70th International Astronautical Congress

Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Senior Technologist for the Entry System Technologies at NASA’s Ames Research Center, is seen during the Paolo Santini Memorial Lecture: Ablators from Apollo to Future Missions to Moon, Mars, and Beyond at the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Ethiraj Venkatapathy, Senior Technologist for the Entry System Technologies at NASA’s Ames Research Center, is seen during the Paolo Santini Memorial Lecture: Ablators from Apollo to Future Missions to Moon, Mars, and Beyond at the 70th International Astronautical Congress, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)