small>]]
As part of the US Government's fast-track Quantum Information Science and Technology Program, Altman relocated to Japan for a postdoctoral-level fellowship to provide technology reports and forward-looking national roadmaps to principal US policy and funding agency directors. As part of the fellowship, he was tasked to universities, corporate research centers and national laboratories in the region to interview prominent researchers, traveling to attend meetings such as the Gordon Conference, where he began correspondence with physicists including Howard Brandt, Jonathan Dowling, Lev Levitin, Seth Lloyd and Jaewan Kim. With offices in Tokyo and a focus on East Asia, the ATIP QuIST project was funded by grants through Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Advanced Research and Development Activity (ARDA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR-N00014-03-1-0726), among others.<ref>[http://atip.org/ Asian Technology Information Program.]</ref><ref>[http://atip.org/index.php/atip-publications-2/keywordcountry-matrix?km_keyword=28 Asian Technology Information Program: QuIST Reports]</ref>

===US Quantum Technology Roadmap===
The end product of Altman's QuIST reports,<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAGXnvFtg5OT_y3PoWm9ouqalElJ68K6/view?usp=sharing QUIST Quantum Technology Roadmap, Asian Technology Information Program]. Altman, Christopher. 2004-03-01. Asian Technology Information Program Quantum Information Science and Technology Project</ref> submitted to directors at each of the seventeen members of the US intelligence community<ref>[[File:IC_Circle.jpg|left|frameless|100x100px]]
Overseen and centrally coordinated by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the seventeen members making up the US Intelligence Community are the 25th Air Force, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, the Central Intelligence Agency, Coast Guard Intelligence, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, theHomeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis, the State Dept Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the US Treasury Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, the DEA Office of National Security Intelligence, the FBI Intelligence Branch, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, National Security Agency/Central Security Service and the Office of Naval Intelligence.</ref> and US national labs<ref>[[File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Energy.png|left|frameless|60x60px]]
The seventeen members of the US Department of Energy National Laboratories are the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (California), Los Alamos National Laboratory (NM), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Tennessee), Argonne National Laboratory (Illinois), Ames Laboratory (Iowa), Brookhaven National Laboratory, (New York), Sandia National Laboratories (New Mexico and California)
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Idaho National Laboratory (Idaho), Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (New Jersey), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (California), Savannah River National Laboratory (South Carolina),SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (California), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Washington), Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Illinois), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Colorado), and the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Virginia).</ref> through the Advanced Research and Development Activity, then distributed to USG scientists around the country, served as the prototype for the US Government's first ever top-level national Quantum Roadmap—an accolade conveyed directly by the program's chairman, Richard Hughes,<ref>[http://qist.lanl.gov/ Quantum Information Science and Technology Roadmapping Project]. http://qist.lanl.gov</ref><ref>[http://www.lanl.gov/science/centers/quantum/photons.shtml LANL Quantum Institute Chairman Richard Hughes – Photons] http://www.lanl.gov</ref> Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Quantum Institute, in their first meeting at the IEEE Summer Topicals in 2013.<ref>[https://superconducting.blogspot.com/2014/05/los-alamos-event-horizon.html Los Alamos Event Horizon]. Altman, Christopher. 2013-07-16. Cohærence* and Quantum Technology</ref><ref>[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2013/07/l-istening-to-rupert-ursin-s-closing.html The Future of Quantum Communications]. Altman, Christopher. 2013-07-10. Cohærence * and Quantum Technology.</ref><ref>[https://www.photonicssociety.org/conferences/summer-topicals 2013 IEEE Summer Topicals]. Quantum Photonics and Communications Meeting, Hilton Waikaloa-Kona, Hawaii. www.sum-ieee.org IEEE Photonics Society.</ref>

==Kavli Institute of Nanoscience==
[[File:Wormhole_travel_as_envisioned_by_Les_Bossinas_for_NASA.jpg|right|300px|thumb|<small>While at Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Altman took up collaborations with Martin Tajmar, whose research includes spaceflight, gravitomagnetic frame dragging, and breakthrough propulsion physics.</small>]] 
Under support from a Kavli Institute of Nanoscience graduate fellowship in applied physics and nanoscience at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands, he conducted experimental work in quantum entanglement and secure communications, international fieldwork in optical fabrication technology, metrology, microlens array and coherent optics research applications,<ref>Altman, Christopher [https://www.academia.edu/267642/Microlens_Array_Fabrication_via_Microjet_Printing_Technologies Microlens Array Fabrication via Microjet Printing Technologies]</ref> attending opening ceremonies<ref>[http://www.wyp2005.org/unesco/photos/index.html%7Ctitle=Photo Gallery 2005 UNESCO Opening Conference for the World Year of Physics]</ref><ref>[https://www.aps.org/newsroom/pressreleases/wypparis.cfm World Year of Physics Opens with Paris Conference]</ref><ref>[https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200502/upload/feb05.pdf American Physical Society: World Year of Physics Opening Conference at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris]. American Physical Society.</ref> for the 2005 World Year of Physics at UNESCO headquarters. At the 25th Triennial Conference on Low-Temperature Condensed Matter Physics, he took up collaborations with Austrian breakthrough propulsion physicist Martin Tajmar, whose shared research includes advanced space propulsion systems, gravitomagnetic frame dragging,<ref>Tajmar, M.; Hense, K. [http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a461571.pdf POSSIBLE GRAVITATIONAL ANOMALIES IN QUANTUM MATERIALS. Phase I: Experiment Definition and Design]. Air Force Research Laboratory, United States Air Force. Volume: AFRL-MN-EG-TR-2007-7012 DTIC/STINFO COPY</ref><ref>Tajmar, Martin. [http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a461570.pdf POSSIBLE GRAVITATIONAL ANOMALIES IN QUANTUM MATERIALS. Phase II: Experiment Assembly, Qualification and Test Results]. DTIC/STINFO COPY. Award No. FA8655-03-1-3075</ref> and breakthrough propulsion physics.<ref>[https://peadarcoyle.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/how-to-become-an-astronaut-or-a-rhodes-scholar/ How to become an Astronaut or a Rhodes Scholar]. Models are illuminating (2018-03-01).</ref>

In collaboration with colleague and advisor, NSF Program Manager Paul Werbos, recipient of the IEEE Neural Network Pioneer Award for his 1974 discovery of backpropagation in artificial neural networks, Altman and coauthors introduced backpropagation to superposed adaptive quantum networks.<ref name=":462" /> The most recently published results appeared in the ''International Journal of Theoretical Physics'',<ref name=":462" /><ref name=":472">Altman, C. & Zapatrin, R.R. International Journal of Theoretical Physics (2010) 49: 2991. ''Backpropagation Training in Adaptive Quantum Networks.'' December 2010,&nbsp;Volume '''49''',&nbsp;Issue&nbsp;12,&nbsp;pp 2991–2997. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-009-0103-1</ref> preceded by the NATO Advanced Study Institute in Italy.<ref name=":222" /><ref name=":452" /><ref>[http://videolectures.net/mmdss07_gazzada/ NATO Advanced Study Institute on Mining Massive Data Sets for Security]</ref> In February 2009, Discover Magazine interviewed Altman for a cover story on quantum biology.<blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}">New experiments keep finding quantum processes at play in biological systems. With the advent of powerful new tools like femtosecond lasers and nanoscale precision positioning, life’s quantum dance is finally coming into view.</blockquote><blockquote>''—'' interview for ''Entangled Minds, Discover Magazine'' <ref name=":122">[http://discovermagazine.com/2009/feb/13-is-quantum-mechanics-controlling-your-thoughts Discover Magazine. Cover Story: "Is Quantum Mechanics Controlling Your Thoughts?"]. Anderson, Mark. 2009-02-13. Discover Magazine.</ref></blockquote>

===Flight training===
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Altman is a type-rated glider pilot. In Delft he was an active member of the Delft Student Aeroclub, a glider and sailplane association founded in 1931 under joint sponsorship from TU Delft and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht). His lead flight instructor, Mark de Jonge, veteran F-16 pilot with the Royal Netherlands Air Force, twice deployed to Afghanistan flying one of four F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to Operation Enduring Freedom as part of the 1st Netherlands-Norwegian European Participating Forces Expeditionary Air Wing (1 NLD/NOR EEAW). In the heat of combat, de Jonge's wingman was shot down—not once, but twice by surface-to-air (SAM) missiles—the same pilot narrowly ejecting to safety on both occasions.<ref>[https://magazines.defensie.nl/vliegendehollander/2017/10/07_c-17-van-heavy-airlift-wing-in-swift-response Tactische transporters]. Dutch Ministry of Defense, The Netherlands (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref> In a post-flight debriefing, Altman notes the incident as “a poignant example for maintaining situational awareness at all times—when a split second can mean the difference between life and death.”<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/altman/28030166219%7C Flight Training: Capt Mark de Jonge, F-16 Fighting Falcon]. Photo Album (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref>
[[File:Astronauts_disembark_G-Force_One_at_NASA_Ames.png|border|right|308x308px|Astronauts Daniel Barry (''left''), Soyeon Yi (''center''), and '''Christopher Altman''' aft of G-Force One following a parabolic flight at NASA Ames in 2009. Altman and Yi are now both active commercial scientist-astronauts with the [[Association of Spaceflight Professionals]]]]
[[File:Yi+Malenchenko+Whitson_at_ISS_08Apr17_(NASA-ISS016-E-036365).jpg|border|thumb|300x300px|<small title="Burt Kaliski">KARI Astronaut Soyeon Yi with NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (''right''), Expedition 16 commander, and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (''center''), flight engineer, on the International Space Station in April 2008</small>]]

