(2021 October 12) Space Agencies and Global Collaboration for Planetary Defense
Gary Powers Jr. Spyplane Presentation (in Las Vegas)
November 1 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm America/Las_Vegas
(November 1) Gary Powers Jr. Spyplane Presentation at the Atomic Testing Museum (in Las Vegas)
RSVP and Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/u2-spyplane-pilot-son-gary-powers-jr-speaks-at-the-atomic-testing-museum-tickets-188750847867
AIAA LA-LV Section Las Vegas Chapter Meeting
(in Las Vegas)
Monday, November 1, 2021, 4:30 PM PDT (US/Canada)
Gary Powers Jr. Spyplane Presentation at the Atomic Testing Museum
by
Mr. Francis Gary Powers, Jr.
Hear the inside stories as told to his son
Book availability and Signing will follow
NOTE: This is a FREE EVENT, and Seating is limited, so please reserve early.
This is an excellent link for your background prior to attending:
Bring your questions!
Francis Gary Powers Jr.
Francis Gary Powers Jr. is the founder and chairman emeritus of The Cold War Museum, a 501(c) (3) charity in Vint Hill, Virginia, near Washington, DC. As chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Cold War Theme Study, he works with the National Park Service and leading Cold War experts to identify historic Cold War sites for commemorating, interpreting, and preservation. He served as a consultant to Steven Spielberg’s Cold War thriller, Bridge of Spies. He lectures internationally and appears regularly on the History, Discovery, and A&E Channels.
Disclaimer: The views of the speakers do not represent the views of AIAA or the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section
AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section
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AIAA Las Vegas Chapter
Google Calendar e-Happy Hour in AIAA LA-LV Virtual Starship Enterprise
October 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm PDT
(October 27) e-Happy Hour on AIAA LA-LV Virtual Starship Enterprise,(Online Meeting Room designed by Max Trest, a middle school student
RSVP and Information: https://conta.cc/3oIISSr
e-Happy Hour on
AIAA LA-LV Virtual Starship Enterprise
(Online Meeting Room designed by Max Trest, a middle school student)
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 6:30 PM PDT
Exciting Development in Space Exploration / Space Tourism in August-October! And in aerospace in general as well. Join us, have fun, and network!
AIAA LA-LV Virtual Starship Enterprise
(Online Meeting Room designed by Max Trest, a middle school student)
Please RSVP / register. And join us online on October 27, 2021. The web link, password, and simple instructions will be emailed to the registrants after Monday, October 25, 2021, a few days before the event. Please check the email Spam or Junk folder at that time if you don’t see it in your email Inbox.
Ticket prices:
AIAA Professional member: $2, Non-AIAA member Professionals: $3
AIAA University Student member $1, non-member student: $1.5
High School (HS) students: $0 (free) (AIAA HS member and non-AIAA HS Students. other K-12 Students)
AIAA Educator members: $1.5, non-AIAA member Educator: $2.5
You will be able to meet, chat, networking, and socialize with a computer web browser, camera, microphone / speaker, and a high-speed internet, similar to join a Zoom meeting with a link/URL and password to be provided a few days before the event. A keyboard (a real keyboard of a virtual keyboard) is needed to move around in the virtual meeting facility, to have the mixed-reality simulated in-person presence and experiences. If your computer is ok for a Zoom video / audio meeting (or similar), it will be ok for this as well.
Please join us and give it a try. And help us to try out for a different new way of networking, socializing, and meeting. It will be fun. Thank you very much ! Look forward to meeting you there in this e-Happy Hour! Enjoy!
