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A successful Constellation Program at NASA will require the application of superb system engineering competencies. Currently, we face unique system engineering challenges that must be addressed to effectively design a complex manned space vehicle, develop new sub-systems and integrate existing elements that were designed for other missions.
To address some of these challenges, Johnson Space Center (JSC) Director Michael Coats is sponsoring a 4-hour Systems Engineering (SE) Forum. The forum is being presented in collaboration with the NASA Academy of Program/Project Management and Engineering Leadership, and it will feature a panel of distinguished experts in SE design who will share their insights and lessons learned from similar challenges.
Panelists include: Dennis Mays, Director, System Engineering and Integration, Missile Defense Agency; Brian Persons, Engineering Director, Naval Sea Systems Command; Michael Gaydar, Chief Systems Engineer, Naval Air Systems Command; Brian Muirhead, Program Systems Engineer (PSE), Constellation Program; Richard Ryan, Technical Specialist, Chief Engineer’s Office, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC); Wayne Hale, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Strategic Partnerships; and Dale Thomas, Deputy Program Manager, Constellation Program. The panel will be facilitated by Steve Kapurch from the Office of the Chief Engineer at NASA Headquarters. Opening remarks will be given by Bobby Watkins, Chief of Staff, Office of the Director, JSC.
Due to an overwhelming response, only those individuals whose names have been provided by their organizations will be guaranteed seats at the forum, and all personnel must register upon arrival. Those members of the JSC community who are unable to attend the event in person are encouraged to participate via WebEx / Teleconference or view the broadcast on JSC TV on Friday, August 22, 2008.
Participants should use the following URL to join the SE Forum WebEx meeting: https://nasa.webex.com.
To obtain the WebEx meeting number and password, as well as the Teleconference phone number and passcode, please contact the JSC Center Director’s Office @ 281-483-5309. WebEx participants are urged to assemble in conference rooms for this event to minimize the number of WebEx connections needed and to foster group discussion of the topics presented.
This is a reminder that members of the SE community at other NASA Centers, who were not able to attend the recent JSC Systems Engineering Forum via WebEx / Teleconference, will have an opportunity to watch the rebroadcast of the event on the NASA TV Space Operations Channel (Cable TV Channel 95) on Friday, August 22, starting at 11:00 AM (Central).
Event Details
DATE: Thursday, August 21, 2008
TIME:1:00 pm - 5:00 pm CST
PLACE: JSC Gilruth Center, Alamo Ballroom
NASA TV: Friday, August 22, 2008