===Spaceflight training===
In 2008, Altman was recruited to Silicon Valley’s NASA Ames Research Center to help design the architecture for a course that selected forty of the top candidates from more than 1600 applicants worldwide. The inaugural program aimed to assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders—the presidents, chancellors, and national agency directors of tomorrow—to facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies, and to “apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity’s grand challenges to positively impact the lives of one billion people over the course of ten years.”<ref name=":510" /><ref name=":Kurzweil" />

As teaching fellow and faculty advisor in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (AIR), Networks and Computing Systems (NCS), Space and Physical Sciences (SPS), then as department Chair for the executive session of the program, he worked on the project until tasked to Hawai‘i by astronaut training mentor and NASA Ames Director, USAF Brigadier General and former Commander, 50th Space Wing, astrophysicist Pete Worden, to represent Ames on assignment to space and security interests on the Big Island of Hawai‘i.<ref name=":510" /><ref name=":302" /><ref name=":Kurzweil" /><ref>S<sup>2</sup>DS<sup>2</sup>A 2015. <sup>持続的宇宙開発と宇宙状況認識推進のための国際シンポジウム- 過去を学び、共に今を未来へ</sup>- US-Japan Space National Security Interests: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoVTFPa3FHT1l0S2hCSFpxbVNMUEdsZGpkekl3/view International Symposium on Sustainable Space Development and Space Situational Awareness].</ref>

Altman completed Zero G and High-Altitude Physiological Training under the Reduced Gravity Research Program at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, then served as representative to the Japan-U.S. Science, Technology, and Space Applications Program (JUSTSAP), the Pacific International Space Alliance (PISA) and the founding conference for an astronaut training facility, the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) on the slopes of Mauna Kea on the Big Island. He regularly returns to the Big Island and to Mauna Kea to maintain spaceflight readiness.<ref name=":Kurzweil" /><ref name=":302" /><ref name=":510" />

==Austrian Templeton fellowship==
===Quantum mechanics in higher-dimensional Hilbert spaces===
[[File:Internationale_Akademie_Traunkirchen.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internationale_Akademie_Traunkirchen.jpg|alt=Altman (front center) at the International Academy Traunkirchen, with Anton Zeilinger.|thumb|300x300px|<small title="Anton Zeilinger">Altman (''front and center'') at International Academy Traunkirchen with the Anton Zeilinger group. ''Quantum Mechanics in Higher-Dimensional Hilbert Spaces''</small>]]
In 2010 Altman was awarded two consecutive Templeton fellowships to explore the foundations and future of quantum mechanics at the International Akademie Traunkirchen with physicists Daniel Greenberger, Michael Horne and&nbsp;Anton Zeilinger—the trio responsible for the discovery and first experimental demonstration of&nbsp;GHZ multipartite entanglement, the first example of experimental quantum teleportation, the long-distance record for free-space quantum communications, the first quantum-encrypted intercontinental video call, and the founders of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Quantum Information.<ref name=":542">[http://www.akademietraunkirchen.com/en/workshop/what-exists-in-the-quantum-world/ International Akademie Traunkirchen | What exists in the quantum world?]</ref><ref name=":552">[http://www.akademietraunkirchen.com/workshop/quantum-physics-in-higher-dimensional-hilbert-spaces/ International Akademie Traunkirchen | Quantum Mechanics in Higher-Dimensional Hilbert Space]</ref><ref name=":562">[https://www.flickr.com/photos/altman/sets/72157624894265327 Photo Gallery: Austrian Research Fellowship].</ref> The fellowship covered work in both exploring the future applications potential of quantum-enhanced remote sensing and metrology as a “Hubble telescope through which we may reveal the extended structure and dynamics of the quantum wavefunction.”<ref>[http://www.akademietraunkirchen.com/workshop/quantum-physics-in-higher-dimensional-hilbert-spaces/ Quantum Physics in Higher-Dimensional Hilbert Spaces,  International Academy Traunkirchen].</ref>

==Association of Spaceflight Professionals==
The following spring, Altman was selected as a commercial scientist-astronaut candidate with the world's first commercial astronaut corps,<ref name="2-28-2011 Press Release222">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110312234312/http://www.astronauts4hire.org/2011/02/press-release-astronauts4hire-announces_28.html Astronauts for Hire Announces Selection of New Flight Members – Feb 28, 2011], accessed March 5, 2011.</ref><ref name=":432">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120201011639/http://www.astronauts4hire.org/2009/12/altman.html Member Profiles: Christopher Altman]</ref> the [[Association of Spaceflight Professionals]], established to train highly qualified<ref>[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?collectionCode=CFR&browsePath=Title+14%2FChapter+V%2FPart+1214%2FSubpart+1214.11&granuleId=CFR-2002-title14-vol5-part1214-subpart1214-11&packageId=CFR-2002-title14-vol5&collapse=true&fromBrowse=true CFR 1214.11 - NASA Astronaut Candidate Recruitment and Selection Program] US Code of Federal Regulations/ United States Government Publishing Office. §1214.1104: US Government. ''Evaluation and ranking of highly-qualified candidates.'' “... A rating panel composed of discipline experts will review and rate qualified applicants as “Qualified” or “<u>Highly Qualified.</u>” (e) Those rated “<u>Highly Qualified</u>” may be required to obtain a Class I or Class II physical. 54 FR 37940, Sept. 14, 1989, as amended at 68 FR 19948, Apr. 23, 2003 — NASA Astronaut Candidate Recruitment and Selection Program. §1214.1104 Evaluation and ranking of highly qualified candidates. 14 CFR 1214.11, Chapter V, Part 1214, Subpart 1214.11. US Government.</ref><ref>[https://www.quora.com/Has-anyone-found-that-theyve-been-categorized-as-highly-qualified-for-the-2017-NASA-astronaut-selection Has anyone found they've been categorized as '<u>Highly-Qualified</u>' for the 2017 NASA astronaut selection?]</ref> astronaut candidates for the next generation of space missions.
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[[File:Keynote_Overview_Effect.png|right|thumb|300x300px|<small>broadcast live to 108 cities around the world: “The ﬁrst race to space was driven by national competition—a race for supremacy between the US and the USSR.” ...  “Our contemporary generation today needs its own inspiration, its own Sputnik moment—its own Moon shot.” ...  “In the generations to come, we will not only visit space—we will go there to stay. Earth will not just be a point of origin: it will become a destination.”</small>]]
Soon after his selection, Altman received an invitation to keynote European technology conference Mobile Monday: Amsterdam,<ref>[http://www.mobilemonday.net Mobile Monday: Amsterdam, May 30, 2011]</ref> an international technology gathering with chapters spread across 108 sister cities around the world, in what was to be the last meeting of its Amsterdam chapter. The morning of his planned call to his father to share the news, Altman was appraised of his unexpected death the night before. Following three days of deliberation, he dedicated the event as a lasting tribute to his father's early inspiration.<blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}">
Reflections gained through nighttime sojourns in rolling pastures near my grandparent's family home in the lush, forested countryside—with its rhythmic pulse of crickets and cicadas, watching fireflies flicker by—or on camping trips with friends, surrounded by the crimson majesty of snow-capped mountains, all ensured that vision continued to grow every year. Every time I looked out to the sky, my eyes took in the reflection of the heavens, the cosmos, the constellations whirling about—a song of stellar synchrony, a symphony of light.
</blockquote><blockquote>''—'' Keynote: ''Inner Space, Outer Space: Connect, Inspire, Empower''<ref name=":2122" /></blockquote>Musician Kenji Williams, founder of musical group Bella Gaia,<ref name=":322">[http://www.caltech.edu/content/bella-gaia-beautiful-earth-poetic-vision-earth-space Bella Gaia (Beautiful Earth) – A Poetic Vision of Earth From Space]. The California Institute of Technology, 2018-01-11</ref> which layers hyperspectral NASA satellite imagery with live musical performances to convey the fragility of our environment and the power of the Overview Effect—the “profound spiritual transformation experienced by astronauts on seeing the Earth from space,” contributed footage towards the keynote, which in turn was broadcast to 108 sister cities around the world.

