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SUMMARY:WSBR In-Person Program Featuring Dr. Derek Tournear\, Director of the Space Development Agency
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Washington Space Business Roundtable for our return to in-person programming on September 14\, 2022 as we host Dr. Derek Tournear\, Director of the Space Development Agency (SDA). This event will be held at the City Club in Washington\, DC\, located at 555 13th Street NW. Networking and registration will begin at 11:30 a.m.\, with lunch to be served at 11:50 a.m. The program will conclude at 1:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nDr. Tournear will be speaking to WSBR at a very exciting time for SDA. The Agency recently celebrated the successful on-orbit optical inter-satellite links of its Mandrake 2 satellites\, a major milestone in achieving a successful proliferated architecture in Low Earth Orbit. In addition\, SDA is marching towards the launch of its first Tranche 0 satellites in September 2022. \n\n\n\nCreated in 2019\, SDA is leading the way in developing an ever-evolving pLEO architecture by working with industry to take advantage of commercial capabilities that can be deployed quickly and affordably. SDA recently awarded contracts to two companies for its Tranche 1 Tracking Layer\, and also began seeking proposals for a demonstration of communications from space-based platforms to an airborne platform. \n\n\nDr. Derek TournearDr. Derek Tournear is currently the Director of the Space Development Agency\, within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). SDA will unify and integrate space capability development and deployment across the department to achieve the DoD space vision while reducing overlap and inefficiency. He previously served as the Assistant Director for Space\, responsible for developing the research and engineering roadmap to address future gaps in the DoD space architecture. \nDr. Tournear previously held leadership roles in industry\, most recently the director for the Harris Space & Intelligence (SIS) research & development.  SIS was a $2B business focused on providing advanced technical solutions addressing the top National Security threats from underwater to outer space. \nPrior to industry\, Dr. Derek Tournear was a Senior Program Manager (SNIS-HQE) at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). At IARPA\, Dr. Tournear served as a senior scientist for space activities and space technologies in the Office of Smart Collection. \nPrior to IARPA\, Dr. Tournear was a Program Manager for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\, Tactical Technology Office and Strategic Technology Office. At DARPA\, he initiated and directed a large portfolio of program\, with an emphasis on sensors and space. \nHe has professional experience at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) managing intelligence and defense programs. During his time at LANL\, he initiated a new field of study in gamma ray optics\, and developed sensors for nuclear material detection. \nDr. Tournear has a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford University and a B.S. from Purdue University. In 2010 he received an “Outstanding Alumnus” award from Purdue University and a 2008 DARPA award for “Outstanding Accomplishments in a Systems Technology Area.” Dr. Tournear is a 2011 recipient of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service\, and a 2012 recipient of the Office of Director of National Intelligence Award for Exceptional Public Service. \n\n\nThank You to Our Sponsors!\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 transferable at any time. Please contact Tamara Winns at twinns@thegateam.com with any changes to your registration.
URL:https://wsbr.org/event/wsbr-in-person-program-featuring-dr-derek-tournear-director-of-the-space-development-agency/
LOCATION:The City Club of Washington\, 555 13th St NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20004
CATEGORIES:Monthly Luncheon
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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.
URL:https://wsbr.org/event/wsbr-virtual-program-and-2022-annual-silent-auction/
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