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AIAA Los Angeles Section Podcast — 144 episodes
(2026 April 21) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: Origins, Development, Operation and Lessons Learned
(2026 March 21) DC-X: The 1st reusable VTOL rocket enabling modern space access and hypersonics
(2026 February 7) From Resilience to Reinvention: Crafting What’s Next in Your Career (AIAA Los Angeles Section Career and Workforce Development Conference)
(2026 January 31) Honoring the 40th Anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and the Crew of STS-51L
(2026 January 29) Alef Aeronautics begins manufacturing of world’s 1st flying car (Q&A Fireside Chat)
(2025 December 20) Human Space Activity -Past, Present, Future
(2025 December 6) 3IATLAS and Interstellar Objects, with Prof. Avi Loeb
(2025 November 17) Stem cell research and biomanufacturing in space
AIAA - Quantum Computing for Aerospace Optimizing Aircraft Utilization (Lunch 'n Learn November 14 2025)
(2025 September 30) Inventing Tomorrow Imagining the Space Observatories of the Future
(2025 September 13) Keynote Address Tour Aeros Facility – Showcasing LA’s Airship Innovation
(2025 September 3) Seeing Earth Through AI: LLM-Augmented Geospatial Research with Satellite Imagery
(2025 August 12) The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet (Dr. Robert Zubrin)
(2025 August 23) Ku/K/Ka Band Innovation in Space & Defense: TR Multicoax and Flight-Ready Socket Solutions
(2025 July 14) Building the Impossible Airplane for the First Armless Pilot
(2025 June 28) AIAA LA Section Planetary Defense and Asteroid Exploration mini Conference
(2025 June 21) My Adventures with the X 15 Rocket Plane, with Michelle Evans
(2025 May 28) Why Failures in Space Structures Occur? (Dr. Vinay Goyal)
(2025 May 3) The Current State of Aviation Safety: An Accident Investigator’s Perspective
AIAA GDST(MSP)-TC - LA Section Gravity Dependent Science Technology (Microgravity Space Processes) mini-Conference 2025
(2025 February 21 Day) AIAA LA Section University Student Branches mini-Conference 2025
(2025 February 8) AIAA LA Section Space Sustainability mini-Conference (AIAA LA New Space 2025)
(2025 February 1) Space debris demise in the atmosphere: What are the impacts in the era of mega-constellations?
StratoSOL 2024 1st Place AIAA Undergraduate Individual Aircraft Design (Blended Wing Body)(2024 December 7)(AIAA LA)
(2024 December 5) AIAA - Zone Concepts in eVTOL and Personal Transportation Systems (Lunch 'n Learn, December 5)
(2024 November 21) Applying Centrifugal Propulsion to Enable Asteroid Deflection with Dr Nahum Melamed
(2024 November 9) Safe Active Fault Estimation for Spacecraft with Jimmy Ragan
(2024 November 2) Spacecraft Environmental Interactions Atmospheric Ionospheric Effects and Contamination
(2024 October 17) Hyperspectral Coastal Water Imaging from Space by Dr. Jeff Puschell
(2024 September 28) X-15 Doubleheader with Ms. Michelle Evans: 2)“My Adventures with the X-15 Rocket Plane” (Debut)
(2024 September 28) X-15 Doubleheader with Ms. Michelle Evans: 1) “The X-15 Rocket Plane, Flying the First Wings into Space”
(2024 September 14) Developing Space Satellite Services: Enhancing Communication and Data Management for the Next Generation of Space Missions
(2024 June 29) AIAA LA Planetary Defense and Asteroid Exploration mini Conference 2024 Part II
(2024 June 29) AIAA LA Planetary Defense and Asteroid Exploration mini Conference 2024 Part I
(2024 June 8) AIAA LA Section Space Architecture Gathering with AIAA Space Architecture TC (SATC)
20240323 AIAA LA SPACE ENVIRONMENTS SEMINAR—PART II Session 2
20240323 AIAA LA SPACE ENVIRONMENTS SEMINAR—PART II Session 1
(2024 March 9) SEEING THE FUTURE: How To Use Rapid Collaborative Visualization to Convert Concepts to Capabilities in Innovation Ecosystems
(2024 February 10) Aerospace Cybersecurity: Protecting Critical Space and Aviation Infrastructure
(2024 January 27) In the Line of Duty: Michael Adams and the X-15
(2023 December 16) Safe Is Not An Option: Overcoming The Futile Obsession With Getting Everyone Back Alive That Is Killing Our Expansion Into Space
(2023 December 12) (Session 2 + Ending) SPACEPOWER-Star Shield, Proven & Patented Peacemaker for Peace On Earth & Above!
