Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
February 6–7, 2007
| Time | Events |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration Opens |
| 7:30 a.m. | Space Transportation Association Breakfast (separate registration required) Speaker: Ms. Leslee Gilbert, Minority Staff Director, House Science and Technology Committee |
| 9:10 a.m. | Opening Remarks: Ms. Patricia Grace Smith, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation |
| 9:30 a.m. | Keynote Address: Dr. Antonio Elias, Executive Vice President, Orbital Sciences Corp, Advanced Programs Group |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Session 1 – International Perspectives: The Line Between Government and Commercial (John Sloan) Mr. Clay Mowry, Arianespace Dr. Jurgen Drescher, DLR, German Aerospace Center Dr. Yoshifumi Inatani, JAXA Ms. Janice Starzyk, International Launch Services |
| 12:00 p.m. | Luncheon – Mr. Lon Levin, Transformational Space |
| 1:30 p.m. | Session 2 – COTS And Beyond (Chuck Larsen) Mr. Dennis Stone, NASA/JSC, Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office Mr. Ken Davidian, NASA Centennial Challenges Office Mr. George Sowers, Lockheed Martin, Atlas V Office Mr. Jim Benson, Benson Space Company |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:20 p.m. | Session 3 – Space Weather Issues and Tools (Ms. Karen Shelton-Mur) Dr. Thomas J. Bogdan, Director Space Environment Center, NCEP/NWS/NOAA Mr. Mike Stills, United Airlines Dr. Ron Turner, ANSR Corporation Dr. Steve Johnson, NASA |
| 5:15 p.m. | Session Ends |
| 5:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
| Time | Events |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Keynote Address – Ms. Anousheh Ansari, Prodea Systems, Inc. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Session 4 – Human Factors Considerations in Launch Vehicle Design (Ms. Michelle Murray) Dr. Cynthia Null, NASA Mr. Scott Schappell, Clemson University Mr. Glenn Hewitt, FAA |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Featured Speaker: Mr. Neil Milburn, Armadillo Aerospace |
| 11:15 a.m. | Session 5 – Spaceports; Looking Toward the Future (Mr. Randy Maday) Mr. Bill Khourie, Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority Mr. Stuart Witt, Mojave Spaceport Mr. Rick Homans, New Mexico Economic Development Department Mr. Bill Anders, California Space Systems International Mr. Pat McCarthy, Space Florida |
| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (On Your Own) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Session 6 – The Outlook for Expendable Launch Vehicles (Mr. Herb Bachner) Mr. David Markham, Lockheed Martin Ms. Carissa Christiansen, The Tauri Group Mr. Ray Duffy, Willis Inspace Mr. Hugh Cook, Alliant Tech Systems |
| 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 p.m. | Session 7 – When Is A Launch Vehicle Ready to Carry Passengers? (Mr. Ken Wong) Mr. George Whiteside, National Space Society Mr. Jeff Greason, XCOR Aerospace Mr. John Herrington, Rocketplane Kistler Mr. Alex Tai, Virgin Galactic (invited) |
| 5:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks – Dr. George Nield, Deputy Associate Administrator for Commercial Space |
| 5:30 p.m. | Session Ends |