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(2021 October 9) From geometry concerns to radar absorbing materials (RAM) inside Electronic Warfare: Improving aircraft tactics and survivability by Radar Cross Section (RCS) management
The Little Things that go Bump in the Night: Space Debris from the Bottom
October 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:50 pm PDT
The Little Things that go Bump in the Night:
Space Debris from the Bottom Up…
by
Dr. Henry B. Garrett
AIAA Fellow
RSVP and Information: https://conta.cc/3liJ5d4
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AIAA LA-LV e-Section (Town Hall) Meeting (on Zoom)
Saturday, October 30. 2021, 1 PM PDT
The Little Things that go Bump in the Night:
Space Debris from the Bottom Up…
by
Dr. Henry B. Garrett
AIAA Fellow
Principal Scientist
OFFICE OF SAFETY AND MISSION SUCCESS
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
While now days we tend to think of “space debris” as collisions between large spacecraft, the truth is that the distribution of space debris ranges from the micrometer size particles to objects the size of the ISS or even a derelict rocket booster. Indeed, a 1 m2 surface in LEO can experience 100 impacts visible to the eye in a typical 5 year mission (e.g., the Hubble WFPC). To understand the true range of threats and take steps to mitigate their effects we need to consider the whole mass/velocity range of “debris” and, in addition, include the meteoroid environment in any potential impact studies — the so called MMOD (micrometeoroid and orbital debris) environment. In this short talk, I will first describe the Earth debris and meteoroid environments that currently threaten spacecraft operations. I will then describe simple methods for estimating collision probabilities with emphasis on particles of 1 g or smaller as these can in principle be protected against (that is, larger masses are very difficult to shield and maneuvering is currently the only known mitigation). The physics of hypervelocity impacts will be covered and methods for shielding a spacecraft from the effects of those impacts will then be briefly discussed. To conclude, the overall objective of the talk will be to provide an overview of the range of hypervelocity impact threats posed by the space debris and meteoroids, describe the physics of those impacts, estimate probabilities for an impact, and discuss possible methods of shielding and damage mitigation.
Dr. Garrett has a doctorate in Space Physics and Astronomy. He has over 150 publications on the space environment and its effects with specific emphasis in the areas of atmospheric physics, the low earth ionosphere, radiation, micrometeoroids, space plasma environments, and effects on materials and systems in space. While on active duty in the Air Force he served as Project Scientist for the highly successful SCATHA program which studied the effects of charging on spacecraft. For this he was awarded the Harold Brown Award, the Air Force’s highest scientific award. In 1992, he was selected for a joint DoD/NASA assignment at the Pentagon as part of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization where he acted as the Deputy Program Manager for the Clementine Lunar Mission and Program Manager for the Clementine InterStage Adapter Satellite (ISAS). For contributions to these missions, he was awarded NASA’s Medal for Exceptional Engineering Achievement. After a 30 years career in the USAF Reserves, he retired in 2002 as a full Colonel and was awarded the AF Legion of Merit. During his 40 year career at JPL, he has been responsible for defining the space environment and its effects on reliability for many NASA missions. He has also published several textbooks on the space environment and its impact on spacecraft design and reliability. Dr. Garrett is an international consultant on the terrestrial and interplanetary space environments and spacecraft reliability having worked for INTELSAT, L’Garde, NASDA, LORAL, CNES, and other organizations. In 2006 Dr. Garrett received NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal for “his achievements in advancing the understanding of space environments and effects.” Recently, Dr. Garrett co-authored with Mr. Albert Whittlesey the primary NASA standard on spacecraft surface and internal charging for earth missions. Dr. Garrett retired from full time duties at JPL in 2017 but continues in an emeritus position. He was made a Fellow of the AIAA in 2019.
Tickets: (No Refund within 7 days before the event. No Refund on or after the day of the event.)
$2.95: AIAA Professional Member
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member – Professional
$1.95: AIAA Educator Member
$4.95: Non-AIAA Member – Educator
$1.45: AIAA University Student Member
$4.45: Non-AIAA Member – University Student
$0 (No Charge): AIAA High School (HS) Student Member, Non AIAA Member HS Student, and other K-12 Student
(Those K-12 student registrants will be required to type in a statement during registration to confirm with honesty they are indeed High School or K-12 Students.)
$2.95: AIAA Member – Other Categories
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member – Other Categories
$0 (No Charge): AIAA Life-Time Member
$0 (No Charge): AIAA Member with 20 or more years of membership
“Disclaimer: The views of the speakers do not represent the views of AIAA or the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section”
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Poetry of the Night: A Nightwatchman’s Journey, by Dr. David Levy
October 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:50 pm PDT
(2021 October 20) Poetry of the Night: A Nightwatchman’s Journey, by Dr. David Levy
RSVP and Information: https://conta.cc/3DdkUmp
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AIAA LA-LV e-Section (Town Hall) Meeting (on Zoom)
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 7 PM PDT
Poetry of the Night:
A Nightwatchman’s Journey
by
Dr. David H. Levy
Wendee’s Husband,
Comet and Asteroid Hunter, Co-Discoverer, Shoemaker-Levy 9
Editor of the web magazine Sky’s Up!