With a focus ranging from the looking glass of childhood recollections on nature to the importance of belief and ideals in shaping the future, the speech “integrates science, technology and spirituality into a coherent whole,” and “seamlessly conveys a transformational shift in global human consciousness, interlacing physics and technology with consciousness and spirituality to catalyze the next shift in human evolution.”<ref name=":132">[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2012/05/superheroes.html San Francisco — One Year Later — Reflections on Mobile Monday Amsterdam: Space, May 30, 2011]. Cohærence* and Quantum Technology.</ref><blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}">Belief—like fear, or like love—is a profound and powerful force. It’s one of the most powerful motivating forces in our universe. Belief has fundamentally shaped the course of world history all around us. Look no further than the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, to the Japanese pilots of the kamikaze attack waves and their belief in the divine wind—or to the forces that drove forward those who led the attacks on the Twin Towers in September of 2001. Look to the Stasi of Hitler’s Third Reich, to the Gestapo, the secret state police of East Germany—to the dictators of the Cold War, Stalin and Mao in Communist Russia and China —or to the deep roots of belief that drive the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to this day. 
Belief can give birth to movements that arise as a powerful wave sweeping over and wholly transforming communities, cultures and societies: the Indian fight for independence under the leadership of its first national revolutionary, Gandhi—the suffrage movement that gave women the right to vote or the equal rights movement unified and carried forth under Martin Luther King. Look to the 1960’s sexual revolution, the end of South African Apartheid, or to the Arab Spring movements that erupted like wildfire, sweeping ’cross the world in 2010.
Belief can fuel a singular vision to channel the collective drive of our most talented scientists and engineers, propelling their best efforts forward—pooling them together to harness the powers of the Sun itself, to demonstrate mass-energy equivalence in a single blinding flash that transformed the modern landscape of world history: the Manhattan Project’s Trinity Test. Belief can make a reality of our very first footsteps on the Moon, only a few short years after Kennedy's impassioned call mobilized our collective will to beat the Soviets to that same goal—the Apollo missions.
Belief can call us forwards, to rise up together as one.
Belief can lead nations.
</blockquote><blockquote>''— Keynote:'' ''Inner Space, Outer Space: Connect, Inspire, Empower''<ref name=":2122" /></blockquote>
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===Astronaut training===
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[[File:AGSOL_Spaceflight_Training_—_Christopher_Altman.jpg|border|thumb|300x300px|<small>'''Multi-Axes Rotation and Tilt Device''' (MART). 3 ''g'', 800deg/''s'' <sup>2</sup> rotation capability. Space Motion Sickness (SMS) adaptation, Sirius Astronaut Training, Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Laboratory</small> <ref>[http://www.brandeis.edu/graybiel/facilities/mart.html Multi-Axes Rotation and Tilt Device | Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Laboratory | Brandeis University]</ref>]]
[[File:AGSOL_Astronaut_Training.jpg|border|thumb|300x300px|<small>Full-speed MART SMS sequence at 3 ''g'', 800deg/''s'' <sup>2</sup> maximum multi-axis rotation and tilt</small>]]
[[File:Commercial_astronauts_SCUBA_training_East_Coast.jpg|border|right|thumb|398x398px|<small>SCUBA diving during inaugural spaceflight training</small>]]
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<small>[[Association of Spaceflight Professionals]] flight members conduct research in a NASA Zero G parabolic flight</small>]]
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As commercial adjunct to the NASA Astronaut Corps, candidates selected for the commercial corps are held to exacting standards.<ref name=":15" /> Applicants are vetted through a rigorous evaluation process modeled after that of the NASA corps, incorporating guidance and direction from a selection panel of veteran astronauts, astronaut trainers, and experienced spaceflight professionals.<ref name=":16" />

Several members have interviewed as finalists in national astronaut candidate selection campaigns;<ref>[http://www.thespaceshow.com/guest/dr.-erik-seedhouse Dr. Erik Seedhouse {{!}} The Space Show]</ref><ref name=":Toronto">[https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-alumni-make-shortlist-become-canada-s-next-astronauts U of T alumni make shortlist to become Canada’s next astronauts]</ref><ref name=":210">[http://www.gi.alaska.edu/alaska-science-forum/astronaut-recruit-alaska-makes-good-analog-space Astronaut recruit: Alaska makes a good analog for space {{!}} Geophysical Institute]</ref><ref name=":232">[http://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/engineering-grad-watch-astronaut-hire-aaron-persad/ Engineering grad to watch: astronaut for hire Aaron Persad - U of T Engineering News]. 2014-11-20. U of T Engineering News</ref> one has completed an orbital mission conducting scientific experiments aboard the International Space Station. South Korean Astronaut Soyeon Yi, the first Korean to fly in space, is an active member of the corps and serves on its board of directors.<ref>[http://www.spaceflightprofessionals.org/plans/memberships Membership: Association of Spaceflight Professionals]</ref>

Flight members have lived, worked and trained together with NASA and government astronauts from other countries, as well as serving as astronaut instructors themselves—training both NASA astronauts and Astronaut Candidates in specialist areas such as Space Exploration Vehicles (SEV), Extravehicular Activity (EVA) and critical space mission operational tasks.

<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576512000276 Historical synopses of desert RATS 1997–2010 and a preview of desert RATS]. Acta Astronautica 90, 2. 182–202 Bibcode=2013AcAau..90..182R. DOI=10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.02.003. ISSN=0094-5765 (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref><ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576511003183 Tools and technologies needed for conducting planetary field geology while on EVA: Insights from the 2010 Desert RATS geologist]. Acta Astronautica 90, 2. 3232–343. Bibcode=2013AcAau..90..332Y. DOI=10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.10.016 ISSN=0094-5765. (Accessed 2018-03-01)</ref><ref name=":16">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009457651200080X Desert Research and Technology Studies (DRATS) 2010 science operations: Operational approaches and lessons learned for managing science during human planetary surface missions]. Acta Astronautica 90, 2 224–241. Bibcode: 2013AcAau..90..224E doi:10.1016 j.actaastro.2012.03.009 issn:0094-5765</ref><ref>[https://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=67222|title=UTEP Professor’s Skills Critical to NASA’s RATS Patrol]</ref><ref>[https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/analogs/desertrats/drats2011_crew.html NASA: Meet the 2010 Desert RATS Crew]</ref><ref>[http://www.astronauts4hire.org/2009/12/seedhouse.html Astronauts for Hire: Erik Seedhouse]</ref><ref>[http://pacificspacecenter.com/about/projects/ Projects & Programs {{!}} PISCES Hawaii]</ref>

In 2011, the organization's inaugural class of four commercial astronaut candidates: Altman, Reimuller, Seedhouse and Shiro completed suborbital research scientist training, underwater emergency egress and sea survival training, and spatial orientation-disorientation testing and acclimation,<ref name="EMERGENCY_TRAINING2">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110808031715/http://www.astronauts4hire.org/2011/07/press-release-astronauts4hire-members_2816.html Astronauts for Hire Members Complete Emergency & Sea Survival Training]"</ref><ref name="AGSOL2">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720004110/http://www.astronauts4hire.org/2011/06/press-release-astronauts4hire-announces.html Astronauts for Hire Announces Summer Training Schedule]"</ref> surpassing performance standards designed in strict adherence to meet or exceed FAA Commercial Astronaut certification and licensing guidelines<ref>2013 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference, “A Training Roadmap for Commercial Suborbital Spaceflight Participants.” Mindy Howard, Brienna Henwood, Ben McGee.</ref><ref>Wooldridge, L., Seedhouse, E., Shiro, B., Reimuller,J. (2010-2012) A4h Suborbital Scientist Astronaut Qualification Standards, Astronauts For Hire, Inc.</ref><ref>Wooldridge, A., Reimuller,J. (2012) Commercial Spaceflight Astronaut Syllabus.</ref>  as defined by the Office of Commercial Space Transportation under 14 CFR 460, Human Spaceflight Requirements,<ref name=":15">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/part-460 14 CFR Part 460 - HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REQUIREMENTS]. LII / Legal Information Institute</ref> 14 CFR 460.5, Crew qualifications and training,<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/460.5 14 CFR 460.5 - Crew qualifications and training]. Legal Information Institute</ref> and the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, Public Law 108-492, 118, Statute 3978.<ref>[https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/media/PL108-492.pdf US Congress Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 200]</ref><ref name=":92">[https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/programs/international_affairs/media/Industry_Standards_paper_IAC_Sept_2013_FAAfinal.pdf IAC-13-E6.4.5 – Industry Standards for Commercial Space Transportation].</ref><ref name=":102">[https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/regulations/ Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) chapter III, Commercial Space Transportation], Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.</ref><ref name=":112">[https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/news/magazine/ISO%20Focus%2B%20(2010-2013)/en/2011/ISO%20Focus%2B%2C%20October%202011.pdf International Standards Organization: Opening Space]</ref>

=== Director of the Board, Chief Science Officer ===
As Director of the Board and Chief Science Officer, Altman led collaboration on forward-looking proposals to NASA's Flight Opportunities Program through the Institute for Advanced Concepts Office (NIAC), the Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) and DARPA's Quiness Macroscopic Quantum Communications program, helped develop and expand the corps training program and continued as advocate for widespread access to space.<ref name="NASA vs. the free market: Which is better for American space dominance?22">[http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/nasa-vs-the-free-market-which-is-better-for-american-space-dominance/ "NASA vs. the free market: Which is better for American space dominance?"], "Digital Trends.com," accessed August 28, 2016.</ref><ref name=":262">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180123131652/https://further-future.squarespace.com/whoswho/ Speakers: Further Future {{!}} TED Meets Burning Man]. Archive.org (Acccessed 2018-01-23).</ref><ref name=":242">[http://www.tedxbeaconstreet.com/speakers/christopher-altman/ TEDxBeaconStreet {{!}} Speakers: Christopher Altman]. (Accessed 2018-01-01).</ref><ref name=":0" />

