AIAA RLV Technical Committee
The AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Technical Committee, Chaired by Professor Amrutur Anilkumar, overlooks the developments in the Reusable Launch Vehicle Arena. Its focus is on: (i) non-destructive inspection technologies that could have strong implications in assessing re-flight fitness and readiness of launch vehicles, (ii) developments in the materials engineering field with direct implications to RLV design, (iii) periodic assessment of RLV players and their offerings, and (iv) academic outreach through sponsoring of RLV design and development projects at NASA Student launch Competitions.
The RLV TC meets periodically to listen to developments in the field and develop recommendations and policy papers for AIAA.
RLV ROUNDTABLE:
A Reliability-Based Damage Tolerance Method for Reusable Launch and Space Vehicle Hardware
Leland Shimizu
Senior Engineer, Aerospace Corporation
Tuesday Nov 14
Capturing Mechanics at Extreme Environments: From High-speed Flight to Planetary Exploration
Seetha Raghavan, Ph.D.
Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Tuesday August 29
Dream Chaser Mission to ISS
Sara Tsai: Sierra Space
Wednesday May 10 2023
Sierra Space AIAA RLV Roundtable Public
In-Space Manufacturing, an RLV Enabled Technology
Jordan Croom : Varda Space
Wednesday March 22 2023
Fiber-Optic Sensing and Applications to Reusable Launch Vehicles
Patrick Chan, Ph.D.
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
Tuesday March 8 2022
Reusability in the New Space Revolution
Zachary Friedman
RLV TC Member and President Vanderbilt Rocket Team
Vanderbilt University;
Tuesday April 12 2022
Burn-Resistant Materials for High-Performance Reusable Rocket Engines
Zachary Cordero, Ph.D.
Boeing Assistant Professor
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tuesday July 12, 2022
Mission Assurance for Reusable Launch Vehicles
Vinay Goyal
Technical Fellow Aerospace Corporation
Tuesday September 13 2022
RLV Sponsored Awards at NASA Student Launch Competition
AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Design Award
Presented to the team with the most creative and innovative and well-constructed overall rocket design while still maintaining safety and efficiency:
2021: NC State University, Rayleigh, NC
2022: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
2023: New York University
AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Innovative Payload Design Award
Presented to the team with the most creative and innovative payload design while maximizing safety and science value
2022: University of North Carolina, Charlotte
2023: University of Alabama, Huntsville