Jun01 agenda

3rd ANNUAL MEETING

Visions of the Future in Aeronautics and Space

June 5-6, 2001

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Technical Sessions: Building N201 - Auditorium Reception: Building 235, Ames Cafe

NIAC Annual Meeting Tuesday, June 5, 2001 NASA ARC Auditorium 8:00am - 8:30am

Registration

8:30am - 9:00am

Welcome and Introduction of New NIAC Phase I Fellows Dr. Robert A. Cassanova, NIAC Director

9:00am – 10:00am

Keynote Speaker Dr. Bruce Jakosky, University of Colorado

10:00am – 10:30am

Break

10:30am – 11:50am

NIAC Status Reports

(40 mins.)

Dr. Ralph L. McNutt, Jr., Johns Hopkins Applied Physics A Realistic Interstellar Explorer

(40 mins.)

Dr. Steven Dubowsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Self-Transforming Robotic Planetary Explorers

11:50am - 1:00pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:00pm - 3:00pm

NIAC Status Reports

(40 mins.)

Dr. Neville J. Woolf, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona Very Large Optics for the Study of Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets

(40 mins.)

Dr. Paul Gorenstein, Smithsonian Institution, Astrophysical Lab An Ultra-High Throughput X-Ray Astronomy Observatory with a New Mission Architecture

(40 mins.)

Dr. Webster Cash, University of Colorado X-Ray Interferometry

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm - 5:15pm

NIAC Status Reports

(40 mins.)

Bradley Edwards, Eureka Scientific The Space Elevator

(40 mins.)

Dr. George Maise, Plus Ultra Technologies Exploration of Jovian Atmosphere using Nuclear Ramjet Flyer

(40 mins.)

Dr. Kerry T. Nock, Global Aerospace Cyclical Visits to Mars via Astronaut Hotels

5:30pm - 7:00pm

Reception, Building 235, Ames Cafe

NIAC Annual Meeting Wednesday, June 6, 2001 NASA ARC Auditorium 8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker Dr. Robert A. Cassanova, NIAC Director

8:40am - 9:40am

Keynote Speaker Dr. Eric Barron, Pennsylvania State University

9:40am – 10:20am

NIAC Status Reports

(40 mins.)

Dr. Robert M. Winglee, University of Washington The Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion, M2P2

10:20am – 10:40am

Break

10:40am – 12:00pm

NIAC Status Reports

(40 mins.)

Dr. Ilan Kroo, Stanford University Mesicopter: A Meso-Scale Flight Vehicle

(40 mins.)

Dr. Kerry T. Nock, Global Aerospace Corporation Global Constellation of Stratospheric Scientific Platforms

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Lunch (on your own)

1:00pm - 3:00pm

NIAC Status Reports

(40 mins.)

Dr. Robert P. Hoyt, Tethers Unlimited, Inc. Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport (MMOSTT)

(40 mins.)

Mr. John Grant, Boeing Hypersonic Airplane Space Tether Orbital Launch Study

(40 mins.)

Dr. Eric E. Rice, Orbital Technologies Corporation Advanced System Concept for Total ISRU Based Propulsion and Power Systems for Unmanned and Manned Mars Exploration

3:00pm - 3:15pm

Break

3:15pm - 4:35pm

NIAC Status Reports

4:35pm

(40 mins.)

Anthony Colozza, Ohio Aerospace Institute Planetary Exploration using Biomimetics

(40 mins.)

Andrew Keith, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Autonomous VTOL Scalable Logistics (AVSLA) Adjourn

NIAC 2001 Annual Meeting Registration We are looking forward to a successful NIAC 2001 Annual Meeting. However, security concerns at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) make planning ahead to attend paramount as all non-NASA persons will be required to check in with Security at the ARC Main Gate and show a picture identification to obtain a temporary badge for the two-day meeting. Access to ARC will be granted based on an attendance list provided by NIAC to ARC Security of all personnel who have registered with NIAC. Failure to provide the required registration information by the respective registration deadlines contained in these instructions may result in access being denied to the ARC. To facilitate the administration and check-in process at ARC, NIAC would like for everyone to notify Brandy Egan via email of their intentions to attend the Annual Meeting. In addition, please provide the following information to brandy@niac.usra.edu regarding each individual planning to attend the meeting: Name: Affiliation: Complete Business Mailing Address: Business Phone Number: Email Address: Nationality: The respective deadline for attending the meeting is dependent on whether you are a US citizen or not. If you are a US citizen, please see (A) below. If you are not a US citizen, please see (B) below.

