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SUMMARY:2025 WSBR Annual Flagship Luncheon and Silent Auction
DESCRIPTION:Featuring an in-depth interview with Gen. Michael A. Guetlein\, Vice Chief of Space Operations\, United States Space Force\, led by Mandy Vaughn\, CEO and Founder\, GXO\, Inc.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin WSBR on Tuesday\, March 11\, 2025\, for our Annual Flagship Luncheon and Silent Auction. The event will take place one block from the Convention Center\, at the offices of Arnold & Porter\, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001. \n\n\n\nNetworking and registration will begin at 11:00 am\, with lunch to be served at 12:00 pm\, giving you ample time to review and bid on the auction items donated by leading companies and organizations throughout the space industry. The program will conclude at 1:30 pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt this time\, the event is at full capacity. However\, we are happy to Add you to our waitlist in case any spots become available.\n\n\n\nTo join the waitlist\, please contact us at info@wsbr.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Michael Guetlein\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGen. Michael A. Guetlein is the Vice Chief of Space Operations\, United States Space Force. As Vice Chief\, he is responsible for assisting the Chief of Space Operations in organizing\, training and equipping space forces in the United States and overseas\, integrating space policy and guidance\, and coordinating space-related activities for the U.S. Space Force and the Department of the Air Force. \n\n\n\nThe U.S. Space Force organizes\, trains\, equips and maintains mission-ready space forces that provide missile warning\, space domain awareness\, positioning\, navigation and timing\, communications and space electronic warfare for North American Aerospace Defense Command\, U.S. Strategic Command\, U.S. Space Command and other combatant commands. \n\n\n\nGen. Guetlein was commissioned through the ROTC program at Oklahoma State University in 1991. His acquisition experience spans air and space capabilities and systems across special operations\, global power projection\, missile warning and detection\, and counterspace mission areas. The general has commanded and led at the flight\, squadron\, division\, directorate\, Program Executive Officer and Field Command levels. Notable assignments include serving as the Commander\, Space Systems Command; Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and Commander of the Air and Space Force Element; Program Executive for Programs and Integration at the Missile Defense Agency; Director of Remote Sensing Systems; Commander of the Rapid Reaction Squadron; the Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition; and a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMandy Vaughn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMandy is one of the most innovative and influential leaders in the US space industry. She founded GXO in 2021 to drive innovation\, unlock new opportunities\, and address emerging threats. \n\n\n\nPrior to founding GXO\, at Virgin Orbit\, Mandy worked on the LauncherOne program for government and commercial customers—including NASA and OneWeb. She served as president and CEO of VOX Space (a Virgin Orbit subsidiary) with a specific focus on the national security launch market. \n\n\n\nAdditionally\, Mandy has worked within General Dynamics Mission Systems\, the Air Force as an active duty officer \, and Kinsey Technical Services to advance next-generation innovations in GPS\, satellite communications\, defense\, and security. Mandy holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics\, both from MIT. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll proceeds from this event go directly to the WSBR Education Fund\, providing resources to various STEM initiatives in the greater Washington\, DC area and beyond.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank You to our sponsors!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTICKET POLICY \n\n\n\nTickets are refundable up to 10 business days prior to the event date and are transferrable at any time. Please contact info@wsbr.org with any changes to your registration.
