Tech Talk: Scott Truax Scott Truax will give a talk covering the work of his father, Robert Truax, on the Evel Knievel’s X-2 Skycycle, and Scott's subsequent work on The Evel Spirit, culminating in the successful jump across the Snake River Canyon. Scott has been surrounded by science and technology his whole life. His father [...]
Bay Area Women in Space and Aerospace Happy Hour AIAA-SF and the Bay Area Women in Space and Aerospace will be hosting a hybrid happy hour together. This event will discuss McKinsey's 2019 Women in the Workplace Report (link) on the "Broken Rung" in the corporate ladder: the first obstacle women face on their way to [...]
Tech Talk: Steve Lee How vulnerable is aerospace to cybercrime? What should we be doing about it? In 2016, the World Economic Forum reported that cybercrime costs were $3 trillion worldwide, and expected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. Attacks on infrastructure such as pipelines are already felt by the aerospace industry. Moreover, manufacturers [...]
Registration ends Friday 11/4 — no onsite registration. Register here: https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Planetary Defense from Asteroids and Comets This year's annual banquet will be a luncheon event, with check-in starting at 12:00 pm on Saturday, November 5th, 2022. It will take place at the Chabot Space and Science Center, located at 10000 Skyline Blvd. in Oakland. [...]
Tech Talk: Tom Marotta Please join us for a virtual meeting on Wednesday, December 7th, at 6:30pm to discuss how to build a flourishing human civilization in space. Our guest, Tom Marotta, will talk about the next steps: wider spaceport access and increased transportation to orbit. Tom Marotta is the Founder and CEO of The [...]
Holiday Happy Hour We'll be having a fun after-work get-together to help celebrate the holidays on Tuesday, December 13th, in Sunnyvale. AIAA-SF will provide a round of drinks and appetizers. Come and revel with us as we get ready to see off 2022 and welcome in the new year! Please RSVP so we can get [...]
https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Tech Talk: SOFIA: High-flying Infrared Astronomy SOFIA was a 2.7 meter infrared telescope in a Boeing 747 SP. It was a US-German project; NASA provided the aircraft, and the German aerospace center, DLR, provided the telescope. The airborne observatory allowed us to study the cold universe using infrared light, which is inaccessible from the [...]
The Art of Dynamics Dynamics is the oldest of the mathematical sciences, dating back to antiquity, and was the driving force behind the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, as well as all of modern science. After reviewing the various historical periods in the development of dynamics, David will discuss how he became interested in dynamics, [...]
https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Interstellar Travel - Nuclear Propulsion and Other Fun Topics The fact that we measure interstellar distances in light-years (the distance that light can travel in a year, going 186,000 miles per second) demonstrates the vastness of the medium. Using NASA’s fastest rockets, it would take more than 10,000 years to travel to our closest [...]
196 Days Off the Planet with Astronaut Dan Bursch Dan Bursch will discuss the adventure of living in space during his stay on the International Space Station from December 2001 until June 2002. Through pictures and stories, he will discuss the challenges of working on an international program, and show just a few of the [...]
