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Engineering advice from the President of Lockheed Martin Space

Jeff Zehnder — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:00:15 +0000

Engineering advice from the President of Lockheed Martin Space Jeff Zehnder Tue, 12/16/2025 - 08:00

Jeff Zehnder

Mark Sirangelo and Robert Lightfoot at the seminar.

Robert Lightfoot is the President of Lockheed Martin Space and a longtime leader in the aerospace field. He joined the company in 2019 after three decades at NASA, where he began as a test engineer and then progressed across the agency, eventually serving as Associate Administrator, NASA’s top civil servant position, and as Acting NASA Administrator for 18 months in 2017-2018.

He visited Smead Aerospace on Monday, Dec. 1, addressing students as well as a separate gathering of College of Engineering and Applied Science leadership and faculty.

The college meeting included a discussion of the direction of the aerospace industry, and Lightfoot’s views of the future of space, technology and where Lockheed Martin is driving their business. There was also a very successful dialogue about how Lockheed Martin Space and ��Ƶ could work together on projects, student recruitment and ways the company could help enable university initiatives in space policy and national security.

The student seminar was hosted by Mark Sirangelo, aerospace entrepreneur-in-residence, for an interactive discussion on his career path and life lessons, providing real insight and knowledge. Following are some of the elements of the seminar:

Why did you go into aerospace?

I grew up in a little town in Alabama called Montevallo and graduated with 62 kids from high school. There were no engineers in Montevallo as role models. The only reason I went into engineering is because when I took all the tests that you take, the guidance counselor said I should be an engineer. I said, “You mean to drive a train?” I thought she was asking me to be a train engineer.

I was going to go into journalism school, but I started looking into it and decided to major in mechanical engineering.

I followed my girlfriend to the University of Alabama in Huntsville and one day went to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center there. It’s a great place and they have the Saturn V. I was taking propulsion systems and was fascinated by the propulsion concept. I walked around the back of the Saturn V and they have five engines hanging off the thing. That’s what did it for me.

Rocket propulsion has been a major part of your career. What drew you to that area?

I just loved engine testing and propulsion testing. I eventually got an opportunity to run the test area at NASA Stennis Space Center in 1999. It was my dream job because my windows rattled every day. We had probably 20 test positions running different size engines at any given time.

I later was at Marshall and ran the Shuttle Propulsion Office. I was responsible for the first 8.5 minutes of flight, going from 0 to 17,500 mph. There is nothing more daunting, awesome, and scary than T-9 minutes at NASA and the propulsion go-no-go to fly the Shuttle.

You were part of the return-to-flight effort after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. What did you learn from that process?

One of the chief tenets of being an engineer is you’ve got to remain curious, and we had lost our curiosity. There was a requirement in the Shuttle Program that you can’t have any foam come off that external tank, but foam had come off since the very first mission. Because it didn’t do any damage, we convinced ourselves it was okay.

They showed us more times than I care to count Flight Readiness Reviews that basically said, “Loss of foam is not a status of flight issue.” With no data. That was a lesson.

I don’t believe in coincidence anymore. If something happens you have to ask why, and sometimes you have to ask five times.

What was it like serving as associate administrator of NASA?

The associate administrator is the top civil servant in the agency. The two positions above it are political nominees. I was the COO and ran the agency day-to-day

It’s pretty fun. I got to run the Program Management Council that reviewed all the programs. At the time we were dealing with the James Webb Space Telescope.

I had to learn a lot about things I’d never worked on before -- science, aeronautics, things like that.

But when I moved to D.C. for the job, they told me if you want a friend, get a dog. That’s the kind of environment in D.C.

What is Lockheed Martin’s relationship with ��Ƶ?

Lockheed Martin Space and ��Ƶ have had a long and positive history of working together on missions, student projects, investment and new technology development. We have been a very significant recruiter on the campus in the past with a great deal of success.

We are continuing to grow substantially in many highly interesting areas of space and technology. I just met with a number of the senior leaders of the college and department and was very impressed with the growth and direction that ��Ƶ is going. I indicated my strong interest in growing our relationship and of expanding our recruitment efforts of ��Ƶ students.

