Centennial of Flight Symposium Abstracts

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"Up From Kitty Hawk: 100^th Anniversary of Powered Flight"

September 13-17, 2003
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, Washington, DC 20008

CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT SYMPOSIUM
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
9:00 a.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Maryland Suite

9:00	Opening Remarks—Dr. Alexander H. Levis, Chief Scientist of the USAF
9:05	Comments—Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche Harold Brown Award to be presented to Dr. Peter M. Wegner
9:25	Precision Timing, Location, Navigation: GPS and the Precision Revolution
10:00	Tightening the Circle: The Revolution of Precision Guided Munitions
10:35	Break
10:50	Remote Sensing: Enlisting the Spectrum for Air Force Advantage
11:25	Remote Sensing from the Air: Taking Radar to New Heights
12:00	Lunch and Exhibit
1:30	Directed Energy: The Wave of the Future
2:05	Pilots in Extreme Environments: Enforcing Policy from the Edge of Space
2:40	Break
2:55	Military Satellite Communcations: From Concept to Reality
3:30	Access to Space: Boosters, Rocket Planes and Lifting Bodies
4:05	Closing Remarks - Dr. Levis

The Air Force, from its very beginnings as the Army Air Corps, has contributed significantly to the science and technology underlying all aspects of powered flight. The contributions of Air Force sponsored research and development have not only enhanced the defense capabilities of the US but also produced a broad spectrum of non-military applications that have improved the quality of life in the US and the world.

A one-day symposium on “Air Force Science and Technology in Service to the Nation” has been organized by the offices of the Chief Scientist and of the Historian of the Air Force, in collaboration with the Centennial of Flight and the Legislative Liaison offices. This event will celebrate the Centennial of Flight. The Air Force Association is hosting the symposium as part of its 2003 National Convention.

The objective of the symposium is to present six to eight technological developments over the last one hundred years that have produced new capabilities or opened new ways for achieving objectives. Each paper will represent the collaborative effort of a historian, a technologist, and an operator.

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