=== NASA-funded Manned Spaceflight Missions  ===
The organization's first manned spaceflight missions were funded by NASA through the Flight Opportunities Program in 2012. Several million in funding has been allocated for detailed spectroscopic analysis of high-altitude noctilucent cloud formations on suborbital flights using rapidly reusable, task-and-deploy spaceplanes.<ref>Reimuller, J. ''et al.'' ''[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013AGUFMSA33B1993R PoSSUM: Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere]''. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013, abstract id. SA33B-1993. [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013AGUFMSA33B1993R adsabs.harvard.edu]. “An acronym for Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere, PoSSUM grew from the opportunity created by the Noctilucent Cloud Imagery and Tomography Experiment, selected by the NASA Flight Opportunities Program as Experiment 46-S in March 2012.”</ref><ref>Messier, Doug. ''[http://www.parabolicarc.com/2015/02/24/54721/ Project PoSSUM Graduates First Class of Scientist-Astronauts].'' Parabolic Arc. February 24, 2015. “The project evolved from the Noctilucent Cloud Imagery and Tomography experiment, selected by NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program in March 2012 as experiment 46-S. PoSSUM is managed by Integrated Spaceflight Services under principal investigator Jason Reimuller, Vice President and COO, Association of Spaceflight Professionals.”</ref><ref>''[http://nasa-newsblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/a4h-members-complete-possum-scientist.html Association of Spaceflight Professionals (A4H) Members Complete PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Training.]'' NASA News Blog. March 05, 2015. “The Association of Spaceflight Professionals (Astronauts for Hire) would like to congratulate six of its members for completing the inaugural PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Qualification Program that was held from February 7-10, 2015 at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. This project uses commercial suborbital spacecraft to study rare noctilucent clouds that can help scientists address critical questions about the Earth’s climate. It evolved from the “Noctilucent Cloud Imagery and Tomography Experiment,” selected by NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program in March 2012 as experiment 46-S.”</ref><ref>''[https://www.boulder.swri.edu/NSRC2013/Site2/PDF/Reimuller_abstract1.pdf The PoSSUM Campaign: Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere]''. Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado. [www.swri.org Southwest Research Institute]. “PoSSUM will optimize the opportunity created by the “PMC Imagery and Tomography Experiment”, a high-latitude campaign selected by the NASA Flight Opportunities Program (Experiment 46-S) to study the small-scale dynamics of PMCs (polar mesospheric clouds). The PoSSUM Project will make full use of the 46-S opportunity by fully utilizing all available payload space and campaign deployment time to optimize technology maturation and science return while validating a repeatable, low-cost means to study seasonal trends of PMCs.”</ref><ref>NASA. ''[https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/about About NASA Flight Opportunities].'' nasa.gov. “The Flight Opportunities program within the NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) strategically invests in the growth of the commercial spaceflight market by providing flight opportunities to test space exploration and utilization technologies on commercially available suborbital flight platforms.” NASA. Retrieved 15 April 2019.</ref><ref name=":93">[https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-commercial-lower-cost-suborbital-firms-to-test-space-technologies Flight Opportunities Program Selects New Technologies for Flight Tests]. NASA 2017-12-18.</ref><ref name=":103">[https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/flightopportunities/flightproviders Commercial Suborbital Flight Providers]. Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles (sRLV). NASA (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref><ref name=":310">[https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/newsreleases/15-25.html NASA Selects New Technologies for Flight Opportunities Program]. NASA (2017-12-18).</ref>

The NASA Commercial Crew program, with official industry partners Boeing and SpaceX, is ramping up to launch its first manned test flights in the second half of 2018. SpaceX maintains an expected launch date of August 2018 for its first flight, followed by a second manned test in December for its Dragon 2.0 capsule, which both NASA and commercial astronauts will use together to access the International Space Station. Commercial space stations under development include Bigelow Aerospace and Axiom Space.<ref>[https://www.axiomspace.com/ Axiom Commercial Space Station]. Axiom Space (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref><ref>[https://www.space.com/37079-axiom-commercial-space-station-manufacturing.html 1st Private Space Station Will Become an Off-Earth Manufacturing Hub]. Space.com</ref> Each will enlist commercial crew once testing is complete. Robert Bigelow, of Bigelow Aerospace, has already set out plans for lunar bases.<ref name=":8">[https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-commercial-crew-program-mission-in-sight-for-2018 NASA Commercial Crew Program Mission in Sight for 201]</ref><ref>[https://www.space.com/39335-commercial-crew-test-launches-begin-2018.html Commercial Crew Test Launches by SpaceX, Boeing Will Begin This Year]. Space.com. 2018-01-17</ref><ref>[http://spacenews.com/spacex-delays-commercial-crew-test-flights-to-latter-half-of-2018 SpaceX delays commercial crew test flights to latter half of 2018]. SpaceNews.com</ref><ref>[https://www.space.com/g00/10634-moon-base-lunar-outpost-technology.html?i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS5waC8=&i10c.ua=1 Back to the Moon: How New Lunar Bases Will Work]</ref>

==   Pentagon Field Operations for Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid ==
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At Black Rock City, National Defense University and The Pentagon, Altman provided operational support<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoLUhfOERsSlNlYkE/view Memorandum for the Record]: Lessons learned from Black Rock City. Wells, II, Linton. (11-09-07) Accessed 2018-03-01.</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoSGlzUkZBYnBTWUE/view SSF Information Sharing in Afghanistan: A Model for USG, IC, Military]. Research and Analysis Project: UNCLASSIFIED Information Sharing in Afghanistan: A Model for U.S. Military and Coalition Commanders, the U.S. Intelligence Community, and U.S. Homeland Security. Prepared for The Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP) at the National Defense University (NDU) on behalf of the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Task Force (ISR TF). Contract# SP4705-10-C-005 (2011-01-28).</ref> to STAR TIDES<ref>[http://star-tides.net/ STAR TIDES: Sharing To Accelerate Research - Transformative Innovation for Development and Emergency Support]. Wells, II, Linton. (11-09-07) Accessed 2018-03-01.</ref> and Synergy Strike Force—the former, a US interagency working group composed of US Department of Defense and intelligence community leaders including linguists, special forces operatives and technical experts; the latter, a group of analogue volunteers with the same skill set.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoYkRDbXZ2ZjVhN00/view SSF Unclassified Information Afghanistan]. (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref><ref>[https://www.wired.com/2012/05/jlink/ Cash, and Time, Runs Out for Afghanistan's Wi-Fi City]. WIRED (Accessed 2018-01-17).</ref>

Operating under mandate of DoD Directive 30.005<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GockhOUjhtVmhUS3M/view SSF Special Operations]. Dave Warner MD/PhD (Accessed 2018-01-01).</ref> the group conducts field tests of next-generation humanitarian aid and disaster relief technologies for stressed populations in austere environments around the world. Technologies incorporated include extensive geospatial mapping by satellite, aircraft, aerostat and remote camera; solar panels, recyclable water; solar-powered, self-organizing, fault-tolerant mesh configuration dynamic micro-grid cellular networks; voice over internet protocol (VOIP) phones, text-based reporting and 3G cellular apps, social network development among disparate camps, renewable energy resources; resilient power, water, and communications.<ref>[http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/the-merry-pranksters-who-hacked-the-afghan-war-60873 The Merry Pranksters Who Hacked the Afghan War]. PSMag. Calvert, Brian. 2013-07-01. Pacific Standard. (Accessed 2018-01-16).</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/?id=mJssDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA356&dq=%22Todd+Huffman%22+photos+OR+computers+OR+afghanistan+OR+beards#v=onepage&q=%22Todd%20Huffman%22%20&f=false The Imagineers of War: The Untold History of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency that Changed the World]. Weinberger, Sharon (2017). Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN=9780385351799</ref><ref>[http://phibetaiota.net/2013/05/dr-dr-dave-warner-in-afghanistan-unable-to-get-funding-for-open-networks-for-peace-across-the-country-say-what/ Dr. Dr. Dave Warner in Afghanistan — Unable to Get Funding for Open Networks for Peace Across the Country — Say What?]. Public Intelligence (2013-05-31).</ref>

===  Next-generation government leadership in a post-scarcity economy ===
A recurring theme of interest has been the role of next-generation government leadership in a post-scarcity economy and the capacity for governance to adapt and evolve to meet the novel features of this new environment.<ref name=":21">[http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a510097.pdf Leadership in the Era of the Human Singularity—New Demands, New Skills, New Response]. Kunstler, Barton. Department of Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC.mil). Office of the Director of National Intelligence. US Army War College for Strategic Leadership. The Proteus Monograph Series, Volume 2, Issue 4 (2008-10-01).</ref> Black Rock City provides the sole large-scale experimental test-bed on the planet for this question for two weeks per year—transforming from empty desert into analogue posthuman, post-scarcity society.<ref name=":23">[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2012/09/synergy-strike-force.html Synergy Strike Force: Pentagon Field Operations for Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid]. The Next Generation of Government Leadership in a Post-Scarcity Economy. Altman, Christopher. Cohærence * and Quantum Technology (2012-09-24).</ref>:<blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}">The collective of Black Rock City itself serves as a large-scale technology, behavioral psychology and social network test bed, providing the world’s only experimental incubator for the study of a post-scarcity economy, a subject of intense scrutiny to government leadership and intelligence organizations around the world who would seek to justify their continued existence through the wake of the transitions enabled by this technological convergence—as concurrent advances such as those in nanotechnology and three-dimensional printing make such antiquities of currency and corporations wholly obsolete. <br><br>Why go to the store to buy a computer, electronics, or pharmaceutical drugs when the open-source plans to manufacture and print them at the molecular scale with a nanoscale three-dimensional printer are widely available on the Internet? Witness the contemporary impact to the music and movie industries. In the 1990's major industry associations such as the RIAA and MPAA were embroiled in a losing power struggle to counter an existential threat to their foundations and their very existence—the threat of rampant music and Hollywood film piracy—enabled by widespread internet use and the advent of file sharing technologies. The spread of mature nanoscale manufacturing capabilities presents the same kind of existential threat to any producer of material goods—and by proxy, to the governments regulating that market. </blockquote>