Robert Lightfoot is the President of Lockheed Martin Space and a longtime leader in the aerospace field. He spoke to Smead Aerospace students at ��Ƶ on...

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Sirangelo elected an AIAA fellow

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:32:06 +0000

Sirangelo elected an AIAA fellow Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 02/07/2022 - 16:32

University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mark Sirangelo has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow in recognition of notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics.

Sirangelo is specifically being recognized for "outstanding leadership, innovative entrepreneurship, and passionate mentoring in the aerospace industry, and for critical advice and counsel to state and federal agencies."

He has lead program teams that participated in over 300 space missions, including over 20 planetary missions and 70 NASA missions. He has been a member of the Smead Aerospace faculty since 2018, following a long tenure as head of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems and CEO of SpaceDev, its predecessor company.

He has served as a special assistant to the NASA administrator for the space agency's Moon to Mars program, been the Chairman of the Defense Innovation Board for the Secretary of Defense and is a previous Chief Innovation Officer of the State of Colorado.

Sirangelo was recently named one of "10 Power Players in Private Space You Don't Know But Should" by U.S. News and World Report.

He will be officially inducted by AIAA in April.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to ��Ƶ students

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:32:20 +0000

Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to ��Ƶ students Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 11/09/2021 - 10:32

Jeff Zehnder

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson shared stories from his life and career during a special webinar with the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences.

Tyson took part in a discussion hosted by Entrepreneur-in-Residence Mark Sirangelo on Wednesday, Nov. 3. The conversation included anecdotes from Tyson’s past, projections on the future of space and physics, and featured a Q&A with student attendees.

“I knew I was interested in the universe from age nine and my first visit to my local planetarium,” Tyson said. “It focused my attention, decisions, the books I would read.”

Growing up, he stuck with science even when faced with teachers who didn’t support his interests.

“They said, ‘Why don’t you join the basketball team?’ They don’t even know the bias dripping in that,” Tyson said.

During the webinar, Tyson challenged attendees to learn as much as they could, and to take harder classes, even if it meant earning a lower grade, as a way to have additional knowledge valuable to employers.

“Learn as deeply as you can how the universe works,” he said. “What matters is what have you done with yourself. What is your knowledge base relative to other people?”

He suggested students review the decadal surveys published by working groups in the National Academies as a way to stay on top of where science and engineering research are likely to be focused in the future.

Tyson is particularly excited about potential new scientific discoveries from the soon-to-launch James Webb Space Telescope, and offered kudos to the engineers who designed and built it.

“I’m a scientist, so we figure out different stuff out from you (as engineers). But you guys have the fun part,” Tyson said. “If you go back 50 years and they were saying how will we ever get big telescopes in space? Then people figured out that you could fold telescopes. In fact this one is hexagonal and the hexagons unfurl.”

In response to a student question about how to balance life and obligations, Tyson acknowledged there are not enough hours in the day to do all he wants.

“Things fall through the cracks and I’m always having to triage. Some things I wanted to study I don’t,” he said.

He discussed concerns about the politicization of science and misinformation in media, and how tribalistic urges inherent in humans often push us into opposing corners even when we agree on many things.

“It’s hard. I’d like to believe that it is not intractable,” Tyson said. “When I grew up there was fighting in Northern Ireland. Catholics are fighting the Protestants? What? Do they have different skin color? No. If Catholics can fight Protestants, then any two people in the world can fight each other for any reason at all.”

Tyson’s appearance was part of Mark Sirangelo’s ongoing Future Insights webinar series for aerospace students. Upcoming talks include Robert Geckle, CEO of Airbus US Space and Defense on Nov. 17, and Mark Esper, former Secretary of Defense, on Dec. 15.

