Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. AE Chair's Distinguished Seminar Series: "AI in Space - From Earth Orbit to Mars and Beyond!" (September 12, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65849 65849-16660112@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Steve Chien and Jagriti Agrawal

Artificial Intelligence is playing an increasing role in our everyday lives and the business marketplace. This trend extends to the space sector, where AI has already shown considerable success and has the potential to revolutionize almost every aspect of space exploration.

We first highlight a number of success stories of the tremendous impact of Artificial Intelligence in Space: over a dozen years of operations of the Autonomous Sciencecraft on EO-1, the Earth Observing Sensorweb tracking volcanoes, flooding and wildfires and automated targeting onboard the MER and MSL rovers.

Next we describe how AI-based scheduling is being deployed to NASA's next rover to Mars, the M2020 rover.

Finally we discuss why AI is essential to the search for life beyond Earth, highlighting the key role of AI in Europa Submersible and Interstellar mission concepts.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Steve Chien is a Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology where he leads efforts in autonomous systems for space exploration. Dr. Chien has received numerous awards for his research in space autonomous systems including: NASA Medals in 1997, 2000, 2007, and 2015; he is a four time honoree in the NASA Software of the Year competition (1999, 1999, 2005, 2011); and in 2011 he was awarded the inaugural AIAA Intelligent Systems Award. He has led the deployment of ground and flight autonomy software to numerous missions including the Autonomous Sciencecraft/Earth Observing One, WATCH/Mars Exploration Rovers, Earth Observing Sensorwebs, IPEX, ESA’s Rosetta, ECOSTRESS and OCO-3 missions and is currently contributing to onboard and ground scheduling for the M2020 rover mission.

Ms. Jagriti Agrawal is a Member of Technical Staff in the Artificial Intelligence Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology where she works on automated scheduling for the upcoming M2020 Mars Rover mission.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:42:40 -0400 2019-09-12T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-12T17:30:00-04:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Aerospace Engineering Lecture / Discussion M2020_for_585_Seminar
AE285 Udergraduate Seminar: Orion & Gateway Status (September 20, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67424 67424-16849176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 20, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Corey Brooker, Orion—Launch Vehicle Integration Lockheed Martin

Corey Brooker will provide a status of the Orion Program and where we are headed with the Gateway. NASA and its prime contractors are ready to send our astronauts back to deep space—this time, to stay. We have been given bold direction from the current administration and NASA to land the first woman on the moon by 2024. Join us for a bit of history on Orion, where we are today, and where we are going in the not-too-distant future. Hear about NASA’s plans for an orbiting station around the moon called Gateway. There will be time for Q&As after the presentation.

About the speaker...

Corey Brooker has been serving the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) within the Commercial Civil Space Line of Business at Lockheed Martin Space Company for the past 10 years. He leads the LM Orion Launch Vehicle Integration efforts between MPCV and the Space Launch System (SLS) for both Exploration Mission (EM)-1 and EM-2. He was recently selected to the Executive Development Growth Enhancement (EDGE) program. He is also leading the change effort for EM-2 to fly on the SLS Block 1B vehicle. In addition to his launch vehicle integration, he co-leads the Employee Engagement team for Orion Denver. Previously, he led the technical integration of the Orion EFT-1 Mission with ULA on the Delta IV that flew Dec 5th, 2014 and supported the Systems Analysis efforts for Pad Abort 1 that flew May 6th, 2010.

Previous work experience includes over 12 years of Loads & Dynamics for launch vehicle development, design and production flights on the Atlas V and Delta IV evolved expendable launch vehicles. He has been a part of 11 Atlas V and 10 Delta IV mission successful flights.

Corey holds a Bachelor’s (1994) and Master’s Degree (1995) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:43:30 -0400 2019-09-20T13:30:00-04:00 2019-09-20T15:00:00-04:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Aerospace Engineering Lecture / Discussion LMCO Orion and Gateway Status
AE 285 Undergraduate Seminar: Reusable Launch Systems, Space Sustainability and Economic Growth, and the Development of Green Spaceports (November 1, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68981 68981-17205330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Charles J. Lauer
Co-founder & VP Business Development, Rocketplane Global Inc.

This presentation will review the fundamental economic drivers that will create a robust and diverse cis-lunar space economy over the next 30 years and how these forces support the UN Sustainability Goals. New space industries such as lunar and asteroid resource development, in-space assembly and satellite servicing, and active debris removal will be discussed. Reusable launch vehicle developments will be discussed including the Rocketplane Global program here in Michigan and the development of a Green Spaceport under the Michigan Launch Initiative.

Mr. Lauer is a graduate of the University of Michigan College of Architecture & Urban Planning. He is a successful real estate planning consultant and developer, and the President of Peregrine Properties, Ltd. in Lansing, Michigan. Mr. Lauer has been responsible for negotiating, obtaining regulatory approvals and arranging financing for over $350 million in numerous successful real estate development projects; as well as having served as the Planning Commission Chairman in his local community for more than 10 years. He is also a co-founder and Vice President of Business Development for Rocketplane Global, Inc. He has been researching and developing potential business opportunities in space since 1991, and has published many general interest articles and technical papers on commercial space development. Mr. Lauer has been a consultant to Boeing, NASA and several space start-ups on commercial space projects. He is now actively involved in the planning and development of several new spaceport projects around the world; and is an Advocate and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Space Frontier Foundation. He is a member of the IAF Commercial Spaceflight Safety Committee; a member of the Board of Advisors of the International Space Safety Foundation; and a member of the Suborbital Spaceflight Safety Committee of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety. He is also a Guest Lecturer and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Commercial Space Operations Program Advisory Board, and a member of the FastForward Working Group studying point-to-point suborbital space transportation policy and technology issues.