== NASA Quantum Future Technologies ==
[[File:PISCES_Rover.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PISCES_Rover.jpg|thumb|300x300px|<small>'''PISCES''' '''·''' Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems '''·''' Next-generation lunar rover testing on Mauna Kea</small>]]
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[[File:Mauna kea 2.jpg|thumb|right|300x300px|<small>Sunset from the summit of Mauna Kea</small>]]

Following the inaugural program launch conference, Altman accepted a position as senior research scientist with the University of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES). PISCES is an international alliance between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), working together on a remote operations site near the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi where the Apollo astronauts trained prior to the Moon missions.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/photos-apollo-astronauts-training-hawaii-released-article-1.1812533 Photos of Apollo astronauts training in Hawaii released]. NY Daily News.</ref> <ref>[https://phys.org/news/2014-05-decades-old-photos-emerge-apollo-images.html Decades-old photos emerge of Apollo training]. Phys.org</ref> <ref>[http://www.techtimes.com/articles/7899/20140603/vintage-photos-apollo-astronauts-training-hawaii-moon-mission-released.htm Vintage photos of Apollo astronauts training in Hawaii for moon mission released]. Tech Times</ref> On location, next-generation spacesuit prototypes and lunar rovers, augmented reality interfaces, in-situ resource utilization and robotics field tests are used to train astronauts and test new prototypes for the next series of manned lunar and Mars missions.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/old-photos-show-astronauts-training-in-hawaii-2014-6 Amazing Vintage Photos Show Astronauts In Hawaii Training For Moon Missions]. Business Insider</ref><ref>[http://mauinow.com/2017/02/16/nasa-practices-for-mars-mission-on-big-island/ Maui Now: NASA Practices for Mars Mission on Big Island]. Maui Now (2017-02-16).</ref>

===  DARPA Quiness: Macroscopic Quantum Communications ===
[[File:NASA_Quantum_Future_Technologies_Conference.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Quantum_Future_Technologies_Conference.jpg|alt=Inaugural NASA Quantum Future Technologies Conference|thumb|300x300px|
<small>Inaugural Conference on Quantum Future Technologies '''·''' NASA Ames '''·''' 2012</small>
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On invitation from Ames Director Pete Worden, Altman attended the inaugural NASA Quantum Future Technologies conference in January 2012.<ref name=":41">[https://web.archive.org/web/20161118024355/http://quantum.nasa.gov/roll.html Inaugural NASA Quantum Future Technologies Conference]</ref> In collaborations stemming from the gathering, Altman led a team of collaborators to submit a grant proposal for the development and deployment of a novel quantum communications prototype at PISCES. After correspondence with the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Office and its Office of the Chief Technologist, the team contributed an invited proposal to DARPA through its Quiness Macroscopic Quantum Communications initiative.<ref name=":0">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoX3JzZGMzbzNrMjg/view Astronaut Development and Deployment of a Secure Quantum Space Channel Prototype at the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems].  University of Hawaii.</ref><ref>[http://www.darpa.mil/program/quiness DARPA Quiness Macroscopic Quantum Communications] darpa.mil (June 2012). Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. </ref><ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/360022-darpa-teleportation-quantum-physics ‘Quantum teleportation’ breakthrough by DARPA-funded physicists]. RT International (2016-09-22).</ref><ref name=":Wired">[https://www.wired.com/2012/10/quantum-satellite-teleportation/ The Race to Bring Quantum Teleportation to Your World]. WIRED News (2018-01-11).</ref>

=== Astronaut Development and Deployment of a Secure Quantum Space Channel ===

The team's joint proposal was the first time the two leading European groups—Rupert Ursin, Deputy Director at the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, responsible for the first demonstration of quantum communications over a 144-km free-space optical path, and Paolo Villoresi, first to achieve quantum communications over an Earth-to-space transmission channel—joined with the fiber optics communications experience of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Boeing's PhantomWorks, the continuous variable expertise of&nbsp;Quintessence Labs,<ref>[https://www.quintessencelabs.com/ Quantum Cybersecurity, Encryption Key Management]. QuintessenceLabs.</ref> and the&nbsp;lunar and astronaut training facilities of the&nbsp;Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems.<ref name=":282">[http://www.pacificspacecenter.com/ PISCES Hawaii: Pacific International Space Center for Education Systems]. Pacific Space Center (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref>

The fully deployed network architecture called for satellites linked to intercontinental fiber optics, free-space, point-to-point laser ground stations, underwater blue-green lasers between US Navy submarines extending to Boeing unmanned aerial drones and high-altitude blimps—forming a comprehensive, globally linked macroscopic quantum teleportation network.<ref>[https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6a3a61d577305f71d9be268925c4b201&tab=core&_cview=0 Quiness: Macroscopic Quantum Communications]. Federal Business Opportunities.</ref><ref>[https://www.fbo.gov/utils/view?id=02af51a7706a61a85cef2f304296c12f DARPA Broad Agency Announcement]. Quiness: Macroscopic Quantum Communications. Defense Sciences Office DARPA-BAA-12-42.</ref>

Satellite downlink to fiber-optic and free-space communications links called for routing through the PISCES next-generation astronaut training facility on Mauna Kea, where a free-space continuous variable quantum communications prototype would be installed and calibrated by an astronaut on analogue lunar terrain in homage to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's Apollo astronaut placement of the Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment on Apollo 11.

==NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics==
With fellow [[Starlab]] alumni Marc Milis and [[Walter de Brouwer]], Altman serves as director for the Tau Zero Foundation for Interstellar Spaceflight,<ref>[https://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.walter.de.brouwer Lifeboat Foundation Bios: Dr. Walter De Brouwer]</ref> successor to the NASA Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program. The space agency established the program to study proposals for revolutionary methods of spacecraft propulsion that would allow for interstellar spaceflight, including those that might require substantive physics breakthroughs before they could be realized.

===Frontiers of Propulsion Science===
In 2009, the organization published ''Frontiers of Propulsion Science'',<ref>[http://blog.nss.org/frontiers-of-propulsion-science-by-marc-g-millis-and-eric-w-davis/ Frontiers of Propulsion Science by Marc G. Millis and Eric W. Davis]</ref><ref>[https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/book/10.2514/4.479953 Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics: Frontiers of Propulsion Science]. American Assocation of Astronautics and Aeronautics.</ref> a comprehensive summary of research advances to date. In April 2017, NASA awarded the organization a USD $500k grant to conduct a comprehensive review of the field: ''Interstellar Propulsion Review''.<ref>[https://tauzero.aero/nasa-awards-grant-to-tau-zero/ NASA Awards Grant to Tau Zero Foundation]. Tau Zero Interstellar Spaceflight Foundation.</ref><ref>[https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2017/05/01/nasa-grant-award-to-tau-zero-foundation/ NASA Grant Awarded to Tau Zero Interstellar Foundation]. Centauri Dreams.</ref>
[[File:NASA_Commercial_Crew_Partners.jpg|border|thumb|300x300px|<small style="text-align: left">Commercial crew partners Boeing and SpaceX are testing new spacecraft for launch in Q3–Q4 2018</small>]]
[[File:NASA_orange_astronaut_suit.png|border|thumb|300x300px|<small style="text-align: left">Emergency egress spacesuit (ACES) developed for the NASA Commercial Crew program</small>]]
[[File:BFR_ISS_Spacex_3840_x_2160.jpg|border|thumb|300x300px|<small style="text-align: left">Currently under development for future commercial crew missions: the SpaceX BFR, seen here docking with the International Space Station, and [[Axiom Space|Axiom Station]] ('''below'''), commercial successor to the ISS (''Concept art'')</small>]]
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==SolarCoin==
<blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}"> '''“''' The two most important problems facing humanity are becoming a spacefaring civilization and transitioning from a mine-and-burn hydrocarbon economy to a sustainable solar-electric economy.'''”'''</blockquote><blockquote>''—'' ''Elon Musk''</blockquote>
  
Altman is Cofounder and Chief Scientist<ref name=":Cofounder">[http://www.electricchain.org/about/team#Altman About our Team: ElectriCChain]. Christopher Altman, Cofounder and Chief Scientist. ElectriCChain (Accessed 2018-03-18).</ref> for renewable energy cryptocurrency [http://www.solarcoin.org SolarCoin] with the mission of “accelerating our transition towards a post-scarcity economy“ by encouraging solar energy to initiate the “energy singularity”—the transition from fossil fuels to a sustainable, renewable energy-based economy.<ref name=":512">[https://forbes.com/sites/sap/2017/07/05/how-blockchain-is-incentivizing-a-5000-gigawatt-quest-to-save-the-planet/ Forbes Magazine: Inside the 5,000 Gigawatt Quest to Save the Planet].</ref> The project counts more than seven million real-time solar monitoring stations around the world, a number expected to grow to more than 200 million over the coming decade.

