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With great pleasure, the organizing committee introduces the Proceedings of the Space, Propulsion & Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF-2009) held February 24-26, 2009. The venue for the event was at the Von Braun Center situated downtown, Huntsville, Alabama. This year forum theme is:

Toward the Integration of the Space, Propulsion & Energy Sciences

SPESIF-2009 provides an international focus for the global integration of space, propulsion & energy industry, academic researchers and students worldwide through the presentation of the latest ideas, current activities and future ambitions across a diverse spectrum of topics. These topics span the range from basic research to recent technology advances and hardware testing, providing excellent opportunities for interaction and informative dialogue among the forum?s attendees.

• 13th Conference on Thermophysics Applications in Microgravity
• Chairs: Ted Swanson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
• Tung T. Lam, The Aerospace Corporation, USA
• 6th Symposium on New Frontiers in the Space Propulsion Sciences
• Chairs: Glen A. Robertson, IASSPES, USA
• R. Clive Woods, Louisiana State University, USA
• 1st Symposium on Astrosociology
• Chairs: Jim Pass, Astrosociology Research Institute, USA
• Albert A. Harrison, University of California, Davis, USA
• Workshop on Future Energy Sources
• Chairs: Dave Goodwin, U.S. Department of Energy, USA
• Len Danczyk, Energetics Technology, USA
• Workshop on High-Frequency Gravitational Waves
• Chairs: Bob Baker, GRAVWAVE, USA
• Gary Stephenson, Seculine Consulting, USA
• Workshop on Future Directions in Space Science and Technology
• Chairs: A. A. M. Delil, AATCS Consultant, Netherlands
• Michael T. Pauken, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

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