2012 National Space & Missile Materials Symposium

0800 - 0805 Session Introduction: Dr. Douglas
Deason, MDA
0805 - 0830 HWTPS Overview,
Dr. Gerald Russell, US Army RDECOM
0830 - 0855 Low Erosion, Light-Weight Composites
for Hot Gas Valve Components,
Dr. Daniel Butts, Plasma Processes, LLC
0855 - 0920 Survivable Mirrors and Coatings for the
Ballistic Missile Defense System,
Dr. William Goodman, Trex Enterprises
Corporation
0920 - 0945 Fabrication of Single-Piece 2D Carbon-
Carbon Aeroshell,
Dr. John Shigley, ATK Aerospace Systems
0945 - 1015 Break
1015 - 1040 Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite
(CMC) for Missile Radomes,
Mr. John Paretti, ATK – COI Ceramics,
Inc.
1040 - 1105 Development of Structural Insulators for
MDA Applications,
Mr. Kent Buesking, Materials Research &
Design, Inc.
1105 - 1130 Integration of Thermal Interface
Materials into Missile Airframe Structures,
Mrs. Carissa Russell, US Army AMRDEC
1130 - 1155 Non-Eroding Ceramic Nozzle Throat
Insert Designs for Aluminized Propellant
Solid Rocket Motor Applications,
Mr. Mike Fuller, ATK Aerospace Systems
and Mr. Joseph Pluscauskis, Materials
Research & Design, Inc.
1155 – 1300 Lunch Break
Missiles & Missile Defense
continued
Rocketdyne; Dr. Dianne Wiley,
Consultant
Session Introduction: Mr. Wendell
Colberg, NASA MSFC
Out of Autoclave Fabrication of Fluted
Core for Composite Cryotank
Technologies and Development Project,
Mr. Michael Hand, The Boeing
Company
Aerogel Modified Structural Thermal
Protection System,
Mr. Mark Grogan, Powdermet, Inc.
Thermally Insulated Structural Aerogel
Composites for Satellites,
Dr. Nicholas Zafiropoulous, Aspen
Aerogels, Inc.
Lightweight Hybrid Ablator
Incorporating Aerogel-Filled Open Cell
Foam for Mars Return Missions,
Mr. Scott Brown, Brown Research &
Technology
Woven TPS - A New Approach to TPS
Design and Manufacturing,
Dr. Mairead Stackpoole, NASA ARC
Development of an Analysis Tool for the
Evaluation of Thermal and Structural
Performance of Ablative TPS Materials,
Mr. John Podhiny, Materials Research &
Design, Inc.
Orbital Technologies & Operations
Session Chair: Dr. Jim Riker, AFRL
Session Organizers:
Ms. Beth Kelsic, Ball Aerospace, Mr. Eric
Becker, AFRL; Mr. Derek Doyle, AFRL; Mr.
Brian Hill, Northrop Grumman, Mr. Tim
McKechnie, Plasma Processes, Mr. Pat
Sisson, GDIT
1300 - 1325 Ballistic Missile Defense Interceptor AFRL Space Research and Material