Aerospace New England
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February Event:
Honors and Awards Banquet
DATE: THURSDAY, 15 February 2007
TIME: Reception 6 pm, Dinner 7 pm
PLACE: Westin Hotel, Waltham, Massachusetts
COST: $45 if paid by 31 January; $55 at door
RSVP: Please contact Elise Erikson at Draper Laboratory (eerikson@draper.com) for reservations no later than 31 January 2007.
Following dinner and the presentation of awards, Prof. Supriya Chakrabarti of the Boston University Astronomy Department and Director of the Center for Space Physics, will present "Sounding Rockets in Space Science and Technology Education: the Boston University Experience." See flyer (198 kB).
Directions:
Click here for directions to the Westin Hotel.
Click here for a map to the Westin Hotel.
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Annual Section Meeting:
Space Transportation From Apollo to the Stars
DATE: SATURDAY, 24 June 2006
A presentation by the former Director of Advanced Programs at NASA Headquarters, Robert "Gene" Austin, highlighted this year’s gathering at Daniel Webster College. Mr. Austin spoke on his own experience with aggressive single-stage-to-orbit programs like DC-X and X-33, the Project Constellation crew exploration vehicle, the budding space tourism industry, and future transportation systems. We also passed the gavel to the new section officers.
Click here to download a very cool video about the X-33 (28 MB) from former NASA program manager Gene Austin.
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Honors & Awards Banquet 2006
Our annual honors and awards banquet, sponsored this year by the MIT Aero-Astro Department and by Draper Laboratory, was held February 16, 2006 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham. A sell-out crowd of 100 members, guests and honorees attended. Among the notable guests were Gene Covert, who won the Guggenheim Medal in 2005. Our featured speaker was Brian Binnie, the pilot who flew SpaceShipOne to win the Ansari X-Prize in October 2004. See flyer (183 kB).
Click here to view the awardees.
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Become an AIAA Section Officer
Join the AIAA New England Section Council in any one of many roles to expand your professional horizons, gain recognition among your peers, and enjoy the company of like-minded people as you serve the local aerospace community. The Council consists of several Officer positions and a large number of committees (see newsletter masthead), which gives all of our members the opportunity to participate in section activities at any level of commitment they feel comfortable. To learn more about what your section does for local members, students, educators and businesses, and how you can participate, contact any of the Council members listed on the newsletter masthead.