The Greater Huntsville Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is sponsoring a unique technical symposium (titled “Civil Space 2015”) to discuss current challenges, opportunities, and emerging technologies relative to space access and orbital solutions within the civil space market with a focus on safety for crew, cargo and launch vehicles. The symposium includes many commercial space providers, the FAA and NASA.
Civil Space 2015 takes place February 23-24, 2015 in the Dynetics Solutions Complex at 1004 Explorer Blvd. Huntsville, AL 35806.
This symposium will bring industry and government together to discuss the current and emerging issues for achieving safe, frequent and cost efficient rapid access to space. Our invited speakers and panel members will present expert analyses on current and future civil space issues fostering discussion among the government and industry representatives. Civil Space 2015 is unique in that the focus is not on exploration, but on supporting Earth orbital systems, operations and solutions. It is a working-level discussion designed to highlight some of the biggest challenges facing the market today, including certification, safety regulations, human rating and standardization.
Why Attend?
– Meet with government and industry leaders to discuss the risks and challenges of civil space focused on safety for access, crew and cargo for Near Earth missions
– Network and discuss ideas with your current and future colleagues, partners and employers in industry and government
– Hear expert analyses on global competition
– Discuss crew training challenges, planned efforts, human rating and certifications
Who Should Attend?
– Industry Executives
– Government and Military Officials
– Program Managers
– Business Developers
– Engineer, Scientists, and Researchers
– Consultants
– Press/Media
– Policy and congressional staff
The complete agenda can be found at www.civilspace.org/program.
Keynote speakers announced.
Ms. Pam Underwood, Deputy Division Manager of the Operations Integration Division for the FAA, will provide the opening speech on February 23. Dr. Valerie Neal, Curator of Space History at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum will be providing the lunch keynote address on February 23 about our human quest to reach the stars and where our path may now lead. Ms. Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut who served on the ISS, will open the second day on February 24 with a talk from the user’s perspective for both near term missions such as ISS resupply, and longer term missions such as returning to the moon.
Short course and tour announced.
Dr. Jeb Orr, Sr. Technical Staff at Draper Laboratory, will provide a short-course on the fatal in-flight breakup of the X-15 research aircraft and the lessons learned from the incident. This lecture is scheduled to occur after the close of the Symposium on Tuesday afternoon, February 24. Additionally, a tour of the ULA Decatur facility will be offered for Tuesday afternoon. The tour is limited in space and open to US citizens only.
New patch design for 2015!
Design by Tim Gagnon of KSCartist www.kscartist.com
For more information and to register, please visit: www.civilspace.org
Registration is $75 for AIAA members and $150 for non-members.