URL:https://wsbr.org/event/2025-wsbr-annual-flagship-luncheon/
LOCATION:Arnold & Porter\, 601 Massachusetts Ave\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Luncheon and Silent Auction,Silent Auction
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SUMMARY:WSBR Virtual Program and 2022 Annual Silent Auction
DESCRIPTION:Two Special Speakers\n\n\n\n“Space Pioneers Blue Origin’s Audrey Powers and Axiom’s Michael López-Alegría Describe their Two Separate Missions and their Predictions for the Future of Commercial Human Spaceflight” \n\n\n\nPlease join us Wednesday\, July 20\, 2022\, at 12Noon ET\, to hear from our distinguished speakers:  Astronaut Audrey Powers\, who joined William Shatner (aka Captain Kirk) and two other crew members on Blue Origin’s New Shepard on October 13\, 2021; and Michael López-Alegría (aka Mike L-A) – a decorated astronaut who recently returned to low-Earth orbit for the fifth time in 2022 as Commander of Axiom Mission 1\, history’s first all-private crew to the International Space Station. \n\n\n\nSince our annual auction is dedicated to raising funds for STEM\, WSBR thought it appropriate to have two speakers who are outstanding role models for next generation of space explorers. \n\n\n\nEngineer and attorney Audrey Powers who has devoted much of her career to advancing the commercial space domain and pioneering astronaut Mike L-A who has devoted his post distinguished NASA astronaut career to advocating with the U.S. Congress and pertinent Executive Agencies for favorable public policy on behalf of the commercial spaceflight industry. \n\n\n\nImmediately following the speaker portion of the program\, we will move into the virtual silent auction portion of the program.  Bids for the WSBR virtual auction will be accepted until 1:05 PM ET\, with winners being announced immediately afterward. \n\n\n\nThe auction site is live and online bidding is open! \n\n\n\nClick here to visit the auction site: https://www.32auctions.com/wsbrsilentauction2022 \n\n\n\n“I’m so proud and humbled to fly on behalf of Team Blue\, and I’m excited to continue writing Blue’s human spaceflight history.” \n\n\n\n– Audrey Powers\, FAA designated astronaut describing her flight to edge of space (as first Blue employee – following owner Jeff Bezos’ flight). Powers worked as a flight controller at NASA mission control\, serving as an engineer for 10 years with United Space Alliance\, and working for Blue Origin since 2013. \n\n\nAudrey Powers is the Vice President of Mission & Flight Operations for Blue Origin where she is responsible for New Shepard flight operations and training\, vehicle maintenance\, and launch complex infrastructure at Launch Site One. Audrey is also an astronaut\, having flown on the second human flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard program\, NS-18. \nPreviously\, Audrey served as Vice President of Legal & Compliance for Blue Origin\, overseeing a wide variety of legal matters\, including regulatory affairs\, legislative and policy matters\, supplier and customer negotiations and management\, maritime law\, crisis response\, and legal operations. \nAudrey received a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1999 and worked as an engineer for almost 10 years prior to becoming a lawyer. As a guidance and controls engineer\, she was a flight controller for NASA with 2\,000 hours of console time in Mission Control for the International Space Station Program. After leaving NASA she supported government satellite programs for Lockheed Martin and received a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Santa Clara University School of Law. \nAudrey previously served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation and is the Executive Sponsor of Blue Origin’s New Mercury Business Resource Group\, which promotes gender diversity in the workforce at Blue Origin. \n“Part of it felt extraordinarily familiar. I’ve told people that it’s not like going back to your home\, but it’s like maybe going to your parents’ home\, where you grew up\, and it’s been slightly remodeled since you were there.” \n– Michael López-Alegría\, a former NASA astronaut and commander of the Ax-1 private astronaut mission\, on what it was like to return to the International Space Station last month for the first time since a long-duration spaceflight there 15 years ago\, when the station had not yet been fully assembled. \n\nMichael López-Alegría is a decorated astronaut who returned to low-Earth orbit for the fifth time in 2022 as Commander of Axiom Mission 1\, history’s first all-private crew to the International Space Station. “Mike L-A” (as he’s known to the space community) is involved in both operational and business development efforts within Axiom Space. \nHe has more than 40 years of aviation and space experience with the U.S. Navy and NASA in a variety of roles including Naval Aviator\, engineering test pilot and program manager\, NASA astronaut\, and International Space Station commander. He also holds NASA records for most extravehicular activities (EVAs) or ”spacewalks” (10) and cumulative EVA time (67 hours\, 40 minutes). He was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2021. \nMike L-A is the former president of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation\, where he was a spokesman\, thought leader\, and advocate with the U.S. Congress and pertinent Executive Agencies for favorable public policy on behalf of the commercial spaceflight industry. He has served on several advisory boards and committees of public and private organizations\, including the Human Exploration and Operations Committee of the NASA Advisory Council and the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) to the FAA\, and is the current chairman of ASTM International’s Committee on Commercial Spaceflight as well as past President of the Association of Space Explorers. He earned a B.S. in systems engineering at the United States Naval Academy and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. \n\n\nTICKET POLICY \n\n\n\nTickets are refundable up to 10 business days prior to the event date and are transferable at any time. Please contact Tamara Winns at twinns@thegateam.com with any changes to your registration.
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