CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After being presented with the 2010 Space Flight award from the American Astronautical Society, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier and Northrop Grumman/American Astronautical Society President Frank Slazer pose for a photo at the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Education James Stofan, addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA International Space Station Assistant Associate Administrator Mark Uhran addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference, held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX Vice President of Mission Assurance and Astronaut Safety Ken Bowersox addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Also on stage (left to right) are, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator of Space Operations Mission Directorate Lynn Cline; NASA Program Integration Manager at Johnson Space Center, Jeff Arend; Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services Program Director Therese Thrift and NASA Commercial Resupply Program Deputy Manager at Johnson Space Center Ford Dillon. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Senior Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Orbital Sciences Corp. Frank Culbertson Jr. addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. as NASA Deputy Associate Administrator of Space Operations Mission Directorate Lynn Cline and Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services Program Director, Therese Thrift look on. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and International Space Station Program Manager Tetsuro Yokoyama addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The panel of speakers seated from left to right are, International Space Services President James Zimmerman; International Space Station Program Manager Michael Suffredini; Canadian Space Agency Director of Space Exploration Operations and Infrastructure Pierre Jean; European Space Agency Directorate of Human Spaceflight and International Space Station Programme Department Bernado Patti and Roskosmos Piloted Space Programs Department Director Alexey Krasnov. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Wrap up of the Conference on the American Space Program for the 21st Century took place in the Astronaut Encounter Theater at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Before the panel began their remarks, Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin (center), Louis Friedman, Founder and Executive director of The Planetary Society (left) and Jim Bell, professor, Department of Astronomy at Cornell University, took a few moments to discuss the event. Photo Credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference at the Radisson Resort at the Port. The focus of the conference is the next 10 years of utilization and research aboard the International Space Station. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference at the Radisson Resort at the Port. The focus of the conference is the next 10 years of utilization and research aboard the International Space Station. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference at the Radisson Resort at the Port. The focus of the conference is the next 10 years of utilization and research aboard the International Space Station. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference at the Radisson Resort at the Port. The focus of the conference is the next 10 years of utilization and research aboard the International Space Station. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

The inaugural Glenn Symposium focused on advancements in aerospace technology including power and propulsion, autonomy and communications, low boom supersonics, hypersonics, and more. Discussion also encompassed humans returning to the moon, including challenges associated with the 2024 mission.

The Inaugural John Glenn Memorial Symposium

NASA Education Stakeholder's Summit

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, far right, gives keynote remarks at the NASA Education Stakeholders’ Summit One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI), Monday, Sep. 13, 2010, at the Westfields Marriott Conference Center in Chantilly, VA. Administrator Bolden is joined on the panel from left to right by Leland Melvin, Education Design Team Co-Chair and NASA Astronaut; William Kelly, Manager, Public Affairs, American Society for Engineering Education; Michael Lach, Special Assistant for STEM Education, U.S. Department of Education; Cora Marrett, Acting Director, National Science Foundation; and James Stofan, NASA Acting Associate Administrator for Education. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA Education Stakeholder's Summit

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, far right, gives keynote remarks at the NASA Education Stakeholders’ Summit One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI), Monday, Sep. 13, 2010, at the Westfields Marriott Conference Center in Chantilly, VA. Administrator Bolden is joined on the panel from left to right by Leland Melvin, Education Design Team Co-Chair and NASA Astronaut; William Kelly, Manager, Public Affairs, American Society for Engineering Education; Michael Lach, Special Assistant for STEM Education, U.S. Department of Education; Cora Marrett, Acting Director, National Science Foundation; and James Stofan, NASA Acting Associate Administrator for Education. (Photo Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi)

The Inaugural John Glenn Memorial Symposium