BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260206T005837Z UID:F5182656-E3D3-48BB-AFAC-DD88B002E1D3 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260204T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260204T190000 DESCRIPTION:What: AMSE Presentation "Getting off the Ground" - Overcoming t he engineering and regulatory hurdles to launch a nuclear mission to Mars\ n\nWho: Dr. David Koch\n\nWhen: Wednesday\, February 4\, 2026\, presentati on at 6:00pm\n\nWhere: Room 239 of the Floyd Building of WSU Tri-Cities\n\ n“Conquering the Universe\, one has to solve two problems: gravity and r ed tape.” Wernher von Braun\n\nSpace is hard. The last 40 years have pro ved that overcoming terrestrial hurdles is just as hard. Truly ambitious m issions require more than just good engineering\, they require broad align ment across a myriad of disparate fields\, all of which must be carefully orchestrated to ensure successful outcomes. This presentation presents a c onceptual nuclear-powered mission to Mars as the catalyst through which to examine the often-unspoken interplay between physics\, engineering\, law\ , regulations\, and international norms.\n\nAbout the Presenter:\n\nDr. Da vid Koch leads PNNL’s domestic space nuclear portfolio\, whose mission i s to leverage our flexible radiochemical R&D facility and experienced rese arch staff to provide rapid solutions for commercial companies\, with a sp ecific focus on providing world-class research at an affordable rate for s tartup companies. Recently\, PNNL fabricated the first new 90Sr radioisoto pe heat source design in the US in over 40 years. Through this effort\, PN NL is a leading example of how successful public-private collaboration can transform domestic American capabilities.\n\nMeeting Details:\n\nDr. Koch ’s presentation will begin at 6 pm on Wednesday\, February 4\, 2026 and can be enjoyed in person in room 239 of the Floyd Building of WSU Tri-Citi es\, located at 2710 Crimson Way in Richland\, WA (going north on George W ashington Way in Richland\, turn right on Sprout Road and turn left into t he WSU’s parking lot). The presentation begins at 6 pm. We’ll provide some refreshments beginning at 5:30 pm. We’ll be serving some food and d rinks beginning at 5:30 pm.\n\nTo help ensure we provide enough refreshmen ts – please register for the presentation at:\n\nHere's the Eventbrite l ink.\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-off-the-ground-tickets-198040 8597426\n\nFor those that wish to join the presentation remotely – pleas e follow the Zoom Link instructions Zoom link in attached document.\n\nCo- sponsored by: ASME - ANS-EWS\n\nSpeaker(s): David Koch\n\nRoom: 239\, Bldg : Floyd Building\, Washington State University - Tri Cities\, 2710 Crimson Way\, Richland\, Washington\, United States\, 99354 LOCATION:Room: 239\, Bldg: Floyd Building\, Washington State University - T ri Cities\, 2710 Crimson Way\, Richland\, Washington\, United States\, 993 54 ORGANIZER:bondlj@iastate.edu SEQUENCE:10 SUMMARY:AMSE Presentation "Getting off the Ground" - Overcoming the enginee ring and regulatory hurdles to launch a nuclear mission to Mars URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/535127 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>What: AMSE Presentation "Getting off the G round" - Overcoming the engineering and regulatory hurdles to launch a nuc lear mission to Mars&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Who:&nbsp\;Dr. David Koch&nbsp\;</p>\n <p>When:&nbsp\;Wednesday\, February 4\, 2026\, presentation at 6:00pm&nbsp \;</p>\n<p>Where:&nbsp\;Room 239 of the Floyd Building of WSU Tri-Cities&n bsp\;</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;Conquering the Universe\, one has to solve two probl ems: gravity and red tape.&rdquo\; Wernher von Braun&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Space is hard. The last 40 years have proved that overcoming terrestrial hurdles is just as hard. Truly ambitious missions require more than just good eng ineering\, they require broad alignment across a myriad of disparate field s\, all of which must be carefully orchestrated to ensure successful outco mes. This presentation presents a conceptual nuclear-powered mission to Ma rs as the catalyst through which to examine the often-unspoken interplay b etween physics\, engineering\, law\, regulations\, and international norms . &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>About the Presenter:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. David Koch leads PNNL&rsquo\;s domestic space nuclear portfolio\, whose mission is to leve rage our flexible radiochemical R&amp\;D facility and experienced research staff to provide rapid solutions for commercial companies\, with a specif ic focus on providing world-class research at an affordable rate for start up companies. Recently\, PNNL fabricated the first new <sup>90</sup>Sr rad ioisotope heat source design in the US in over 40 years. Through this effo rt\, PNNL is a leading example of how successful public-private collaborat ion can transform domestic American capabilities.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Meeting D etails:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr. Koch&rsquo\;s presentation will begin at 6 pm o n Wednesday\, February 4\, 2026 and can be enjoyed in person in room 239 o f the Floyd Building of WSU Tri-Cities\, located at 2710 Crimson Way in Ri chland\, WA (going north on George Washington Way in Richland\, turn right on Sprout Road and turn left into the WSU&rsquo\;s parking lot).&nbsp\; T he presentation begins at 6 pm.&nbsp\; We&rsquo\;ll provide some refreshme nts beginning at 5:30 pm.&nbsp\; We&rsquo\;ll be serving some food and dri nks beginning at 5:30 pm. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>To help ensure we provide enough refreshments &ndash\; please register for the presentation at:&nbsp\;</p> \n<p>Here's the Eventbrite link.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://www.event brite.com/e/getting-off-the-ground-tickets-1980408597426" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-off-the-ground-tickets-1980408597426&amp\;sou rce=gmail&amp\;ust=1769719433095000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw3cwyMPaQf0md7b_nuvN_Xn" >https://www.eventbrite.com/e/<wbr>getting-off-the-ground-<wbr>tickets-198 0408597426</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>For those that wish to join the presentation remotely &ndash\; please follow the Zoom Link instructions Zoom link in a ttached document.&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR