When

Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM PDT
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5:30 pm - 6:55 pm Check-in, Networking, Dinner (6PM)
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm Introduction
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Presentation
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm Q & A
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm Networking

Event Dress Code

Business Casual

Where

S-Cafe, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Simon Ramo Drive
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Driving Directions

Contact

LA Section Events/Programs Chair
AIAA Los Angeles - Las Vegas Section
949-426-8175
events.aiaalalv@gmail.com

Ticket Information

$20 AIAA Professional Member Price (w/ Dinner)
$25 Non-AIAA Member -Regualr Price (w/ Dinner)
$10 AIAA Student / Educator Member Price (w/ Dinner)
$15 Non-AIAA Member -Student / Educator (w/ Dinner)
$5 Presentation Only -No Dinner

(Ticket sales will end after Tuesday, September 4, 2018)

(No Refund within 7 days of the event or afterwards)

Dress Code

Business Casual

Dinner (except for Presentation Only-No Dinner tickets)

Mediterranean Platters or Box
(A) Beef
(B) Chicken
(C) Vegetarian

Refreshment (for all ticket categories)

Snacks and hot/cold beverages

AIAA LA-LV September Dinner Meeting

Exploring The Solar System / Mars Through
Low-Latency Telepresence (LLT)

Daniel R. Adamo

Independent Astrodynamics Consultant

AIAA Distinguished Lecturer & Associate Fellow

The Topic

Exploring Solar System / Mars through Low-Latency Telepresence (LLT)

Why would it make sense to send humans more than 99% of the way to an off-Earth exploration destination like Mars without putting "boots on the ground"? How can average speeds achieved by robotic Mars rovers, typically a leisurely 0.4 meters per hour, be dramatically increased? This 1.5-hour lecture will answer these questions by suggesting humans operate in synergy with nearby robotic systems as a game-changing space exploration strategy. When command/feedback delays between human explorers and their robotic proxies are reduced sufficiently, today's user interface technology can impart multi-sensory impressions of "being there", a state of cognizance called low-latency telepresence (LLT). Using LLT-based strategies, impressive exploration productivity gains are realizable, together with reduced programmatic cost and risk, when compared to more conventional exploration strategies based on the Apollo Program circa 1970. These benefits accrue regardless of whether humans orbit above or loiter on/beneath a nearby exploration region.

Learn more about an exciting concept/approach for Solar System/Mars Exploration
Learn more about the synergetic human/robotic missions
Learn more about the Low-Latency Telepresence (LLT), its benefits and challenges
Enjoy the excitement of the on-going Solar Sytem/Mars exploration
Bring your questions & feedback for dynamic & interactive discussions
Network with the speaker, an expert in space exploration strategies, mission designs, astrodynamics, trajectories, and Mars exploration etc.
Network with other aerospace professionals, scientists, engineers, & business professionals, along with some educators, students, and enthusiasts

The Speaker

Daniel R. Adamo

Mr. Adamo is an astrodynamics consultant focused on space mission trajectory design, operations, and architecture. He works with clients primarily at NASA and in academia.

Until retirement in 2008, Mr. Adamo was employed by United Space Alliance as a trajectory expert, serving as a “front room” flight controller for 60 Space Shuttle missions. Along with console duties during simulations and missions, this job entailed development of trajectory designs, software tools, flight rules, console procedures, and operations concepts. Mr. Adamo began his career at the Perkin-Elmer Corporation where he developed and operated proof-of-concept software for computer-controlled polishing of optical elements. He has degrees in Physical Sciences and Optical Engineering from the University of Houston and the University of Rochester, respectively.

Mr. Adamo is an AIAA Associate Fellow and the author of many publications (ref. http://www.aiaahouston.org/adamo_astrodynamics/). He has received numerous awards, including 14 NASA Group Achievement Awards.