SolarCoin is the lowest carbon currency, the largest environmental monitoring experiment, and the largest private renewable energy project in the world. The currency is granted as an incentive to solar producers, functioning as both a digital asset and a solar power production reward. A white paper released by the SolarCoin Foundation calls upon governments, international organizations, NGOs and the solar industry to help “accelerate the global energy transition to a sustainable, renewable energy-based economy.”<ref>[https://solarcoin.org/en/news/solarcoin_launches_government_policy_paper-call_to_action SolarCoin launches Government Policy Paper - Call to Action] {{!}} SolarCoin.</ref><ref>[https://solarcoin.org/sites/default/files/slr-news/2018-01/SolarCoin_Policy_Paper_FINAL.pdf SolarCoin: A Blockchain-based Solar Energy Incentive. White Paper Call to Action for Governments, International Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations and the Solar Industry]</ref>

<blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}"> '''“''' Our mission in founding SolarCoin—to accelerate our societal transition from petroleum-dependent, war-scourged, scarcity economics to a renewable-energy based, peaceful, post-scarcity economy—is now shared with Elon Musk.'''”'''</blockquote><blockquote>''—'' ''as Chief Scientist, SolarCoin; Cofounder and Chief Scientist, ElectriCChain''</blockquote>

As a reward for renewable solar energy, SolarCoin is earned at the rate of 1 § (SLR) per MWh, with 97,500 terawatt-hours of generation to be distributed over the next 35 years following annual growth projections for solar energy production. This figure places the value of SolarCoin's total market supply in the number three position behind cryptocurrencies Bitcoin and Ripple.<ref name="MarketCap"></ref>

SolarCoin has been formally recognized by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), establishing it as the world's first cryptocurrency to be recognized by an international intergovernmental organisation.<ref>[https://steemit.com/solarcoin/@bonapartegodard/solarcoin-has-just-been-added-to-irena-it-s-officially-the-first-crypto-currency-to-be-recognized-by-an-international-inter SolarCoin has just been added to IRENA]. It's officially the first cryptocurrency to be recognized by an International intergovernmental organization. — Steemit.</ref><ref>[http://www.irena.org/events/2017/Oct/EU-Utility-Week IRENA at European Utility Week: Spreading Innovation for the Power Sector Transformation Globally]</ref><ref>[http://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Events/2017/Oct/EU-Utility-week/SolarCoin.pdf?la=en&hash=D3A2F7F0DE3E4CB42E5C6CC1FF23D250D4CB1FDC Enabling Prosumers to participate in the SolarCoin Energy Transition. European Utility Week Amsterdam. ]</ref>
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===SpaceBelt===
In September 2016 SolarCoin partnered with Cloud Constellation,<ref>[http://spacebelt.com/ Cloud Constellation Corporation's SpaceBelt {{!}} The Information Ultra-Highway Begins Here]</ref> a space-based data storage company scheduled to launch a network of data storage satellites to provide high-speed global cloud storage satellites as a space-based data center designed for the secure transfer and storage of sensitive information. The organization will store its blockchain vault on the satellites<ref name=":172">[https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bmv5na/solarcoin-spacebelt-satellites-cold-storage-hackers-cryptocurrency-in-space Just Try and Steal Cryptocurrency from Space, Hackers]</ref><ref name=":182">[http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/09/20/cloud-constellation-gains-solarcoin-customer-forthcoming-spacebelt-network/ Cloud Constellation Gains SolarCoin as Customer for Forthcoming SpaceBelt Network - Via Satellite]</ref> for space-based deep cold storage<ref name=":192">[http://www.electricchain.org/solarcoin-selects-cloud-constellations-spacebelt-for-secure-space-based-storage-and-transaction/ SolarCoin&nbsp;Selects Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt for Secure Space-based Storage and Transaction]. ElectriCChain.</ref><ref name=":202">[https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/satellite-cloud-startup-inks-deal-for-space-based-cryptocurrency-platform/ Satellite cloud startup inks deal for space-based cryptocurrency platform]. Ars Technica.</ref> concurrent with live transactions, making it the “first orbital currency.”<ref>[http://www.spacebelt.com Cloud Constellation Corporation's SpaceBelt {{!}} The Information Ultra-Highway Begins Here]</ref><ref name=":522">[https://cointelegraph.com/news/solar-energy-producers-to-get-blockchain-based-currency-wallets-in-space Solar Energy Blockchain Currency in Space]. SolarCoin Foundation seeks to make its global cryptocurrency program that rewards owners of solar power systems the first Blockchain currency wallet in space.</ref> 

In September 2017 Cloud Constellation<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomcoughlin/2016/10/13/digital-storage-in-space-rises-above-the-cloud/#ea79d4b6edaf Digital Storage In Space Rises Above The Cloud]</ref> entered into an agreement<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/14/virgin-orbit-announces-contract-to-launch-a-dozen-cloud-constellation-satellites.html Virgin Orbit announces contract to launch a dozen Cloud Constellation satellites]</ref> with Virgin Orbit through its LauncherOne program to deploy twelve of its cloud constellation satellites to low-Earth orbit. Satellite deployment has been scheduled for 2018.<ref name=":532">[https://vanguarddaily.com/space-based-crypto-currency-coming-2018/ Space-based Cryptocurrency coming in 2018]. Solarcoin, a currency that rewards users for generating solar electricity, has just signed a deal to house its multibillion dollar cold storage treasury in data centers orbiting the earth.</ref>

===SkyGold===
<blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}">'''“''' The future development of a robust economy in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and beyond calls for a currency capable of supporting both ground-to-orbit and orbit-to-orbit transactions. SolarCoin presents an ideal candidate through both its global humanitarian mission and international footprint in congruence with the virtually unlimited abundance of solar energy in orbit.'''”''' </blockquote><blockquote>''—'' ''as Cofounder and Chief Scientist of SolarCoin and ElectriCChain''</blockquote>SolarCoin's space-based expansion initiatives include negotiations through the NASA Space Portal<ref>[https://www.nasa.gov/ames/partnerships/spaceportal Space Portal Office]. NASA Ames Research Center (NASA.gov).</ref> to develop a space-based application, ''SkyGold'',<ref>[http://www.electricchain.org/our-projects/project-9/ ElectriCChain: Project SkyGold]: International Space Station (2018-03-01).</ref> setting the framework in place to claim SolarCoin from orbital solar panels―the International Space Station's (ISS) 80 KW of solar panels being the quintessential example―and through operational satellites in real-time via a locally installed SolarCoin space node.

===ElectriCChain===
Altman is Cofounder and Chief Scientist of SolarCoin affiliate ElectriCChain, the distributed ledger and self-organizing, decentralized swarm Internet of Things (IoT) blockchain that forms SolarCoin's blockchain backbone.<ref name=":Cofounder" /><ref>[http://www.electricchain.org/altman Quantum technologist, NASA-trained Commercial Astronaut Christopher Altman: Cofounder & Chief Scientist, ElectriCChain]. ElectriCChain.org (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref> The program's initial focus is to monitor open solar energy generation data from the seven million and growing solar generators installed worldwide. ElectriCChain was launched at an MIT press conference in 2016, since forging alliances with NASA, Accenture, IBM, the Microsoft/Ethereum BaaS Platform, Xerox PARC, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, among others.<ref name=":022">[https://steemit.com/money/@lpninja/we-have-just-created-the-first-node-on-electricchain-or-the-energy-internet We created the first node on ElectriCChain, the "Energy Internet"]</ref><ref name=":032">[http://news.coincap.io/2016/08/featured-asset-profile-solarcoin Asset Profile: Solarcoin]. (2016-08-016).</ref>

===United Nations===
In April 2018 SolarCoin and ElectriCChain partnered with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in a project to distribute SolarCoin to solar energy producers, starting with a UN-backed SolarFund in the state of Moldova. 

To date, the project has granted more than 16 TWh of solar power across 85 countries—the equivalent energy consumed by 16 million US households in a month—well over enough to power the city of Amsterdam and its residents for a full year.<ref>[http://www.electricchain.org/affiliates-thesunexchange-electricchain-launch-joint-project-with-undp/ Affiliates Sun Exchange and ElectriCChain launch joint project with UNDP]. ElectriCChain. electricchain.org (30 April 2018).</ref><ref>Vasilescu, Dimitru. [http://www.eurasia.undp.org/content/rbec/en/home/blog/2018/here-comes-the-sun-to-relieve-you-from-the-burden-of-electricity.html Here comes the sun… to relieve you from the burden of electricity bills]. United Nations Development Program. undp.org (30 April 2018).</ref><ref>Harris, Chris. [http://www.euronews.com/2018/05/02/will-inventive-solar-scheme-be-moldova-s-moment-in-the-sun- Will inventive solar scheme be Moldova’s moment in the sun?] ''News Europe''. euronews.com (2 May 2018)</ref><ref>Reese, Adam. [https://www.ethnews.com/un-agency-announces-renewable-energy-pilot-in-moldova UN Agency Announces Renewable Energy Pilot In Moldova]. ethnews.com. ETH News. ethnews.com (2 May 2018).</ref><ref>[https://www.coindesk.com/undp-partners-with-crypto-startup-on-solar-power-pilot/ UNDP Partners With Crypto Startup on Solar Power Pilot]. CoinDesk. coindesk.com (2 May 2018).</ref>

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==Ambassador Extraordinary for Space and Next-Generation Technologies==
<blockquote style="border-left: 5px solid #ccc;" data-ve-attributes="{&quot;style&quot;:&quot;border-left: 5px solid #ccc;&quot;}">Through global policy, advocacy and outreach efforts, I aim to raise awareness, open up access, break down hierarchies and remove barriers—to encourage active participation so that others are equally empowered to explore their dreams, to harness their creativity and imagination, and play an active role in the collective creation of a brighter tomorrow.</blockquote><blockquote>''— Interview for Flat World Navigation''<ref name=":510" /></blockquote>In 2015, the International Human Rights Organization recognized Altman for continuing long-term contributions to government policy, humanitarian initiatives, scientific research, spaceflight and global security with an appointment as Extraordinary Ambassador at Large for Peace, Human Rights, Space and Next-Generation Technologies. Under the umbrella of United Nations nongovernmental organizations and in accordance with Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the organization is tasked with the formal mandate “to work towards the creation of a better world for the future of humanity and the generations to come,” echoing that of alma mater Starlab. 

