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2008 Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (RASTE)

Monday, 19 May 2008

1000-1700  Registration
1000-1600 Exhibit and Poster Setup
1230 -1330 FAST Overview, Mr. Jeff Zweber and Maj Nidal Jodeh, AFRL/RB
1330 Bus Pickup for Tours
1400 - 1600 Wind Tunnel Facilities Tour Click here for informative pdf or Structural Test Facilities Tour Click here for informative pdf
1645 Tour Bus returns to Crowne Plaza

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

0700-0800 Continental Breakfast
0700 - 1730 Registration
0800-0805 Administrative Remarks, AFRL
0805-0835 Science and Technology for Future Launch, Dr. Michael A. Kuliasha is Chief Technologist, Air Force Research Laboratory
0835-0905 AFSPC Responsive Launch Requirements, Lt Col Michael Bodtke, AFSPC/A5V
0905-0935 SMC Space Lift Development Plan, Col Kenneth Allison, SMC/XR
0935-1005 ORS Future View of Responsive Launch, Dr. Merri Sanchez, AFSPC SDTW/ORS
1005-1020 BREAK
1020-1035 Blackswift – Hypersonic X-Plane Overview, Dr. Keith Numbers, AFRL/RBZ
1035-1105 ORS-Lift, an Overview, Mr. Bruce Thieman, AFRL/RBOT
1105-1130 The NASA Technology Development Portfolio for Space Vehicle Systems, Dr. Minoo Dastoor, NASA HQ
1130-1200 SpaceShip Two/WhiteKnight Two, Mr. George Whitesides, Virgin Galactic
1200-1300 Lunch
1230-1700 Private Industry Meetings (By appointment.)
1300-1620 Responsive Launch Vehicle Materials and Material Testing & Processing Technologies
1300-1310 Opening Remarks
1310-1335 Ceramic Acreage Thermal Protection for Operationally Responsive Space Access, Mr. Tom Pinney, Boeing/Phantom Works
1335-1400 C-C Hot Structure for Rigid Aeroshell, Dr. Suraj Rawal, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Co.
1400-1425 Hertzian Fracture, Kinetic Friction and the Mechanical Impact LOX Compatibility Testing of Polymers and Polymer Matrix Composites, Mr. Roger Gerzeski, AFRL/RXBC
1425-1450 Metallic Thin Foil Test System Development, Mr. Ryan Morrissey, AFRL/RXLM
1450-1505 Break
1505-1530 Arc-Heater Test Simulation of a Carbon-Carbon Aeroshell Flying a Prompt Global Strike Trajectory, Mr. Henry Moody, Thermal Technologies
1530-1555 Technology Needs of Emerging Space Companies: Thermal Protection Systems, Dr. Dan Rasky, NASA ARC
1555-1620 NASA Development of Ceramic Matrix Composites, Dr. Anthony Calomino, NASA LaRC
1630-1730 Poster Session

Poster Presentations

In Defense of Reusable Launch Vehicle Horizontal Take-Off (RLV-HTO), Mr. Wes Kelley, Triton Systems, LLC
Pressure-fed, Two-Stage Expendable System for a Reusable Booster, Dr. Robert Conger, Microcosm, Inc.
Simulation, Training, and Analysis For Fixed Sites (STAFFS) Model, His name is Mr. Paul Kirk, GDIT - AFRL/RHPC/
Reusable Launch Vehicle Regeneration Modeling, Dr. Alan Johnson, AFIT/ENS

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, 21 May 2008

0700-0800

Continental Breakfast

0700 – 1700

Registration

0900-1145

Private Industry Meetings  (By appointment.)

0800-1200

Responsive Launch Vehicle Materials and Material Testing & Processing Technologies (continued)

Integrated System Health Management, Guidance, and Control

0800-0810

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

0810-0835

Design of Load-Bearing Integrated Acreage Thermal Protection Systems, Ms. Kerry Dunfey, Materials Research & Design, Inc.

Integrated Adaptive Guidance and Control Results from X-37 Hardware-in-the-loop Ground Experiment, Mr. Paul Kubiatko, Boeing

0835-0900

Passive Leading Edge Incorporating Carbon Foam, Mr. Jim Ledesma, Boeing/Phantom Works

Barron Associates's Reusable Launch Vehicle Programs Overview, Dr. John Schierman, Barron Associates, Inc.

0900-0925

The Development of Fabrication Methods for 2D Carbon-Carbon Heat Shield and Aeroshell Materials for Advanced Re-entry Applications, Dr. John Shigley, ATK Launch Systems

Rocket Engine Health Management for Responsive Access to Space, Mr. Paul Phillipsen, WASK Engineering, Inc.

0925-0950

Design of Weight Competitive Carbon-Carbon Acreage Thermal Protection System Panels, Dr. Brian Sullivan, Materials Research & Design, Inc.

Cryo-TrackerŪ Mass Gauging System for Launch Vehicle Propellant Monitoring and Management, Mr. Mark Haberbusch, Sierra Lobo, Inc.

