AIAA-COTS Presentation w/ Randy Brinkley Sept. 28, 2006

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics <br />AIAA-LA Dinner Meeting September 28, 2006 <br /><br />Rocketplane Kistler & the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Contract <br />FlyerLink-- /> http://www.aiaa-la.org/flyers/2006_Sep_AIAA_Sept_28_06_RandyBrinkley_Dinner.pdf <br /><br />Speaker: Randy Brinkley President - Rocketplane Kistler Inc. <br /><br />Come spend the evening with AIAA as we have the honor to host Randy Brinkley as he talks about his company Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) and their future direction in aerospace. <br /><br />In March of 2006 the two formerly independent companies of Rocketplane and Kistler announced that they would join forces as a new space transportation team to offer unique commercial space launch services, and to provide a positive contribution to NASA's Vision for Space Exploration. Moving forward to August of 2006 the team of Rocketplane Kistler was one of the two winners for NASA¡¯s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) contract, where they will demonstrate capability to service the International Space Station (ISS) by means of RpK's K-1 launch vehicle. Mr. Brinkley will talk about this new transportation team, and how they will move forward with the COTS contract. <br /><br />Mr. Brinkley joined Kistler Aerospace as Chief Executive Officer in August 2004. Since joining Kistler, Mr. Brinkley has guided the company through a reorganization and the subsequent merger with Rocketplane Limited Inc. to form the new commercial space transportation company. Now as President of Rocketplane Kistler Inc. (RpK), Mr. Brinkley is responsible for the integration and consolidation of the RpK business entities and the development of a fleet of orbital space transportation vehicles capable of providing highly reliable and cost effective commercial cargo and passenger transportation to space. <br />Mr. Brinkley was former

 

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