Mr. Lauer has also been involved in the development and commercialization of several next-generation renewable energy technologies including advanced wind turbines for land as well as offshore wind farm applications; hybrid wind/solar energy farms; wave energy development, manufacturing and deployment, and new algae-based biofuels production. His focus in this business sector is in creating public-private partnerships in key geographic markets around the world and creating joint venture project teams to implement the technology development and manufacturing capacity necessary to commercialize these Green Technology programs.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:30:30 -0400 2019-11-01T13:30:00-04:00 2019-11-01T15:00:00-04:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Aerospace Engineering Workshop / Seminar Rocketplane XS reusable launch platform
AE285 Undergraduate Seminar: "Space is Open for Business" (November 15, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64938 64938-16491256@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Tess Hatch, Investor, Bessemer Venture Partners

Entrepreneurs are flocking to the final frontier, where Moore’s Law has unleashed massive, enduring opportunities. This is how humanity will colonize cis-lunar, the moon, asteroids, Mars and beyond — through the emergence of a distributed, commercial ecosystem infinitely more powerful than any single company or government.

About the Speaker...

Tess is an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners primarily focused on frontier tech, specifically commercial space, drones, and autonomous vehicles. She currently serves as a board director for Phantom Auto and a board observer for Impossible Aerospace, Iris Automation, Rocket Lab, Spire, Velo3D, Forever Oceans, and Smule. Previously, she was a mission manager at SpaceX where she worked with the government on integrating its payloads with the Falcon 9 rocket. Tess earned a Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics engineering from Stanford. She is passionate about space exploration and imagines a future where we all travel to space. She hopes to make the trip herself soon.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:40:33 -0400 2019-11-15T13:30:00-05:00 2019-11-15T15:30:00-05:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Aerospace Engineering Lecture / Discussion Space Infographic
AE285 Undergraduate Seminar: “Sibling rivalry or family ties that bind?: NASA’s Return to the Moon” (November 22, 2019 1:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64941 64941-16491258@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 1:30am
Location: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Trudy Kortes

“NASA is called to land American astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon by 2024. We’re committed to achieving this bold goal. Through the Artemis program, we will go to the Moon in a way we have never gone before – with innovative new partnerships, technologies and systems to explore the entire lunar surface. Then we will use what we learn on the Moon to take the next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars.”
- NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine


Think you have issues with sibling rivalry? Or do you get along with your favorite brother or sister? NASA has named its new program to return to the Earth’s moon “Artemis”, the twin sister of Apollo and Greek mythological goddess of the Moon. With plans to land the first woman and next man on the Lunar South Pole by 2024, U.S. space policy provides the direction for NASA to more effectively organize government, commercial and international efforts to develop a sustainable presence on the Moon and beyond. Come hear one of NASA’s senior managers talk about NASA’s exploration campaign which cuts across three strategic areas: low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars & deeper into space and how American leadership will drive an open, sustainable and agile architecture, with international and commercial partners, to get astronauts back on the lunar surface as quickly as possible via the Artemis Program.

About the Speaker

Throughout her successful 30 year NASA career, Trudy Kortes has developed a unique speaking style and brand of leadership, championing compelling tools that elevate leaders and their ability to connect. Her strong reputation for maneuvering technically challenging and complex workplace dynamics to meet objectives and empower leaders and teams is indisputable. And as the winner of the 2017 NASA Headquarters talent show for stand-up comedy, it is her authentic, relatable presence that is perhaps most powerful.

Trudy offers speaking, panel moderation, career mentoring, and consulting services on a variety of leadership and workplace topics. Her focus is on helping women in STEM fields excel and raising across-the-board awareness of the challenges faced along the way as a means to help shift the collective mindset towards one of a healthy, holistic work environment that can meet the demands of a changing world.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:28:34 -0400 2019-11-22T01:30:00-05:00 2019-11-22T15:30:00-05:00 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building Aerospace Engineering Lecture / Discussion Moon
AE 285 Undergraduate Seminar: Laying Out the National Space Security Enterprise (January 17, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71594 71594-17844795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 17, 2020 1:30pm
Location: BBB
Organized By: Aerospace Engineering

Brandon Cesul
Technical Fellow & Principal Systems Engineer, Centauri

The National Space Security Enterprise is changing faster than it ever has in the nearly 70 year history of military space utilization. What is the Space Force? What is Space Command? What’s the difference between all these ASAT tests being reported in the media? What are the policy decisions and international laws that govern military and national security use of space? All these questions and more will be covered by Dr. Cesul’s talk covering an introduction to the US National Space Security Enterprise, the organizations, missions, and outlook for the future of space warfare.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:36:25 -0500 2020-01-17T13:30:00-05:00 2020-01-17T15:00:00-05:00 BBB Aerospace Engineering Workshop / Seminar Brandon Cesul