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Future Insights Seminar: 5G and the Frontier of Spectrum Sharing - How is it being implemented and what is its future? - Oct. 20

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Future Insights Seminar: 5G and the Frontier of Spectrum Sharing - How is it being implemented and what is its future? - Oct. 20 Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/13/2021 - 00:00

Keith Gremban
Research Professor, ��Ƶ
Mark Sirangelo
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, ��Ƶ
Wednesday, Oct. 20 | 4:30 P.M. | Zoom Webinar

Join Mark Sirangelo as he welcomes Dr. Keith Gremban, one of the country’s leading experts in 5G and spectrum sharing, for a unique discussion and Q&A on the leading developments in 5G. Dr. Gremban has been working as a Program Manager on the DoD 5G Initiative, leading Tranche 1, which is deploying full-scale 5G testbeds at four military bases within the United States. Keith will discuss his views on 5G including:

What is the reality about 5G and its roll-out in the United States?
How does the DoD 5G Initiative relate to the roll-out of 5G?
Is 5G really the major transformation that we hear about?
How will all the changes in spectrum and communications technology impact our lives for years to come?
What research, science & entrepreneurial opportunities will derive from the adoption of 5G?
Where does spectrum sharing fit into the future of telecommunications?
What are some of the research goals that the ��Ƶ team should pursue as a university partner in the new $25M NSF SpectrumX Innovation Center?

Bios: Dr. Keith Gremban is the Co-Director of the Spectrum Policy Initiative at the Silicon Flatirons Center, and also a Research Professor in Aerospace at ��Ƶ. Keith has spent over 30 years in the defense industry as a software architect and systems engineer, with R&D experience in robotics, command-and-control systems, tactical communications, and spectrum science. In 2011, Keith joined the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as a Program Manager in the Strategic Technologies Office, where he was responsible for a portfolio of programs in wireless communications and electronic warfare. In 2015, Keith became the Director of the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) in Boulder, which is the research and engineering laboratory of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Keith received his PhD and MS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MS in Applied Mathematics and BS in Mathematics from Michigan State University.

Mark N. Sirangelo created and hosts the CU Future Insight Seminar Series as CU’s Entrepreneur-Scholar in Residence. He is the recent Chairman of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Board and the DoD’s Space Advisory Committee. Previously he was Special Assistant to the NASA Administrator helping to develop NASA’s return to the Moon. Mark was the founding executive and head of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems which has participated in over 300 space & aerospace missions to date. He has served as the Chief Innovation Officer of Colorado and is the State’s appointee to the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory.

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Future Insights Seminar: Public Private Partnerships The Future of Aerospace? - Aug. 25

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:27:37 +0000

Future Insights Seminar: Public Private Partnerships The Future of Aerospace? - Aug. 25 Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/17/2021 - 11:27

Mark Sirangelo
Entrepreneur-Scholar-In-Residence, Smead Aerospace
Wednesday, August 25 | 4:30-5:30 P.M. | Zoom Webinar

Public private partnerships, or PPPs, have become an accepted form for government to obtain aerospace research, technology development and aerospace program execution. NASA, the DoD, other U.S. government agencies as well as state governments are increasingly using variations of this approach in many aspects of their operations. PPPs have become an integral and foundational part of government’s future strategic planning, and, as a result, will continue to influence aerospace engineering for the foreseeable future.

Join us as we explore the development of PPPs in aerospace, how they are being used now and what they might become over the coming years. This Future Insight Seminar is being led by Mark Sirangelo, our Entrepreneur-Scholar-Residence, who, through his roles as former head of Sierra Nevada Space Systems, Chief Innovation Officer of the State of Colorado, most recent Chairman of the DoD’s Defense Innovation Board and co-founder of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation has experienced PPPs in many forms. Mark has been engaged, in business and through his governmental work, directly and indirectly in over 20 PPPs, including one of the largest in commercial space history. Join Mark for an inside look at PPPs and explore:

What is a PPP and how is it used in aerospace?
What are the significant and critical elements of a PPP? How does it benefit both the public and private sectors?
What are some of the more successful and unsuccessful case studies?
How is industry adopting to this trend?
What is the future of PPPs and how might they continue to develop?
How will PPPs influence my research and my future in aerospace?

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Free year of AIAA membership from Smead Aerospace

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:20:32 +0000

Free year of AIAA membership from Smead Aerospace Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 06/21/2021 - 14:20

Mark Sirangelo, Entrepreneur-Scholar-in-Residence, is offering all Smead Aerospace students an opportunity to advance their careers in the aerospace field.

