AIAA Houston Section proudly presents the 2019 Annual Technical Symposium
Saturday, June 1, 2019
NASA Johnson Space Center, Gilruth Center Lone Star Room
Conference Schedule
08:00 – Registration and Welcome
08:15 – Keynote Speaker
09:00 – Morning Technical Session
12:00 – Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
13:30 – Afternoon Technical Session
Important Dates to Remember
Monday, May 20, 2019 – Abstracts due to planning committee (contact us sooner if possible).
Monday, May 27, 2019 – Abstract authors notified of abstract acceptance
Thursday, May 30, 2019 – Luncheon Reservations (pay online at time of RSVP)
Saturday, June 1, 2019 – Registration (all day, starting at 8:00 AM)
Topics
- Aeronautics and Aviation
- Astrodynamics
- Automation and Robotics
- Climate Change and Engineering
- Communication and Tracking
- Cybersecurity and Intelligence
- EVA
- GN&C
- In-Space Imaging
- International Space Activities
- Life Sciences and Human Factors
- Propulsion and Power Systems
- Space Architecture
- Space Commercialization
- Space Exploration
- Space Operations
- SR&QA
- Structural Mechanics
- Systems Engineering
More Information
See the Early Warning Flyer (PDF), Call for Abstracts (PDF), Schedule (PDF), and Long Program (PDF).
Presentations
Morning Keynote Presentation: Mark Geyer, NASA-JSC Center Director, Forward to the Moon: NASA’s Strategic Plan for Lunar Exploration (PDF)
Morning Presentations:
- Jerry R. Goodman, Apollo Crew Compartment Problems & Remedial Action, Post Apollo 1 Accident
- Jerry R. Goodman, Apollo In-Flight EVA Problems & Remedial Action, Post Apollo 1 Accident
- Gary W. Johnson, Lessons Learned on Design
- John DiIorio, Space Commercialization
Luncheon Keynote Presentation: Dayna Steele, The Rock Star Principles of Success
Afternoon Presentations:
- Maria Gonzalez, NASA Microgravity NExT-EVA Zip Tie Cutter
- Svetlana Hanson and Olga Perera, Natural Language Processing Techniques and its Application in Space Exploration
- Douglas Yazell, The Human-Induced Climate Crisis and Responses in the NASA and AIAA Communities
- Steve Shaojie Tang, A New Discovery: Nonlinear Instability Leading to Loss of Control of Aircraft
- Jon Clegg, Validation of a Crossflow Velocity Model Between Waverider Flowfield Planes
- Patrick Rodi, Design of a Rocket Flight Experiment to Validate Transonic Drag Minimized Waveriders
For more information: Annual Technical Symposium (ATS) General Chair Patrick Rodi, Patrick.Rodi@rice.edu or ATS Co-Chair Wanda Sigur, wasigur@aol.com.