Andy Aldrin, director of the Aldrin Space Institute at Florida Tech, hosted the 9th annual Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation administrative meeting on April 1 at the university’s Center for Aeronautics and Innovation in Melbourne.

The daylong gathering included discussion on administrative matters such as budget, bylaws and membership additions. It was concluded with a dinner at the Mansion in Melbourne.

PHOTO: Attendees at the FAA administrative meeting were, from left, Andy Aldrin, Karl Garmin (FAA), David Klaus (CU Boulder), Tristan Fiedler (Florida Tech), Jim Vanderploeg (UT-Medical Branch), Andrei Zagrai (NMT), Subith Vasu (UCF), Rajan Kumar (FSU), Fred Bowen (OAT) and Ken Davidian (FAA).