The 11th Annual

Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium

Galvanizing U.S. Leadership in Space

October 23-25, 2018 Charger Union Theater

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

An American Astronautical Society Symposium

in conjunction with

The University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Sponsored by

in conjunction with

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Program

Event Wi-Fi: UAHEvents; ChargerNation Tuesday, October 23

6:00p.m. VonBraunSymposiumWelcomeReception–StudentServicesBuildingSponsoredbyTheUniversityofAlabamainHuntsville

Wednesday, October 24

7:00a.m. RegistrationOpens/Networking/ContinentalBreakfast–ChargerUnion

Sponsoredbya.i.solutionsandTheAerospaceCorporation

8:00a.m. WelcomeRemarks–ChargerUnionTheater• RobertAltenkirch,President,TheUniversityofAlabamainHuntsville• AlanDeLuna,ExecutiveVicePresident,AmericanAstronauticalSociety• JodySinger,Director,NASAMarshallSpaceFlightCenter

8:30a.m. ExplorationUpdate–KeyIndustryPerspectives

• BillHill,DeputyAssociateAdministrator,ExplorationSystemsDevelopment,NASAHQ(Moderator)

• AndyAllen,VicePresidentandGeneralManager,TestandOperationsSupportContract,Jacobs

• MikeHawes,VicePresidentandOrionProgramManager,LockheedMartinSpaceSystemsCompany

• CharliePrecourt,VicePresidentandGeneralManager,PropulsionSystemsDivision,NorthropGrumman

• JohnShannon,VicePresidentandProgramManager,SpaceLaunchSystem,BoeingDefense,Space&Security

• JulieVanKleeck,VicePresident,AdvancedSpaceTechnologyDevelopmentandStrategy,AerojetRocketdyne

9:30a.m. LunarSurfaceOperations• RobChambers,SeniorManagerSystemsEngineering,LockheedMartin• CliveNeal,ProfessorofLunarGeology,UniversityofNotreDame• Harrison“Jack”Schmitt,Apollo17Astronaut(Ret.),U.S.Senator(Ret.)

10:25a.m. Break–Sponsoredbya.i.solutionsandTheAerospaceCorporation

10:45a.m. VBExtra–FutureSLSPayloadsKimberlyRobinson,PayloadsManager,SpacecraftPayloadIntegration&Evolution

(SPIE)Office,SLSProgram,NASAMSFC

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11:15a.m. AerospaceWorkforceDevelopment:Progress,Challenges,andOpportunities• GaleAllen,ExecutiveDirector,AmericanSocietyforGravitationalandSpaceResearch(ASGSR)(Moderator)

• LuciaCape,SeniorVicePresident,EconomicDevelopment,IndustryRelations&Workforce,ChamberofCommerceofHuntsville/MadisonCounty

• DanDumbacher,ExecutiveDirector,AmericanInstituteofAeronauticsandAstronautics

• ShankarMahalingam,DeanofEngineering,TheUniversityofAlabamainHuntsville• MarkMozena,Manager,NASA/FAARelationsWashingtonOperations,UnitedLaunchAlliance

• ShanePrestegard,LeadRecruiter,Dynetics

12:30p.m. Luncheon–StudentServicesBuilding–SponsoredbyLockheedMartinGuestSpeaker:JodySinger,Director,NASAMarshallSpaceFlightCenter

2:00p.m. ISSCommercialization• BobbyWatkins,Director,HumanExplorationDevelopmentandOperations(HEDO)Office,NASAMSFC(Moderator)

• LeeJankowski,SeniorDirectorofBusinessDevelopment,TeledyneBrownEngineering• MarkKinnersley,OrionEuropeanServiceModuleResidentLiaison,AirbusDSSpaceSystemsInc.

• JeffreyManber,CEO,NanoRacks• MikeRead,Manager,CommercialSpaceUtilization,NASAJSC

3:00p.m. CommercialSpaceOutlook• MikeGold,VicePresidentforRegulatory,Policy,andGovernmentContracts,MaxarTechnologies(Moderator)

• JoshBrost,SeniorDirector,GovernmentBusinessDevelopment,SpaceX• JohnElbon,ChiefOperatingOfficer,UnitedLaunchAlliance• PeterMcGrath,DirectorofGlobalSalesandMarketing–SpaceExploration,TheBoeingCompany

• JohnSteinmeyer,DirectorofSpaceLaunchBusinessDevelopment,NorthropGrummanInnovationSystems

3:55p.m. Break–Sponsoredbya.i.solutionsandTheAerospaceCorporation

4:15p.m. VBExtra–TheIntersectionofSpaceScienceandExplorationThomasZurbuchen,AssociateAdministrator,ScienceMissionDirectorate,NASAHQ

4:45p.m. AdvancedExplorationTechnologies

• RonBirk,AssociatePrincipalDirector,DevelopmentDirectorate,CivilSystemsGroup,TheAerospaceCorporation(Moderator)

• JonathanCirtain,VicePresidentofAdvancedTechnologies,BWXTechnologies,Inc.• RobynGatens,DeputyDirector,ISS,NASAHQ• JimReuter,ActingAssociateAdministrator,SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate(STMD),NASAHQ

• AlTadros,VicePresident,SpaceInfrastructureandCivilSpace,SSL

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6:15p.m. ReceptionandStudentPosterDisplays–TheHuntsvilleMuseumofArtSponsoredbyUnitedLaunchAllianceandKBRWyle

