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For release: 09/12/02
Release #: 02-227
Media invited to see how materials, manufacturing technologies will shape spacecraft of the future
How can scientists make materials that are lighter, stronger and safer? Can materials be manufactured using technologies that are pollution-free and more environmentally friendly? The designs of future space vehicles depend on the answers to these and other questions. Find out about the latest materials research and manufacturing technologies at the fifth annual Aerospace Materials, Processes and Environmental Technology conference. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. — a leader in the design of space vehicles and materials research — will host the two-day, biennial conference. Media are invited to interview and listen to scientists, engineers and aerospace experts conducting this crucial research.
What: How can scientists make materials that are lighter, stronger and safer? Can materials be manufactured using technologies that are pollution-free and more environmentally friendly? The designs of future space vehicles depend on the answers to these and other questions.
Find out about the latest materials research and manufacturing technologies at the fifth annual Aerospace Materials, Processes and Environmental Technology conference. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. — a leader in the design of space vehicles and materials research — will host the two-day, biennial conference.
Media are invited to interview and listen to scientists, engineers and aerospace experts conducting this crucial research.
For more information on conference exhibits, speakers and topics of presentations visit the Aerospace Materials, Processes and Environmental Technology Web site at:
Who: Welcome and keynote speakers Tuesday, Sept. 17, 8 a.m. CDT
- Paul Munafo, manager, Materials, Processes and Manufacturing Department
- Axel Roth, Marshall Center Associate Director
- Teresa Harten, director, Environment Technology Verification Program, Environment Protection Agency
- Robert Sackheim, assistant director and chief engineer for Space Propulsion at the Marshall Center
When: Monday, Sept. 16: 1-5 p.m.
Pre-conference tours:
- National Space Science and Technology Center, a laboratory for cutting-edge research in earth and space sciences. It was established as a partnership between the Marshall Center, Alabama universities, federal agencies and industry.
- Huntsville’s Waste-to-Energy Facility, Alabama’s only waste incinerator that converts commercial, municipal and dried sewage into usable forms of energy.
Buses will provide transportation from the Huntsville Hilton, 401 Williams Ave. Buses will begin loading at 12:30 p.m. Space is limited to conference participants.
Tuesday, Sept. 17: 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Events include registration, the opening of the exhibit area, as well as numerous sessions and by experts in the fields of engineering and science. Marshall Center Associate Director Axel Roth will deliver the welcoming address at 8 a.m., followed by the keynote addresses. Teresa Harden will be available following her address for media inquires.
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Exhibit hall open, as well as the final sessions of the conference.
Where: Conference sessions and exhibit hall will be in the Von Braun Center, 700 Monroe St., Huntsville, Ala. North Hall 1, 2 and 3.
To attend: News media interested in covering the event should contact Judy Pettus in the Media Relations Department at (256) 544-0034. A limited number of media can attend the conference without paying the registration fee.
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