Category Archives: Dinner Meetings

April Dinner Meeting: Directed Energy Weapons: Promise & Reality (Myths, Legends, and Facts: Reflections of a ‘Star Warrior’)

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Join us Friday, April 8, 2016, 5:30pm, at

University of Houston Science Center, Room 102
(Map & Parking Information)
3369 Cullen Blvd.
Houston, TX 77204

Speaker: Dr. Jim Horkovich, Director for Directed Energy Programs for Schafer Corporation

Time(s):
– 5:30 P.M: Social
– 6:00 P.M: Dinner
– 6:30 P.M: Dr. Jim Horkovich: “Directed Energy Weapons; Promise & Reality (Myths,  Legends, and Facts: Reflections of a ‘Star Warrior’)”
– 7:30P.M: Q&A with Dr. Jim Horkovich

Ticket Prices:
– Presentation Only (No Dinner): FREE!
– Dinner, Member/Spouse: $17.00
– Dinner, Non-Member: $25.00
– Dinner, Student with ID: $8

Please see more information and RSVP today on the Eventbrite page or the event page.

February Dinner Meeting: Advanced Space Propulsion Concepts for Interstellar Travel

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Join us Thursday, February 25, 5:30pm, at Mamacita’s

Speaker: Greg Meholic, Senior Project Engineer at The Aerospace Corporation

Time(s):
– 5:30 P.M: Social
– 6:00 P.M: Dr. Jayant Ramakrishnan – AIAA Proposed Governance Changes
– 6:30 P.M: Greg Meholic – “Advanced Space Propulsion Concepts for Interstellar Travel”
– 7:45 P.M: Q&A with Greg Meholic

Attendance is FREE! Attendees purchase their own food & drinks.

Please see more information and RSVP today on the Eventbrite page or the event page, so that we may get an accurate count.

RSVP for the Todd Barber Dinner Meeting Today!

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Join us
Saturday, January 30
6:00pm
University of Houston Student Center, Space City Room (Room 214)

as Todd Barber, Senior Propulsion Engineer at JPL, discusses a bit on the history of Mars rovers at JPL, the scientific motivation for Curiosity, and the preparations for launch two days after Thanksgiving in 2011.

RSVP on the event page or through the Eventbrite page.

December Dinner Meeting: Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) Dinner Meeting

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Please join us Thursday, December 3, 5:30pm, Space Center Houston, Astronaut Gallery for enthralling discussions on the following topics:

  • Ethiopian Space Program Activities: Past-Present-Future
  • Using Space Technology for the Betterment of Mankind: Enhancing earth observation technology for water resource monitoring, supply and sanitation development from African perspective

It is also our great privilege to welcome the following special guests:

  • Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie, grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie, and Princess Saba of Ethiopia
  • His Excellency Ulisses Jose’ Pauletta Rolim of Lisbon, Portugal

Additionally, we will be hosting Astronaut Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar.

RSVP today (or visit the Eventbrite page)!

November Dinner Meeting: Climate Change Engineering, Science & Public Policy

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Please join us Tuesday, November 3, 5:30pm, NASA/JSC Gilruth Center, Alamo Ballroom for 2 presentations:

  • Using SPDM (Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator) DEXTRE and the International Space Station (ISS) robotic arm to install climate science instruments such as CATS (Cloud Aerosol Transport System) by NASA/JSC robotics engineer, Ian Mills
  • Climate change science & public policy by Nobel laureate Dr. Bruce McCarl of Texas A&M University

RSVP today (or visit the Eventbrite page)!

Bonus: “Experience Model S in Houston at the November AIAA Meeting.”
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