NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

45th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium

Sputnik to Orion: Perspectives, Opportunities and Future Directions

March 20-21, 2007

The Inn and Conference Center by Marriott
University of Maryland University College



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In the past half-century, exploration of space as the final frontier has led to human and robotic spaceflight, exciting scientific discoveries, beneficial civilian and commercial products and applications, and inspiration for our youth. Viewing Earth from space has provided a better understanding of our planet as a complex system. Spacecraft have explored the Solar System and have opened new windows to our galaxy. Astronauts have traveled to the Moon, permanently occupied a space station and will return to the Moon with Orion to establish an outpost. Space applications of remote sensing, communications, and navigation have benefited our everyday lives. Advances in engineering and technology provided the spacecraft, rovers, and instrumentation which made these accomplishments possible. This symposium will look at our past, present and future in space, as a journey which has only begun.

Program - Tuesday, March 20

7:30 - Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast / Poster Displays Main Concourse

9:00 - Welcome / Auditorium
Mark Craig, VP/Manager, Space and Ocean Systems Solutions, SAIC - AAS President

9:05 - Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Edward Weiler, Director, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

9:10 - Keynote
Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator

10:15 - Session 1: The Space Age at 50: What Can History Tell Us?

The launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957 changed the course of history. The Space Age began and the past 50 years have provided unprecedented engineering and technological achievements and scientific discovery in the pursuit of human and robotic exploration. What have we learned and how does it apply to future directions in space exploration? Moderator: Roger Launius, Chair, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Panelists:

Piers Bizony, Science Author
Paul Lowman, Senior Scientist, Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, NASA GSFC
Yevgeny Zvedre, Senior Counselor, Embassy of the Russian Federation

12:00 - Luncheon -Sponsored by Lockheed Martin / Chesapeake/Ft. McHenry
Guest Speaker: Rep. Nick Lampson, D-TX

1:30 - Session 2: Engineering Space Exploration

We begin the third year after the announcement of the Vision for Space Exploration with the formulation of a Constellation Program based on inter-directorate and industry cooperation and integration. We will address the engineering, technological, organizational and human challenges in the program and how we will we meet them in a “go as you pay” environment. We will describe the Lunar Architecture development process and the major elements needed to implement this architecture. Moderator: Doug Cooke, Deputy Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

Panelists:

Geoffrey L. Yoder, Senior Systems Engineer, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Arnauld Nicogossian, Distinguished Research Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
Chris Hardcastle, Director, Constellation Systems Engineering and Integration, NASA JSC
Cleon Lacefield, Vice President and Program Manager, Orion - Crew Exploration Vehicle, Lockheed Martin

3:00 - Session 3: Engineering Space Commercialization

Commercial space ventures and public private interaction can enhance the affordability of the vision. Commercial transportation has a key role in enabling space commerce. Innovative business opportunities and strategies for private sector and government collaboration for risk reduction will be discussed. The role of private investment is deemed essential for space commerce to grow and the legal, regulatory, organizational and economic issues of space commercialization will be discussed. Moderator: Doug Comstock, Director, Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA Headquarters

Panelists:

John Higginbotham, Director Emeritus of the Space Foundation and Founder, SpaceVest Capital
Franceska Schroeder, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C.

4:30 - Session 4: Engineering the Systems - Lessons Learned

Key ingredients for a successful spaceflight project include upfront systems engineering, a good concept of operations, a realistic match between expectations and resources at inception, strong management discipline, and luck - but not in equal proportions. Moderator: Joe Rothenberg, President, Universal Space Network

Panelists:

Stephen T. O'Neill, Vice President, Commercial/Civil Programs, Space & Intelligence Systems, The Boeing Company
Tony Comberiate, System Program Director, GOES-R Program Office, NOAA
Mike Bay, President, Bay Engineering

6:00 - Reception / Poster Displays Main Concourse

Wednesday, March 21

8:00 - Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast / Poster Displays Main Concourse

9:00 - Keynote / Auditorium
Kathie Olsen, Deputy Director, National Science Foundation

10:15 - Session 5: Science Enabled by the Moon

As humans return to the Moon in a sustained fashion via NASA's implementation of the Vision (VSE), new opportunities for never-before-possible science will emerge. Using the Moon as a new vehicle and vantage point from which to conduct breakthrough science will be discussed from the standpoint of five differing perspectives, including what the Moon can offer astrophysics, Earth science, technologies, and planetary science. Moderator: James Garvin, Chief Scientist, NASA GSFC

