The Canaveral Council of Technical Societies is re-starting its Space Congresses with a one-day conference at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa on Friday, December 7, 2012. The theme for the 42nd Space Congress is “A New Beginning” and signifies both the Council’s return to conducting these public technical conferences and the way forward for the Canaveral Spaceport: its facilities, launch vehicles, and the future payloads that will fly from our country’s premier spaceport. NASA, DOD, other government agencies, and commercial companies are being invited to attend along with educators, students, society members, space activists, amateur rocketeers, and interested members of the general public.

Our goal will be to bring together the best in the commercial and private spaceflight industries to motivate all generations of space pioneers to focus on a common goal to reach to space to resolve scientific questions, provide means for low-gravity manufacturing, etc., using the facilities we shall have to work with here in Florida.

Schedule
2012
Friday, December 7th
8:00 AM

Opening Remarks (Keynote Speaker)

Canaveral Council of Technical Societies

Cocoa Beach

8:00 AM
8:30 AM

NASA Ground and Launch Systems Processing Technology Area Roadmap

Nancy Zeitlin, presenter
Gregory Clements, KSC
Barbara Brown, ARC
Stan Schaefer, JSC
Mike Fawcett, JSC

Cocoa Beach

8:30 AM
9:00 AM

Converting Airports to Commercial Spaceports

Wayne Finger, (RS&H)

Cocoa Beach

9:00 AM
9:30 AM

Multi-Use Facilities - Repurposing Facilities Infrastructure to Support the Multi-customer Environment

Dave Hertzler, Engineers, BRPH Architects, Constructors
Alan T. DeLuna, Engineers, BRPH Architects, Constructors

Cocoa Beach

9:30 AM
10:00 AM

Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability –Consideration during the Design Phase in Ground Systems to Ensure Successful Launch Support

Amanda Gillespie, ASQ CRE, SAIC, NASA-KSC, Ground Systems Development and Operations (GSDO) Program

Cocoa Beach

10:00 AM
10:30 AM

Question and Session Break

Canaveral Council of Technical Societies

Cocoa Beach

10:30 AM
11:00 AM

Project OASIS: A Network of Spaceports

Robert P. Mueller, NASA, KSC
Tracy Gill, NASA, KSC
Jeffrey Brink, NASA, KSC
Wiley Larson, Stevens Institute of Technology

Cocoa Beach

11:00 AM
1:15 PM

Design Features of our Country’s Newest Commercial Launch Pad

Richard P. Pruss, PE
Steven W. Moore, PE

Cocoa Beach

1:15 PM
1:45 PM

Laying Out the Future of Cryogenics

James Fesmire, NASA
James Stanley, Qinetiq NA

Cocoa Beach

1:45 PM
2:15 PM

Question and Answer Break

Canaveral Council of Technical Societies

Cocoa Beach

2:15 PM
2:30 PM

Break sponsored by Missile, Space and Range Pioneers, Inc. (MSRPI)

Canaveral Council of Technical Societies

Cocoa Beach

2:30 PM
3:00 PM

Acquisition of Long-Duration, Low-Gravity Slosh Data Utilizing Existing ISS Equipment (SPHERES) for Calibration of CFD Models of Coupled Fluid-Vehicle Behavior

Sunil Chintalapati, Florida Institute of Technology
Charles A. Holicker, Florida Institute of Technology
Richard E. Schulman, Florida Institute of Technology
Esteban Contreras, Florida Institute of Technology
Hector M. Gutierrez, Florida Institute of Technology
Daniel R. Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology

Cocoa Beach

3:00 PM
3:30 PM

Launch and Landing Infrastructure on the Moon

Robert P. Mueller, NASA
Phillip T. Metzger, NASA
Wayne G. Finger, PE, RS&H
Steve W. Moore, PE, RS&H

Cocoa Beach

3:30 PM
4:00 PM

Range Safety Concerns for Launching Winged Vehicles from Canaveral Spaceport

Wayne Devoid, A-P-T Research, Inc.

Cocoa Beach

4:00 PM

Summary of 2011 Direct and Nearby Lightening Strikes to Launch Complex 39B

Carlos T. Mata
Angel G. Mata

Cocoa Beach

4:00 PM
4:30 PM

Question and Answer Session

Canaveral Council of Technical Societies

Cocoa Beach

4:30 PM
4:45 PM

Closing Remarks

Canaveral Council of Technical Societies

Cocoa Beach

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM