HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND THE YEAR OF THE AEROSPACE MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL Among the current challenges facing Aerospace Medicine practitioners are long-duration space travel, spaceflight physiology, aircrew fatigue, legislative removal of medical standards, aircraft and spacecraft cabin environments, unpiloted aerial vehicles, mental health in aircrew, medical and ethical guidelines for commercial spaceflight passengers and crew, and decreased fun...

According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, America faces challenges in providing future space-based capabilities. Fiscal constraints and growing threats to satellites have spurred consideration of alternatives such as disaggregating or breaking up large into multiple, smaller satellites or payloads, and introducing competition into the acquisition of launch services. This webinar will focus on (1) how DOD is improving access acces...

This course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the procedures and methods used and the skills required to investigate an aircraft accident. Examples from recent NTSB investigations will be used to demonstrate particular aspects of the investigative process. Overview Site documentation and management Operational and mechanical aspects of aircraft performance Turbine and reciprocating engines Fire and explosions Fracture reco...

This course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the procedures and methods used and the skills required with all aspects of helicopter accident investigation. Examples from recent investigations will be used to demonstrate particular aspects of the investigative process. Overview NTSB Legal Authorities, mission, and structure NTSB "party" process Operational and mechanical aspects of helicopter performance Fracture recogniti...

This intensive, hands-on, three-day course covers a wide range of aircraft occupant survivability issues, including case studies highlighting key components of accident survivability, cabin safety and emergency equipment. The material will be presented in seminar and workshop format by staff from NTSB, NASA-Langley Research Center, and the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. Overview Introduction to crashworthiness Flight attendant emergenc...

The Aerospace Medical Association's annual meeting provides a multi-faceted forum for all aerospace medical disciplines and concurrently offers continuing education credits and maintenance of certification for those attending the meeting. Lectures, seminars, panels, poster presentations, workshops, films, and technical and scientific exhibits present data on the latest results of clinical and research studies. No other meeting brings together...

Export Control Reform has presented companies with a number of challenges and benefits. But like all things related to export controls, there are many gray areas and companies are making regulatory interpretations and new classification and licensing decisions all the time. At the same time, companies are under the gun to reduce paper and go electronic, so how do you go about re-creating paper files in the digital world? How can you maintain...

Does being beyond US shores mean relief from US export controls? Not as far as the US Government is concerned. This webinar is designed for non-US companies and US companies desiring a better understanding of how the US regulations impact their foreign affiliates, customers and distributors . US restrictions on reexports and other transactions (EAR, ITAR & OFAC) apply to companies physically located outside of the United States. This incl...

This three-day introductory course has been taught to thousands of industry professionals for almost thirty years, in public sessions and on-site to almost every major satellite manufacturer and operator, to rave reviews. The course is intended primarily for non-technical people who must understand the entire field of commercial satellite communications (including their increasing use by government agencies), and by those who must understand a...

NCMA's 51st Annual Aerospace + Defense Contract Management Training Forum will be held in San Diego, California, March 14–15, 2013, at the Westin San Diego. Charting the Course for Contract Management Excellence! This year's event focuses on four core competencies: • Fiscal Responsibility & Accountability • Ethics & Compliance • Collaboration in Government & Industry • Developing a Quality Workforce Atten...