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 [...]
Registration: https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Come join AIAA-SF for food and fun at our 2023 Annual Banquet on December 9th. Help us celebrate with this year’s Section Awards winners. Your ticket includes lunch, admission to the Oakland Aviation Museum and its exhibits, and a presentation from our special guest Shannah Withrow-Maser about the Mars Helicopter. Ingenuity has [...]
Registration: https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Defects in Aircraft Design & Materials: Engineering Lessons Learned Why have preventable mishaps in aircraft occurred (which are not the fault of pilots), resulting in loss of life and property? How are aircraft put into service with potentially fatal control and stability issues? Many of these incidents are directly attributed to human error [...]
Registration required: https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ Rotorcraft Flight Control Technology - Advancements and Future Challenges with Dr. Mark B. Tischler at Santa Clara University, Daly Science Building, Room 207 Special joint event with the Santa Clara University student branch of AIAA, and the IEEE Control Systems Society in Silicon Valley! In his updated Nikolsky Lecture “Rotorcraft [...]
Theme Explore the profound effects of space observation on a particular industry of your choice. Investigate how advancements in satellite technology have revolutionized this industry's practices, strategies, and overall impact. Consider the differences in data resolution (spatial, temporal, spectral) obtained on the ground, from an airplane or space. Discuss how space observation has either complemented [...]
https://aiaa-sf.org/registration/ NOTE: The event has been rescheduled to May 23. If you registered before, you don't need to register again. Psyche: Adapting a Comm Spacecraft to Explore a Metal-Rich Asteroid The Psyche spacecraft, built by Maxar in partnership with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Arizona State University, is flying to 16-Psyche, an all-metal asteroid orbiting [...]
How will artificial intelligence and microgravity revolutionize the future space economy? Impacts are anticipated from machine vision and navigation, to medical advances and additive manufacturing. Al Tadros, CTO of Redwire, now a major aerospace manufacturer, will discuss these technological implications as well as some regulatory and policy hurdles ahead of us. Special thanks to Santa [...]
Human Spaceflight: An Evolving Process From very early times, individuals and cultures dreamt first of human flight, and then space flight, which ultimately contributed to the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The Apollo landings, in turn, were inspirational for many, including some who ended up becoming astronauts. Human spaceflight further evolved during the Space Shuttle, Mir, [...]
Image Credit: NASA / Joel Kowsky Leadership, Technology, and Innovation In the high-technology world, organizations innovate or die. Standing still is not an option. Too often, team leaders are selected for their technical expertise; the best contributor gets selected to lead. Unfortunately, this often leads to disaster. Leadership requires a particular set of soft skills, [...]
