Hi folks ... The AST web page has details on two upcoming events that may be of interest to E.R.S.P. members:
> Since 1998, AST has invited all of those interested in the commercial > space transportation industry to join the office for a two-day > conference in the Washington, DC, area featuring dozens of industry > and government experts speaking on and discussing a wide range of > topics of interest to the space launch community. > > Please join us at our next conference! > > The eighth annual AST Commercial Space Transportation Conference will > be held February 10 - 11, 2005, at the Renaissance Washington Hotel. > This year, the conference theme will be, "Ready for the Next Giant > Leap," looking at the latest developments in expendable and reusable > launch vehicles, and the potential for new markets, especially space > tourism. Six panels are planned, on topics such as Emergent ELV > Technologies, Human Spaceflight, X Prize and Beyond, and much more. > The conference will end with an encore performance of last year's tour > of the Steven Udvar-Hazy Center, the huge new annex to the Smithsonian > Air and Space Museum. Don't wait until the last minute -- click the > following link to register today at Organization 21. Early > registration and quantity discounts are available! > > Provided below are some photos from last year's conference; just click > on the individual pictures to see a larger image. > > Proceedings from last year's conference are also available. Copies on > CD-ROM are being mailed to all attendees. If you'd like a copy, please > send an email detailing your request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For details on speakers, etc see: http://ast.faa.gov/aboutast/conference.htm For planning purposes, the next semi-annual COMSTAC meetings will be Wednesday, May 25, 2005 (COMSTAC Working Group Meetings) Thursday, May 26, 2005 (Full Committee Meeting) Contact: Brenda A. Parker Program Analyst Licensing and Safety Division FAA/Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (202) 385-4713 [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm hoping to be there. If others are going we should see about co-ordinating flights/rooms. Details and Oct 04 presentations are available at: http://ast.faa.gov/comstac/meetings.htm Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Wallis KF6SPF (408) 396-9037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "And I keep praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good things we do, and that people recognize Christ in all of it." Philemon 1:6 (MSG) _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list