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NEWS
Alpha Plus's Joseph Smith to Moderate Panel on "Testing in the Age of Starship"
Alpha Plus is excited to announce that Joseph Smith will serve as the organizer and moderator for the Aerospace Corporation's 34th ATS panel discussion “Testing in the Age of Starship”. The panel members are:
- Dr. Ali Kolaini, JPL
- Jaret Matthews, Founder & CEO Venturi Astrolab
- Alex Hudson, CTO Vast Space
The panel discussion will be held on Wednesday April 2nd from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
The 2025 Aerospace Testing Seminar is being held in Los Angeles at the Renaissance LAX Hotel
March 31, 2025 - April 03, 2025 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Pacific Time
Alpha Plus's Joseph Smith to Co-Moderate ASME IMECE Panel on AI in Space Exploration and Habitat
Alpha Plus is excited to announce that Joseph Smith will serve as the co-moderator for the ASME's IMECE 2023 panel discussion “Artificial Intelligence in Space Exploration and Habitat Development”. Joseph has the honor of co-moderating with Larry Toups, NASA Emeritus from Johnson Space Center. The panel members are:
- Dr. Danielle DeLatte, CTO/COO and Co-Founder, Aurelia Institute
- Lisa McGee, Director of Program Management, Honeybee Robotics
- Daniel Innocente, Blue Origin, Senior Space Architect
- Michael Durling, GE Aerospace, Chief Engineer
- Eric Dixon, Lockheed Martin, Principal Investigator
The panel discussion will be held on Wednesday November 1st from 8:00 am to 10:30 am.
The 2023 IMECE event is being held in New Orleans Oct. 30th- Nov. 2nd, 2023.
SERVICES AND MARKETS SERVED
Mechanical Engineering Services for High Performance Industries
Our team of mechanical engineers is dedicated to providing innovative solutions for all of your mechanical engineering needs. We can help you design, analyze and test complex mechanical systems for a wide range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical devices, green energy ( wind, solar and nuclear) and manufacturing applications. We specialize in the demands of "New Space".
Structural Analysis
Our specialty is linear and non-linear structural analysis of high performance structures.
STATICS
•Linear Static & Buckling
•Non-Linear Static
•Structural Optimization
•Fatigue & Fracture
•Honeycomb Composites
DYNAMICS
•Coupled Loads Analysis
•Normal Modes
•Sine & Random Vibration Analysis
•Shock Response Spectra (SRS)
Design
Our design experience comes from decades immersed in the most challenging industries including launch vehicle design, human rated re-entry capsule and top level motorsport including Formula 1 and IndyCar to name a few. A few areas of expertise:
•Composite and Metallic Structures
•Space rated Mechanisms
•Satellite Bus
•Reflectors (Composite)
•Optical Bench Design
•Aerodynamic shape design (CFD and Experimental)
•Ground Support Equipment
Test Prediction and Support
We have years of test experience over a variety of industries. We have variously designed, ran and supported many test efforts - related services include:
•Test House Coordination
•Loads and Environments
•Instrumentation Selection
•Data Analysis & Post Processing
•Prediction and Correlation
Types of Testing we Support:
• Space flight hardware qualification campaign testing:
-Sine & Random Vibration
-Shock
-Ground Handling/Transport
• Full size Wind Tunnel
• Trackside Full Vehicle Test
Rideshare Qualification Engineering Support
Alpha Plus helps customers navigate and successfully complete Primary Payload and Rideshare qualification from design to analysis and through to test – we can help you every step of the way!
DESIGN - ANALYSIS - CLA - LOADS - TEST SUPPORT - CORRELATION