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Media teleconference: National security space leaders talk mission assurance

By SpaceRef Editor
November 29, 2010
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Gen. Bruce Carlson (USAF Retired), Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; Mr. Doug Loverro, Executive Director, Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center; and Dr. Wanda Austin, president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, will hold a teleconference with reporters Dec. 2 at 9:15 a.m. during the third annual U. S. Space Mission Assurance Summit to discuss the newest efforts to improve the performance of space programs.

This year more than 125 senior representatives from government and industry are meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA, to discuss critical issues affecting the national security space sector, including growing the future workforce, the health of the industrial base, how to better engage program managers, and how to gain efficiencies in acquisition and program management without compromising mission success. The summit is by invitation only and closed to the public.

Who:

– Gen. Bruce Carlson, USAF Retired, Director of the National Reconnaissance Office

– Mr. Doug Loverro, Executive Director, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. Mr. Loverro is the senior civilian executive and principal assistant to the commander.

– Dr. Wanda Austin, President and CEO, The Aerospace Corporation

When: Dec. 2, 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. EST

Where: Teleconference (877)606-6338 Passcode 17616

Contact: Pam Keeton
Office: 703-812-0648
Cell: 571-294-6219

Contact: Pam Keeton
Office:  703-812-0648
Cell:  571-294-6219

SpaceRef staff editor.