==== Special Envoy to the United Nations and the European Union ====

In 2018, Altman was conferred the additional rights and responsibilities to serve as Special Envoy to the United Nations and European Union for upcoming engagements.<ref>[https://web.facebook.com/embajador.barhoumimohamed/posts/719442724827047?hc_location=ufi Mohamed Ben Sadok Barhoumi], Vice Chairman, International Human Rights Organization (2015-07-29).</ref><ref>[https://web.facebook.com/christopher.altman/posts/10159585606315564 News from IHRO: Appointment to Extraordinary Ambassador at Large]. Christopher Altman (2015-07-29) Updated 2017-11-23.</ref><ref name=":572">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_qWdo8wybXFTRslXqykXYCdWmC5haQPu/view?usp=sharing International Human Rights Organization –&nbsp;Ambassador Extraordinary and at Large for Peace, Human Rights, Space and Next-Generation Technologies]. Certificate of Appointment (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref>

==ARC Future Fellow PhD Scholar in Quantum Technology==
===Quantum Entanglement and Teleportation===
As prominent early career researcher, Altman was  recognized with an ARC Future Fellow PhD Scholarship in Quantum Technology under support of the Australian National Science Foundation to conduct forefront research in quantum information science and technology at the Centre for Quantum Software & Information (QSI) and the ARC Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology.<ref name="CSI">[https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/centre-quantum-software-and-information/qsi-team/qsi Centre for Quantum Software and Information].</ref> At QSI, his research foci include, quantum AI/machine learning, quantum networks and cloud-based quantum computing, superconducting quantum computing, quantum information theory, quantum metrology, measurement-based quantum computing, [https://superconducting.blogspot.com/2010/11/future-holds-key-to-quantum.html retrocausality and time symmetry] in quantum mechanics.

===Quantum Machine Learning, Space-Based Quantum Technology===
Research at QSI includes forefront topics in quantum machine learning, a promising route towards the development of quantum algorithms exhibiting supremacy over the best known classical implementations. It is inevitable that networking quantum computers will almost certainly be optically mediated via long-distance fiber or satellite-based networks—China’s recent demonstration of the world’s first quantum satellite is a prime example of this. One example includes pursuit of the development of new optical circuits for implementing the basic building blocks of quantum machine learning—with a special focus on modular implementation—where machine learning modules may be distributed across the network. Research in space-based quantum technology extends that of ''[[Christopher_Altman#Astronaut_Development_and_Deployment_of_a_Secure_Quantum_Space_Channel|Astronaut Development and Deployment of a Secure Quantum Space Network]].

==MIT/Harvard Innovation Seminars==
Altman leads an annual series of seminars on the future of technology and innovation at the main campuses of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University in Cambridge—and in parallel in Tokyo, under mandate of the Japanese national government through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (文部科學省)—to prepare the country for the future by redesigning its educational system from the ground up. In a 2018 trip to Japan, he was a special guest of The American School in Japan and the Laurus International School of Science, where he shared the promise and potential of next-generation spaceflight with the next generation of space explorers.<ref>[http://www.futurehack.co FutureHack]. Accessed May 20, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/christopher.altman/posts/10160988350815564 NASA-trained Commercial Astronaut visits Laurus International School of Science]. Accessed May 20, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://laurus-school.com/topics/2406/ Laurus International School of Science]. Accessed May 20, 2019.</ref>

==Commercial Astronaut Selection ==
For the last decade, Altman has served as a Flight Member and NASA-trained Commercial astronaut with the [[Association of Spaceflight Professionals]]—developing its training curriculum with NASA astronauts, while growing its global membership base from 20 to 220. He is currently a part of an international citizen astronaut competition which aims to identify and train ideal candidates for the next series of long-duration spaceflight missions.<ref>[http://www.advancingx.com AdvancingX | Advancing Human Performance]. Accessed May 20, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6536056103703236608 LinkedIn: Christopher Altman] “I'm currently part of the international Career Astronaut Competition with AdvancingX CareerAstronauts …” Accessed May 20, 2019.</ref>

==Further distinctions==
===Books===
Altman has appeared in several biographies and derivative works featuring aspects of his background and career highlights including the 2015 sequel to ''!nnovation: How Global Leaders Think, Act and Change Our World'',<ref>Innovation: How Innovators Think, Act and Change Our World. McDonald, Kim Chandler. Kogan Page. ISBN: 9780749469665. London, U.K.; Philadelphia, PA</ref> which conducted in-depth interviews of industry pioneers and innovators like Vint Cerf, “Father of the Internet.” For the sequel, ''Flat World Navigation: Collaboration and Networking in the Global Digital Economy'',<ref name=":510" /> author Chandler-McDonald focused on “the important work of individuals who—like Altman—are the epitome of connectors, communicators, and collaborators transforming our world.” <ref name=":510" /><ref name=":333">[https://twitter.com/KimmiCFlatWorld/status/668745080585474048 Mission Statement: Flat World Navigation, with Kim Chandler McDonald] (2015-11-23).</ref><ref name=":342">[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/forging-path-brighter-tomorrow-christopher-altman/ Forging the Path to a Brighter Tomorrow. Flat World Navigation, with Kim Chandler McDonald] (2015-06-08).</ref>

He has been featured in publications authored by suborbital researcher, astronaut trainer and Canadian Space Agency Top 30 finalist astronaut candidate, Erik Seedhouse, nominated by GQ Magazine as “World's Fittest Man” in 1997.<ref>[http://mobilehealthnetwork.ca/erik-seedhouse-sport-scienc Erik Seedhouse on the power of sport science]. Mobile Health Network (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref> As an editor and author with ''Springer'', Seedhouse has published nearly sixty publications on the spaceflight industry, several featuring Altman and his work.<ref name=":302" /><ref name=":362">[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4614-0520-7_2 Who Becomes a Commercial Astronaut]. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0520-7_2. ISBN: 978-1-4614-0519-1.</ref><ref>[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-03485-0_3 Training Suborbital Astronauts]. Seedhouse, Erik (2014). Springer Praxis Books</ref><ref name=":352">[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4614-0520-7_3 Commercial Astronaut Medical Qualification and Training] Seedhouse, Erik (2012) Springer Link DOI:10.1007/978-1-4614-0520-7_3 ISB: 978-1-4614-0519-1</ref><ref name="Seedhouse 2011 115–1392">[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4419-7829-5_7 Trailblazing Medicine. Seedhouse, Erik (2011). Springer, New York, NY]</ref><ref name="Seedhouse 2011 115–1392" /><ref>[https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319034843 Suborbital: Industry at the Edge of Space]. Erik Seedhouse (2012). Springer-Praxis.</ref>

===Public outreach===
====Global Leadership Forum====
Following his closing speech at the 2014 Global Leadership Forum in San Francisco, Altman was interviewed for photojournalism weblog and later book ''Souls of Society,'' previously known as ''Souls of San Francisco—''the West Coast counterpart to ''Humans of New York''.<ref name=":113" /><ref name=":292">[http://www.soulsofsociety.com/2014/10/23/ldquofrom-early-childhood-i-set-out-to-convey-a-profound-and-positive-impact-on-the-long-term-future-of-humanity-to-make-the-world-a-better-place-for-the-generations-to-come-as-we-continue-forwards-in/ Souls of Society: Christopher Altman] (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref> The article was simultaneously published to the ''Souls'' website and to Facebook, where it received tens of thousands of impressions before being republished in the ''Souls'' compilation, a hard-copy print edition book.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/soulsofsanfrancisco/photos/a.207811515988528.30749.135460516556962/530448027058207/?type=1&theater Souls of Society: Interview with Christopher Altman] (2014-011-01). Accessed 2018-03-01.</ref>

====Live Two-Hour Radio Interview====
In February 2016, Altman conducted a live two-hour radio interview<ref>[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2016/02/State-of-the-Union.html State of the Union: Live two-hour radio interview with NASA-trained quantum astronaut Christopher Altman]</ref><ref name=":312">[http://www.drfutureshow.com/drfutureblog/state-of-the-future-interview-with-nasa-trained-quantum-astr.html State of the Future {{!}} Live two-hour radio interview with NASA-trained Quantum Astronaut Christopher Altman]</ref> brainstorming on the present and future of science and technology, exploring topics such as quantum entanglement and teleportation, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, artificial intelligence and Elon Musk's Open AI initiative, magnetic thorium nuclear plasma drives, warp drives and wormholes for deep space exploration, ER = EPR, interstellar flight and the expansion of humanity to the stars, multidisciplinary research institute Starlab, time travel and retrocausality, Pentagon field operations for the next generation of government leadership in the post-scarcity economy, “outer space, inner space, and a myriad of other future trends.”

