NASA Invites Media to 2022 Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium

	October 24, 2022  MEDIA ADVISORY M22-014 NASA Invites Media to 2022 Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium NASA is inviting media to the 15th annual Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium on Wednesday, Oct. 26 to Friday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.  Among NASA participants are Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Marshall Space Flight Center Director Jody Singer. This year’s symposium theme is “Space at the Table: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Inclusion.” Singer will deliver opening remarks on Wednesday, and Melroy will provide a luncheon keynote address that same day. The conference will focus on lunar lander technology, space policy, NASA’s Artemis program, propulsion systems and exploration technologies.  The American Astronautical Society will host the symposium, which features speakers and panelists from government, industry, and academia. Other NASA speakers and panelists include: Erika Alvarez, Systems Engineering & Integration Manager for Artemis Campaign Development Division, NASA Dave Burns, director, Science and Technology Office, Marshall  Ginger Flores, manager, Human Exploration Development and Operations Office, Marshall Angela Hart, program manager, Commercial LEO Development Program, Johnson Space Center Heidi Haviland, planetary scientist, Marshall Lakiesha Hawkins, deputy manager, Human Landing System Program Office, Marshall John Honeycutt, program manager, Space Launch System, Marshall Howard Hu, program manager, Orion spacecraft, Johnson  Mike Kincaid, associate administrator, NASA Office of STEM Engagement Mark Kirasich, deputy associate administrator, Artemis Campaign Development Catherine Koerner, deputy associate administrator, NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate Bhavya Lal, acting chief technology officer, NASA Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy Alex MacDonald, chief economist, NASA Jeremy Parsons, deputy program manager, Exploration Ground Systems, Kennedy  Joseph Pelfrey, deputy center director, Marshall Jason Turpin, project manager, Space Nuclear Propulsion, Marshall  Kurt Vogel, director of space architectures, NASA Lisa Watson-Morgan, program manager, Human Landing System, Marshall Niki Werkheiser, director of Technology Maturation in the Space Technology Mission Directorate, Headquarters  Thomas Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator, NASA Exploration System Development Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate To attend, media must contact American Astronautical Society Executive Director Jim Way at jimway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 703-866-0021 for credentials. Media interested in interviewing NASA speakers should contact Joel Wallace at joel.w.wallace@xxxxxxxx. For more information about the symposium and the complete list of speakers and agenda, visit: https://astronautical.org/events/vonbraun/
	Press Contacts Joel Wallace NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 256-544-0034 joel.w.wallace@xxxxxxxx  Jim Way Executive Director American Astronautical Society 703-866-0021 jimway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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