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by launiusr<http://launiusr.wordpress.com/author/launiusr/>

[http://launiusr.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/rhgms-aasbanner2-2012-150.jpg]<http://launiusr.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/rhgms-aasbanner2-2012-150.jpg>For anyone who might be in the Washington, D.C., area on Wednesday and Thursday, March 28 and 29, 2012, the American Astronautical Society is hosting the 50th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium at the Greenbelt Marriott. The conference theme of "Dreams and Possibilities: Planning for the Achievable" promises to offer a broad perspective on the state of spaceflight at present and prospects for the future. I am looking forward to participating and talking withe friends and colleagues. Check out the information on the symposium at the AAS website<http://astronautical.org/>.

Updated Program

Wednesday, March 28

8:30 Welcome and Announcements Salons A-B-C

 *   Frank Slazer, Aerospace Industries Association; AAS President
 *   Harley Thronson, Senior Scientist for Advanced Concepts in Astrophysics, NASA GSFC; Chair, Symposium Planning Committee

8:40 Introduction of Keynote Speakers

 *   Chris Scolese, Director, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Symposium Honorary Chair

8:45 Keynote

 *   Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA Administrator

9:15 Keynote

 *   Steve Squyres, Chair, NASA Advisory Council and Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University

9:45 Break sponsored by Lockheed Martin

10:00 Human Exploration Strategy: Extend and sustain human activities across the Solar System

Moderator: Frank Morring, Senior Editor, Aviation Week & Space Technology

Panelists:

 *   Dan Dumbacher, Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development, NASA HQ
 *   Jeff Davis, Director of Space Life Sciences, NASA Johnson Space Center
 *   John Olson, Director, Strategic Analysis and Integration Division; Director, Mission Support Services Office, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA HQ
 *   John Karas, Vice President & General Manager of Human Spaceflight, Lockheed Martin
 *   John Elbon, Vice President and General Manager, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company
 *   Alexander Saltman, Executive Director, Commercial Spaceflight Federation

12:00 Pre-lunch Break / Space Reconfiguration

12:15 Awards Luncheon Salons B-C-D

Guest Speaker: Representative Ralph Hall (R-TX), Chairman, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

2:15 Science Strategy: Expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the Universe in which we live

Moderator: Waleed Abdalati, NASA Chief Scientist

Panelists:

 *   John Grunsfeld, Associate Administrator for Science, NASA HQ
 *   Matt Mountain, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute
 *   Barbara Giles, Heliophysics Division Director, Science Mission Directorate, NASA HQ
 *   Jim Garvin, Chief Scientist, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA GSFC

3:45 Break sponsored by Lockheed Martin

4:00 Technology Strategy: Create the innovative new space technologies for our exploration, science, and economic future

Moderator: James Reuther, Director, Crosscutting Capability Demonstrations Division; Acting Director, Game Changing Technology Division, Office of the Chief Technologist, NASA HQ

Panelists:

 *   Ray Colladay, Chair, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Study on NASA's Technology Roadmaps, National Research Council
 *   Robert Bauer, Deputy Director, Earth Science Technology Office, NASA GSFC
 *   David Barnhart, Phoenix Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

5:30 Closing Remarks

 *   Marcia Smith, President, Space & Technology Policy Group, LLC

5:45 Industry, Government, and Student Networking Reception Annapolis Roomￜ sponsored by Boeing

Thursday, March 29

9:00 Introduction of Keynote Speaker

 *   Chris Scolese, Director, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Symposium Honorary Chair

9:05 Keynote Salons A-B-C

 *   Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, NOAA

9:45 Public Outreach and Education Strategy: Share NASA with the public, educators, and students to provide opportunities to participate in our mission, foster innovation and contribute to strong national economy

Moderator: Freeman A. Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Panelists:

 *   Louisa Koch, Director and Chair, NOAA Education Council
 *   James Stofan, Deputy Associate Administrator for Program Integration, NASA HQ
 *   Lance Bush, President and CEO, Challenger Center for Space Science Education
 *   Alan Ladwig, Deputy Associate Administrator for Communications - Public Outreach, NASA HQ

11:15 Pre-lunch Break / Space Reconfiguration

11:30 Luncheon Salons B-C-D

Guest Speaker: RADM Liz Young, USN (ret), Director, Systems Engineering, National Reconnaissance Office

1:30 Future Infrastructure: Communications, Launch and Aeronautics: Advance research for societal benefit and enable program and institutional capabilities to conduct NASA's aeronautics and space activities

Moderator: Olga Dominguez, Assistant Administrator, Office of Strategic Infrastructure, NASA HQ

Panelists:

 *   Robert Cabana, Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center
 *   Calvin Williams, Acting Director for NASA Technical Capabilities and Real Property Management, Mission Support Directorate, NASA HQ
 *   Badri Younes, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation, NASA HQ

3:00 Break

3:15 Space and Terrestrial Weather: Climate Change and More

Moderator: Nancy Colleton, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies; Executive Director, Alliance for Earth Observations

Panelists:

 *   Michael Hesse, Director, Heliophysics Science Division, NASA GSFC
 *   Berrien Moore, Chesapeake Energy Corporation Chair in Climate Studies, School of Meteorology and Dean, College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, University of Oklahoma
 *   Louis Uccellini, Director, National Weather Service, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NOAA; President, American Meteorological Society
 *   Robert Winokur, Deputy Oceanographer of the Navy and Acting Director, Oceanography, Space and Maritime Domain Awareness Division, Chief of Naval Operations

4:45 Wrap-up and Final Thoughts

 *   Roger Launius, Senior Curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

5:15 Closing Reception Salons C-D

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