Panelists:

Ronald Polidan, Chief Architect, Civil Space Systems, Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Ben Bussey, Senior Staff Scientist, Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory
Daniel F. Lester, Research Scientist, McDonald Observatory, College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Robert Cahalan, Head, Climate and Radiation Branch, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division, Science & Exploration Directorate, NASA GSFC
Noel Hinners, Lockheed Martin Chief Scientist (retired)

12:15 - Awards Luncheon Chesapeake/Ft.McHenry
Guest Speaker: Lon Rains, Editor, Space News

2:00 - Session 6: Space and Earth Science 2020

The science investigations that we have conducted in space and from space over the past 50 years have brought exploration, discovery and understanding in Earth Systems, Heliophysics, the Solar System and Astrophysics. Scientists, engineers and managers form the teams that have enabled space and Earth science exploration and this session brings their view of the future. Moderators: Rick Obenschain, Director of Flight Projects, NASA GSFC and Laurie Leshin, Director, Science and Exploration, NASA GSFC

Panelists:

NASA GSFC: Franco Einaudi, Director, Earth Sciences Division, Science & Exploration Directorate & David Scheve, Associate Director, Earth Science Division, Flight Projects Directorate
James Slavin, Director, Heliophysics Science Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate & Gilberto Colon, Associate Director, Heliophysics Division, Flight Projects Directorate
Nicholas E. White, Director, Astrophysics Science Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate & Preston M. Burch, Associate Director, Astrophysics Division, Flight Projects Directorate
Richard R. Vondrak, Director, Solar System Exploration Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate & James G. Watzin, Associate Director, Planetary Science Division, Flight Projects Directorate

4:00 - Closing and Summary: John Mather, Senior Astrophysicist, NASA GSFC



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Hotel Information and Driving Directions

The Inn and Conference Center by Marriott
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Blvd E
Adelphi, Maryland 20783 USA
Phone: 1-301-985-7300 for reservations

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To get the special room rate of $180 for conference attendees, specify “AASA” for a Queen bed or “AASB” for Deluxe King

~ Directions from Area Airports ~

From Baltimore-Washington International – BWI

Hotel Direction: 30 miles South

Driving Directions: I-95 South to exit 27 (495 West/US 1). Stay left immediately after the split and follow signs to Rt. 1 College Park. Take Exit 25B to US 1 South, and travel .9 mi. Take ramp onto Rt. 193 West, and at the 3rd traffic light (Adelphi Road), make a U-Turn. Take an immediate right into UMUC Campus. Follow signs to the Inn & Conference Center.

* Bus service, fee: 35 USD (one way)
* Estimated taxi fare: 45 USD (one way)

Washington, DC/Reagan National Airport - DCA

Hotel Direction: 20 miles East

Driving Directions: Take the George Washington Parkway North to I-495 East, (towards Baltimore). Stay on I-495 E and exit on New Hampshire Ave South (Exit 28B). Turn Left at the 2nd light (Adelphi Road). Go 3 miles. At the intersection of Adelphi Rd. and Rt. 193 (University Blvd.) (you will see signs for National Archives shortly before this poorly marked intersection), turn Left on Rt. 193 (University Blvd), then an immediate Right into the UMUC Campus. Follow signs to the Inn & Conference Center.

* Estimated taxi fare: 50 USD (one way)

Washington, DC/Dulles - IAD

Hotel Direction: 35 miles East

Driving Directions: Follow signs to Washington DC via the Airport Access Rd. Take I-495 East (towards Baltimore). Stay on I-495 E and exit on New Hampshire Ave South (Exit 28B). Turn Left at the 2nd light (Adelphi Road). Go 3 miles. At the intersection of Adelphi Rd. and Rt. 193 (University Blvd.) (you will see signs for National Archives shortly before this poorly marked intersection), turn Left on Rt. 193 (University Blvd), then an immediate Right into the UMUC Campus. Follow signs to the Inn & Conference Center.

* Estimated taxi fare: 65 USD (one way)

~ Directions from Metro ~

“Prince George’s Plaza” is the nearest Metro Station on the Green Line. Metrobus route R2 runs between the station and the conference center from 7 am to 7 pm. + Metro site

~ Bus Service from Goddard ~

March 20, 2007

Depart GSFC:
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Depart UMDUC:
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM

March 21, 2007

Depart GSFC:
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Depart UMDUC:
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM