Dana Austin
AIAA Greater Huntsville Section
aiaacivilspace@gmail.com
www.civilspace.org
Press Release
For immediate release
Civil Space 2015 Symposium
HUNTSVILLE, AL (January 16, 2015) –
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 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?
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Who
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
Should Attend?
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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 .
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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.
For more information and to register, please visit:
www.civilspace.org
Registration is $75 for AIAA members and $150 for non-members.
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