May 2012
(202) 258 6133 mhk@launchspace.com
Marshall H. Kaplan, Ph.D., has been an expert witness and technical consultant on many space, aeronautics and technology transfer litigations. He served as the sole expert witness for the plaintiff in a major spacecraft patent litigation which began in
1993 and lasted over 10 years. This case had a potential settlement value of well over $100 million. Dr. Kaplan has served as a technical consultant in contract disputes, accidents and major technology export violation cases. He has been deposed many times and has testified in Federal District Court.
Dr. Kaplan received a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Wayne State
University, followed immediately by a Master's degree in Aeronautics and
Astronautics from M.I.T. After four years of industrial experience, Dr. Kaplan attained a Ph.D. degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Sciences from
Stanford University. During his 13-year tenure as Professor of Aerospace
Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University he was a recipient of the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research in the College. He is affiliated with several professional organizations, e.g., a Fellow of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society and a full Member of the International Academy of Astronautics.
As Professor of Aerospace Engineering Dr. Kaplan taught several aeronautical engineering courses including aircraft flight test engineering, stability and control, aircraft design and autopilot design. Dr. Kaplan has been a pilot since 1968, has an instrument rating and is qualified to fly multi-engine aircraft. He has logged more than 4,000 flight hours and has owned and operated six different aircraft. Thus, Dr.
Kaplan is intimately familiar with aircraft systems, structures, manufacturing techniques, instruments, sensors and autopilots.
SPECIFICS ON EDUCATION
Ph.D.
M.S.
Aeronautical and Astronautical Sciences,
Stanford University, 1968
Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962
B.S. Aeronautical Engineering,
Wayne State University, 1961 (cum laude, ranked 1st in engineering)

UNIVERSITY FACULTY EXPERIENCE
Sep 1968 to Nov. 1981 - Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
This appointment specified a half-time research and half-time teaching program. Responsibilities included the organization and management of aerospace science and engineering research programs. Teaching areas included aerospace vehicle design, propulsion, stability and control, and flight test engineering.
SELECTED INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE CITATIONS
2008 to present Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer
Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab.
Design, development and operations of spacecraft for science and national security. Senior advisor on launch vehicle selection and performance.
1992 to 1993 Chief Engineer
EER Space Company
Design, development, assembly, integration and test of the new
Conestoga launch vehicle family. Responsible for all engineering aspects and operations.
1981 to 1992 Aerospace Consultant
Management and technical consulting and training worldwide.
1970 Consultant
NASA Headquarters
Evaluation of satellite retrieval technology.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Fellow)
American Astronautical Society (Fellow)
HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering)
Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership)
Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics)
Sigma Xi (Research)
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HONORS RECEIVED
1995 Appointed to the National Research Council Study Group on Single-
Stage-to-Orbit Launch Vehicle Technologies.
1978 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research in the College of
Engineering, Pennsylvania State University.
B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering with Distinction, 1961.
DuPont Memorial Fellowship, M.I.T., 1961-1962.
NASA Traineeship, Stanford University, 1966-1967.
NSF Traineeship, Stanford University, 1967-1968.
PATENT
"Attitude Acquisition Maneuver for a Bias Momentum Spacecraft," M. H.
Kaplan, T. C. Patterson, and A. Ramos, Patent No. 4-306-692. December 22,
1981.
PROFESSIONAL SHORT COURSE TOPICS FOR SPACE PROFESSIONALS
“Space Principles for Industry Professionals”
“Basic Spacecraft Bus Design and Engineering”
“Spacecraft Dynamics and Control”
"Expendable Launch Vehicle Systems Design and Engineering"
"Introdu ction to Reusable Launch Vehicles”
"Advanced Launch Systems - Reusables”
BOOKS
1. Modern Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, M. H. Kaplan, Wiley and
Sons, NY, 1976.
2. SPACE SHUTTLE: America's Wings to the Future, M. H. Kaplan, Aero
Publishers, Fallbrook, CA, 1978. Second edition, 1983.
SELECTED PAPERS, REPORTS AND ARTICLES
"Optimization of Ion Engine Control Systems for Synchronous Satellites," J.
H. Molitor and M. H. Kaplan, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 1,
Sept.-Oct. 1964, pp. 557-559.
"Double Gimbaled Momentum Wheel Control System for a Body-Stabilized
Spacecraft Configuration," M. H. Kaplan and T. L. Edwards, Communications
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Satellite Corporation, COMSAT Labs., Technical Memorandum No. CL-45-72,
August 31, 1972.
"Design and Operational Aspects of Zero-Momentum Control Systems for
Geostationary Communications Satellites," M. H. Kaplan, Communications
Satellite Corporation, COMSAT Labs., Technical Memorandum No. CL-60-72,
December 28, 1972.
"All-Electric Thruster Control of a Geostationary Communications Satellite,"
M. H. Kaplan, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, February 1973, pp.
119-125.
"Active Attitude and Orbit Control of Body-Oriented Geostationary
Communications Satellites," M. H. Kaplan, in Communications Satellite
Technology, AIAA Progress Series in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 33,
MIT Press, 1974, pp. 29-56.
"The Transverse Wheel Spin-Up Maneuver for Attitude Acquisition," M. H.
Kaplan and T. C. Patterson, In EASCON 1974 Record, October 1974, pp.
151-158.
"Attitude Acquisition Maneuver for Bias Momentum Satellites," M. H. Kaplan and T. C. Patterson, COMSAT Technical Review, Vol. 6 No. 1, Spring 1976, pp. 1-23.
"A Systems Approach to Developing an Inexpensive Fully-Reusable Two-
Stage Launch Vehicle," M. H. Kaplan, R. J. Rey, and S. B. Newman, Vol. 88,
Advances in the Astronautical Sciences (Proceedings of the AAS 18th Annual
Guidance and Control Conference), February 1995, pp. 291-311.
“The State of the Launch Vehicle Industry,” M. H. Kaplan, Pacific
Telecommunications Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, 3 rd Quarter 2002, pp. 13-19.
Mr. James H. Wallace, Jr.
Wiley, Rein & Fielding
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Wiley, Rein & Fielding
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Washington, DC 20006
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