When
Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 10:30 AM to 4:50 PM PDT
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Where
*****This is a hybrid meting, with in-person and online attendance. The speaker will speak online.
*In-person attendance:
Lawndale Library (Meeting Room)
14615 Burin Ave., Lawndale, CA 90260
(South of 105 Hwy and East of 405 Hwy/Pacific Coast Hwy (1))
(Near SpaceX Hawthorne, and close to Northrop Grumman Space Park)
(also online for a hybrid event)
(This event is not sponsored by the Lawndale Library)
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Contact
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Los Angeles - Las Vegas Section
949-426-8175 events.aiaalalv@gmail.com
AIAA LA-LV 6/24 Section Meeting (Hybrid)
Saturday, June 24, 2023, 10:30 AM - 4:50 PM PDT (GMT -0700)
(US and Canada)
AIAA LA-LV
Planetary Defense and Asteroid/Comet Exploration mini-Conference 2023
(and Solar System/Space Resources Utilization)
with Celebration for the 30th Anniversary of Discovering Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
(A hybrid event with both in-person and online speakers and attendees)
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$2.95: AIAA Professional Member
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member - Professional
$1.95: AIAA Educator Member
$4.95: Non-AIAA Member - Educator
$1.45: AIAA University Student Member
$4.45: Non-AIAA Member - University Student
$0 (No Charge): AIAA High School (HS) Student Member, Non AIAA Member HS Student, and other K-12 Student
(Those K-12 student registrants will be required to type in a statement during registration to confirm with honesty they are indeed High School or K-12 Students.)
$2.95: AIAA Member - Other Categories
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member - Other Categories
2022-2023 marked another amazing year in Planetary Defense and Asteroid / Comet Exploration! 2023 is also the 30th Anniversary of discovering (1993) the important Shoemaker-Levy 9, a year toward the 30th Anniversary of the alarming, awakening, and gigantic impact/explosion on Jupiter (1994). Let's celebrate it together with its co-discoverer, Dr. David Levy. It's also vital to examine the readiness and status/progresses of the technologies/research to keep mankind and the civilizations safe. The 1st NASA Asteroid Sample Return Mission with OSIRIS-REx is on track to deliver a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, completing a seven-year mission. The OSIRIS-APEX mission will reprise the discoveries of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at a second asteroid, Apophis, an hour after Apophis’s dramatic close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. You will also learn about the updates from the Planetary Defense Conference (PDC) in Vienna (Wien), Austria, in April 2023. There have been exciting progresses on NEO Surveyor, and Comet observations using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. Please join AIAA LA-LV Section and enjoy this fun filled event that brings us closer to subject(s), issues, and threats/readiness on Planetary Defense!
Disclaimer: The views of the speakers do not represent the views of AIAA or the AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section. This is not a course to train people how to start a business.
$2.95: AIAA Professional Member
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member - Professional
$1.95: AIAA Educator Member
$4.95: Non-AIAA Member - Educator
$1.45: AIAA University Student Member
$4.45: Non-AIAA Member - University Student
$0 (No Charge): AIAA High School (HS) Student Member, Non AIAA Member HS Student, and other K-12 Student
(Those K-12 student registrants will be required to type in a statement during registration to confirm with honesty they are indeed High School or K-12 Students.)
$2.95: AIAA Member - Other Categories
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member - Other Categories
Participants/Speakers
Dr. Nahum Melamed
(In-Person)
(Event lead, Moderator and Speaker)
AIAA Distinguished Lecturer/Speaker
Project Leader, Guidance and Control Subdivision,
The Aerospace Corporation
(This speaker will present in person.)
Dr. David H. Levy
(Online)
Comet and Asteroid Hunter, Co-Discoverer, Shoemaker-Levy 9
Wendee’s Husband,
Editor of the web magazine Sky’s Up!
Columnist, Skyward, in the local Vail Voice paper,
Emmy Award Winner, "Three Minutes to Impact" Documentary ,
Five honorary doctorates in Science and
a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature
(This speaker will present online remotely.)
Prof. Amy Mainzer
(Online)
Professor, Principal Investigator, NEOWISE and NEO Surveyor
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
Ph.D., 2003, University of California, Los Angeles
Years with LPL: 2019 to present
(This speaker will present online remotely.)
Dr. William H. Ailor
(In-Person)
Aerospace Technical Fellow (Retired)
The Aerospace Corporation
(This speaker will present in person.)
Prof. Madhu Thangavelu
(In-Person)
Director and Faculty Member
USC / ISU
(This speaker will present in person.)
Prof. Joel Marks
(Online)
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of New Haven
Bioethics Center Scholar, Yale University
Goal 2 update team member, SBAG (NASA)
(This speaker will present online remotely.)
Mr. Philip Groves
(In-Person)
"Asteroid Hunters" IMAX Producer & Writer, Photo51, LLC.
(This speaker will present in person.)
Mr. Mark Henley
(In-Person)
Boeing - Retired
(This speaker will present in person.)
Dr. Alissa J. Haddaji
(Online)
Adj. Professor of Space Law, Policy and Ethics specialized in Space Threat Management (Planetary Protection / Planetary Defense)
Coordinator, UN-SMPAG Ah-Hoc legal working group on Planetary Defense
UNOOSA Space4Women mentor
(This speaker will present online remotely.)
Dr. Joel Sercel
(In-Person)
Space Technologist, Entrepreneur, and Innovator
(This speaker will present in person.)
Dr. Nahum Melamed
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Prof. Amy Mainzer
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Dr. David H. Levy
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Dr. William H. Ailor
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Prof. Joel Marks
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Prof. Madhu Thangavelu
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Mr. Philip Groves
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Mr. Mark Henley
Laser Illumination of Meteor Showers (cometary debris streams) to characterize and mitigate their Earth impact hazards
Mark Henley spent over 35 years in aerospace research and development at Boeing, Rockwell, General Dynamics, and the California Space Institute. He led proposals and programs in advanced space systems, launch systems, and power beaming over long distances, producing many related publications, presentations and reports. His original work in laser power beaming, shielding against the hazards of impact and radiation in space, and studies in astronomy provide a unique perspective in considering planetary defense.
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