Welcome to AIAA DE Section!

1. Welcome to AIAA DE Section! MARS EXPLORATION ROVER PROPULSION ELEMENTS BY Jim Rade

2. 2010-2011 AIAA DE Section Council Members • Education: -Vacant- Honors & Awards: Eric Rohrbaugh Career Enhancement: Tim McCardell • Communication: -Vacant- • Webmaster: -Vacant- • Newsletter: -Vacant- Programs: Entire Council Young Professional: Connor O’Malley Technical: Robert Bonifant Precollege: Breanne Wooten Membership: Dave Rosenberg Public Policy: Tim Dominick RAC Representation: Dave Rosenberg/Tim Dominick Special Asst. to Chairman: Erika Conly Chairman: Tim Dominick Vice-Chair: Eric Spero Treasurer: Shannon Grady Secretary: Bernadette Goncz

3. 2010-2011 Lunch Lecture Series We are currently planning our 2010-2011 season of Lunch Lectures. • Nov: TBD • Dec: Commemorating Shuttle Historical Video • Jan: Aerospace Investing Harvey Maclary • Feb: TBD • Mar: TBD • Apr: TBD • If you’re interested in presenting or have a specific topic you’d like to see presented, please contact Tim McCardell (x1560) Plan on coming to the Lunch Lecture Series on or about the first Thursday of each month

4. Upcoming Activities • Monthly Lunch & Learns • Region I YP Conference – October 29 & 30, 2010 • Fall Dinner Meeting – November 29, 2010 • Allan McDonald – Truth, Lies, & O-rings • Engineer’s Week Celebration – February 2011 • Congressional Visits Day – March 16, 2011 • YP Rocket Competition – April 2, 2011 • Rockets For Schools – May 2011 • Bus Trip to Washington, D.C. – June 2011

5. AIAA Region I YP Conference YPSE-10 AIAA Region I Young Professional, Student and Education Conference 2010  • Friday, October 29, 2010 and Saturday, October 30, 2010 • Kossiakoff Center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. • Presentations, in any area of interest to the aerospace community, by Young Professionals (aged 35 and under), Graduate, Undergraduate, and K-12 Teachers and Students are sought.  • Other presentations of interest to young professionals or students, such as those by professionals with experience to share, are also welcome. • Best Student Presentation Awards will be made in both the Undergraduate and Graduate categories. For more information contact Robert Bonifant or Connor O’Malley

6. Fall 2010 AIAA Distinguished Lecture Allan McDonald Truth, Lies, and O-rings Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster http://www.montana.edu http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za Tentatively planned for the evening of: Monday, November 29, 2010 Location TBD

7. Battle of the Rockets! • Rocket design competition for Young Professionals (YP) • AIAA Delaware section is putting together a single team to compete • Want to build a rocket? Join our team! • About the competition • Location: Culpeper, Virginia • Date: April 2, 2011 • Mission: Design a rocket system to safely fly a large raw hen's egg and an electronic altimeter to an altitude of 2000 ft and return it all without damage; the team closest to the altitude wins • Contact Young Professional (YP) Chair • Connor O’Malley (Connor.OMalley@atk.com) + =

8. CCPS STEM Tech Computing Class • In partnership with ATK, a class on technical computing was held for CCPS high school students on October 15th. • Students were taught basics of Excel and MathCAD and went through a number of exercises to practice the skills they were taught. • Additionally, students were provided with free copies of MathCAD software to take home and expand on what they had learned.

9. Orion LAS Pathfinder Tour • Several members of the AIAA DE Section were invited to participate as speakers for NASA’s Orion LAS Pathfinder visit to the Franklin Institute. • Members interfaced with the public by sharing information on the successes of the Orion program and discussing the future of NASA’s space program. • There were also a number of free giveaways and videos on display inside the Franklin Institute.

10. AIAA DE Section LinkedIn Group • If you’re a member of LinkedIn and a member of AIAA, you can now join the new AIAA DE Section LinkedIn Group • Discussion board where members can discuss topics relating to the aerospace industry • Jobs posting board • RSS feeds from some of the aerospace news sites to keep you posted on the latest news in the industry • Go to the Groups link on the top menu and search for “AIAA Delaware Section” • If you’re not a member of LinkedIn, but are interested in becoming one, visit www.linkedin.com to sign up today • While this group is just getting off the ground, we hope it becomes a tool our members can use to stay in touch with others throughout the area

11. WHEN DID YOU KNOW? • When did you know you wanted to work in aerospace? • For some it was a specific moment, for others it was a gradual realization that space and flight had captured their imagination and wouldn’t let go • Over the next year, AIAA members will share what inspired them. We hope you enjoy reading them and that you will share your own “When Did You Know?” moment. • For more information or to share your story, please visit: www.aiaa.org/ShareYourStory

12. New DE Section Web Site New Website is Live

13. New DE Section Website https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/Del/default.aspx

14. Welcome to AIAA DE Section! • Membership Information • Dave Rosenberg or • Tim Dominick (x1069)

15. Welcome to AIAA DE Section! MARS EXPLORATION ROVER PROPULSION ELEMENTS BY Jim Rade