Space Working Group December 8th
The Georgia Space Working Group is holding its quarterly meeting on December 8, 2016, from 10 AM to Noon in the Electric Cities Conference Room on the 8th Floor of the Centergy Building (75 Fifth Street, Atlanta, GA 30308). The SWG is working to make 2017 a year of significant accomplishments in space for Georgia-based researchers and companies. Our new Chair, Dr. Jud Ready, Principal Research Engineer at GTRI and Deputy Director of Georgia Tech’s Institute for Materials will be leading the meeting.
As we close out the year, we also want to express our deep appreciation for Professor Bobby Braun’s talent and leadership over the past 3 years. We wish him the best as he assumes duties as the Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. We wish him continued success in his new position and look forward to ways to continue collaborating with him.
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UAS WORKING GROUP DECEMBER 9th
The Georgia UAS Working Group will meet on December 9th from 9AM-Noon in the Electric Cities Conference Room on the 8th Floor of the Centergy Building at 75 Fifth Street, Atlanta GA 30308. The meeting will include an update on the small UAS rules known as Part 107, and some information regarding the latest research and development in the UAS domain. AUVSI Atlanta is hosting a networking lunch immediately following the Working Group session – the cost is $10 for a box lunch from Jimmy John’s Subs.
If you'd like to attend please click here to RSVP so we ensure we have enough food for all.
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Georgia Tech Aerospace Program Unveils New Maker Space
The Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering recently unveiled its own “maker space” or area where AE students can create things for projects and design contests. It will ‘ change way GT-AE students do aerospace engineering’ according to the schools’ website. For more, see their website.
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NDIA December Breakfast December 7th
Seats are filling up for our December breakfast at the Georgian Club. Dr. George Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the FAA, will be the featured speaker. The Commercial Space Office will be the approving authority for the spaceport license at Spaceport Camden. The spaceport and the associated economic development that will stem from it may be the biggest economic development in the state’s history, so it is vitally important for us to show Dr. Nield our support. These are exactly the jobs we want for Georgia: highly educated, highly technical and highly paid. This is a really big deal for Georgia.
If you have any interest in Georgia aerospace, you will not want to miss this event. If you have already registered, thank you. If you have not, we hope you will.
We hope to see you on December 7.
For more information or to register, click here.
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Atlanta Aerotropolis Update
The Atlanta Aerotropolis team has been working hard to revitalize the South Side of Atlanta around Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Kudos to the team for working together to drive economic investment and increase coordination around the world’s busiest airport. Click here to read the newly released Atlanta Aerotropolis blueprint.
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Civil Air Patrol Celebrates 75th Anniversary
CIVIL AIR PATROL CELEBRATING 75th Anniversary
CAP was founded Dec. 1, 1941, six days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
CAP anti-submarine coastal patrols flew more than 24 million miles in 18 months, spotting 173 U-boats and attacking 57. They also escorted more than 5,600 convoys and reported 17 floating mines, 36 bodies, 91 ships in distress and 363 survivors in the water.
They also patrolled the country’s borders by air, towed targets for military trainees, spotted forest fires, conducted search and rescue missions, provided disaster relief and emergency transport of people and parts and conducted orientation flights for future pilots.
The mission of the CAP has changed from wartime support to peacetime support. Today, Civil Air Patrol has over 60,000 youth and adult members and focuses on three primary missions: Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs and Emergency services
- Aerospace Education focuses on two different audiences, the CAP members and the general public. CAP sponsors workshops showcasing basic aerospace knowledge for teachers and students.
- The CAP Cadet program allows young people to progress at their own pace through a 16-step program including aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership.
- Emergency services: CAP has 8,000 aircrew members and 32,000 emergency responders trained to FEMA standards. Civil Air Patrol volunteers conduct 90 percent of inland search and rescue in the U.S. and operate one of the largest fleets of single –engine piston aircraft in the world.
For more history on the CAP, see http://www.cap75th.com/history/ If you’d like to get involved with one of the Civil Air Patrol squadrons in Georgia, please go to https://gawg.cap.gov/wp/
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December 7
NDIA Breakfast Series: The Future of Commercial Space
Time:8:00 am - 9:30 am
Location:The Georgian Club
100 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta
Cost:$15 for first 125 registrants
Guest speaker: Dr. George Nield, FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation
More information here
December 8
Space Working Group
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: 75 5th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Electric Cities Conference Room - 8th floor
Cost: Free
December 9
UAS Working Group
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location:75 5th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Electric Cities Conference Room - 8th floor
Cost: Free
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