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Member e-Newsletter January 2010 AIAA News Honors & Awards Call for Nominations Rep. Suzanne Kosmas Addresses the 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting The AIAA Honors & Awards Committee is seeking nominations for AIAA’s prestigious Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, representing Florida’s 24th district, awards, including the George M. Low Space addressed Aerospace Sciences Meeting attendees at the Public Policy lunch in Transportation Award, de Florez Award for Orlando Wednesday. She stated she is working toward making NASA a national Flight Simulation, von Braun Award for priority and ensuring that it continues to play a key role in the nation’s economy Excellence in Space Program Management, and security. She expressed strong support for Science, Technology, and others. Nominations must be received at Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. She recognized the important AIAA Headquarters no later than 1 February role of aerospace and while not an engineer or scientist, told the crowd, “I have 2010. an enthusiasm for what you do!” More Info > More Info >

William T. Carpenter to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Receive AIAA Missile Hosts Public Meeting Systems Management Award The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s National Science and Technology Council hosted a public meeting in conjunction with AIAA's 48th Annual Aerospace Sciences Meeting in AIAA is pleased to announce that the AIAA Orlando, FL on 7 January. The focus of the ‘listening session’ was to gain public input on the Missile Systems Management Award has been development of the update to the National Aeronautics Research, Development, Test and Evaluation won by William T. Carpenter, former vice (RDT&E) Infrastructure Plan. It included a discussion of the restructuring of the Aerospace president, missile defense advanced Subcommittee to be led by officials from the DoD, FAA, and NASA to reflect the implementation phase technology product line, Raytheon Corporation, of the plan within the agencies, and what this means for the future of aeronautics programs and Tucson, AZ. He will receive the award during coordination. For more information please visit www.ostp.gov/web/aeroplans/index.htm or contact the AIAA Strategic and Tactical Missiles Steve Howell, manager, AIAA Public Policy. Systems Conference, 20–21 January, at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. More Info > AIAA Hosts Patent Law Workshop

AIAA hosted a Patent Law Workshop in Orlando on 5 January. The workshop, led by Rich Jaworski, a patent law attorney with Cooper & Dunham, was designed to provide insight into patent and copyright Featured Products requirements, as well as the process for obtaining patents and copyrights. It included an explanation of Hot Off the Press the differences between patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and a discussion of recent changes in the law. It also discussed current changes being considered, and what their impacts may be. For more ● Principles of Flight Simulation information about this workshop, please contact Steve Howell, manager, AIAA Public Policy. David Allerton, University of Sheffield Principles of Flight Simulation is a comprehensive guide to flight simulator design, covering the modeling, algorithms, AIAA Commercial Space Group and AIAA Corporate and software that underpin flight simulation.

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Members Tour Kennedy Space Center ● The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History Jack Connors This book describes the evolution from piston engines to gas turbines by the engineers who created those engines. Included are hundreds of archival photographs, as well as over a dozen tables listing specifications and applications.

The AIAA Commercial Space Group and AIAA Corporate Members enjoyed a VIP tour of Kennedy Space Center facilities as well as personal briefings by KSC experts on Thursday, 7 January, during the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Orlando, FL. Following breakfast, hosted by Space Florida at Quick Takes the Space Life Science Laboratories, the group toured the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center and the Deadline Quickly Atlas Vertical Integration Facility. All were interested in Launch Complex 40 where Scott Henderson Approaching for AIAA briefed the group on the SPACEX activities and upcoming launch. Fortunately, the space shuttle had Board of Directors, Young just rolled out to the pad, allowing for some great fan shots. Next, all were delighted with the close Professional Liaison personal tour of the Orbiter Processing Facility, the day before it was to be closed for the astronaut Deadline for submission of applications crew for their flight training. This exceptional visit was capped off with lunch at the Operations Support Building II and included informative remarks by Deputy Center Director Janet Petro. Thanks goes out for the position: 1 Feb. to Space Florida, the Air Force, and to AIAA’s most gracious NASA hosts, Jim Ball and Suzy Cunningham. Position duration: May 2010 – May 2013