(A) The deadline for a US citizen to register is May 25, 2001.

(B) The deadline for a non-US citizen (foreign national) to register is May 1, 2001. If you have not received a confirmation of the acceptance of your registration by May 31, you should contact Brandy Egan (404-347-9633) at NIAC to confirm your status. If applicable, the following may also apply: -

If any foreign national attendee has a green card, they are required to have the green card with them at all times.

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Foreign nationals who do not have green cards will require an escort at all times while on base. Representatives of some designated countries may not be admitted to NASA Ames Research Center. You should contact NIAC as soon as possible if you have any doubts or concerns about your eligibility to be admitted to Ames.

Hotel Accommodations The following hotels are near the NASA Ames Research Center. Note that three of the hotels have reserved blocks of rooms until May 22, 2001 for the NIAC Annual Meeting. Ask for the group name, “NIAC”. All travel expenses and hotel accommodations are the responsibility of the attendee. Rates quoted are approximate. When making the reservation, specifically request "government" or "corporate" rate.

HOTEL

RATES

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CONTACT INFO

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Mountain View Town Center 93 West El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 40 Rooms Blocked Reservation Deadline: May 22nd Sundowner Inn 504 Ross Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 20 Rooms Blocked Reservation Deadline: May 22nd NASA Exchange Lodge NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 20 Rooms Blocked Reservation Deadline: May 22nd Best Western Mountain View Inn 2300 West El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040

Government Corporate Corporate

$139 (Queen) $145 (Queen) $169 (King)

Local National Facsimile Website

650-967-6957 800-445-7774 650-967-4834 www.hitowncenter.com

Government Corporate

$139 $169

Local National Facsimile Website

408-734-9900 800-223-9901 408-747-0580 www.sundowner.com

Government

$50

Local National Facsimile Website

650-603-7100 None 650-603-7110 ameslodge@mail.arc.nasa.gov

Government Corporate Corporate

$135 (Availability) $179 (Single) $189 (Double)

County Inn, The 850 Leong Drive Mountain View, CA 94043

Government Corporate

$139 $169

Country Inn, The 4345 El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94306

Corporate Corporate Corporate Corporate Corporate Government Corporate

$69 (Queen/Garden) $79 (Queen/Pool) $84 (King) $89 (Double) $105 (King & Queen) $139 (Any Size) $291.50 (Any Size)

Local National Facsimile Website Local National Facsimile Website Local National Facsimile Website

650-962-9912 800-785-0005 650-962-9011 www.bestwestern.com 650-961-1131 800-828-1132 650-965-9099 www.countyinn.com 650-948-9154 None 650-949-4190 None

Friendship Inn 958 East El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Corporate

$115

Local National Facsimile Website Local National Facsimile Website

American Inn 1012 West El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040

Government Government Corporate Corporate Government Corporate Corporate

$140 (Single) $160 (Double) $145 (Single) $165 (Double) $115 $135 (Queen) $140 (Queen/Double)

Government Government Government Government Government Government Government Corporate

$91 (Studio w/maid) $85 (Studio w/o maid) $112 (1 BR w/maid) $105 (1 BR w/o maid) $133 (2 BR w/maid) $125 (2 BR w/o maid) $249 $269

Local National Facsimile Website Local National Facsimile Website Local National Facsimile Website

408-738-4888 800-543-3322 408-737-7147 www.fourpoints.sunnyvale 408-733-8800 None 408-245-7372 www.friendshipinn.com friendsinn@aol.com 650-961-6720 None 650-961-6720 None 650-967-6856 800-272-6232 650-964-4542 None 650-528-5000 800-888-0808 650-528-5010 www.oakwood.com

Local National Facsimile Website

650-964-1700 800-445-8667 650-964-7900 www.hilton.com

Four Points Sheridan 1250 Lakeside Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Ramada Limited 55 Fairchild Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Oakwood Apartments 555 West Middlefield Road Mountain View, CA 94043

Hilton Garden Inn 840 East El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040

TYPE

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)

Ames Cafe

ARC Auditorium (Building N 201)