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8 August 2008
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Longtime Los Angeles AIAA Associate Fellow, Bob Walquist, has passed on at 80
The LA Section wishes to remember the contributions Bob has made, both to his peers, and to the aerospace industry. We will miss him, and have made available his obituary to help commemorate his life.
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8 August 2008
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Career Enhancement August 19th Meeting: Richard Denison on the X-17
Career Enhancement Vice-Chair Richard Denison will deliver a perspective from the 1956 program of the thermal shield experiments of the X-17, addressing the acute lack of risk management and legal restrictions, and comparing that to today's environment. View the flyer for complete details on Mr. Denison, and on how to RSVP.
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7 August 2008
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Los Angeles Section Executive Council Meeting for August
Please feel free to attend our monthly council meeting on August 12th at 5:30. We welcome the general membership to attend. Dinner will be provided, and an RSVP to Susan Goldstein will be appreciated.
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30 July 2008
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Los Angeles Section August 21 Dinner Meeting: Dan Linehan, Author of SpaceShipOne, An Illustrated History
SpaceShipOne captured the Anasari X-Prize and lead the way for human commercial spaceflight. Dan Linehan, engineer, scientist, and author, captured the less than well-known scenes that brought both White Knight and SpaceShipOne to the runway. Don't miss this rare opportunity for an intimate perspective on a significant milestone in human space flight. Download the event flyer for further details.
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26 July 2008
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AIAA OC Section Dinner Meeting: SR-71 Blackbird - An Engineering Marvel
Richard Graham, Col. USAF (Ret), will speak on August 14th about the SR-71, and will sign copies of his two books. Please download the flyer for full details. |
24 July 2008
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DoL / Wired Present: Fundamentals of Systems Engineering Course (FREE)
The Department of Labor and Wired are presenting a Free course for degreed engineers, developed by The Aerospace Corp. and Cal Poly. The course will be held at the San Luis Obispo campus on Sept. 9 and 10. See the flyer for additional details and the phone number for pre-registration (required). |
18 May 2008
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April Dinner Meeting Presentation on Advanced Propulsion Concepts Available
Greg Meholic presented an overview of the current state of the art in propulsion technologies, and probed well into the future potential of aerospace to take our robotic missions, and us, farther and faster than ever before. Download the PDF presentation from the dinner meeting in case you missed this stellar event. |
28 Mar 2008
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| The Southern California AIAA Spring Newsletter is here! Download the PDF version. |
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