_AIAA LA-LV Section 1/30/2020 Dinner Event
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AIAA LA-LV 1/30 Dinner Meeting(You do not need to be a member of AIAA
to attend the event. Volunteers are needed for all AIAA
activities)Thursday, January 30 , 2020
In the Line of Duty:Michael Adams and the X-15
Michelle Evans
Author, Bestseller "The X-15 Rocket Plane, Flying the First Wings into
Space"Founder and President, Mach 25 Media (www.Mach25Media.com)AIAA
Distinguished LecturerWriter, Photographer, and Communications
Specialist in aerospace
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What?The X-15 rocket plane was America’s premiere experimental
research aircraft. It became the first manned craft to reach
hypersonic velocities, and to create a new class of astronauts, ones
who flew wings into space rather than rockets. The twelfth and final
of these pilot/astronauts was Major Michael Adams from the US Air
Force.
As soon as the first group of American astronauts was announced in
1959, Adams knew where his career would take him. He was twice
forestalled in his attempts to reach space. First by losing a slot in
the second group of American astronauts because of injuries sustained
in an F-104 ejection, then by being chosen for the Air Force’s
Manned Orbiting Laboratory, which was canceled when politics entered
the fray.
Adams saw the X-15 as his new pathway to space, and was quickly
accepted into that elite group, which included such legendary test
pilots as Scott Crossfield, Joe Walker, and Neil Armstrong. Mike Adams
was the only X-15 pilot to lose his life while flying the program.
Because of this, few people know of him today.
Michelle Evans’ research for her book, “The X-15 Rocket Plane,
Flying the First Wings into Space” led her to interview nearly 70
people connected to the program, including Adams’ wife, children,
brother, and friends. Her unique perspective has been able to honor
Major Michael J. Adams, and to bring him to life as one of the X-15
astronauts in her fascinating presentation.
Who? (Michelle Evans)Michelle Evans is the founder and president of
Mach 25 Media (www.Mach25Media.com) and is a writer, photographer, and
communications specialist in aerospace. She has written the
bestselling book “The X-15 Rocket Plane, Flying the First Wings into
Space” which was published by the University of Nebraska Press as
part of their “Outward Odyssey, People's History of Spaceflight”
series.
Michelle's background in aerospace engineering includes serving in the
US Air Force working on missile systems, and later in private industry
accomplishing environmental testing for systems used in airliners and
spacecraft. Her current work with Mach 25 Media provides education and
display services for astronaut appearances and other space-related
events at government facilities, science centers, schools, and other
venues across the country and overseas.
Michelle is a Distinguished Lecturer with the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, and her book on the X-15 was a finalist
for the Eugene M. Emme Award for Astronautical Literature. Michelle
received the Diverse Community Leader Award from Orange County Human
Relations, and was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential
People in Orange County. She has appeared in numerous publications,
including Air & Space Smithsonian, Ad Astra, Orange County Register,
Los Angeles Times, and New York Times. Michelle was also a technical
consultant on the Neil Armstrong biopic “First Man.”
Where? (See maps at the bottom)The Proud Bird (The Mission Room, 1st
Floor)11022 Aviation BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90045(Free Parking)(East of
LAX & Pacific Coast Hwy 1, North of 105/Imperial Hwy, West of 405 Hwy,
South of W. Century Blvd/Hwy 10)
When?Thursday, January 30, 2020, 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM (Check-in starts at
5:30AM)Presentation starts at 7:00 PM.(Seats/Tickets are limited. RSVP
will end after Tuesday, January 28, 2020, or whenever all seats are
filled.)
Dress CodeBusiness Casual
Contact:events.aiaalalv@gmail.com or (949)426-8175 (phone/text ok)
(AIAA LA-LV Events/Program Chair)
Coordinating Organization:
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*Volunteers are needed, please contact:AIAA LA-LV Section
Chair (cgsonwane@gmail.com)
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