AIAA Space 2012 Conference and Exposition To Be Held in Pasadena

Will Focus on “Creating a Sustainable Vision for Space”

What:

* Top leaders from government, industry and academia will meet at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) SPACE 2012 Conference & Exposition to discuss: “Creating a Sustainable Vision for Space.”

* NASA Center Heads forum on human and robotic space science

When:

* Tuesday, September 11 – Thursday, September 13

Where:

* Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, Calif.

Who:

* Speakers include: The Honorable Lori B. Garver, deputy administrator, NASA, Washington, D.C.; William H. Gerstenmaier, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA, Washington, D.C.; Charles Elachi, director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; Roger A. Krone, president, Network and Space Systems, Boeing Space, Defense, and Security, The Boeing Company, Arlington, Va.; Lt. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, U.S. Air Force, commander, U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif.; Mark Valerio, vice president and general manager, Military Space, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Denver, Colo.

Media Opportunities
(Events with a “Livestream” indicator will be livestreamed at www.livestream.com/aiaa)

Tuesday, September 11

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies, Presidential Candidates Forum, Plenary Panel on “Creating a Sustainable Vision for Space,” Ballroom D-E (Livestream)
Speakers: Michael Griffin, president, AIAA. Moderator: Robert S. Dickman, executive director, AIAA. Panelists: Charles Elachi, director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; Roger A. Krone, president, Network and Space Systems, Boeing Space, Defense, and Security, The Boeing Company, Arlington, Va.; Lt. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, U.S. Air Force, commander, U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif.; Mark Valerio, vice president and general manager, Military Space, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Denver, Colo.

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Department of Commerce U.S. Space Industry ‘Deep Dive’ Survey and Assessment, Presentation Stage, Exposition Hall
Speaker: Chris Nelson, trade & industry analyst, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce

10:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.: Dunmore Corporation: ESD Films – A Shocking Story, Presentation Stage, Exposition Hall
Speaker: Art Mallett Jr., business development manager, Aerospace Products Group, Dunmore Corporation

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Designing and Building Space Sensors: Have We Lost the Recipe?
Ballroom A
Moderator: Amy Lo, principal investigator, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, Calif. Panelists: Sean Kelly, program manager, CERES, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif.; Jeffery J. Puschell, chief scientist, Space Systems, Raytheon Company, El Segundo, Calif.; Carl F. Schueler, senior scientist, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Pamela C Sullivan, deputy project manager, Joint Polar Satellite System, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.; James R. Wertz, president, Microcosm, Hawthorne, Calif., and adjunct professor, astronautics, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, Calif.

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Current Launch Vehicles, Room 107
Moderator: Janet Karika, director, Interagency Launch Programs, Jacobs NASA Launch Services Program, Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Panelists: Andrew Aldrin, director, business development, United Launch Alliance (ULA), Centennial, Colo.; Brian Bjelde, senior director, product and mission management, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), Hawthorne, Calif.; James Bonner, vice president, technical operations and chief technology officer (CTO), International Launch Services (ILS), Reston, Va.; Ronald Grabe, executive vice president and general manager of Launch Systems, Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC), Chandler, Ariz.

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Cis-Lunar Infrastructure as a Framework for Commercial Space Growth and Prosperity, Ballroom C
Moderator: Dan King, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates. Panelists: Mark Sirangelo, Sierra Nevada Corporation; Dennis Wingo, author of the book, Moonrush, and chief operating officer (COO), Greentrail Energy, Inc.; George Whitesides, chief executive officer (CEO) and president, Virgin Galactic; Dallas Bienhoff, manager, In-Space and Surface Systems, Boeing Space Exploration; Mike Gold, Bigelow Aerospace

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Stepping Stones Toward Commercial Utilization of the Natural Resources of Space, Ballroom F
Moderator: Robert Wegeng, chief engineer, Energy and Efficiency Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash. Panelists: Jim Keravala, COO, Shackleton Energy Company, Inc., Del Valle, Texas; Chris Lewicki, president and chief engineer, Planetary Resources Inc., Bellevue, Wash.; Bob Richards, CEO, Moon Express, Inc., Mountain View, Calif.; Red Whittaker, CEO and chief science officer (CSO), Astrobotic Technology Inc., Pittsburgh, Penn.; John Thornton, president, Astrobotic Technology Inc., Pittsburgh, Penn.