(2023 December 12) (Session 1) SPACEPOWER-Star Shield, Proven & Patented Peacemaker for Peace On Earth & Above!
(2023 December 9) Commercialization of Space Biomedicine: How SpaceBox Accelerates Drug Screening in Microgravity
(2023 November 4) Navigating the Digital Frontier: Capitalizing on Digital Transformation in the Space Industry
(2023 October 28) GITAI S2: Robotic Demonstration of On-Orbit Servicing Tasks on ISS
(2023 October 21) Spacefaring Ecosystems: Adapting Industries for the Future of Space Exploration
(2023 October 7) Long duration Venus’s lander concept (Hybrid Meeting)
(2023 September 26) The Case for Nukes How We Can Beat Global Warming and Create a Free, Open, and Magnificent Future with Dr. Robert Zubrin
(2023 September 9) Women Professional Career and Aerospace Cybersecurity with Jennifer M. Krolikowski
(2023 August 5) Geoengineering to Mitigate Climate Change – Is there a Role for Aerospace? by Dr. Marty Bradley
(2023 July 29) AIAA LA-LV Educators Meeting (K-12 STEAM)
(2023 July 15) AIAA LA LV Spacecraft Environment Effects and Mitigation Methods No 1 with Dr Henry B Garrett
20230624 Planetary Defense mini Conference w 30th Anniversary for Discovery of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 Part 2
20230624 Planetary Defense mini Conference w 30th Anniversary for Discovery of Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 Part 1
(2023 June 10) Waterproof Spacecraft - Why the Ocean Preps for Deep Space Exploration, with Dr. Andrew Klesh
(2023 May 13) Taking A Glider from Design to Flight
(2023 May 11) AIAA Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section Annual Awards Dinner 2023
(2023 April 29) Serendipity and contrarianism in scientific research: Hit 'em where they ain't by Prof. Paul D. Ronney
(2023 April 15) AIAA LA LV Space Architecture Meeting with AIAA Space Architecture Technical Committee Part 2
(2023 April 15) AIAA LA LV Space Architecture Meeting with AIAA Space Architecture Technical Committee Part 1
(2023 March 18) Supply Chain and Traceability in Space Production Applications
(2023 March 11) AIAA LA-LV University Student Branches mini-Conference 2023
(2023 March 4) Aerospace Clean & Sustainability Energy - Power-Star
(2023 February 21) Surveillance Balloon or Breakaway Airship ? A Chinese Conundrum ! by Prof. Rajkumar Pant
(2023 February 6) Frontier of the Air Mobility revolution
(2023 February 6) SCALE: Helping Aerospace Startups Reach New Heights
(2023 January 28 AM) AIAA LA-LV Educators (K-12 STEAM) Meeting 1/28 at the Da Vinci Schools
(2023 January 21) AIAA LA LV NASA’s Digital Information Platform DIP to Accelerate NAS Transformation by Dr. Swati Saxena
(2023 January 19) AIAA LA LV Young Professionals Networking Satellite 101 and Building Work Relation
(2023 January 14) AIAA LA LV System Modeling of Deployable Space Systems, w Scott Kidney & Scott Thibault
(2022 December 17) AIAA LA-LV Educators Meeting (K-12 STEAM) 12/17 - Dr. Susan Ip-Jewell
(2022 December 12) DC-X/XA – The Genesis of Fully Reusable Access to Space
(2022 December 7) 50th Anniversary: Apollo 17 – THE LAST FOOTSTEPS ON THE MOON
(2022 November 19) AIAA LA-LV Educators (K-12 STEAM) Meeting 11/19
(2022 November 12) Special Lecture: (1) Introduction to Sustainable Aviation, and (2) Design of Electrified Propulsion Aircraft, by Dr. Marty Bradley
(2022 October 1) Philosophical Mysteries of Quantum Physics -explained for layhumans, by Dr. Bradley Bobbs
