An Educational Resource for
Space Professionals
Because knowledge is our primary asset, Aerospace invests in employee, customer, and industry education. We also sponsor a number of conferences throughout the year.
Corporate-Sponsored Conferences
Ground System Architectures Workshop
Feb. 27-March 1, 2012 - Sheraton Gateway Hotel Los Angeles
GSAW is an annual workshop that facilitates exploration of issues and potential for consensus in software architectures for spacecraft ground systems (SGSs). It provides an international forum for SGS users, developers, and researchers to share their experiences through presentations, working groups, and panel discussions.
Spacecraft Thermal Control Workshop
March 20-22, 2012 - The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, Calif.
The workshop provides a forum for the aerospace community to share information relative to new technology developments and lessons learned in spacecraft thermal control.
Space Power Workshop
April 16-19, 2012 - Manhattan Beach Marriott, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
The Space Power Workshop provides an informal, unclassified, international forum for the exchange of ideas and information on space power. Technical presentations on advances
in both components and system concepts are presented.
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Space Parts Working Group
April 24-25, 2012 - DoubleTree Torrance/South Bay, Torrance, Calif.
The Space Parts Working Group is an unclassified, international forum to disseminate information to the aerospace industry and to resolve problems with high-reliability
electronic piece parts needed for space applications.
Mission Assurance Improvement Workshop
May 9-10, 2012 - Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory
This workshop is designed to enhance the collaboration among National Security Space professionals in the customer and contractor communities.
Manufacturing Problem Prevention Program (MP3)
June 5-6, 2012 - The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, Calif.
The program is focused on generating and distributing information and data that are intended to prevent problems and minimize schedule and cost impacts due to unpredicted problems or anomalies. This year's meeting is on bonding, adhesion, and joining of space structure.
Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle Dynamic Environments Workshop
June 19-21, 2012 - The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, Calif.
The workshop objective is to establish a forum to discuss the best approaches for designing, modeling, analyzing, and testing modern space systems for acoustic, vibration, and shock environments.
Aerospace Testing Seminar
Oct. 15-18, 2012 - Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Los Angeles
The Aerospace Testing Seminar (ATS) provides a forum to communicate and exchange knowledge for the improvement and implementation of aerospace testing technology. A full
day of preseminar tutorials will be offered on October 15.
Concluded Workshops and Conferences
U.S. Space Program Mission Assurance Summit
Dec. 1, 2011 - Hyatt Regency, Reston, Va.
The strategic intent of the summit is to create an environment that will deliver 100% mission success. The goal is to identify actions to effect immediate improvements in government and industry essential practices, and to identify long-term recommendations to enhance U.S. space program mission success.Microelectronics Reliability & Qualification Workshop
Dec. 13-14, 2011 - Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Los Angeles
The workshop provides a forum for discussing issues in all areas of microelectronics reliability and qualification for high-reliability and commercial applications. Technical sessions and keynote speakers cover the latest results or work in progress in microelectronics devices.
A special HiREV session will be offered on December 15 to qualified MRQW registrants.
Program Management Assistance Group Symposium
Cancelled
The Program Management Assistance Group (PMAG) Symposium provides a forum for government and industry specialists to collaborate with their peers through presentations, workshops, and panel discussions on issues and solutions related to integrated program management.
Carbon Nanotubes for Space Applications Interchange Meeting
Concluded
This meeting will bring together government and industry in review of developing carbon nanotube applications for space systems. The forum will feature materials research from government labs, Air Force contractors, and selected materials suppliers. The goal is to assist in technology planning for future spacecraft systems. Registration is by Invitation Only.
Concluded
The annual forum includes government agencies, military organizations, space program office representatives, and industry, who present recent space information assurance and space information systems security (INFOSEC) developments, organizational changes, processes, production, deployment, and operational activities.
Space Systems Risk Management Symposium
Concluded
Leaders and practitioners from defense, government, industry and academia will share knowledge and information about best practices, lessons learned, new acquisition policies, industry initiatives, and new and alternative methods and tools to mitigate the risks inherent in space system development and operation.
Directions in Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere Research
Concluded
The Aerospace Corporation will host a conference to discuss the state of ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere research. The goal of the conference is to provide guidance for future investments in the infrastructure needed to perform this research.
Concluded
The conference will address technical issues relative to and associated with the defense of Earth from approaching near-Earth objects—comets and asteroids. More information is posted on the 2004 Planetary Defense Conference.