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Overview of European Space Agency’s VEGA Program, Ballroom B
Moderator: Rene Fradet, deputy director, Engineering and Science Directorate, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Speakers: A. Fabrizi, and S. Bianchi, European Space Agency, “The VEGA Launcher Maiden Flight;” Francesco Depasquale, and Paolo Bellomi, ELV-Aviogroup, “VEGA LV, the (Exciting) Route from Scratch to a Proven Aerospace System;” Andrea Preve, and Marco Biagioni, Avio-Aviogroup, “Most Relevant Technical Characteristics of VEGA;” Cramarossa and A. de Lillis, Italian Space Agency, “The VEGA Possible Future Evolution;” M. Onofri and M. DiGiacinto, Sapienza University of Rome, “Innovative Aspects Introduced in VEGA, Potential Missions, and Applications to Space Exploration Programs.”

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Keynote Luncheon, Exposition Hall
Introductions: John Elbon, vice president and general manager, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company, Houston, Texas. Keynote Speaker: Hon. Lori B. Garver, deputy administrator, NASA, Washington, D.C.

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Beyond Earth Orbit Human Space Exploration: A Progress Report, Ballroom D-E (Livestream)
Moderator: William H. Gerstenmaier, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA, Washington, D.C. Panelists: Jason Crusan, director, Advanced Exploration Systems, NASA, Washington, D.C.; Jody Singer, deputy program manager, Space Launch System, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.

4:05 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.: Fiscal Year 13 Appropriations Outlook, Presentation Stage, Exposition Hall
Speaker: Frank Slazer, vice president, Space Systems, Aerospace Industries Association; Ross B. Garelick Bell, space and defense policy, AIAA.

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Hosted Payloads: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities, Ballroom A
Moderator: Daniel Kwon, principal engineer, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, Va. Panelists:
Tim Deaver, vice president, Government and Institutions Development, SES, Washington, D.C.;
Patricia Lew, program manager, Aerospace Capabilities, Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP), The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, Calif.; Hayley McGuire, Strategic Government Missions and Programs, Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems, The Boeing Company, El Segundo, Calif.; Joe Sauvageau, chief engineer, CHIRP Sensor, Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, Calif.; Joseph Vanderpoorten, tech director, Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM), Advanced Concepts Division, U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles, Calif.

4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Spaceports and Ranges, Room 107
Panelists: James Ball, president, Spaceport Strategies, LLC, Titusville, Fla.; Wade Burfitt, program manager, Autonomous Flight Safety System (AFSS), Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (invited); Scott Henderson, director, Mission Assurance, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), Cape Canaveral, Fla. (invited)

Wednesday, September 12

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Sustaining the Innovation Pipeline: The Science and Technology Perspective, Ballroom D-E (Livestream)
Moderator: Roberta Ewart, chief scientist, U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif. Panelists: Thomas Cwik, deputy chief technologist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; Paul Eremenko, deputy director, Tactical Technology Office (TTO), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Arlington, Va.; John Szymanski, executing advisor, global security, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M.; Yadunath Zambre, senior fellow and manager, Internal Research and Development, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Palo Alto, Calif.

9:35 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Greening of Space Launch Infrastructure, Presentation Stage, Exposition Hall
Speaker: Lisa Thoele, business development for aerospace & defense programs, RS&H

9:45 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.: The Future is Now, Presentation Stage, Exposition Hall
Speaker: Erin Dick, director of communications, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne; Tom Martin, NASA SLS programs, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: The Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP): Early Mission On-orbit Performance, Results, and Implications for Future Observations, Ballroom F
Moderators: James Butler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. and Mitchell Goldberg, NOAA. Panelists: Scott Asbury, senior program manager, Joint Polar Satellite System Spacecraft, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation; Luvida Asai, technical director, Civil Space Programs, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Mark Folkman, director, Sensor Products, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Ronald Glumb, chief engineer, CrIS, ITT Exelis; Stephen Herbst, principal engineering fellow, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, Raytheon Company; Bill Roettker, chief Systems Engineer, Ozone Magnetic Profiler Suite, Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation; William Sullivan, director, Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground System, Raytheon Company.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Space Entrepreneurs, Room 107
Moderator: Douglas Zimpfer, associate director, Draper Laboratory. Panelists: Colin Ake, director, business development, Masten Space, Mojave, Calif.; Jason Andrews, president and CEO, Spaceflight, Andrews Space, Seattle, Wash.; Steve Isakowitz, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Virgin Galactic, Pasadena, Calif.; Andrew Nelson, chief operating officer, XCOR Aerospace, Mojave, Calif.; Bob Richards, co-founder and CEO, Moon Express, Moffett Field, Calif.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Space Logistics Strategies: Multi-Mission Spacecraft, Reusing Flight Hardware, and Recycling Materials, Ballroom C
Moderator: Peter Paceley, corporate management, Draper Laboratory, Huntsville, Ala. Panelists:
David Barnhart, manager, Phoenix Program, DARPA, “Developing a Complete Architecture to Repurpose On Orbit Materials – The Phoenix Project”; Mike Gernhardt, astronaut, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, “Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle (MMSEV)”; Paul Hintze, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Fla., “Trash to Supply Gas”; Richard Oeftering, electrical engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, “Reusable Modular Power Components”; Sarah Shull, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, “Logistics Reduction and Repurposing.”

