Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011; Mountain View
Hybrid rockets combine characteristics of solids along with throttleable engines. They were behind the success of SpaceShipOne and will propel Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo. Do they have a broader future in space launch? Join us and find out.
Dr. Arif Karabeyoglu is the President and Chief Technical Officer of Space Propulsion Group, Inc. (SPG), and a Consulting Professor at Stanford University. He has performed extensive research on hybrid rocket combustion and propulsion, ranging from theoretical studies to investigations of practical applications and propulsion testing. Dr. Karabeyoglu has taught courses at Stanford University in Applied Aerodynamics, Rocket Propulsion, and Experimental Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has served as Program Manager and Principal Investigator for a number of SPG programs that focused on the development and testing of hybrid rockets. Dr. Karabeyoglu has numerous journal articles, conference papers and patents in the field of rocket propulsion. He is the chairman of the AIAA's Hybrid Technical Committee and serves on the Expert Advisory Board that oversees the development of the SpaceShipTwo propulsion system.
- Location: Hacker Dojo, 140 S. Whisman Road, Mountain View
- Date: Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
- Time: 6-8 PM (6-6:30 networking, refreshments will be available)
- Cost: free
- Additional info: http://www.aiaa-sf.org