Columnist, Skyward, in the local Vail Voice paper,
Emmy Award Winner, “Three Minutes to Impact” Documentary,
Five honorary doctorates in Science and a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature
“This presentation will be a look at the two main (and sometimes conflicting) aspects of my astronomical career, the search for comets, and the relation of English poetry to the night sky. One involves looking at the sky; the other involves feeling the sky.”
Meet David
David is a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature. He is the co-Discoverer of the legendary Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which impacted Jupiter in 1993, a vivid example of the importance of Planetary Defense in our lifetime.
A short bio for a tall man.
David H. Levy is arguably one of the most enthusiastic and famous amateur astronomers of our time. Although he has never taken a class in astronomy, he has written over three dozen books, has written for three astronomy magazines and has appeared on television programs featured on the Discovery and the Science Channels. Among David’s accomplishments are 23 comet discoveries, the most famous being Shoemaker-Levy 9 that collided with Jupiter in 1994, a few hundred shared asteroid discoveries, an Emmy for the documentary Three Minutes to Impact, five honorary doctorates in Science and a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature. Currently, he is the editor of the web magazine Sky’s Up!, has a monthly column, Skyward, in our local Vail Voice paper. David continues to hunt for comets and asteroids, and lectures worldwide.
Tickets: (No Refund within 7 days before the event. No Refund on or after the day of the event.)
$2.95: AIAA Professional Member
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member – Professional
$1.95: AIAA Educator Member
$4.95: Non-AIAA Member – Educator
$1.45: AIAA University Student Member
$4.45: Non-AIAA Member – University Student
$0 (No Charge): AIAA High School (HS) Student Member, Non AIAA Member HS Student, and other K-12 Student
(Those K-12 student registrants will be required to type in a statement during registration to confirm with honesty they are indeed High School or K-12 Students.)
$2.95: AIAA Member – Other Categories
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member – Other Categories
$0 (No Charge): AIAA Life-Time Member
$0 (No Charge): AIAA Member with 20 or more years of membership
Disclaimer: The views of the speakers do not represent the views of AIAA or the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section
AIAA LA-LV Section | events.aiaalalv@gmail.com | https://aiaa-lalv.org
(2021 October 2) Space Policy: What is it and Why is it important? by Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar (Axiom Space)
(2021 September 25) The Dragonfly Mission to Titan by Dr Ralph Lorenz
Space Agencies and Global Collaboration for Planetary Defense
October 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:40 pm PDT
(October 12) Space Agencies and Global Collaboration for Planetary Defense
RSVP and Information: https://conta.cc/3Ce3ZQ0
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October 12 at 7:00PM PDT
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Speaker: Dr. Detlef Koschny
Dr. Detlef Koschny is acting head of the Planetary Defense Office of the European Space Agency.
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Speaker: Dr. Makoto Yoshikawa
Dr. Makoto Yoshikawa is the Mission Manager for Hayabusa2 at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS).
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Speaker: Ms. Nancy C. Wolfson
Ms. Wolfson is a Washington, D.C. based scholar, Vice-Chair of the IAF Technical Committee on Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and President of Disrupting Space, a company dedicated to analog research based in the U.S.
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Speaker: Mr. Daniel D. Mazanek
Mr. Dan Mazanek is a Senior Space Systems Engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC)
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Speaker: Mr. Alejandro Roman
He currently works as General Director of Execution and Aerospace Development of the Paraguayan Space Agency, and as an Undergraduate and Graduate Professor at the University of the Integration of the Americas – UNIDA.
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Tickets: (No Refund within 7 days before the event. No Refund on or after the day of the event.)
$2.95: AIAA Professional Member
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member – Professional
$1.95: AIAA Educator Member
$4.95: Non-AIAA Member – Educator
$1.45: AIAA University Student Member
$4.45: Non-AIAA Member – University Student
$0 (No Charge): AIAA High School (HS) Student Member, Non AIAA Member HS Student, and other K-12 Student
(Those K-12 student registrants will be required to type in a statement during registration to confirm with honesty they are indeed High School or K-12 Students.)
$2.95: AIAA Member – Other Categories
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member – Other Categories
$0 (No Charge): AIAA Life-Time Member
$0 (No Charge): AIAA Member with 20 or more years of membership
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Disclaimer: The views of the speakers do not represent the views of AIAA or the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section
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AIAA LA-LV Section | events.aiaalalv@gmail.com | https://aiaa-lalv.org