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: The Future of Space Technology Commercialization, Ballroom B
Moderator: Kumar Krishen, senior scientist, technology investigation, Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, and Capt. David C. Leestma, U.S. Navy (ret.), astronaut (ret.) and manager, Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Panelists: Capt. David C. Leestma, U.S. Navy (Ret); astronaut (ret.) and manager, Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas; Daniel J. Rasky, director, Space Portal, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.; Michael N. Gold, director, D.C. Operations and Business Growth, Bigelow Aerospace, LLC, Washington, D.C.; Brian Harris, director, Marketplace and Product Development, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; Robert Kelso, retired, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas (invited)

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: What Can Robotics Learn from Biology? Ballroom A
Moderator: Gregory P. Scott, aerospace engineer, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
Panelists: Yoseph Bar-Cohen, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; David Barnhart DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO), Arlington, Va. (invited); Brett Kennedy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; Brian Wilcox, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: AIAA Awards Luncheon, Exposition Hall
Introduction by: Mark Valerio, vice president and general manager, Military Space, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colo. Keynote Speaker: Ken Washington, vice president, Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Palo Alto, Calif.

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: National Security Space Strategic Perspectives on Resilience in a Cost Constrained Environment, Ballroom D-E (Livestream)
Moderator: Col. Scott W. Beidleman, director, SMC/XR, U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, El Segundo, Calif. Panelists: David Anhalt, vice president, U.S. Government Solutions, Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, Calif.; Brig. Gen Robert “Tip” Osterthaler, U.S. Air Force (ret.), president and CEO, SES Government Solutions, McLean, Va.; Mark Valerio, vice president and general manager, Military Space, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Denver, Colo.

3:35 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Report from the 1st Annual Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) Fusion Forum, Presentation Stage, Exposition Hall
Speaker: Minoo Rathnasabapahty, co-lead, Space Safety and Sustainability Working Group, Space Generation Advisory Council.

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Delta Forum: Space Law as an Essential Ally, Ballroom A
Moderator: Jim Rendleman, Rendleman and Associates, Colorado Springs, Colo. Panelists: Doug Griffith, Esq., Law Office of Doug Griffith, Los Angeles, Calif.; Doug Marshall, New Mexico State University Physical Science Laboratory, Las Cruces, N.M.; James R. (Russ) McMurry, Esq., Boeing Space Exploration, Huntsville, Ala.; David L. Wisz, Esq., O’Shea Getz PC, Springfield, Mass.

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Earth Science Space-Based Observation Programs, Ballroom B
Moderator: Jack Kaye, associate director,Research, Earth Science Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Panelists: Ronald Beck, Land Remote Sensing Program Information Specialist, U.S. Geological Service; Mitchell Goldberg, program scientist, Joint Polar Satellite System, Program Scientist, NOAA; George Komar, director, Earth Science Technology Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.; Steve Volz, associate director, Flight Programs, Earth Science Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; Marcus Watkins, director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Reusable Vehicles for Next Generation Responsive Space Access, Room 107
Moderator: Barry Hellman, aerospace engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Panelists: David Byers, independent consultant (invited); Col. Scott Patton, Air Force Space Command/A5R; Jess Sponable, Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate; Katherine Van Hooser, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Jeffrey Zweber, Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate.

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: William H. Pickering Lecture: Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), Ballroom D-E (Livestream)
Speakers: David H. Lehman, GRAIL project manager, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Maria T. Zuber, GRAIL principal investigator, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.

