American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Houston Section

PO Box 57524
Webster, Texas 77598
Welcome to the AIAA - Houston Section Website

The following material has been provided for you to get a closer look at presentations and other material from past Lunch and Learn's or Other areas of interest.

Constellation Feasibility Study On the Exploration of NEOs
June 7, 2010 - Download Here

Lunar Surface Rendezvous (LSR)
Lunch and Learn
June 12, 2009 - Dan Adamo / Astrodynamics Consultant Download Here

JSC State of the Center AIAA, USALA, & SWAPRA Dinner
January 25, 2008 - Michael Coats / JSC Center Director Download Here

Becoming an 'Aquanaut using an underwater extreme environment to train astronauts for spaceflight
October 15, 2007 - Marc Reagan / Deputy Project Manager, NASA Extreme Environmental Mission Operations (NEEMO) Download Here

A Spacecraft Systems Engineer's Introduction to Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies
September 19, 2007 - Craig Cornelius / Program Manager, U.S. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program. Download Here

May 2007 Test Launch and A Vision for Commercial Space
May 23, 2007 - Elon Musk / SpaceX.

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Personal Positioning for Engineers
April 3, 2007 - Paul J. Kostek / Boeing. Download Here

Kickin' Up Some Dust
February 22, 2007 - John Connolly / NASA, LSAM Project Office. Download Here

Earth, Moon & Spacecraft - Stars A, B and Planet
November 11, 2006 - Wes Kelly / Triton Systems LLC. Download Here Supplement

Space Shuttle Integration Lessons Learned - An Insider's View.
April 5, 2006 - Bo Bejmuk's, Space Shuttle Orbiter Program Director/Boeing: Download Here

Nanobacteria - The Discovery of a New Life Form
March 24, 2006 - Neva Çiftçioglu, PhD/Nanobac Life Sciences Inc.: Download Here

Evaluation of Return to Flight Issues for the Space Shuttle Orbiter
March 23, 2006 - Dr. Allan S. Benjamin/Ares: Download Here

Knowledge Capture and Management for Space Flight Systems
February 2, 2006 - John Goodman/USA: Download Here

Small Business Innovative Research, Small Business Technology Transfer
November 10, 2005 - Dr. Kumar Krishen/NASA-JSC: Download Here

Apollo EVA Lessons Learned
October 20, 2005:

  1. NASA Tech Memo 108846 - Interviews with the Apollo Lunar Surface Astronauts in Support of Planning for EVA Systems Design (Connors, Eppler, Morrow - Sept 1994) Download Here
  2. Interviews with Apollo Lunar Surface Astronauts in Support of EVA Systems Design - 10/20 LnL Presentation by Dr. Dean Eppler (JSC/SAIC)
  3. Apollo History Websites and Books - supplemental material provided by Dr. Dean Eppler Download Here

Systems Engineering Benchmark Study
September 29, 2005 - Jack Gavalas/Booz-Allen-Hamilton: Download Here





    February
    8
    Lunch-and-Learn
    Cargo Re-Supply to the ISS
    A New Commercial Contract with NASA
    Speaker:
    Mr. Carl E. Walz

    Location:
    Gilruth Center Alamo Ball Room

    Time:
    11:30 am - 1:00 pm



    May
    18
    Conference
    ATS 2012
    Annual Technical Symposium
    Location:
    Gilruth Center, NASA/JSC

    Time:
    8:00 am - 8:00 pm



    For Further Details, Please Contact:
    chair@aiaa-houston.org or programs@aiaa-houston.org
    or call 281-244-3925


    Jan 24
    College Readiness/The Role of Physics in Career Aspirations

    Jan 31
    Marie Curie: Nobel Prize Physicist, Chemist and Pioneer Scholar

    Feb 7
    Space WeatherFeb 14 Pyroelectric Materials

    Feb 21
    Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Characterize Dispersion, Strain, and Alignment of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Nanocomposites

    Feb 28
    Planetary Dynamos

    Mar 6
    Ideal Hall Magnetohydrodynamics

    Mar 20
    Orbital Debris Overview

    Mar 27
    SETI - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence

    Apr 3
    Dealing with Rare and Extreme Space Weather Events

    Apr 10
    Gamma Ray Burst Pulse Analysis

    Apr 17
    Biological molecules: their order and disorder

    These lectures are open to the public, free of charge. All will be held at UHCL, in the Student Services Building Lecture Hall, from 7-8:30pm.

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