When

Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM PST
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Where

Billie Jean King Main Library, Downtown Long Beach 
200 W Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
Main Library Meeting Room A
Long Beach, CA 90802  

 
Driving Directions 

(East of 710 Hwy, South of 405 Hwy / PCH 1, and West of 605 Hwy. Near Exit 1A of 710 Hwy to Downtown Long Beach. Next to Lincoln Park. Near Long Beach Convention Center.)

Parking

*Fee-based West Broadway Parking next to this library, or a nearby fee-based parking facility. Metro bus stops and the Metro Blue Line rail station a t or near this library. It might be a good idea to utilize the Metro park-and-ride (https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/). It's encouraged to take advantage of those public transportation and save, if preferred. The AIAA/LA-LV Section will not be responsible for parking.
*ADA Parking (https://www.parklb.com)
+There is map of the nearby parking lots there if scroll down on that page)
+Some street parking on W. Broadway might have the rate as low as $1 per hour. Other parking lots or spots have various rates. Please follow the signs.
+Use Passport Parking Mobile Pay App https://www.parklb.com/passport-parking-app/
+Pay with coins or with credit cards at the meter
+Civic Center Garage
332 W Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
https://www.parklb.com/parking-lotsgarages/downtown-parking/civic-center-garage/
+Courthouse Parking Garage
101 Magnolia Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90802
*Other independent smaller parking lots are available as well.

Contact 

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Los Angeles - Las Vegas Section 
949-426-8175 
events.aiaalalv@gmail.com 

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AIAA LA-LV Section Meeting 11/18
Long Beach, CA
Saturday, November 18, 2023
The Future of U.S.
Robotic Planetary Exploration
by

Dr. Randii R. Wessen
(The speaker will present in person)
Project Manager of the Science Understanding through Data Science effort
Proposal Manager, X-Ray Telescope (HEX-P)
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory  
Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society
Fellow, British Interplanetary Society
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)
 Asteroid 31664 (Randiiwessen) is named in his honor. 

moderator
Dr. Jeff Puschell
AIAA Region VI Director of Education,
AIAA Fellow,
SPIE Fellow,
Consulting Engineer in the Office of the Chief Architect for OPIR & Geospatial Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation | Space Systems

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$1.95: AIAA Educator Member

$4.95: Non-AIAA Member - Educator

$1.45: AIAA University Student Member

$4.45: Non-AIAA Member - University Student

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Tentative Agenda: (All Time PST (GMT -0800))
12:15 pm PST: Check-in, Networking.
12:55 pm PST: Welcome and Introduction
01:00 pm PST: Presentations and Q&A
02:30 pm PST: Adjourn. Networking. Wrapping up.
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Dr. Randii R. Wessen

Dr. Wessen has been an employee of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1984 March. He is currently the Project Manager of the Science Understanding through Data Science effort, the Proposal Manager for a billion dollar X-Ray Telescope (HEX-P), and the Lead Study Architect for JPL’s Innovation Foundry’s A-Team. Prior to this, Dr. Wessen has worked with several mission and program areas at JPL including System Engineer in the Astrophysics Division, Telecommunications & Mission Systems Manager in the Deep Space Network serving Mars missions, Manager of the Cassini Science Planning & Operations, the Galileo Deputy Sequence Team Chief, and the Voyager Science Sequence Coordinator for the Uranus & Neptune encounters.


Dr. Wessen received his Bachelors of Science in both Physics & Astronomy from Stony Brook University, a Masters of Science in Astronautics from the University of Southern California, and a Doctorate in Operations Research from the University of South Wales, United Kingdom. He co-authored the books “Neptune: The Planet, Rings and Satellites” & “Planetary Ring Systems.” He was the recipient of NASA's Exceptional Service Medal for his contributions to the Voyager 2 Neptune Encounter and has eleven NASA Group Achievement Awards. Dr. Wessen is also a fellow of both the Royal Astronomical Society and the British Interplanetary Society and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Asteroid 31664 (Randiiwessen) is named in his honor. ----------------------------------------------------------
The Future of U.S. Robotic Planetary Exploration
As the millennium closed, so did the era of large planetary spacecraft that were launched once per decade.  Future robotic spacecraft will have a wide range of capabilities, diverse mission objectives, and be launched almost one per year.  Among the many types of missions, some will be the landers and sample return missions of tomorrow. To meet these bold endeavors, these ambassadors from Earth will require advanced mission concepts, new operational approaches, as well as technologies that have yet to be developed. 


To organize this effort, the United States robotic planetary exploration program has been divided into the following themes:
1. Earth 
2. Mars 
3. Solar System
4. Universe 
This presentation will describe each of these areas, the major missions currently in operations, and those being planned. It will also have a special emphasis on the quest for extra-solar planets and the search for life in the cosmos.