Engineers as Educators Workshop Highlights AIAA’s The AIAA Board of Directors Young Professional Liaison position was instituted in STEM Activities, Connects to New White House Initiative January 2004, pursuant to the AIAA Strategic Plan. The liaison is a non-voting Board of Directors position lasting three years. The liaison will be asked to attend Board of Directors meetings in January, May and August each year. More Info >

President Obama recently launched the "Educate to Innovate" campaign to train math and science AIA's Aerospace Facts teachers and help meet the Administration’s goal of bringing America's students to the top of the pack and Figures Available to in those subjects within the next decade. According to the President, the program, "will help train more AIAA Members at than 100,000 teachers and prepare more than 10,000 new educators in the next five years." AIAA has Discounted Price long been striving to raise awareness about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) concerns, and to develop strategies and solutions, and in fall 2009 released its Report and Recommendations on Workforce Development. Coincidentally, President Obama made his announcement on 6 January, the same day that AIAA held its “Engineers as Educators Workshop” at the 48th Aerospace Science Meeting in Orlando, where 75 engineers received three hours of training on how to interact with teachers and students. Participants learned about preparing grade-level presentations and hands-on activities that can be scaled to any classroom or educational setting. Sharon Bowers, master teacher, demonstrated numerous useful tools which are available online here. The STEM K–12 Outreach Committee and the AIAA Public Policy Committee are working together to address various STEM issues. For more information, contact Lisa Bacon (manager, AIAA K–12 Program) or Steve Howell (manager, AIAA Public Policy). Since 1945, The Aerospace Industries Association's Research Center has prepared AIAA Mourns Passing of Lew Allen Jr. and published Aerospace Facts and AIAA Honorary Fellow and former Air Force chief of staff who headed Figures, a statistical handbook used worldwide as the authoritative compendium of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1982 to 1990 U.S. aerospace industry data. More than 125

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tables in the book highlight aerospace sales, earnings, orders and backlog, civil and military aircraft production, foreign trade, space, employment, as well as other industry indicators. Facts and Figures also includes chapter summaries that provide insight and analysis of the market forces and conditions Lew Allen Jr., AIAA Honorary Fellow and former Air Force chief of staff who headed NASA's Jet that are driving the statistics. Special price for Propulsion Laboratory from 1982 to 1990, died Monday, 4 January in Potomac Falls, VA. During his AIAA members: $45. Purchase here. tenure at NASA's JPL, Allen oversaw the launches of the Magellan spacecraft to Venus and the Galileo mission to Jupiter, as well as the Voyager 2 spacecraft's explorations of Uranus and Neptune. Allen also held various intelligence positions, including becoming head of the National Security Agency AIAA Educational Partner in 1973. AIAA mourns the passing of this renowned propulsion pioneer and visionary, and extends its Program Opportunity heartfelt condolences to his family and his many friends. Read related Washington Post article > As a benefit to the AIAA membership, our educational partners will provide a discount of up to 10% on their course offerings. As you register via the Web page, include your Conferences and Events member ID number to take advantage of this New Speakers Confirmed for Strat Tac 2010 special discount.

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Make a New Resolution to Improve Yourself: Register for an Upcoming Professional Development Course: There is still time to register for the 2010 AIAA Strategic and Tactical Missile Systems Conference, taking place from 20–21 January in Monterey, CA. New speakers are being confirmed for the Learn from home or from work! Two distance conference daily. Confirmed speakers include: learning courses starting 1 February.

● Fundamentals of Aircraft Performance and Design ● Blake Larson, ATK ● Introduction to Space Flight ● Lawrence K. Gershwin, National Intelligence Council ● The Honorable Zachary J. Lemnios, U.S. DoD ● Brett Lambert, U.S. DoD More Info > ● Barry J. Pike, U.S. Army ● RADM William Shannon, U.S. Navy ● RADM Archer M. Macy, Jr., U.S. Navy Join Effort to Promote ● VADM Carl V. Mauney, U.S. Navy Value of Space Exploration ● Brig Gen Jeffrey G. Lofgren, USAF ● RADM Stephen E. Johnson, U.S. Navy Supporters of the nation's current space ● Brig Gen Jeffry Smith, USAF exploration initiatives are seeking to remind ● RDML Terry J. Benedict, U.S. Navy congressional decision makers of the value of ● Steven L. Messervy, Army Space and Missile Defense Command human spaceflight programs to the United ● Randy Brown, U.S. Air Force Air Armament Center States. To join this effort, please click here. ● Greg Hulcher, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense

