Join us for our Monthly NSS North Houston Space Society (http://NorthHoustonSpace.org) meeting.
This will be a hybrid meeting. Come in person at Barbara Bush Library (6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX 77379) or join us online using Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86974913400
The meeting will be on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 2PM (US Central Time).
2:00 PM – Opening Remarks
2:10 PM – Space News – Greg Stanley
2:40 PM – Alternatives to Deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS) – David Cheuvront
4:00 PM – End of Meeting at the Library
(as soon as we can get there)
Informal get together at PJ’s Coffee near the library
About our Featured Speaker: David Cheuvront
David Cheuvront is a pilot, mechanical engineer, and former NASA professional with nearly
50 years of experience in aviation, space, and technology. After getting his private pilot
license in 1976, David began his engineering career as co-op Aerospace Engineer Student
Trainee at a US Navy aircraft overhaul and modification center. He transitioned from aviation
into space at Rockwell International after the Challenger accident (1986) as a Maintainability
Engineer responsible for developing concepts for maintaining the Space Station. He was
Lead for Maintainability for the Electrical Power System for Space Station at Rocketdyne. At
McDonnell Douglas, David was Lead for Reliability and Maintainability for Work Package 2
(JSC) and Maintenance Integration across all “Work Packages” (other NASA Centers) for
Space Station when it was named “Freedom.”
After joining NASA’s ISS Program Office in 1994, he lead projects such as ISS Vehicle
Effectiveness, Electromagnetic Compatibility, and Test & Verification. After the Columbia
accident and completing Certification for the ISS Japanese Experiment Module, David
transferred to the JSC Engineering Directorate’s Advanced Development Office as
Technology Integration Manager. He served as Systems and Disciplines Lead for Next
Generation Launch Technology Program, Cost-Engineering Lead for Shuttle-Derived Launch
Vehicles, and Lead for the Pre-Constellation Lunar Lander Development Planning Team. With
the start of the Constellation Program, he became Environments Lead and later, Assistant to
the Chief of Staff/Technical for Systems Engineering and Integration. He was also a Safety
and Mission Assurance lead for the Orion Crew Vehicle, propellant depot, and other
innovative technology initiatives.
After retiring from NASA in 2013, David was a member of the NASA-funded “Evolvable Lunar
Architecture” study (2015) team. He developed the strategy for integrated risk management
which was a key driver for the overall concept. He later was the Co-Investigator for a
subsequent NASA Ames Economic Research for Space Development study, “Multi-
Commodity Public-Private Partnerships for Lunar Resource Utilization.” He is an active
member of the NSS Policy Committee and Policy Leadership Team and is developing
concepts for a Space Settlement analog site in New Hampshire.
About the Meeting
Meetings are open to all age groups and interest levels. Come explore with us the potential that developing and exploring space has to better life here on earth and to open up new frontiers creating new perspectives that can help enrich the human experience.
The Vision of NSS is people living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.
The Mission of NSS is to promote social, economic, technological, and political change in order to expand civilization beyond Earth, to settle space and to use the resulting resources to build a hopeful and prosperous future for humanity. Accordingly, we support steps toward this goal, including human spaceflight, commercial space development, space exploration, space applications, space resource utilization, robotic precursors, defense against asteroids, relevant science, and space settlement oriented education.
Website: http://NorthHoustonSpace.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NssNorthHoustonSpaceSociety/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nss-north-houston-space-society/
Barbara Bush Library: https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?series=6765e65bfea9b97171fc2ac1
Meeting Roles and Responsibilities
There is a lot of work involved before, during and after the meetings to make them run smoothly. We could use your help! If you are interested in helping, please email nathan.price@NorthHoustonSpace.org. Here are the current assignments and open roles for our next meeting:
| Meeting Roles | Description | August 9, 2025 |
| MC | Open meeting, manage agenda, intros | Doug Hall |
| Space News | Space highlights & updates | Greg Stanley |
| Setup Crew | Set up chairs/tables | (open) |
| Presenter Tech | Manage presenter’s laptop, slides, mics | Greg Stanley |
| Presenter Tech Backup | (open) | |
| Zoom Manager | Launch Zoom, manage camera/audio, co-hosts, chat, recording, Zoom-bomb defense | Tanush Solai |
| Zoom Manager Backup | (open) | |
| Greeter | Welcome guests, manage sign-in sheet | Peter Craney |
| Sign Poster | Post directional signs | Vendoni Woodfairy |
| Cleanup Lead | Direct volunteers to restore the room | (open) |
| Library Report | Submit attendance form to librarian | (open) |
| Social Host | Coordinate post-meeting gathering at PJ’s | Peter Craney |
| Photographer | Take group and event photos; gather others’ photos | Fizza Afreen |
About Us
NSS North Houston Space Society is a chapter of the National Space Society (NSS) and is governed by the chapter bylaws. Our vision is “People living and working in thriving communities beyond the Earth, and the use of the vast resources of space for the dramatic betterment of humanity.” If you share this vision, please join us. (If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to our chapter president Nathan Price by email at Nathan.Price@gmail.com or phone 832-620-6385.
We are working to achieve this vision through our monthly meetings where we seek to educate the community about the potential of space, the current activities going on to achieve the promise of space, and to inspire people of all ages. Our meetings are usually the second Saturday of each month at 2 PM at the Barbara Bush Library.
NSS North Houston Space Society had its first meeting in January 2018 at the home of Nathan Price who serves as the chapter president. The chapter has had meetings every month since then except one.
In 2018, our chapter was recognized as the “Outstanding New Chapter USA 2018”.
Over the months our meeting attendance has fluctuated, but generally it has grown.
Starting with our May 2019 meeting, we moved to the Barbara Bush Library which has given us a room with the capacity for 70 people.
We have had engineers, scientists, space lawyers, space investors, visionaries, entrepreneurs, and others speak at our meetings discussing all aspects of space.
Our group includes people from a wide variety of fields including engineers, programmers, scientists, writers, and people in all sorts of fields. It is a friendly, welcoming group. And we look forward to seeing you at our next meeting.