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AIAA Aerospace Perspectives Series: Firing Up The Artemis I Rocket

This AIAA Aerospace Perspectives Series webinar is hosted by AIAA and presented by NASA.

Join us for a virtual briefing with NASA as it prepares for the first integrated flight of the

Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion for the Artemis I mission to bring humanity back to the moon. Get a behind-the-scenes update on the progress of the Artemis Program and Green Run testing of the world’s most powerful rocket with John Blevins, SLS Chief Engineer, NASA.

The next SLS Artemis milestone will occur when NASA hot fires all four of the SLS stage’s boosters in an 8-minute test called the Green Run Hot Fire. The SLS rocket’s 212-foot-tall core stage will be used for all configurations of the SLS rocket, and the series of eight hot-fire tests will verify that the stage is ready for the first and future Artemis lunar missions.

The presentation will include a brief overview of the Artemis Program, what makes the SLS uniquely suited for these missions, and a status update on Artemis I, II, and III.

This webinar is open to the public and free of charge.

AIAA Leadership Symposium: Thought Leadership for the Institute in the 21st Century

Leadership Symposium

4–6 May 2021

Leadership is the backbone of our organization. This is your opportunity to learn how to become the type of leader that will ensure the Institute’s continued success for years to come! Each day includes two-hour sessions featuring speakers who are experts in their field. Discover how to increase collaboration across divisions and committees, share Institute best practices, network with fellow industry professionals, and more!

Access on demand recordings below.

ASCENDxWebinar: Space Policy: The Road Ahead

Several critical space policy decisions are looming in the year ahead, regardless of election year changes in the Administration or Congress. The panel will explore these decisions – from NASA’s human lander program to orbital debris frameworks to Space Force stand-up – and how they could impact civil, commercial, and national security space for years to come.

Speakers:

Moderator: Marcia Smith, Editor, Space Policy Online
Mary Lynne Dittmar, President and CEO, Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
Dan Dumbacher, Executive Director, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Mike French, Vice President of Civil Space, Aerospace Industries Association
Eric Stallmer, President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation

Microgravity and Space Processes TC Webinar: Analog Mission to Mars – HERA C7M2 (AIAA Member Exclusive)

Analog Mission to Mars (HERA C7M2)

AIAA Members: make sure you are signed in to the site with your member credentials to be able to register.

Featuring Special Guest Lecturer, Jason Lee, University of Connecticut

Analog Mission to Mars (HERA C7M2) Description: Jason Lee participated in NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) Campaign 7 Mission 2. Along with 3 other crew members he spent 45 days in the habitat. The purpose of the analog was to simulate a mission to mars, conducting experiments to study the effects of isolation, confinement in a small space, and simulated remote conditions. Throughout the mission, the crew was responsible for carrying out various individual and team based operations.

Dr. Lee will discuss his experience working with the crew and mission control, as well as the observed effects of isolation and communication delays.

Aerospace Perspectives Series: Space 2050—Our Future Shaped by Today’s Space Technology Advances

This webinar is hosted by AIAA, is presented by Lockheed Martin, and is open to all members of the AIAA and ASCEND communities.

What will the future of space look like in 2050? What technologies will be required to enable future capabilities in space, and how close are we to creating them? The leaders of Lockheed Martin’s space innovation labs will share a vision for the future of space, and showcase key technologies being developing to expand space missions and humanity beyond our home world.

This webinar invites discussion about the future of space in five areas: a “smart” world enabled by ubiquitous communications, extraplanetary operations, space logistics, mission operations command utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, and space defense to strengthen 21st century security. These areas dive deeper into dynamic mission environments and the emerging technological advancements necessary to operate productively and safely.

2023 ASCEND Call for Content Webinar

The 2023 ASCEND Call for Content is an opportunity to share your expertise and influence the 2023 program. As we continue to push the boundaries of space exploration, it’s essential to have technology and infrastructure to support our goals and a thriving space economy to fuel the missions. This short webinar will provide a high-level overview of the challenges and opportunities of Space Exploration and Infrastructure, as well as expanding and evolving the space economy.