View the complete agenda or register today at www.aiaa.org/events/strattac. Become a Leader in Your Local Aerospace

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Short Course Co-Located with the AIAA Strategic and Community Tactical Missile Systems Conference Each Section has a set of elected and

● Making Decisions in Missile Defense appointed officers who lead Section activities for the benefit of the members. Learn how to get involved, and get noticed.

More Info > U.S. Air Force T&E Days 2010 to be Held Next Month in Nashville, Tennessee

Attention AIAA Members

Don't forget to check out the new digital version of Aerospace America. The January (Kepler) issue is now live.

The 2010 U.S. Air Force T&E Days Conference, set for 2–4 February in Nashville, TN, is just weeks away. You still have time to register for this event and save. The late registration deadline is 28 January. Highlights of the 2010 event include: Tuesday Keynote Luncheon speaker General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Thursday AEDC Windshield Tour and George Dickel Distillery Tour; General Officers Panel on Acquisition Excellence, Tuesday 2 February, Moderated by Maj Gen Stephen Sargeant with confirmed speakers: Maj Gen David R. Scott, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC, Maj Gen Jay H. Lindell, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC, and Maj Gen Charles R. Davis, Air Force Material Command, Eglin Air Force Base, FL.

And be sure to attend the Tuesday afternoon panel session featuring top experts on high speed AIAA Career Center * weapons. Moderated by Dr. Mark Lewis, WIllis Young Professor, University of Maryland, and President-elect AIAA, and featuring panelists, Dr. Richard Hallion, Senior Adviser for Air and Space AIAA is pleased to provide members with a Issues, Directorate for Security (Ret.), Dr. Natalie Craford, RAND Corporation, Maj. Gen. Curtis M. Career Center, with extensive lists of resumes Bedke, U.S. AFRL, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, and Dr. John Foulkes, TRMC. View the agenda online and available positions. A powerful and user- or register today at www.aiaa.org/events/tedays. friendly search tool allows you to find the ideal job or candidate. More Info > 2010 FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference Just One Month Away Connect with AIAA

It's now easier than ever to social network with AIAA, via our Facebook page, our Twitter page, and our YouTube page. Visit www.aiaa. org and follow one of the links on the left-hand side navigation.

The 13th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference will take place in Crystal City, VA, 10–11 February. The registration deadline for this conference is 5 February. The following Member Spotlight speakers have been confirmed for the 2010 event: The Honorable Randy Babbitt, Administrator, AIAA Congratulates Federal Aviation Administration, The Honorable Raymond "Ray" LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, The Honorable Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Administrator, NASA, Ken Bowersox, Vice Amanda Simpson for President of Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance, SpaceX, and Gen C. Robert Kehler, USAF, Presidential Appointment Commander, U.S. Air Force Space Command. Additionally, the program will feature panel sessions, to U.S. Commerce luncheons and multiple networking opportunities. View the complete agenda online or register today Department and save at www.aiaa.org/events/ast.

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GNC/AFM/MST/ASC/ASE Abstract Deadline 27 January

