About ATWG
The Aerospace Technology Working Group (ATWG) was established by NASA in 1990 as a study group examining program design, operations, and policy. It was led by Dr. Kenneth Cox from its inception, and following Dr. Cox’s retirement from NASA in 2005, ATWG has continued to operate as an independent entity.
Today, with the impending retirement of the Space Shuttle, the maturation of the International Space Station (ISS), and the clear necessity for the American space program to shift to a new stage of development, ATWG is an Aerospace Innovation Center whose purpose is to provide insight and disciplined new perspectives, objectives, and implementing methodologies to all participants in the aerospace community, specifically focusing on bridging the gap between the generations, and enabling senior and retired aerospace veterans with effective methods of contributing their vast policy, design, innovation, engineering, and management expertise to new and emerging needs and projects in the public and private sectors.
Contact
Please contact Langdon Morris (lmorris at innovationlabs dot com) for additional information about ATWG.
History
The Aerospace Technology Working Group (ATWG) was instituted by NASA Administrator Richard Truly in 1990 as an independent body to work future planning for the nation’s space efforts. Initially, the ATWG began identifying and seeking improvements in both existing and developing space systems through planned application of emerging technologies and the development of new ways of doing business, including the application of distributed missions and innovative operations strategic concepts. A history of past Forum meetings can be viewed here.