Speakers:

Laurent Sibille, Sr. Technology Development Scientist, Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), Exploration Systems, Swamp Works, NASA Kennedy Space Center (Deputy Technical Program Chair)
Ken Davidian, PhD, Owner, Impossible Research LLC (Collaborative Program Chair)

Attendees will engage with leading experts in the field and gain a deeper understanding of the content being sought for the 2023 program. Speakers will engage in conversation to spark ideas for attendees to participate in the 2023 ASCEND Call for Content and provide tips to help you submit a session or technical paper. A live Q&A will be held at the end of the webinar.

HyTASP Technical Committee Hypersonics Webinar (AIAA Member Exclusive)

Featuring Special Guest Lecturer, Andrew Neely, Associate Dean for Research Engagement, UNSW Canberra.

AIAA Members: make sure you are signed in to the site with your member credentials to be able to access the replay.

This event is offered exclusively to AIAA members. Want to learn more about the benefits of AIAA membership?

The Impact of Fluid-Thermal-Structural Interactions on Hypersonic Vehicle Performance.

Aerothermodynamic heating is an unavoidable consequence of high-speed flight. This presents design challenges for hypersonic vehicles that must be understood and addressed. Even at moderate hypersonic Mach numbers, elevated structural temperatures can distort the airframe of a vehicle, its control surfaces, and propulsion flow paths, degrading performance and reducing life. Multifidelity simulation approaches must be optimized for an appropriate balance between efficiency and accuracy, depending upon their application in the design cycle. Detailed validation cases are required to build confidence in these approaches but these data sets, whether from ground-based or flight experiments continue to be limited. This webinar will explore these challenges and discuss recent experimental approaches developed at UNSW Canberra to build confidence in numerical design tools.

Journal Peer Reviewer 101

Are you looking to get more involved with AIAA and add to your resume? Opportunities are available to peer review journal articles. AIAA’s journals are the best resource for staying current on the latest aerospace research and development. Reporting on the most important aerospace advances, AIAA’s eight active technical journals feature original research papers spanning the spectrum of aerospace science and technology.

In this online webinar learn more about the peer-review process for AIAA journals from Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors. Discover how you can help to evaluate the technical content, importance to the field, style and clarity, and completeness of manuscripts — all while advancing the industry and your own career.

We can’t wait to meet you! To get the most out of your session we have a homework assignment. Don’t worry, it only takes a few minutes. Please:

1. Familiarize yourself with our journals by visiting: Journal Scopes and Content | AIAA
2. Consider which journal(s) interest you and intersect with your areas of expertise.
3. Be ready to create an account in ScholarOne Manuscripts (manuscriptcentral.com) if you don’t already have one.

To express interest in becoming a reviewer, please fill out our survey .

AIAA Aerospace Perspectives Series: Space Debris Mitigation and Management

This webinar is hosted by AIAA, is presented by The MITRE Corporation, and is open to all members of the AIAA and ASCEND communities.

The MITRE Corporation has assembled a diverse panel of high-profile government and industry leaders for a compelling discussion on the challenges associated with space debris and what can be done to improve the space operating environment and make space transportation safer for current and future travelers. A variety of future end states will be discussed and debated, and actionable takeaways will be provided to improve our off-world ecosystem.

ASCENDxSustainability: Sustaining Space for the Next Generation

Today’s space industry is rapidly growing so how do we continue to build and expand our off-world future in a more sustainable and deliberate fashion? How can all aspects – environmental, economic, and social – be integrated into present and future space efforts? How do we implement this domestically as well as internationally?

The space industry was NOT created with sustainability in mind

LEARN how sustainability is defined and embraced for space.

DISCOVER how space companies are taking sustainability to the next level.

DETERMINE how to measure what’s working and what’s not.

EXPLORE recommendations on how to sustain the space ecosystem and how that impacts Earth.

The United Nations defines sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The three pillars of sustainability are commonly acknowledged as environmental, economic, and social. All three must be embraced for an ecosystem to prosper and persevere.

The space industry was NOT created with sustainability in mind. At the beginning of the Space Age, longevity of the industry was not considered…that is why we have toxic chemicals that would be left behind in soils and groundwater, orbital debris, the inefficiency of single-use systems, the lack of a sustainable workforce, etc.

Sustainability is defined and applied in many ways in the space industry, and this informative event highlights a number of these strategies. Through a diverse set of case studies, we will share a myriad of sustainability best practices and lessons learned.