The abstract deadline for the 2010 AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference (GNC) and co- located conferences is 27 January. GNC, set for 2–5 August in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the largest forum dedicated to guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) serving the aerospace President Obama recently appointed Amanda community. In addition, AIAA will host the AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference (AFM); Simpson, AIAA member, to be the Senior AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference (MST); AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Technical Adviser to the Commerce Conference (ASC); and AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference (ASE). To submit an Department. Ms. Simpson stated, "I'm truly abstract for any of the co-located conferences, visit www.aiaa.org/events/gnc. honored to have received this appointment and am eager and excited about this opportunity that is before me." Simpson, a former test pilot Don't Miss Your Chance to Attend the 2010 AIAA and 2004 YWCA "Woman On The Move," has been active in the aerospace and defense Congressional Visits Day industry for the past 30 years. She most recently served as Deputy Director in Every year, AIAA members – engineers, scientists, researchers, students, educators, and technology Advanced Technology Development for executives – come to Washington, D.C. to take part in AIAA’s Congressional Visits Day program Raytheon. AIAA congratulates Ms. Simpson on (CVD). They meet with national decision makers to discuss critical industry issues in civil aeronautics, receiving this prestigious appointment. civil astronautics, and defense. What’s our goal? Through face-to-face meetings with Members of (Photo: AIAA Member Amanda Simpson Congress, congressional staff, key administration officials, and other decision makers, Congressional (left), with Congresswoman Gabriell Visits Day raises awareness of the long-term value that science, engineering, and technology bring to Griffitths (right) at AIAA's 12th America. Registration for this year's AIAA Congressional Visits Day is now open. Let decision makers Congressional Visits Day program, March hear your voice at this important public policy event, set for 16–17 March in Washington, DC. 2009.) More Info >

Contact Us Registration for SDM Opens Soon Contact the Editor of AIAA Momentum– Online registration for the 51st Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SDM) and News to Accelerate the Aerospace co-located conferences, set for 12–15 April in Orlando, FL, will be opening soon. A registration form is Profession. available for download on the conference Web site. This well established, annual conference is Submit story ideas. sponsored by AIAA, ASME, ASCE, AHS, and ASC and is an event widely acknowledged to provide a unique forum dedicated to the latest developments in the collective disciplines of structures, structural dynamics, materials, design engineering, and survivability. The 51st Conference will also host the 18th Correction AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference, the 12th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conference, the 11th AIAA Gossamer Systems Forum, and the 6th AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference. Plenary presentations, given by recognized and respected In December’s Momentum, in a story speakers, will be a special feature of the conference. This year’s presentations will be organized regarding the passing of AIAA past president, around the potential applications of structures, structural dynamics, and materials in future generations Robert A. Fuhrman, we erroneously stated that of air and space vehicles, focusing on innovative solutions and enhanced performance. Visit www.aiaa. Mr. Fuhrman had been the CEO of Lockheed org/events/sdm for more information. Martin Corp. Mr. Furhman served as the CEO for the legacy Lockheed Corp. We regret the error.

SpaceOps 2010 Registration Opens in January

The SpaceOps 2010 Conference will bring together space operations professionals from around the world to discuss the current status of and future direction of space operations. For 2010, we are introducing two new tracks to our already successful track disciplines, in keeping with the theme "Delivering on the Dream."

● Mission Design and Mission Management ● Mission Execution: Plan, Train, and Fly

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● Data and Communications Systems and Facilities ● Supporting Operations ● Cross Support, Interoperability, Standards ● Launch Operations (NEW FOR 2010!) ● Commercial Space Operations (NEW FOR 2010!)

SpaceOps 2010, set for 25–30 April in Huntsville, AL, provides the opportunity for you and your colleagues to share experiences, both exhilarating and painful, with the broader operations community. Come discover the lessons learned, ideas, and innovations that helped many programs become successful. Registration for SpaceOps 2010 opens this month. For more information or to register, visit, www.spaceops2010.org.

Submit Your Abstract to the AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition

SPACE: Imagine, Innovate, Collaborate. The AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition, set for 30 August–2 September in Anaheim, CA, provides the global aerospace industry a forum to explore solutions for the advancement of humankind in areas ranging from national security to commercial development to space exploration. Abstract submissions will be accepted electronically via www.aiaa. org/events/space. Once you have entered the conference Web site, on the right-hand side click “Submit a Paper” and follow the instructions listed. Abstracts must be a minimum of 250 words, but extended abstracts of 600 words or more are encouraged. The deadline for receipt of abstracts via electronic submittal is 1 February.

This year, to further enhance the opportunities for wide-ranging collaboration and the interchange of ideas and innovations, the AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference will be co-located with the 28th AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC-2010). This exciting combined event promises to be an enlightening experience you won’t want to miss.

For all conference information, visit www.aiaa.org/events/space or www.aiaa.org/events/icssc.

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