Event Details
Friday, April 27, 2018, 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Cross Campus, 85 N. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Living in Space is an ongoing series of events to encourage cross-pollination of ideas amongst designers, engineers, artists and thinkers that are interested in all aspects of becoming a spacefaring civilization. Nitin Arora of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Suzi Bianco and Marc Cohen of Space Cooperative will be joining us. RSVP
Nitin Arora will present "Exploration of the metal world, (16) Psyche". Nitin Arora is a Systems and Mission Design Engineer at the Planetary Mission Concepts Formulation Group at NASA-JPL. His work is focused on formulation of future space mission concepts. His research interests lie in the field of mission design, spacecraft system engineering, spacecraft trajectory optimization, and high-performance computing. Nitin received his Ph.D. and Masters in Aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2013 and Bachelors in Civil Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India, in 2007. He is big fan of Star-Trek and loves playing squash.
Suzana (Suzi) Bianco will present her master's thesis "New Venice: your address in space". Suzi studied Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal Fluminense University in Brazil, and shortly after graduating, earned an MBA in project management at Fundacao Getulio Vargas. For 8 years she worked in the engineering company Promon Engenharia, first as an intern and later as a licensed architect, developing large scale industrial and infrastructure projects such as ports, factories, subway systems and power plants. In 2016 she shifted her career towards space exploration by pursuing a Masters degree in Space Architecture at the University of Houston, from which she will graduate in May 2018. Additionally, Suzi has been a member of Space Cooperative since August 2017.
Marc Cohen will present "What do we give up and leaves behind?", a critique of minimalist NewSpace mission proposals. Marc M. Cohen is a licensed architect who has devoted his career to developing the new field of Space Architecture. Marc is a co-owner at Space Cooperative, where he provides leadership in space mission development. Prior to Space Cooperative, Marc was President and founder of Astrotecture, a provider of Space Architecture design services. He has also previously worked at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems for 4.5 years in addition to NASA Ames Research Center for 26 years. At NASA Ames, Marc began as a facilities architect designing aircraft support facilities, life science labs, and wind tunnels. At the beginning of the Space Station Program (1983), Marc was appointed to the Space Station Concept Development Group at NASA HQ where he served as a “commuting member” for a year.
- Friday — April 27, 2018
6:30PM - 10:00PM - Cross Campus Pasadena
87 N Raymond Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103
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