Thursday, October 25

7:00a.m. AASCorporateMembersBreakfast(InvitationOnly)

7:00a.m. RegistrationOpens/Networking/ContinentalBreakfast–ChargerUnion

SponsoredbyNorthropGrumman

8:00a.m. VBExtra–RememberingApollo DeborahBarnhart,ChiefExecutiveOfficerandExecutiveDirectorofthe

U.S.Space&RocketCenter

8:30a.m. NationalSpacePolicy:ANationalSpaceCouncilAdvisoryMembersDiscussion• DanDumbacher,ExecutiveDirector,AmericanInstituteofAeronauticsandAstronautics(Moderator)

• EileenCollins,Astronaut(Ret.),Colonel,USAF(Ret.)• MaryLynneDittmar,President&CEO,CoalitionforDeepSpaceExploration• JamesO.Ellis,Admiral,USN(Ret.)

9:45a.m. VBExtra–NationalSecurityandSpace StephenL.Kitay,DeputyAssistantSecretaryofDefenseforSpacePolicy,

U.S.DepartmentofDefense

10:15a.m. Break–SponsoredbyNorthropGrumman

10:25a.m. VBExtra–SpaceDefenseTechnologyMitchNikolich,Director,DefenseResearchandEngineeringforResearchand

Technology,U.S.DepartmentofDefense

11:15a.m. Gateway:NextSteps• JosephPelfrey,DeputyManager,HumanExplorationDevelopmentandOperationsOffice,NASAMSFC(Moderator)

• StevenW.Clarke,DeputyAssociateAdministratorforExploration,NASAHQ• JasonCrusan,Director,AdvancedExplorationSystems,NASAHQ• GingerFlores,GatewayHabitatElementManager,NASAMSFC• VanessaE.Wyche,DeputyDirector,NASAJSC

12:30p.m. Luncheon–StudentServicesBuilding–SponsoredbyTheBoeingCompany• GuestSpeaker:JimBridenstine,NASAAdministrator• AnnouncementofStudentPosterContestWinnersStudentPosterContestsponsoredbyAerojetRocketdyne

• PresentationofOrdwayAward

2:30p.m. Adjourn

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Thursday, October 25

30thAnnualDr.WernhervonBraunMemorialDinnerThursday,October25,2018

U.SSpace&RocketCenter,DavidsonCenter

5:30p.m.Reception|7:00p.m.Dinner|BlackTie/MilitaryEquivalent

*NOTE:ThiseventisNOTassociatedwiththeAASvonBraunSymposiumandrequiresaseparateadmissionticket.Forinformation,visitspaceclubhsv.org.

Friday, October 26 (Optional) – SelectoptionatSymposiumregistration

8:30a.m. TouroftheUnitedLaunchAllianceRocketProduction/RUAGSpaceUSALargeCompositeManufacturingFacility• Buswilldepartfrom(andreturnto)theUAHExecutiveParkingLot.• Tourislimitedto50spots;firstcome,firstserved.• OnlyU.S.Citizens/Personsarepermittedonthetour.• Requiredforthetour:ValidU.S.governmentagencypictureI.D.suchasadriverlicense,passport,orothergovernment-issuedI.D.

• VisitorRules:o Thiswillbeawalkingtour,sopleasewearcomfortableshoes.PleaseinformULAifyouareunabletowalkthetourandwewillmakeeveryefforttoaccommodateyou.

o Noopen-toedorhigh-heeledshoesovertwoinchesinproductionareas.Flatclosedtoeshoespreferred.

o Nocameras.(Ifcellphone/PDAhasacameracapability,thecamerafunctionisnottobeusedwhilevisitingULA.)

o Nolaptopsorvoicerecorders.o Noshortsinproductionareas.o ThosewhoRSVPwillberequiredtore-confirmpriortoboardingtheULAbus.Atourrepresentativewillbelocatedatthefrontcheck-indeskofthesymposiumfor

participantstoconfirmtheirattendance.

12:30p.m. Tourends

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Thank you to the 2018 Wernher von Braun Symposium Planning Committee

PlanningCommitteeChairChrisCrumbly–VonBraunCenterforScienceandInnovation

TerryAbel–LockheedMartinCorporation

MarkBecnel–RadioBroCorp

CarlaBossard–AerojetRocketdyne

JoshBrost–SpaceX

WesBrown–NASAMSFC

GreggBurgess–SierraNevadaCorporation

SandyColeman–NorthropGrumman

DavidCook–UAH

BobDaLee–TheBoeingCompany

AlanDeLuna–AASEx-Officio

KimDoering–Dynetics

MartinFrederick–NorthropGrumman

LiraFrye–UnitedStatesArmy

MichaelGold–SSL,aMAXARCompany

GeneGoldman–BWXTechnologies

BeckyGriffin–RebeccaGriffinSpace

JeffIrons–ironScladSolutions,Inc.

DianaKing–NASAMSFC

TomKoshut–UAH

TracyLamm–SpaceCenterHouston

AleciaLauer–UnitedLaunchAlliance

ZigLeszczynski–TheAerospaceCorporation

LisaMonaco–Jacobs

ChrystalMorgan–UnitedLaunchAlliance

BruceMorris–RUAG

KathyNado–NASAHQ

CharlesScales–SierraLobo

DanSchumacher–TorchTechnologies

MikeWard–ChamberofCommerceof

HuntsvilleandMadisonCounty

JimWay–AmericanAstronauticalSociety

PamelaWorkings–TheBoeingCompany

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