NEXT
MEETING:______________________________________________
Monday,
January 6 - noon
Cellar Restaurant, Downtown
Topic:
Rocket Science - The Past and Exiting Future of Space
Propulsion -
Brad Carlson, NASA
Rockets have always been
fascinating because they conjure such imaginative
thoughts of adventure and
space travel. Fortunately, rockets have evolved to
become real workhorses and
have already woven much of our imagination into
reality. Brad Carlson,
Advanced Propulsion Systems Engineer at NASA's
Marshal Space Flight Center,
will provide us a historical and current
perspective of rocket boosters, from
those that launched the first American
astronaut into space to those monster
boosters that helped launch the Apollo
astronauts to the moon. He will also
describe rockets based combined cycle
boosters being considered for future
reusable launch vehicles and explain
their advantages and limitations.
Bradley is currently involved with the
development of the advanced propulsion
systems for NASA's third generation
Reusable Launch Vehicles. He says that
these vehicles will not only make it
less expensive to place payloads into
earth orbit but they will also make it
more practical for us send astronauts
to Mars and to explore other new
worlds.
OUR PREVIOUS
EVENT _________________________________________
A joyous multitude
of members from the Engineers Club and other technical
societies gathered at
the Clarion Hotel on Friday, December 13 for a
fun-filled evening of dinner,
camaraderie, and entertainment by humorist and
songwriter, Dalton Roberts.
There were also lots of door prizes. Our new
officers were installed and
welcomed. The festive party was a great way to
end the year and begin a new
one.
FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS
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January 13: -
Broadcasting Goes Digital and HDTV - Louis Lee, Channel
12
News
January 27: MetroNet - Chattanooga raises the
speed limit on data
communications
February: Nanotechnology - What is
it and what are its potential uses? ,
ORNL
March 3: The Sun - A very close
look at our nearest star - Mitzi Adam, NASA
WHERE WE
MEET _______________________________________________
Unless we note
otherwise, all of our presentation meetings are held at the
Cellar Restaurant
in the Tallan Building, Union Square Downtown Chattanooga
from 12:00 to 1:00
p.m. Our meeting room and luncheon service are open by
11:30 a.m. Lunch
buffet is $10.00 per person (inclusive). No reservation is
required. Free
parking is available in the Days Inn Motel (on Carter St. and
MLK Blvd,)
courtesy of the Days Inn management. When you park there, be sure
to place a
note on your dashboard indicating you are attending the Engineers
Club
meeting.
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS ?
_____________________________________
If you have any questions or
suggestions about program items please call
Brad Baucom at 648-3582 or e-mail
him at bradbaucom@comcast.net. You can
find
references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site:
www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org