Lydia
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International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight
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Here's something of interest !
If you are anywhere near New Mexico and the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces from Wednesday, October 24 and Thursday October 25 m you may want to check into this Symposium.
There is an agenda which is open to the public ( as long as you pay the registration fee) and it sounds quite educational and a lot of fun.
I copied a draft of the schedule off the website, in case anyone was interested. Take a look at the list of speakers!
Here's the website for more information.
Symposium in NM
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Draft Schedule – as of 7.27.07
Wednesday– October 24, 2007
7:00 Registration
8:00 Welcome
Pat Hynes, Co-Chair, ISPS
Bob Dickman, AIAA - Symposium Moderator
Clayton Mowry, President, Arianespace Inc.
Michael Martin, President, New Mexico State University
William Mattiace, Mayor, City of Las Cruces
Michael Simpson, President, International Space University
Peter Diamandis, CEO, X PRIZE Foundation
8:45 Opening Session
Panelist:
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation
Alex Tai, Vice President Operations, Virgin Galatic
George French, President, and Chuck Lauer, Vice President of Business Development, Rocketplane Kistler
Description: Presentations focused on current status of vehicles and systems under development.
Sponsored by: Digital Solutions
9:45 Break
Sponsored by: Pat Campbell Insurance
10:15 Track 1 – Session 1 Progress in Vehicle Systems
Chair: Thomas Burton, Department Head, Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University
Panelist:
Hugues Laporte-Weywada, Senior Vice President and Technical Director, EADS Astrium
Mark Sirangelo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SpaceDev
George Sowers, Vice President for Advanced Programs, United Launch Alliance
Description: This panel will consist of entrepreneurs who are continuing the development of launch and space vehicle systems for personal and/or commercial spaceflight. These entrepreneurs are privately financed, and their basic approach is to design new vehicle systems using mostly existing technology. The goal is safe and inexpensive suborbital flight systems for the personal and commercial space flight industries, for example, to enable routine flights of the general public to and from and through space. A roadmap for this industry might include suborbital flights from single spaceports, progressing to suborbital flights between nearby spaceports and finally to orbital flights and flights between spaceport pairs located around the world. Innovative system designs utilizing both horizontal and vertical launch systems are currently under development. Since the X-Prize was awarded in 2004 there have been significant advances in this community of space pioneers. An interesting aspect is the partnerships that have developed between the entrepreneurs and other, larger companies and agencies. Each panelist will summarize the significant achievements and milestones accomplished by their groups during the past year, as well as key plans and challenges for the future. There will be a limited amount of time for questions from the audience.
Sponsored by: El Paso Electric
11:30 Track 1 – Session 2 Synergy Between Government and Personal Spaceflight
Co-Chairs: Jeff Zweber, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) & Unmeel B. Mehta, NASA Ames Research Center
Panelist:
Maj. Ryan Pendleton, Air Force Space Command, Directorate of Requirements
LtCol Paul Damphousse-Armstrong, National Security Space Office
Dan Coughlin, NASA Ames Research Center
Mike Holguin, Program Management, United Launch Alliance
Bob Hickman, Aerospace Corporation, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, Developmental Planning
Jess Sponable, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Vehicles
Description:
Speakers will discuss government reusable spaceflight requirements, concepts and technologies along with the opportunities for cooperation between government programs and the personal spaceflight industry.
12:30 Lunch
Sponsored by: General Dynamics
1:30 Track 2 – Session 1 Developing Space Tourism
Chair: Chang Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Hotel Restaurant & Tourism Management, New Mexico State University
Panelist:
Anousheh Ansari, Space Explorer
Reda Anderson, Tourist/Customer, Rocketplane Kistler
Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria
Tourist Virgin Galatic
Astronaut Dan Barry
Description: Space explorers, those who have flown and those who will fly, their stories and experiences in their own words.
Sponsored by: Dynamic Corporation and Wyle Labs
2:30 Track 2 – Session 2 Interviews with Space Tourists
Chair: David Livingston, Founder & Host, The Space Show
Panelist:
Anousheh Ansari, Space Explorer
Reda Anderson, Tourist/Customer, Rocketplane Kistler
Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria
Tourist Virgin Galatic
Astronaut Dan Barry
Description: Dr. David Livingston will interview each of the panelists and take questions from the audience.
