Turning Failures Into
Success Is Topic of
National Risk Management Symposium
MCLEAN, Va. (11/6/00) -- Leaders in the space community will be taking a hard look at the launch failures of 1998-1999 and the practices and methodology that may have contributed to them when they gather Nov. 28-Dec. 1 in McLean, Va., at Risk Management 2000.
The conference will examine lessons learned from these failures -- as well as processes that have worked and are working -- at the nation's most important risk management event for space.
Among those addressing the pivotal issues affecting mission success will be:
- Daniel Goldin, administrator of NASA
- Keith Hall, director, National Reconnaissance Office
- Gen. Lester Lyles, commander, Air Force Materiel Command
- E. C. "Pete" Aldridge, Jr., CEO, The Aerospace Corporation
- Lt. Gen. Eugene L. Tattini, Commander, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
- John J. Goglia, member, U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
The symposium is sponsored by The Aerospace Corporation -- an independent, nonprofit company that provides objective technical analyses and assessments for national security space programs and selected civil and commercial space programs -- and the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, which is responsible for the acquisition of military space systems.
These two partners, who have been central to DOD space programs for more than four decades, are joined by contributing sponsors NASA, NRO and BMDO. Industry participants include The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and other institutions and organizations.
The "lessons for the millennium" program will focus on methods for determining the root causes of failure, will examine proven techniques for managing risk, and will uncover the set of disciplined system engineering processes fundamental to success.
In addition to nationally recognized speakers, technical sessions, panel discussions, and tutorials are featured in this exceptional program.
