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Co-Chairs
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AIAA would like to thank NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center for co-chairing the AIAA SPACE 2009 Conference & Exposition.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Established in the 1930s, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology. America’s first satellite, Explorer 1, was created at JPL. Projects include the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers, the Cassini and Voyager missions, CloudSat, Spitzer Space Telescope, Galaxy Evolution Explorer, and Keck Telescope, with a total of 17 spacecraft and six instruments used across the solar system. JPL also conducts a number of space technology demonstrations in support of national security and develops technologies for use in fields from public safety to medicine.
U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, located at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the U.S. Air Force’s center of acquisition excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems, including GPS, military satellite communications, defense meteorological satellites, space launch and range systems, satellite control networks, space based infrared systems, intercontinental ballistic missile systems, and space situational awareness capabilities. SMC manages more than $60 billion in contracts, has an annual operating budget of $7.8 billion, and employs more than 6,800 people worldwide.
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Media Sponsors
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AIAA would like to thank Aerospace America and Space News for being the Official Media Sponsors of the AIAA SPACE 2009 Conference & Exposition.
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Sponsors
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AIAA would like to thank Orbital Sciences Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and The Boeing Company for sponsoring the AIAA SPACE 2009 Conference & Exposition.
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Orbital Sciences Corporation is a leading manufacturer of innovative, reliable, and cost-effective space systems. Major products include space launch vehicles; missile defense interceptor and target rockets; and satellites for commercial communications, science and technology, and national security space applications. Orbital is also developing next-generation human spaceflight systems, providing the Launch Abort System for NASA’s Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, and demonstrating commercial re-supply of the International Space Station under a NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services contract.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
Future Space Leaders Reception Co-Sponsored by
The Boeing Company
Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing operates the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services.
Thursday Keynote Luncheon Sponsored by
SpaceX
SpaceX is revolutionizing access to space with our Falcon line of highly-reliable, low-cost launch vehicles. SpaceX offers light, medium and heavy lift capabilities for spacecraft insertion into any orbital altitude and inclination. Our Dragon spacecraft provides Earth to LEO transport for pressurized and unpressurized cargo and crew, including resupply to the ISS. Founded in 2002, the SpaceX team numbers over 650, with corporate headquarters in Hawthorne, California. For more information, please visit www.spacex.com.
Cyber Cafe Sponsored by
United Space Alliance
United Space Alliance is a world leader in space operations. Backed by decades of proven success with the Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, and built on a solid foundation of strong ethical values, USA offers the same capabilities and record of performance to space operations customers in all space market sectors.
Tuesday Networking Coffee Break Sponsored by
Stellar Solutions is an engineering services company providing end-to-end technical expertise and problem solving skills to significant national and international aerospace programs. We distinguish ourselves by satisfying our customers’ critical needs on diverse defense-related intelligence projects, international telecommunications satellites, commercial imagery satellites and NASA’s planetary and earth science missions.
Lanyards Sponsored by
Ball Aerospace strives to offer the best value in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) solutions through advanced electro-optic remote sensing systems that exploit the spectral (from DC to LLWIR), spatial (large format staring arrays), temporal (fast framing) and active or laser illuminated systems. Additionally, Ball Aerospace offers agile, mid-range imaging spacecraft and payloads and advanced data exploitation products.
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Supporters
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AIAA would like to thank the California Space Authority and the American Astronautical Society for supporting the AIAA SPACE 2009 Conference & Exposition
California Space Authority
California Space Authority is a nonprofit organization supporting California’s commercial, civil and national security space stakeholders. Governed by a statewide board of directors, CSA works closely with the State of California, industry, other government, education, workforce entities and academia to support space enterprise development and expansion statewide.
American Astronautical Society
The American Astronautical Society (AAS) is an independent scientific and technical group in the United States exclusively dedicated to the advancement of space science and exploration. AAS strongly support the U.S. Space Exploration Policy, and are members of the Coalition for Space Exploration and the Space Exploration Alliance. AAS is also committed to strengthening the global space program through cooperation with international space organizations.
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Technical Program Co-Chairs
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AIAA would like to thank the AIAA Technical Activities Committee (TAC) Space & Missiles Group and The Aerospace Corporation for being the Technical Program Co-Chairs for the AIAA SPACE 2009 Conference & Exposition.
The Aerospace Corporation
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