Sponsored by: New Mexico State University- College of Agriculture and Home Economics and STEINBORN/TCN Commercial Real Estate
3:30 Break
Sponsored by: CALCULEX
4:00 Track 3 – Session 1 Marketing the “New Space” Business
Chair: Robin Peterson, Professor, Marketing, New Mexico State University
Panelist:
Brad Gordon, Celgene Corporation
John Cordova, Director, Sports Transaction Management, The Coca-Cola Company
Description: Each speaker will address the challenges and opportunities of marketing new products in an developing market.
5:00
6:00 Reception
7:30 Dinner
Thursday – October 25, 2007
7:00 Registration
8:00 Track 4 – Session 1 Spaceport America 1st Step
Co-Chairs: Jay Jordan, Dean & Director, Physical Science Lab, New Mexico State University
Panelist:
Alex Tai, Vice President Operations, Virgin Galatic
Kelly O’Donnell, Deputy Secretary, Economic Development State of New Mexico
Rebecca Armstrong, ISPS Internship
Description: Multiple milestones were met by Spaceport America in 2006, each panelist will address the progression of Spaceport America in its journey for FAA certification and eventual commercial viability.
Sponsored by: New Mexico Economic Development Partnership
9:00 Track 4 – Session 2 Building the Spaceport Network
Chair: Burton Lee, Managing Partner, Innovarium Ventures
Panelist:
Steve Kohler, President, SpaceFlorida
Olle Norberg, Chairman, Spaceport Sweden
Description: Private and government-sponsored spaceports are emerging across the globe as new players in the commercial space transportation industry. Speakers will discuss recent developments in spaceport finance, design, regulation and operations, as well as the critical role they play in fostering broad-based public participation in, and support for, space-related economic development and a sustainable commercial spaceflight infrastructure.
10:00 Break
10:30 Track 4 – Session 3 Impact of Spaceports on Communities
Chair: Jim Hayhoe, Economic Development Consultant, Soldering Technology International
Panelist:
Janet Green, ex-Secretary Tourism, NM
Bill Mattiace, Mayor, City of Las Cruces
Lori Montgomery, Mayor, City of TorC
Judd Nordyke, Mayor, Village of Hatch
Rick Holdrige, Luna County Commissioner & Chair of NMSA Community Advisory Committee
Description: In ISPS 2006 representatives of Dona Ana, Sierra and Otero Counties discussed the potential benefits and impacts to their communities by the emergence of Spaceport America. This year we will focus on specific events that have taken place since then that have begun to shape the Spaceport America Community: An Advisory role for the local communities; how do we include Spaceport America in the greater New Mexico tourism picture; and, lessons learned in the first few launches. Lessons learned from Cape Kennedy will also be discussed
Sponsored by: El Paso Electric and Rio Grande Natural Gas
11:30 Track 5 – Session 1 Staying Alive in a Growing Market
Chair: Bob Sweitzer, Director, Southern NM Technology Ventures Corporation
Panelist:
George French, President, Rocketplane Kistler
Ray Duffy, Senior Vice President, Willis Inspace
Noah McMahon, Chief Marketing Officer, ZERO-G Weightless Flights
Jerry Larson, President, UP Aerospace
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Track 5 – Session 2 When All You Need is Cash
Chair: Evie Haskell, Vice-Chairwoman & Editor-in-Chief, Media Business Corp. / SkyREPORT
Panelist:
Lon Levin, Chief Executive Officer, t/Space
Brian Birk, Managing Partner, Sun Mountain Capital
Michael Henderson, Chairman & CEO, World Moon Resorts
Larry Peterson, Angel Investment
Description: So you’ve got a great idea, promising technologies and a team of wizards on your side ... What else do you need? Cold hard cash. This panel brings you an insider’s view of the critical fund-raising process for companies with new space-related services and technologies. Learn what you’ll need; who to approach; what to expect; how to assess the deal and more. The panelists have all either raised money for new space ventures or are in the business of funding these ventures. Here’s your chance to learn more about this essential step to growing a successful new company.
2:30 Track 6 – Session 1 Associate of Space Explorers Q & A
Chair: Andy Turnage, Executive Director, Association of Space Explorers
Panelist:
Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria
Anousheh Ansari, Space Explorer
Astronaut Dan Barry
Astronaut Roger Crouch
Astronaut John Herrington
Members of the Association of Space Explorers
3:30 Break
4:00 Closing Ceremony
Pat Hynes, Co-Chair, ISPS
Clayton Mowry, President, Arianespace Inc.
Peter Diamandis, Chairman, X PRIZE Foundation
Michael Simpson, President, International Space University
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