Forty Years on the Bleeding Edge of Technology From an Aerospace Engineer’s Perspective

When:  Apr 19, 2023 from 12:00 to 13:30 (PT)
Associated with  Orange County Section
Forty Years on the Bleeding Edge of Technology From an Aerospace Engineer’s Perspective
An AIAA Distinguished Speaker Lecture, via Zoom
presented by Daniel Adamo
Independent Astrodynamics Consultant, AIAA Associate Fellow, AIAA Distinguished Speaker & Mentor
How did a kid living amid New Hampshire farm fields progress to serve on console in Houston’s Mission Control during 60 Space Shuttle missions?  This 1.5-hour autobiographic lecture follows an aerospace career from its roots in the 1970s to present-day freelance consulting on space exploration missions and architectures.  Along the way, key lessons learned are debriefed with regard to developing, operating, and managing aerospace systems.  The lecture concludes with experience-based advice on starting an aerospace career.
Mr. Adamo is an astrodynamics consultant focused on space mission trajectory design, operations, and architecture.  He works with clients primarily at NASA and in academia.
Until retirement in 2008, Mr. Adamo was employed by United Space Alliance as a trajectory expert, serving as a “front room” flight controller for 60 Space Shuttle missions.  Along with console duties during simulations and missions, this job entailed development of trajectory designs, software tools, flight rules, console procedures, and operations concepts.  Mr. Adamo began his career at the Perkin-Elmer Corporation where he developed and operated proof-of-concept software for computer-controlled polishing of optical elements.  He has degrees in Physical Sciences and Optical Engineering from the University of Houston and the University of Rochester, respectively.
Mr. Adamo is an AIAA Associate Fellow and the author of many publications, which are summarized at:
He has received numerous awards, including 14 NASA Group Achievement Awards.
The Zoom presentation will be on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 PM PDT, followed by up to half an hour of Q&A. If you would like to attend, please request the Zoom link from Peter Kurzhals.

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Login: If you would like to attend, please request the Zoom link from Peter Kurzhals at peterkurzhals@gmail.com.