Working with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Mark is providing all currently enrolled CU Smead Aerospace students, undergraduate and graduate, with a free year of new membership in the student chapter of AIAA. If you are already a member, you can receive an extension of your membership for a year

Current aerospace students should have received an email on June 21 with the subject line "Free year of AIAA membership from Smead Aerospace" that has details on how to take advantage of this opportunity. If you did not, contact us for more information.

We spoke with Mark about his donation and the benefits offered by AIAA :

Why should students join AIAA?

I believe that, beyond the national level aerospace and engineering education that is available at ��Ƶ, it is really important for a student to begin to build a wide and strong foundation in the industry. AIAA is an organization that is primarily focused on developing the individual more than the organization.

The experiences you can receive through being part of AIAA will not only make you better qualified for your future job but will also help you build connections that can last throughout your career.

There are many special parts of the student sector of AIAA including an active mentorship program, an expansive career center and active engagement programs and events where you can meet peers through the world.

There are also competitions that you can join or individually or as a team to work on simulated real-world problems. These competitions allow you to gain valuable actual experience while receiving constructive feedback and advice from experts all of which can bolster your knowledge and resume.

You’re putting up your own money up to encourage students to join. Why?

The aerospace industry has provided me with some of the most amazing, memorable and life changing memories and moments. It is still unbelievable to me, but I and my teams have been involved in hundreds of aerospace and space programs including missions to seven planets, the moon and the sun. I would have never imagined this to be possible when I was a student.

This has been a really challenging and tough two years for all of us, but particularly for our students. I wanted to find a way to pay what I have had the chance to experience forward while saying thanks to all those who participated in my lectures over the past three years.

Opening the door for everyone to AIAA and the future it creates is a small way for me to do my part to help bring us back to a place where we are looking forward positively again.

Faculty often speak highly of AIAA membership. How has being a member helped you?

Aerospace and space are sectors that is fundamentally built on being part of a team. Almost all successful programs are built on substantial collaboration, people’s past experience and preexisting science or technology. My time with AIAA has made me a better technologist and leader.

Building new and lasting personal relationships which have originated at the many AIAA meetings and sessions that I have attended, has allowed me to create strong industry level networks. It has also facilitated my being able to hire really talented people while helping me understand that I was not alone in facing the challenges that I was facing.

AIAA has also opened up access to invaluable research data and allowed me to have a voice in shaping the rules of engagement that we all operate under in aerospace. Sometime, and often most importantly, it just creates a place to have fun and realize how great it is to be part of such an amazing industry.

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Seminar: Shaping Space Policy - U.S. & International Perspectives - April 28

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:48:58 +0000

Seminar: Shaping Space Policy - U.S. & International Perspectives - April 28 Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 04/20/2021 - 09:48

Future Insights Seminar
with Scott Pace, Former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council
Wednesday, April 28 | 4-5:30 p.m.
Zoom Webinar

Abstract: Space and space technologies are developing at a pace that hasn’t been seen in decades. Much of this recent growth stems from the latest decisions made by the U.S. government to restart the National Space Council, to invest in the commercial industry, to stand up a U.S. Space Force and to begin to take a whole of government approach to our national space policy and global place in space.

At the core of many of these decisions was Dr. Scott Pace in his role as the Executive Secretary of the National Space Council from 2017-2021. Join Mark Sirangelo as he welcomes Dr. Pace to CU for the first time in a unique discussion on how government space works, how some of these groundbreaking decisions were evaluated and made and what Scott’s views are on the future of space and technology.

The seminar, discussion and Q&A will explore Dr. Pace’s view on space as it relates to:

Perspectives from his recent space policy experience at the White House
Products from the National Space Council and a historical context
Integrating economic, security, and diplomatic interests in U.S. space activities
Emerging space policy challenges for the United State, domestically and internationally

Bios: Dr. Scott Pace is the Director of the Space Policy Institute and Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Dr. Pace rejoined the faculty of the Elliott School after serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council from 2017-2020. Beyond his roles at GWU, he previously served as the Associate Administrator for Program Analysis and Evaluation at NASA from 2005-2008 and Deputy Chief of Staff for the NASA Administrator from 2002-2003. For further information see his biography at GWU.

