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47th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium
March 10–12, 2009
“Sustainable Space Exploration”

“I want to thank you for the tremendous event you put together for the 46^th Goddard Symposium.  After working for 20 years as a contractor to the DoD in the Missile Defense Industry, I believe my perspective sufficiently broad when I state that you far exceeded my expectations, Bravo.  The topics selected, qualification of the speakers and the speakers depth of understanding on their topics was superb thank you for a job well done.”  – Received from an attendee at last year’s symposium

PDF version of program: 2009 Goddard Symposium Program

Tuesday, March 10

 

6:00   Evening Networking Reception: Students and Aerospace Industry Leaders  
            - Annapolis Room

 

Wednesday, March 11

 

7:30    Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast

 

8:45   Opening Announcements and Acknowledgements

- Harley Thronson, Associate Director for Advanced

  Concepts in Astrophysics, NASA GSFC

- Frank Slazer, Northrop Grumman; AAS President

 

8:55   Introduction of Keynote Speaker

Rob Strain, Director, NASA Goddard Space Flight

            Center and Symposium Honorary Chair

 

9:00   Keynote: Space at the Crossroads: A Reflective

            Perspective

Lester L. Lyles, General, USAF (Ret), Independent

Consultant and Member of the NASA Advisory Council

 

Break

 

10:00  Challenges to Sustainability

            Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute, George

             Washington University

 

10:45  Sustaining Human Exploration

            Tom Cremins, Director, Studies and Analysis Division,  
            Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation,
            NASA Headquarters

 

11:30  Luncheon

 Guest Speaker:  Alan Ladwig, Special Advisor to the Office

 of the Administrator, NASA Headquarters

1:00    Earth Science Panel – What NASA is doing and can do

            to sustain the Earth

Moderator:  James Garvin, Chief Scientist, NASA GSFC

-          Mary Kicza, Assistant Administrator, NESDIS/NOAA

-          Nancy Colleton, Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

-          Claire Parkinson, AQUA Project Scientist, NASA GSFC

 

2:15    Education/Human Resources Pipeline in Action

Moderator:  Dillard Menchan, Deputy Education Officer,

                     NASA GSFC

-          Alissa Mitchell,   NASA GSFC

-          Brian Roberts,   NASA GSFC

-          Ramsey Smith,   NASA GSFC

-          Amri Hernandez, NASA GSFC

           

3:15    Break

 

3:30    Industry Panel – Sustainability of the Aerospace

            Industry

            Moderator:  J.P. Stevens, Vice President, Space Systems,

                                 Aerospace Industries Association

-          John Schumacher, Vice President, Washington Office, Aerojet

-          Eric H. Thoemmes, Vice President, Space Systems and Operations, Lockheed Martin

-          James A. Vedda, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy,

Aerospace Corporation

-          Lawrence H. Williams, Vice President, International and Government Affairs,

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation

 

5:00    Five Decades of GSFC – Sustaining Goddard: Past,

            Present and Future
            Moderator:  Laurie Leshin, Deputy Director for Science and

                                 Technology, NASA GSFC

-          Frank McDonald, NASA GSFC, retired; University of Maryland

-          Ronald Muller, NASA GSFC, retired; Consulting Engineer

-          Dennis McCarthy, NASA GSFC, retired; Management Consultant

-          Dorothy Zukor, Deputy Director, Earth Science Division, NASA GSFC

-          Orlando Figueroa, Director of Applied Engineering and Technology, NASA GSFC

 

6:15    Reception – Goddard Space Flight Center 50^th Anniversary Salute
with Earth scientists and GSFC Alumni
 - Sponsored by USRA

 

Thursday, March 12

 

7:30    Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast

 

8:30   Opening announcements

 

8:45   Keynote

Rob Strain, Director, NASA Goddard Space Flight

 

9:30   NASA Centers Panel – Sustainability of Scientific Exploration

Moderator:  Jon Morse, Director,  Astrophysics Division,

NASA Headquarters 

            - Goddard Space Flight Center:  Rob Strain, Director

            - Langley Research Center:  Lesa Roe, Director

            - Dryden Flight Research Center:  Kevin Petersen, Director
            – Jet Propulsion Laboratory:  Gregg Vane

       

 Break

 

11:15  NASA Centers Panel – Sustainability of Human Exploration

Moderator:  Rick Obenschain, Deputy Director, NASA GSFC

            - Johnson Space Center:  Ellen Ochoa, Deputy Director

- Marshall Space Flight Center:  Robert Lightfoot, Deputy

   Director

- Kennedy Space Center:  Janet Petro, Deputy Director

- Glenn Research Center:  Ray Lugo, Deputy Director

- Stennis Space Center:  Gene Goldman, Director         

 

12:45  Awards Luncheon

 Guest Speaker:  Wayne Hale, Deputy Associate

 Administrator of Strategic Partnerships, Space Operations

 Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

 

2:15    Human Spaceflight and Science: Benefits of Servicing

             the Hubble Space Telescope

            Matt Mountain, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute

 

3:00    Global Change Monitoring

            Robert Burke, Vice President and General Manager, Civil

            Systems, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

 

Break

 

4:00    NASA’s Science Program

            Paul Hertz, Chief Scientist, Science Mission Directorate,

            NASA Headquarters

 

4:45    A View of Global Space

            Henry Hertzfeld, Research Professor, Space Policy Institute,

            George Washington University

 

5:30    Closing Thoughts

             Jim Crocker, Lockheed Martin

         

6:00    Closing Reception