(2022 September 28) Geospatial Applications of sUAS, Airborne, and Spaceborne Imagery for Local Government, by Dr. Steven J. Steinberg
(2022 September 20) The Emerging Space Environment: Asia Leads in Setting the Tone of Space Development by Dr Namrata Goswami
(202 September 10) (1) AIAA Domain Strategies (2) Updated Taiwan Defense Strategies / Tensions (3) JWST IR Cameras & Images
2022 August 20 AIAA LA-LV “Making Space for Women” Women Equality Day Celebration and Women Aerospace Professionals Meeting
(2022 July 16) AIAA LA-LV Neil’s Day 2022: Apollo 11 Moon Landing / Vikings Mars Landing Anniversaries
(2022 July 9) The Upcoming Europa Clipper Mission by Dave Doody
AIAA LA-LV New Space mini-Conference 2022 with Keynote by Dr. Henry Garrett
(2022 April 16) Aerospace Art with James Vaughan: Aerospace - Defense Illustration - putting the 'G-Whiz' back in Aerospace Illustration (interview by Mr. Rod Pyle)
(2022 March 26) Women in Space Art: Reception and Grand Opening for the Virtual Gallery
(2022 March 19) Soar or Die! - The real reason more kids don't go into aviation, by Ms. Syd Blue
(2022 March 12) Virtual Moon - A Virtual Spacetime Portal to the Moon
(2022 March 5) AIAA LA-LV University Student Branches mini-Conference, Keynote by Dr. Henry Garrett
(2022 February 23) Protecting Critical Technologies (Aerospace Cybersecurity), by Mr. Scott Niebuhr
(2022, February 19) Challenges and opportunities for Hypersonic Flight, by Dr. Mark Lewis
(2022 February 5) Using Simulation to Help Aviation Industry Achieve Sustainability Goals by Dr. Swati Saxena
(2022 January 31) AIAA LA LV 2022 Jan 31 Building a Brighter Future for Angelenos, by Ms. Jessica Lall
(2022 January 15) Space Suits and Life Support Systems for the Exploration of the Moon and Mars, by Dr. Lawrence Kuznetz
(2021 December 18) AIAA LA-LV Space Philosophy Gathering
(2021 December 15) Lunar Roving Adventures - Dust, Dust, Everywhere - What Are We Going To Do? by Mr. Ron Creel
(2021 December 4) The Exploration of the Moon and then onto Mars, by Dr. Jim Green (NASA)
(2021 November 6) United States Loses First Global Space War to Russians, by Mr. Paul Szymanski
(2021 October 30) The Little Things that go Bump in the Night: Space Debris from the Bottom Up… by Dr. Henry B. Garrett
(2021 October 20) Poetry of the Night: A Nightwatchman’s Journey, by Dr. David Levy
(2021 October 12) Space Agencies and Global Collaboration for Planetary Defense
2021 October 9 Electronic Warfare From geometry concerns to radar absorbing materials Part 2
2021 October 9 Electronic Warfare From geometry concerns to radar absorbing materials Part 1
(2021 October 2) Space Policy: What is it and why is it important? by Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar (Axiom Space)
(2021 September 25) The Dragonfly Mission to Titan by Dr Ralph Lorenz
(2021 September 18) (1) Space Technology & RADAR Applications (2) MDAO Lessons-Learned & Best Practices
(2021 September 11) The SpaceX Starship is a very big deal and Countering Misconceptions in Space Journalism
(2021 August 31) An Evening with Stratolaunch with Dr Zachary Krevor, Col Evan 'Ivan' Thomas and Mr Mason Hutchison
2021 August 21 AIAA LA-LV Celebrates the Month for Women & Women's Equality Day
(2021 August 14) AIAA LA-LV Space Philosophy Gathering 2021
(2021 July 31) Design and Development of Lighter-Than-Air Systems Making Balloons Fly and Float, by Prof. Rajkumar S. Pant
