Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee Summer 2010 Meeting - Minutes Arif Karabeyoglu, HRTC Chair Steven Frolik, HRTC Vise-Chair 46 th Joint Propulsion Conference 2010 Nashville, TN July 26, 2010 Minutes taken by Matthew Maniscalco, Secretary

2 Welcome  Introductions  Pass Around Attendance Sheet Dinner/Luke Colby Presentation AIAA Briefings / Visitors  Eleanor Aldrich, AIAA Staff HRTC Activities  2009 HRTC Minutes Overview  Accomplishments in 2009/2010  Subcommittee Reports –Website –Technical Activities –Conferences and Publications –Education –Awards Agenda Issues/Items for Discussion Steering Committee Plans for Next Year Recent Hybrid Activities Wrap-up

Attendance 3 NameOrganization Bala, MadhanUA Brady, BrianThe Aerospace Campbell, Claflin, ScottPratt & Whitney Colby, LukeScaled Coogan, Curtiss, TomThe Aerospace DeLuce, LuigiPolitecnico di Milano, DeSain, JohnThe Aerospace Evans, BrianPenn Frolik, SteveThe Aerospace Gany, AlonTechnion-Israel Institute of Grainger, Grosse, MatthiasUniv. of Hovi, Jacklin, Jinkon, KimKorea Aerospace Univ. Karabeyoglu, Kuo, KenPenn Macklin, Maggi, FilippoPolitecnico di Majdalani, JoeUniv. of Tennessee Space Maniscalco, Marzona, Matthews, Moon, HeejangKorea Aerospace Univ. Myre, David D.US Naval Academy-Aerospace Eng Natan, BennyTechnion-Israel Institute of Pastrone, DarioPolitecnico di Sparling, JamesNAVAIR-China Stevens, Story, GeorgeNASA Whitmore, TonyUtah

4 HRTC - Meeting Minutes - July 2010 Presentation by Luke Colby – Scaled Composites New Positions  Secretary: Matthew Maniscalco (elected, took notes for meeting)  Treasurer: Jose Stevens (elected, need report summary from past treasurer, Jeffrey Michlistch) Old Positions (reports/accomplishments)  Chair : Arif Karabeyoglu  Vice Chair: Steven Frolic  Meetings, Conferences and Publications: Brian Evans (30 Papers, 8.5 Conference Sessions, best paper awards)  Technical Activities: Martin Chiaverini (Book sales online, Aerospace America article, Congressional Visit Day)  Education: Joseph Majdalani (HRTC Short Course successful – can return at 2011 conference. Perterbation Methods, System Level Design?)  Website Editor: Brett Williams (Logo dropped, use SharePoint, tech blog, AIAA Papers, opportunities, nitrous safety, hybrid links)  Membership and Awards: Scott Claflin (space for new members, see awards below) Review of Metrics/Goals for (send Nominees to Scott Claflin)  E1. Professional Short Courses - Joe ran the hybrid course in This metric is complete.  E11. Student Awards: TC sponsored Award or Scholarship through the AIAA Education Foundation. Reinstated in  NEED: E13. Lifetime Achievement: TC sponsored award to recognize lifetime achievement that has significantly benefited the industry  NEED: E14. AIAA Service: TC sponsored award that recognizes cont. and exemplar service supporting TC and other AIAA activities over extended period of time  Wyld Propulsion Award Russell A. Ellis, consultant (retired), Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne: Re-nominated Dr. Kuo Tornado Intermission Short briefing by the AIAA staff members (Ashwani Gupta, I-Shih Chang) Discussed HRTC Goals  Finish new member paperwork  January Telecom  TC Paperwork to Incoming Chair (bylaws, etc.)  TC Webpage  JPC 2011 Sessions: Mission architectures panel, Student prize, exhibits and posters?  Why Hybrids? (Need paper on cost comparison to hybrids vs. solid and hybrid vs. liquids)  Sponsor Wallops Sounding – Hybrid competitor  Compile history of papers, set data standards (i.e. averaging of mass flux, error estimation) Hybrid Activities – SpaceShip Two, SPG, Fredericksburg High School