Author Topic: LIVE: Wernher Von Braun Symposium Live-streamed Oct 7, 2013 (Read 46361 times)

OpsAnalyst · « **on:** 10/07/2013 09:17 pm »

The Wernher Von Braun Symposium is Livestreaming its first day tomorrow. Keynote speaker is Wayne Hale, I'm chairing a roundtable with ATK/Boeing/Lockheed Martin/AerojetRocketdyne/Astrium NA/Dynetics, and "51D" will be chairing an afternoon panel on Washington operations...not sure if that'll be covered but the morning will be.

we're taking the day to try to talk about sustainability and how things are going to have to be done differently if we are to move forward.

Starts at 8:30 am Central Time here in the U.S.

http://media.uah.edu/LiveStream

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #1 on:** 10/08/2013 12:27 pm »

Wonderful. Everyone keep an eye on this and add notes if you can.

I will look to create an article (or 10) out of it, so I'll cover Mr Hale and Ms Dittmar's segments.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #2 on:** 10/08/2013 01:22 pm »

Webcast working. No one there yet.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #3 on:** 10/08/2013 01:28 pm »

One fella's turned up early. That would be me if I was there!

Looks like we'll get slides too.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #4 on:** 10/08/2013 01:35 pm »

Filling up nicely. About to start soon.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #5 on:** 10/08/2013 01:38 pm »

Stating.

Glad they could all make it during the Shutdown.

Dr. Robert Altenkirch, President, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, noting how important this period of history is for exploration.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #6 on:** 10/08/2013 01:40 pm »

Props to UAH for fostering lots of talent that is heading into the industry. Notes one of their recent examples, who is now at SpaceX.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #7 on:** 10/08/2013 01:42 pm »

Troy Trulock, Mayor of Madison. Former US Army too.

Thanks people for bringing cold weather with them.

Important for higher education to aid robotic and human exploration. Praise for commercial taking over LEO, allowing NASA to concentrate on BEO.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #8 on:** 10/08/2013 01:44 pm »

Reference to line up changes.....from General Bolden not being there etc. (Wayne Hale is more interesting anyway - my comment).

Don't forget your parking pass!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #9 on:** 10/08/2013 01:47 pm »

Here we go with Mr Hale.

Says he's a poor sub for Bolden. (nonsense

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #10 on:** 10/08/2013 01:48 pm »

Wants to talk about the future more than the past.

Notes previous speakers set to be at the Symposium would note great progress being made on Orion and SLS.

However, the problem is keeping the national focus on space exploration.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #11 on:** 10/08/2013 01:52 pm »

Notes how after a SRB test in Utah, he took some of the team to where the great railroad was built, nearby.

Notes the problem for the railroad - per a cited book - was "how to get the money". A story about creativity and risk taking, etc.

There are lessons to be learned here. Notes a scene in movie The Right Stuff, where a reporter asks a test pilot: "what makes an airplane fly?" - Answer "funding".

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #12 on:** 10/08/2013 01:54 pm »

Good historical overview now related to space.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #13 on:** 10/08/2013 01:55 pm »

Von Braun - he did not think small. Look at that monster rocket....count the engines.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #14 on:** 10/08/2013 01:56 pm »

This was over 60 years ago....

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #15 on:** 10/08/2013 01:57 pm »

NASA came about due to a crisis over the Soviets (Sputnik, etc.)

Question was: Is there something we can beat the Soviets at?

Answer: The moon.

JFK speech references. "Say it with me"

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #16 on:** 10/08/2013 01:59 pm »

We know JFK had his doubts. Recordings note the expenditure was only to beat the Soviets, that will wreck our budgets.

He didn't care much about the moon or the science, but he did care about beating the Soviets.

NASA was 5 percent of the national budget. Even Johnson knew it would have to be reduced. He closed the Saturn V assembly line.

Nixon, faced with a deficit and a war, decided it should be less than one percent.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #17 on:** 10/08/2013 02:00 pm »

Then came the Shuttle (never seen this pic before!)

Wayne Hale decided he would join NASA. He thought he would be working on Mars missions by the time he was in his 40s.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #18 on:** 10/08/2013 02:01 pm »

Increased government oversight, processes and requirements became part of the Shuttle program. Some were not value added.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #19 on:** 10/08/2013 02:02 pm »

Result: