Living in Space
Event has EndedAbout this Event
Living in Space is an ongoing series of events sponsored by Innovate Pasadena (www.innovatepasadena.org) and organized by Space Cooperative (www.space.coop) to encourage cross-pollination of ideas amongst designers, engineers, artists and thinkers that are interested in all aspects of becoming a spacefaring civilization.
Our next event is Saturday, October 27th. Poonam Josan and Space Cooperative will be joining us.
CONTRIBUTE TO THIS MEETUP
Do you like these Living in Space meetups? We like to keep them free always. But if you are feeling generous, please contribute financially to help with some of the costs! Go here: www.paypal.me/spacecoop
PARKING
If you do not find street parking, then the cheapest and closest parking lots are the following, where the first 90 minutes are free ($2/hour thereafter):
- Marriott Parking Facility @ 171 N. Raymond Avenue (between Holly and Walnut)
- Schoolhouse Parking Facility @ 33 E. Green Street (corner of Green and Raymond)
- There are many other parking lots in the area, which you can find here: http://www.oldpasadena.org/map.asp
MORE ABOUT THE MEETUP
Living in Space presents challenges that stem from both socio-economical and technological perspectives, reaching out to experts from both industry and academia to inform the community about their latest work. Meetups will be highly interactive and engage the audience through a combination of activities that are both fun and thought-provoking.
Speakers
Poonampreet Josan, Bioastronautics Researcher
Poonam Josan is an Aerospace Engineer with a passion for human space exploration. She is currently expanding her research skills in Bioastronautics domain. Her educational credentials include an undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from SRM University, India and a master’s degree in Space Studies from the University of North Dakota. For her UG years, she designed and tested small aerospike rocket nozzles to enhance thrust efficiency of micro-propulsion devices. Her graduate research work focused on incorporating wearable haptic technologies in planetary spacesuits in order to mitigate the effects of hypogravity planetary environment on human vestibular systems. She has diverse experience in Analogue space missions as a mission controller as well as an analogue astronaut. She has worked with multinational crew to address the human factors challenges of long duration human spaceflight, by simulating near-realistic operational mission scenarios. During these missions, she researched the effects of absence of extra-vehicular activities and sunlight on crew's mood and circadian rhythms, and worked on several other science experiments. Poonam is a strong advocate of human space exploration, and a firm believer of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). Apart from space exploration, she enjoys long distance hiking, traveling, and learning about modern history.
Jeffrey Stuart, Mission Design & Navigation Systems Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jeffrey Stuart is a member of Mission Design and Navigation Section at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is a proud Boilermaker, having received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. from the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. Jeff is interested in a wide range of aerospace research topics, including automated trajectory design, advanced navigation techniques, combinatorial optimization, interactive visualization methods, and formation flying. While at JPL, he has worked on a variety of missions, including both SmallSat and larger missions, as well as several research tasks.
Type of event
Science Educational Lecture/Seminar Meetup Speaker SeriesOrganizer
Space Cooperative
Most of us dream of a future where Earth is a better place and where we have traveled outside our solar system. We are creating a social collaboration platform where we can work on these shared dreams together.
Location
Cross Campus
87 N Raymond Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
There are many metered spaces and public parking lots nearby. One block from Memorial Park Metro.
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