The Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Southwest Section Symposium
New Date! 28 March 2026 - Technical Sessions & Luncheon
The University of Texas at Arlington
Science & Engineering Innovation & Research (SEIR) Building
Room 294
655 W Mitchell St.
Arlington, TX 76010
The Society of Experimental Test Pilots, in collaboration with the AIAA North Texas Section, SFTE North Texas Chapter, and VFS Southwest Chapter is pleased to announce the Southwest Aerospace Symposium will be held on 28 March 2026 in Arlington, TX. This year’s Symposium Co-Chairs are C.R. Davis (AF), SETP and James SergeantF, AIAA.
Keynote Lucnheon Address
NASA Artemis II Program
Bob “Farmer” Hines (Colonel, U.S. Air Force) NASA Astronaut
Bob Hines was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He reported to the Astronaut Office in August 2017. He has served more than 23 years in the United State Air Force (USAF) as an instructor pilot, fighter pilot, and a test pilot. Before his selection in 2017, he was serving as a Research Pilot at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. He has accumulated more than 4,000 hours of flight time in 50 different types of aircraft and has flown 76 combat missions in 3 different aircraft types while supporting contingency operations around the world. Hines served as the pilot on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station, which concluded on Oct. 14, 2022. The mission was the first spaceflight for Hines. He has logged 170 days in space, overseeing the arrival of crew and cargo, maintaining the space station, and conducting science experiments of various disciplines.
More details on the Symposium will be available soon!