Mark N. Sirangelo is the host of the Future Insight Seminar Series. Mark is CU’s Entrepreneur-Scholar-Residence. He most recently led SNC Space Systems which has participated in over 300 space missions to date. He has also been the Chief Innovation Officer of the State of Colorado, Chairman of the DoD’s Defense Innovation Board and co-founder & Chairman Emeritus of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.

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Future Insights Seminar: Art & Science, The Ying and Yang of a Career - March 31

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:13:43 +0000

Future Insights Seminar: Art & Science, The Ying and Yang of a Career - March 31 Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/24/2021 - 10:13

Art & Science
Left Brain ↔ Right Brain
The Ying and Yang of a Career
Wednesday, March 31 | 4-5:30 p.m.
Zoom Webinar - Register Now

Abstract: So much of science begins as a creative, intuitive and disruptive effort. So much of creativity has, as its base, the discipline of repetition, discipline & exploration. The art of science and the science of art has been present for as long as both have been practiced. Many prominent scientists use creativity as a method to focus their minds and many famous artists use elements of science to achieve their most creative efforts.

Join Mark Sirangelo, Erin Espelie and Allie Anderson for a unique inside look at how creativity, technology, science and human physiology have all been concurrently present in their careers, merged successfully in their lives and exist in the people they know. The seminar will explore:

Is it possible, in today’s world, to have a career and life in which you can synchronously include creative and technical passions?
How has it been done and what are the challenges and benefits of doing so?
Why are humans often their most creative and technically capable under the most extreme conditions?

Bios: The host of the Future Insight Seminar Series, Mark Sirangelo, CU’s Entrepreneur-Scholar-Residence, most recently led SNC Space Systems which has participated in over 300 space missions to date. Less known, is prior to becoming a space entrepreneur, Mark had a career as a nature photographer, pilot and as an entertainment/ theater director and producer.

Joining Mark will be special guest Erin Espelie, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts & Critical Media Practices. Erin is a filmmaker, writer, and editor. Her work investigates scientific research related to the Anthropocene, issues in environmental history, questions of epistemology, and our expectations of the moving image.

The discussion and Q&A will be moderated by Allie Anderson, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Integrative Physiology. Among several research areas, Allie investigates issues of human physiology in extreme environments to develop technologies to assist the body’s adaptations to unique conditions. She is also a self-proclaimed lover of the stars.

So much of science begins as a creative, intuitive and disruptive effort. So much of creativity has, as its base, the discipline of repetition, discipline & exploration. The art of science and the science of art has been present for as long as both have...

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Seminar: Technology Trends to the Year 2025 - Where will the demand be and how can I be a part of it? - Jan. 27

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:42:11 +0000

Seminar: Technology Trends to the Year 2025 - Where will the demand be and how can I be a part of it? - Jan. 27 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 01/21/2021 - 10:42

Mark Sirangelo
Technology Trends To The Year 2025
Where will the demand be and how can I be a part of it?
A Special Future Insight Seminar
Wednesday, Jan. 27 | 4:30 p.m. | Zoom

We are living in one of the most dramatic, emotional, debilitating and dynamic times in memory. This will end and it will get better. All through this unforgettable time technology has advanced around us and, in many ways, has been accelerated at a rate unimaginable a year ago. It is time to look forward again. Where innovation going, how can one be part of the advancing trends and what will they be in 2025?

This seminar is led by Mark Sirangelo, our Entrepreneur-Scholar-Residence, who, through his roles as former head of Sierra Nevada Space Systems, Chief Innovation Officer of the State of Colorado, Chairman of the DoD’s Defense Innovation Board and co-founder of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation has been an integral part of technology disruption for his entire career.

Join Mark for an inside look at which technologies are developing, going away and cannot be ignored.

If I were starting a technology business today what would I do?
What are the top trends in future technology that are visible and invisible?
What trends are not going to last?
What can a future entrepreneur do now to be part of these new waves?
What will it take to be successful in 2025? What is different from today?

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Special Seminar: Life Beyond the Pandemic - How to Have a New Hope for 2021 and Beyond - Dec. 8

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Special Seminar: Life Beyond the Pandemic - How to Have a New Hope for 2021 and Beyond - Dec. 8 Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 12/03/2020 - 14:50

Mark Sirangelo
Entrepreneur-Scholar-in-Residence, Smead Aerospace
Tuesday, Dec. 8
4 - 5 p.m.
Zoom - Registration Required

This has been a year that no one will forget. It has taken its toll on all in our ��Ƶ family.

