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NASA SPEAKS PRESENTS: FUTURE OF FLIGHT
NASA Langley's Center for Distance Learning, in partnership with
the LifeLong Learning Society at Christopher Newport
University (CNU), announces the continuation of NASA SPEAKS, a
five-week series of presentations featuring researchers from the
Aerospace Vehicle Systems Technology Office at NASA Langley
Research Center, Hampton.
NASA SPEAKS begins Thursday, September 11, and continues through
October 9, 2003. Held on Thursdays at 3 p.m., at Anderson
Auditorium at CNU, the series is open to LifeLong Learning
Society members, students and faculty of CNU. "Future of
Flight" is the topic for the fall 2003 NASA Speaks program. Members
of the Aerospace Vehicle Systems Technology Office (AVSTO) will
look at how research conducted by NASA Langley and its partners
help to enable a safer, more secure, more efficient, and more
environmentally friendly air transportation system.
In coordination with the Vehicle Systems Program at NASA
Headquarters in Washington, DC, AVSTO helps to lay the technology
foundation for the future of flight. NASA and its industry and
academic partners are developing and demonstrating advanced
airframe technology concepts. Five vehicle sectors — Subsonic
Transports, Supersonic Aircraft, Personal Air Vehicles, Runway
Independent Aircraft, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles — provide a
framework for researchers and analysts to guide technology
investments. NASA conducts research and development in each of
these vehicle sectors, a subset of which will be presented in the
future of flight lecture series.
NASA SPEAKS is part of a continuing effort by NASA Langley
Research Center's Office of Education and CNU to promote science,
mathematics and technology education to learners of all ages.
For more information on NASA SPEAKS or to register,
please contact Harla Sherwood at 757-864-5287 or the CNU
LifeLong Learning Society at 757-594-7568. Visit
dlcenter.larc.nasa.gov
to find out more about CNU/NASA distance learning
programs. Visit the Apple Learning Interchange web site at
ali.apple.com
for a web cast of the Future of Flight
presentations.
SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:
| Date: |
September 11, 2003 |
| Speaker: |
Peter C. McHugh, FAA SATS Project Manager assigned to NASA
Langley |
| Topic: |
The NASA and FAA Joint Project for a Small Aircraft
Transportation System |
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| Date: |
September 18, 2003 |
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Speaker:
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Dr. Barry S. Lazos, Flow Physics and Control Branch, NASA
Langley |
| Topic: |
Applying Nature's Designs to Aeronautics: An Introduction to
Biomimetics |
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| Date: |
September 25, 2003 |
| Speaker: |
Mark D. Moore, NASA Langley Research Center engineer and
project manager |
| Topic: |
NASA's Personal Air Vehicle Exploration project |
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| Date: |
October 2, 2003 |
| Speaker: |
Joseph R. Chambers, retired NASA Langley engineer and project
manager |
| Topic: |
NASA Langley Contributions to Current U.S. Military and
Civilian Aircraft |
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| Date: |
October 9, 2003 |
| Speaker: |
Jeffrey A. Yetter, NASA Langley engineer and project
manager |
| Topic: |
Topic: NASA's current work with Unmanned Air Vehicles |
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