NASA Marshall Invites Media to 12th Annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium

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Aug 29, 2019, 17:25 ET

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, invites media to the 12th Annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium, Sept. 10-12, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The symposium is hosted by the American Astronautical Society and features speakers and panelists from government, industry and academia.

To attend, media must register at https://astronautical.org/events/vonbraun/ and contact Patrick Rouin at [email protected] for credentials. Media interested in interviewing NASA speakers should contact Janet Sudnik at [email protected] or 256-544-1216.

This year's symposium theme is, "Exploration is the Work of Generations," and Marshall Center Associate Director Steve Miley will give a welcome Sept. 11. Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Integration at NASA Headquarters Doug Comstock will provide a luncheon address on Sept. 11. The conference will focus on lunar lander technology, space policy, NASA's Artemis program, propulsion systems and exploration technologies.

Other NASA speakers and panelists include:

Melanie Saunders, Deputy Associate Administrator, NASA Headquarters
Jim Reuter, Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steven W. Clarke, Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Michael Sarafin, Mission Manager, Artemis 1, NASA Headquarters
Marshall Smith, Director, Human Lunar Exploration Programs, NASA Headquarters
Tom Whitmeyer, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems Development, NASA Headquarters
Bobby Watkins, Manager, Human Exploration Development and Operations Office, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Lisa Watson-Morgan, Program Manager, Human Landing System, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Greg Chavers, Acting Deputy Program Manager, Human Landing System, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Mary Beth Koelbl, Deputy Director, Engineering Directorate, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
John Vickers, Principal Technologist, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Heather Haney, Systems Engineer, Space Launch System, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center