====Quantum Astronaut====
[[File:NASA_Ames-X5_hard_space_suit.jpg|alt=Logo for the Quantum Astronaut training and research page, the AX-5 hard-shell spacesuit, developed at NASA Ames to negate the requirement for pre-breathing at lower barometric pressure and the possibility of the bends|thumb|375x375px|<small>Logo for [http://www.facebook.com/quantum.astronaut Quantum Astronaut] training and research timeline, chronicling ongoing spaceflight and quantum technology advances. The suit itself is an AX-5 hard-shell spacesuit developed at NASA Ames to negate the potential for decompression sickness. Hard shell suits can be maintained to a higher atmospheric pressure, which allows for a pressure acclimatization delay reduction to zero.</small>]]
Altman maintains an official Facebook training and research page: [http://www.facebook.com/quantum.astronaut Quantum Astronaut], curated with quantum technology experts and disruptive technology analysts including:
* Jonathan Dowling – Founder of the US Government program on quantum information processing, inventor of&nbsp;quantum lithography, principal organizer of the first NASA-NSA-DARPA Symposium&nbsp;on Quantum Technology and Hearne Chair in theoretical physics, Louisiana State University and Beijing Computational Science Research Center
* Ivette Fuentes – Space-based quantum technology applications at&nbsp;Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology and University of Nottingham<ref>[https://rqinottingham.weebly.com/people.html Relativistic Quantum Technologies at Vienna and  Nottingham]. Fuentes, Ivette (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref>
* Ian Durham – &nbsp;Director of Saint Anselm-Notre Dame ESTEEM Program, theoretical physicist and aeronautical engineer at Saint Anselm College<ref>[https://anselm.academia.edu/IanDurham Saint Anselm College: Ian Durham]. Academia.edu (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref>
* Adam Rasheed –  MIT 35 Under 35 at GE Global Research for his work in hypersonic pulse detonation engines<ref>[http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?TRID=110 Innovator Under 35: Adam Rasheed, 31]. MIT Technology Review|access-date=2018-01-21.</ref>
On a long-term timeline, Altman is an advocate for the transformative potential of quantum technology, the future of manned spaceflight<ref name=":672">[http://www.facebook.com/quantum.astronaut Facebook: Quantum Astronaut]. Training and research page, edited&nbsp;by&nbsp;Jonathan Dowling&nbsp;(founder of the US Government program on quantum information processing, inventor of&nbsp; quantum lithography principal organizer of the first NASA-NSA-DARPA Symposium&nbsp;on Quantum Technology, Hearne Chair in theoretical physics, Louisiana State University and Beijing Computational Science Research Center),&nbsp;[http://rqinottingham.weebly.com/ Ivette Fuentes]&nbsp;(space-based quantum technology applications at the&nbsp;Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology and University of Nottingham),&nbsp;[http://xqit.mit.edu/conference2011/StefanoPirandola.htm Stefano Pirandola]&nbsp;(theoretical physicist at MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics and University of York),&nbsp;[https://anselm.academia.edu/IanDurham Ian Durham]&nbsp;(Director of Saint Anselm-Notre Dame ESTEEM Program, theoretical physicist and aeronautical engineer at Saint Anselm College) and&nbsp;[http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=110 Adam Rasheed]&nbsp;(MIT 35 Under 35 at GE Global Research, hypersonic pulse detonation engines).</ref> and the potential of recursively sophisticated converging technology advances such as artificial intelligence, genetics, nanotechnology and neuroscience under progress enabled by Moore's Law to improve the quality and longevity of life for the constituents of the biosphere.<ref name=":142">[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2014/10/ceud-mile-failte-herewith-i-present-to.html Hyperspace; or: Life, the Universe and Everything]. Coherence* Quantum Technology (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref> Since the turn of the century, he has collaborated with British utilitarian philosopher [[David Pearce]], cofounder of [[Humanity+]], an international organization advocating the ethical use of emerging technologies to enhance human capacities.

Altman has been an invited speaker,<ref>[http://www.100mentors.com/mentor/5a2e404dcff69f5a0273235e%7C Our Mentors: Christopher Altman]. 100 Mentors (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref> keynote speaker, committee and conference chair at federal government hearings, science and technology conferences, attending space, security and leadership summits including UNESCO, UNISCA, the French Senate, the Global Leadership Forum,<ref name=":113">[http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2014/10/an-excerpt-from-my-press-interview.html Closing Speech on the Future of Technology and Society, Interview with the Press]</ref> the Gordon Research Conferences, the National Security Agency, the IoT Security Summit,<ref name=":272">[http://bsp-iot-security-2016.nettools1.tf.informatm.com/speaker/christopher-altman/ IoT Security Summit Speakers | Christopher Altman]. 2016 IoT Security Summit</ref> the Global Space and Technology Convention,<ref>[https://www.space.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/GSTC-2018-Programme-Update-24th-January-2018.pdf 2018 Global Space and Technology Convention]. Singapore Space and Technology Association (2018).</ref> Internet of Things World,<ref>[https://www.crunchbase.com/event/internet-of-things-world-2017-2017516/speakers/speakers_image_list Internet of Things World 2017]</ref><ref>[http://eculture.zone/event/internet-of-things-world-2/ Internet of Things World]. eCulture Zone (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref> Further Future: TED Meets Burning Man, TEDxBeaconStreet<ref name=":252">[https://web.facebook.com/TEDxBeaconStreet/photos/a.543800942380006.1073741831.350560055037430/842820279144736/ TEDxBeaconStreet on Facebook] (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref><ref name=":692">[https://www.ted.com/profiles/147711 TED Conference Profiles: Bio]. Christopher Altman (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref> and Mobile Monday Amsterdam.<ref name=":2122" />

He has been featured in film documentaries including a two-part Discovery Channel Special on Starlab and filming that followed the inaugural spaceflight training program with the world's first commercial astronaut corps.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= JJl5oM2wulk Association of Spaceflight Professionals]. Welcome to the world's first commercial astronaut corps.</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.me/Altman Christopher Altman: Filmography]. Internet Movie Database. imdb.com (23 April 2018)</ref>

Since 2004, Altman has served as an academic referee for scientific journals including the ''International Journal of Theoretical Physics'', the ''Journal of Biological Physics'', the ''Journal of Nanomedicine Research'', and as a member of the Editorial Board for ''Symmetry.'' He was an official judge for the Department of Energy National Science Bowl hosted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2012.<ref>[http://education.lbl.gov/Programs/Science_Bowl/ National Science Bowl]. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Accessed 2018-03-01).</ref>

<blockquote>“We stand on the shores of a vast cosmic ocean, with untold continents of possibility yet to explore. Rapid advances in fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, molecular nanotechnology, neuroscience, renewable energy, spaceflight, supercomputing and quantum technologies—enabled by the rapid technological progress of decades of Moore’s Law doublings in computer processing power, speed and complexity—will converge to confer radical changes to our society over coming decades as we move forward in the collective transition towards the dawn of a post-scarcity economy. The future is unbounded. The responsibility falls upon us to ensure that its limitless potential is filled with dreams of hope, happiness, freedom and fulfillment.”</blockquote>
<blockquote> — Global Leadership Forum, Interview for Souls of Society</blockquote>

==See also==
* [[Association of Spaceflight Professionals]]
* [[Futures studies]]
* [[Quiness]]
* [[SolarCoin]]
* [[Starlab]]
* [[Tau Zero Foundation]]

==Meta==
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== External links ==
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B99KWApna6GoX3JzZGMzbzNrMjg/view Astronaut Development and Deployment of a Secure Quantum Space Communications Network]
* [https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=o1JLxAHE68cC Astronauts For Hire: The Emergence of the World's First Commercial Astronaut Corps]
* [https://laurus-school.com/topics/2406/ NASA-trained Commercial Astronaut Visits Laurus International School of Science]
* [http://www.kurzweilai.net/astronaut-scientists-for-hire-open-new-research-frontier-in-space Astronaut scientists for hire open new research frontier in space: KurzweilAI]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJl5oM2wulk Association of Spaceflight Professionals Training documentary excerpts]
* [http://facebook.com/quantum.astronaut Quantum Astronaut on Facebook: Training and research updates]
* [https://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.christopher.altman Lifeboat Foundation Executive Bios: Advisory Board]
* [http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2016/02/State-of-the-Union-Address.html Live Radio Interview on the Future of Technology]
* [https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/centre-quantum-software-and-information/qsi-team/qsi Centre for Quantum Software and Information]
* [https://laurus-school.com/topics/2406/ Laurus International School of Science]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X_HDSQXMI0 Starlab Discovery Channel Special]
* [http://www.electricchain.org/quantum ElectriCChain Profile]
* [http://superconducting.blogspot.com Research weblog]
* [http://cofounderslab.com/profile/christopher-altman-1 CoFoundersLab]
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* [http://www.solarcoin.org SolarCoin] 
* [http://www.linkedin.com/in/Altman LinkedIn]
* [http://www.twitter.com/coherence Twitter]
* [https://www.quora.com/profile/Christopher-Altman-4 Quora]
* [http://www.imdb.me/altman IMDB]
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[http://superconducting.blogspot.com Writings] on quantum technology and the future of spaceflight. See, e.g. [https://superconducting.blogspot.com/2014/10/earth-in-true-perspective-this-brief.html ''Earth in True Perspective''] or [http://superconducting.blogspot.com/2014/10/ceud-mile-failte-herewith-i-present-to.html ''Life, the Universe and Everything'']<blockquote>''“'' ''–'' Brilliant and lofty prose in the spirit of the age''—''waxing eloquently on nature, physics and life in the universe. ” <ref name=":132" /></blockquote>

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