Thursday, September 12

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Human and Robotic Space Science: NASA Center Directors Forum, Ballroom D-E (Livestream)
Moderator: Lt. Gen. Eugene L. Tattini, U.S. Air Force (ret.), deputy director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; Featured Speaker: John M. Grunsfeld, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. (invited). Panelists:
Robert D. Cabana, director, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; Michael L. Coats, director, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas; Christopher Scolese, director, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Commercial Crew and Cargo Transportation Development, Room 107
Moderator: Alan J. Lindenmoyer, Commercial Crew and Cargo (COTS) Program Manager, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. Panelists: Frank Culbertson, senior vice president and deputy general mnager, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, Va.; Ed Mango, commercial crew program manager, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; Gwynne Shotwell, president, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), Hawthorne, Calif.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Emerging Commercial Space Markets: The Case for the User, Ballroom H
Moderator: Robert B. Pittman. Panelists: Richard Godwin, president, Apogee Books and NewSpace Consultant; Jeffrey Manber, managing director, Nanoracks; Todd Meyerrose, managing partner, Talos Ventures; Alan Stern, associate vice President, R&D, Southwest Research Institute, Texas.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Integration of Human Systems with Systems Engineering, Ballroom B
Moderator: Francois Levy, space architect/architectural engineer, Synthesis Intl., Austin, Texas. Panelists: Tim Bulk, Special Aerospace Services, Boulder, Colo.; Marc Cohen, Cohen Astrotecture, Palo Alto, Calif., “Using Figures of Merit in Space Architecture Design”; Tyrone Jackson, chairperson, AIAA Mission Assurance Standards Working Group, “Applicability of Software Safety Airworthiness Certification Criteria to Man-Rated and Unmanned Space Vehicles”; Todd Mosher, Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems, Louisville, Colo.; Jackelynne Silva, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., “Application of Human Factors in Aerospace Systems.”

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Space Technology: Innovative Solutions for NASA’s Future Science and Exploration Missions, Ballroom C
Moderator: Mason Peck, chief technologist, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Speakers:
Faith Chandler, acting director, Program Management and Integration, Office of the Technologist, NASA Headquarters; Neil Cheatwood, IRVE 3 Principal Investigator, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. ; Jason Crusan, director, Advanced Exploration Systems, NASA, Washington, D.C.; Michael Gazarik, director, NASA Space Technology Program, Washington, D.C.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Space Exploration Technologies, Ballroom A
Moderator: Chris Moore, Advanced Exploration Technologies, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Panelists: Jason Crusan, AES, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., “Advanced Exploration Systems”; Dan Dumbacher, Exploration Systems Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., “Exploration Systems Development”; James Reuther, Office of Chief Technologist, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., “Exploration Technology Development”

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Sustaining the Vision: The Space Shuttles and Their Mission for the Next Hundred Years, Ballroom F
Moderator: J. Campbell Martin, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. Panelists:
Luis Berrios, design specialist, Education and External Relations, Public Services Division, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Fla.(invited); Eric Boehm, curator, Aviation and Aircraft Restoration, Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York, N.Y. (invited); Valerie Neal, curator, Space History Division, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (invited); Kenneth E. Phillips, aerospace curator, California Science Center, Los Angeles, Calif. (invited)

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Thursday Keynote Luncheon, Exposition Hall
Introduction by: Garrett Reisman, senior mission assurance engineer, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), Hawthorne, Calif. Keynote Speaker: William H. Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, NASA, Washington, D.C.

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Small Satellites, Ballroom D-E (Livestream)
Moderator: Simon P. “Pete” Worden, director, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. (invited); Featured Speaker: Sir Martin Sweeting, group executive chairman, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, Guildford, United Kingdom; Panelists: Bruce Chesley, director, Advanced Space and Intelligence Systems, The Boeing Company, El Segundo, Calif.; James Cutler, assistant professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Mason Peck, chief technologist, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. (invited)

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: NanoSat II: Unique Science Capabilities Provided by Small Satellites, Ballroom A
Moderator: Sergio Pellegrino, Joyce and Kenta Kresa Professor of Aeronautics and professor of Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. Speakers: Vassilis Angelopoulos, UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.; Sigrid Close, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.; Louis Friedman, The Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif.; Craig Underwood, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, UK

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Space Launch Systems Update, Room 107
Moderator: Don Sauvageau, ATK Space Systems, Brigham City, Utah. Panelists: David Beaman, Space Launch System (SLS), manager, payload and integration, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.; Jerry Cook, SLS Associate Program Manager, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.; Garry Lyles, SLS Chief Engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.; Jody Singer, SLS Deputy Program Manager, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL

Media Registration

Pre-registered media may pick up their badges at the registration desk. Those registering on-site may check in at the registration desk. Only accredited members of the media will be issued press badges.

To pre-register for the AIAA SPACE 2012 Conference & Exposition, please contact Duane Hyland at 703.264.7558 or duaneh@aiaa.org. Registration is free for credentialed members of the press.

ONSITE MEDIA CONTACT: SHARON GRACE, 703.350.5470, sharong@aiaa.org

The AIAA SPACE 2012 Conference & Exposition is co-chaired by NASA and the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The conference’s sponsors are: The Boeing Company, opening day sponsor; Lockheed Martin Corporation, National Security Space Day; SpaceX, Civil Space Day Keynote Luncheon; Northrop Grumman, Cyber Cafe; BAE Systems, Tuesday Networking Break; Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc., Thursday networking break; Dynetics, attendee bags; and Space Systems Loral, lanyards. Aerospace America and Space News are the conference’s media sponsors.

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