(2021, July 17) (1) Michael Collins' Life (2) How to Become an Astronaut (3) Astronaut Radiation Protection / Trip to the Moon and Mars (4) Driving Perseverance on Mars (Apollo 11 Moon Landing and Viking Mars Landing Anniversaries (52nd and 45th))
(2021 July 10) (1) The Psychology for Success in Leadership by Dr. Bill Goodman (2) Digital Transformation through MBSE - ANSYS technology stack, workflows and use cases by Dr. Swati Saxena
(2021 June 26) AIAA LA-LV Planetary Defense Workshop (including Hands-on Team Exercises) with Asteroid Exploration Updates - Part 3
(2021 June 26) AIAA LA-LV Planetary Defense Workshop (including Hands-on Team Exercises) with Asteroid Exploration Updates - Part 2
(2021 June 26) AIAA LA-LV Planetary Defense Workshop (including Hands-on Team Exercises) with Asteroid Exploration Updates - Part 1
(2021 June 19) The Tuskegee Airmen, Juneteenth Celebration, and African American Aerospace Professionals Panel
(2021 June 12) Aerospace Projects in India: Recent Developments and Future Plans by Prof. Rajkumar S. Pant
(2021 June 5) The Industry 4.0 Workforce: – Needs, Issues and Solutions
The Challenges of Landing Perseverance on Mars by Mr. Allen Chen (with Brief Recognition of the AIAA LA-LV members with 25, 40, 50, 60, and 70 Years of Membership)
(2021 May 22) Space Nuclear Power & Propulsion by Joseph A. Sholtis, Jr., LtCol, USAF (Ret)
(2021, May 15) Mars Atmosphere and Climate: Past, Present, and Future, by Prof. Bruce M. Jakosky
(2021 April 24) AIAA LA-LV Earth Day Celebration 2021
(2020 December 19) AIAA LA LV Space Architecture Gathering Simulators and Simulations Part 2
(2020 December 19) AIAA LA LV Space Architecture Gathering Simulators and Simulations Part 1
(2021 March 6) AIAA LA LV University Student Branches mini-Conference 2021
(2020 October 31) AIAA LA LV ISS 20th Anniversary Celebration
(2021 Jan 18) AIAA LA-LV Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration
(2021 Jan 23) e-Town Hall Meeting with Dr. Swati Saxena (ANSYS) and Mr. Stephen Thomas (Parsons)
(2021 Feb 20) Raspberry Pi Arduino demo
(2021 March 13) AIAA LA-LV e-Town Hall Meeting on (1) Hyperloop -The Next Phase (2) AIAA Engage and Discussion Board
(2021 Feb 6) Venus Flagship Mission Planetary Decadal Study by Dr. Patricia M. Beauchamp
(2021 Feb 6) Veritrek: Enhanced thermal analysis using reduced-order models by Dr Derek Hengeveld and Mr. Jacob Moulton
(2021 Feb 6) Beyond the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes by Prof. George Bibel
(2021 Feb 13) Intuitive Machines Lunar Program Overview by Dr. Timothy P. Crain
(2021 Feb 13) Mars 2020: Perseverance and the Search for Life on Mars by Mr. Michael Staab (The Mars 2020 Guy/Guru)
(2021 Feb 13) Future Propulsion: Nuclear fission, fusion, and beyond by Mr. Jim Cavera
(2021 March 20) Feasible Warp Speeds From Quantum Gravity (Celebrate Black History Month) | Quantum Computation & Quantum Supremacy / Advantage
(2021 March 27) The 3rd International AIAA LA-LV Space Architecture Gathering - Panel Discussion
(2021 March 27) The 3rd International AIAA LA-LV Space Architecture Gathering - Presentations
(2021 April 3) LGBTQ / GSM in Aerospace by Mr. Sean Mobley
(2021 April 10) (STS-1 40th Anniversary Celebration) Outward Odyssey Authors Present: "Columbia and the Legacy of the Space Shuttle Program."
(2021 April 15) Practical Quantum Computing with D-Wave by Dr. Victoria Horan Goliber
(2021 April 17) AIAA LA LV New Space mini-Conference 2021