While there is no way to minimize this time, in this seminar, led by Mark Sirangelo, Entrepreneur-Scholar-in-Residence and former head of Sierra Nevada Space Systems, we will try to put it in perspective, discuss previous challenges and provide insight into the very important questions we are hearing from you.

Guest Speakers will include:

Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Crider is the Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations, Headquarters United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this position, she assists the CSO to organize, train, equip and maintain space forces by contributing to the development of strategy, long-range plans, and concept of operations, as well as the activities ensuring the service builds and employs effective space forces.
Robert D. Strain is the president of Ball Aerospace. Strain joined Ball in 2012 following his tenure as the center director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center where he oversaw the success of more than 13 missions. This included the final Shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope and the successful restructure of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

Full Abstract:

This has been a year that no one will forget. It has taken its toll on you and all in our CU family. On top of the many questions you would normally have at this point in your education, so many more questions, concerns, anxieties and fears have been added. Times like this are painful but we can learn from yesterday, live and stay safe for today while planning with a new hope for tomorrow.

While we cannot reverse the harsh impact of this pandemic, we can try to put it in perspective. Our university, our country and our world have dealt with, survived, and emerged stronger from challenges that have confronted us in similar ways.

This discussion is not meant to diminish what you are going through, nor can anyone yet provide definitive solutions. Rather, this conversation might help put these difficult events into a broader context and offer some balance and, perhaps, even hope. Difficult times can lead to opportunity and growth. We will discuss how our country has exited similar challenges previously, and use those lessons to provide insights into some of the important questions we have heard from you.

Will there be jobs for us when we graduate?
What will employers think of our education, given our different educational process?
Is the world of science, business and research ever going to be what it used to be?
This pandemic has challenged certain sectors of society more; how can this be addressed?
My education experience hasn’t been what I hoped for. How might that affect me in 5 or 10 years?
Is what I’m learning going to be relevant anymore?

As hard as it may be to see now, real sustainable positives can come from confronting the types of national and global issues that we are facing today. Often, after our darkest days, we have seen some of the most productive, expansive and dynamic times this country has ever enjoyed. That is true now as well.

Many positives are happening. These developments can create a constructive environment for you, for your career and for your future. We will try to present some of these encouraging trends, which might provide you optimistic thoughts for tomorrow despite what we all may be feeling at the moment.

What types of new directions and new opportunities might arise in our society from this time?
What have we learned from this that will actually improve our possibilities in the future?
Are there new areas or sectors that might be accelerated or created through this pandemic?
How might our generation at CU right now, actually make a bigger difference in the future?
What other types of professions or sectors can be pursued with the skills we are learning?

This discussion will give you a chance to discuss what is on your mind. You will also hear from people on the front lines now, helping manage the current crisis, as well as companies who will be hiring in the coming years and others whom you could work with to help build a better future.

We hope that this seminar will provide you a new hope that a positive tomorrow will be there; it will be exciting and will give you all the opportunities to make even more of a difference than you might have thought before.

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Engineering advice from the President of Lockheed Martin Space

Why did you go into aerospace?

Rocket propulsion has been a major part of your career. What drew you to that area?

You were part of the return-to-flight effort after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. What did you learn from that process?

What was it like serving as associate administrator of NASA?

What is Lockheed Martin’s relationship with ������Ƶ?

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Sirangelo elected an AIAA fellow

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Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to ������Ƶ students

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Future Insights Seminar: 5G and the Frontier of Spectrum Sharing - How is it being implemented and what is its future? - Oct. 20

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Future Insights Seminar: Public Private Partnerships The Future of Aerospace? - Aug. 25

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Free year of AIAA membership from Smead Aerospace

Why should students join AIAA?

You’re putting up your own money up to encourage students to join. Why?

Faculty often speak highly of AIAA membership. How has being a member helped you?

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Seminar: Shaping Space Policy - U.S. & International Perspectives - April 28

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