0950-1005

Break

Break

1005-1030

Large Scale Manufacturing and Certification of Carbon-Carbon Composites, Mr. Raj Narayanan, Carbon-Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc.

TBD

1030-1055

Thin Walled, All-Composite Cryogenic Tanks for Launch Vehicle Applications, Dr. Robert Conger, Microcosm, Inc.

TPS Health Monitoring for Responsive Space Access, Dr. Jerry Huang, Boeing/Phantom Works

1055-1120

Advanced Design of Integrated Warm Structures for a Composite RLV Airframe, Mr. Cliff Fukuda, Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems

Integrated Impact Detection System for Thermal Protection System, Mr. Lien Ouyang, Acellent Technologies
1120-1145

Development of High Temperature Heat Pipes for Responsive Space Vehicles, Dr. Suraj Rawal, Lockheed Martin Space Systems

 

Sensor Selection and Data Validation for Reliable Integrated System Health Management, Mr. Sanjay Garg, NASA GRC

1145-1210   FAST IVHM, Mr. J.B. Schroeder, AFRL/RBCC
1210-1330 Lunch
1300-1700 Private Industry Meetings  (Two rooms, 20 – 30 minute increments)
1330-1715 Responsive Launch Vehicle Propulsion Technologies
1330-1340 Opening Remarks
1340-1405 ORBITEC Rocket Propulsion Developments, Mr. Ron Teeter, Orbitec
1405-1430 Integrated Powerhead Demo - Highly Reusable LOX/LH2 Technologies,
Mr. Stephen Hanna, AFRL/RZSE
1430-1455 Solid Propulsion for Small Launch Vehicles, Mr. John Remen, AFRL/RZS
1455-1520 Improved SLV Technology Maturation and Methodology, Mr. Nils Sedano, AFRL/RZSE
1520-1535 Break
1535-1600 XCOR Aerospace's Progress in Pump-Fed Rocket Propulsion, Mr. Mike Valant, XCOR Aerospace
1600-1625 LO2/LCH4 14 klbf Rocket Engine Development, Mr. Paul Phillipsen, WASK Engineering
1625-1650 Lox-Methane Rocket Engine Development and Testing Activities at ATK, Mr. Richard Stone, ATK GASL Div.
1650-1715 Modeling, Simulation & Analysis Tools for Liquid and Solid Propulsion, AFRL/RZS (Jackson & Tull)
1715-1900 Exhibit and Poster Paper Reception

Thursday, 22 May 2008

0700-0800 Continental Breakfast
0700 – 1530 Registration
0900-1145 Private Industry Meetings  (By appointment.)
0800-1200 Responsive Launch Vehicle Integration Technologies
0800-0810 Opening Remarks
0810-0835 Technology Uncertainty Impact on Fully Reusable Access-to-Space Options, Dr. Ajay Kothari, Astrox Corporation
0835-0900 Benchmarking CFD-based Aerodynamic and Aerothermal Predictions for Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs) in Hypersonic Flight, Mr. Kurt Acheson, Andrews Space
0900-0925 Modeling and Simulation of Air and Space Vehicles for USAF and NASA Applications, Mr. Adel Chemaly, TechnoSoft, Inc.
0925-0950 Innovative Concept Development of Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs) Using Combined-Cycle Propulsion for Military Applications, Dr. John Bradford, SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc.
0950-1005 Break
1005-1030 AFRL Rocket Boost Back Systems Analysis, Mr. Greg Moster, AFRL/RBS
1030-1055 Aeroelastic Assessment, Mr. Scott Zink, Lockheed Martin
1055-1120 Wind Tunnel Testing for RLV Configurations, Mr. Dan Tejtel, AFRL/RBAA
1120-1145 Propulsion Integration for RLVs, Mr. Nils Sedano, AFRL/RZS
1145-1315 Lunch
1245-1630 Private Industry Meetings  (By appointment.)
1315-1635 Responsive Launch Vehicle Systems Integrators
1315-1325 Opening Remarks
1325-1350 Overview of the NASA Aeronautics Hypersonics Project, Dr. James Pittman, NASA LaRC
1350-1415 Responsiveness as a Systems-level Technology: The Lynx Mark II Nanosat Launch Capability,
Mr. James Muncy, XCOR Aerospace
1415-1440 Inverted Reentry/Standard Reentry, Mr. Tom Smith, Boeing
1440-1505 FAST Configuration Development, Mr. Jon Carpenter, Northrop Grumman
1505-1520 Break
1520-1545 FAST Integrator Presentation: Structural Concept, Mr. Robert Biggs, Lockheed Martin
1545-1610 Developing Reusable Launch Vehicle Launch, On-Orbit and Reentry Safety Requirements, Mr. Edward Browne, HQ AFSPC/SEC
1610-1635 Innovation and Prototyping – A Small Business Perspective, Mr. Mike Wolfert, Andrews Space

Friday, 23 May 2008

0830-0900 Check in for the Tours
0900 Bus Pickup for Tours
0930-1130 Wind Tunnel Facilities Tour or Structural Test Facilities Tour
1200 Bus returns to Crowne Plaza

 

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