A -- ASTRO/ORBIAL EXPRESS INDUSTRY DAY The DARPA Tactical Technology Office (DARPA/TTO) will host a half-day, unclassified/FOUO review of the planned ASTRO/Orbital Express program, and the related, but independent, Water-based Space Power/Propulsion initiative, for interested representatives of U.S. Government and U.S. industry only, 0800 to 1200, 10 Nov 1999, at the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, Rosslyn VA. (Attendee check-in will open at 0700, 10 Nov, at the conference site. Attendees are encouraged to use Metro Rail public transportation due to limited on-site parking. The Rosslyn Metro Rail station is three blocks from the conference site.) The ASTRO/Orbital Express program is a planned DARPA effort to research, develop and demonstrate on-orbit robotic techniques for on-orbit preplanned electronics upgrade, refueling and reconfiguration of satellites that could support a broad range of future U.S. national security and commercial space programs. The Water-based Space Power/Propulsion initiative is a planned DARPA effort to research and develop on-orbit uses of water for the generation and storage of spacecraft electrical energy and/or generation of propulsive power. (For details of the planned ASTRO/Orbital Express and Water-based Space Power/Propulsion programs, see upcoming CBD notices titled, "ASTRO/Orbital Express: Satellite Preplanned Electronic Upgrade, Refueling and Reconfiguration" and "Water-based Space Power/Propulsion," respectively.) The intent of hosting an Industry Day conference is to inform industry of Government planning related to the ASTRO/Orbital Express and Water-based Space Power/Propulsion initiatives, and to afford industry an opportunity to provide comments on, and obtain clarification of, the Requests for Information issued in support of both prospective programs. Organizations wishing their representatives to attend the Industry Day conference should submit attendance requests, via e-mail, to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Attn: Ms. Christine Kaiser, SRS Technologies, e-mail: ckaiser@snap.org.Interested organizations will be limited to a maximum of 5 representatives each. Registration application must be received NLT 03 Nov 99. Registrations will be confirmed via e-mail NLT 05 Nov 99. Each individual must submit the following information: last name, first name, business title, organization, full street address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address. Each organization should specify a single point of contact for Industry Day registration issues. A conference registration fee of $30.00 per individual must be paid at the conference site. No group/organization checks will be accepted. Each individual will make checks payable to SRS Technologies. POC for registration information: Ms. Christine Kaiser, SRS Technologies, (703) 526-1710, e-mail: ckaiser@snap.org; or Mr. Phil Barger, SRS Technologies, (703) 284-7789, e-mail: phil.barger@wg.srs.com. Technical POC: Mr. Samuel B. Wilson, III, DARPA/TTO. WEB: click here to download a copy of the special notice, www.darpa.mil/baa/#tto. Posted 10/29/99 (W-SN396438).

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