9th Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference
Preliminary Agenda
| Time | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration Opens |
| 7:30 a.m. | Space Transportation Association Breakfast (separate registration required) Speaker: Richard Russell, Deputy Director for Technology, Office of Science and Technology Policy Topic: “Government’s Role in Commercial Space Transportation” |
| 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks: Patricia Grace Smith, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation |
| 9:15 a.m. | Special Guest Speaker: The Honorable Norman Mineta, Secretary of Transportation |
| 9:45 a.m. | Special Guest Speaker: The Honorable Marion Blakey, FAA Administrator |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Address: General Lance W. Lord, Commander, USAF Space Command |
| 11:15 a.m. | Session 1 – Marketing Commercial Space (Chuck Larsen) Debra Facktor Lepore, AirLaunch, LLC Mike Gold, Esq., Bigelow Aerospace, Inc. Chuck Lauer, Rocketplane Ltd. Brant Sponberg, NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Rob Peckham, Sea Launch Company, LLC |
| 12:45 p.m. | Luncheon – Dr. Peter Diamandis, X PRIZE Foundation |
| 2:15 p.m. | Session 2 – Dollars and Sense: The Economics of Commercial Space Transportation (Paula Trimble) Esther Dyson, CNET Networks Jeff Krukin, Space Frontier Foundation Matt Jones, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Space Enterprise Council Dr. John Olds, SpaceWorks Engineering |
| 3:45 p.m. | Featured Speaker: John Herrington, Chief Test Pilot, Rocketplane, Ltd. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Break |
| 4:45 p.m. | Session 3 – Lesson Plans of the Future: What Is Academia Up To? (Shandy Asturias) Dr. Eric Hill, Seth-Andrew T. Dion, Justin Karl, and Nicholas Spivey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Troy Thrash, National Aerospace Development Center Brian Woodward, X PRIZE Foundation James Young, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 6:00 p.m. | Session Ends |
| 6:15 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
| Time | Event(s) |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Keynote Address – The Honorable Shana Dale, NASA Deputy Administrator |
| 8:45 a.m. | Session 4 – Modernizing National Environmental Policy Act Implementation (Stacey Zee) Matt McMillen, FAA Office of Environment and Energy Joe Cascio, Booz Allen Hamilton Lamar Smith, Federal Highway Administration |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Featured Speaker: Tim Hughes, Chief Counsel, Space Exploration Technologies |
| 11:00 a.m. | Session 5 – Commercial Space Safety: Mishap Identification & Mitigation (Odis Kenton) Rick Baldwin, Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority Bruce E. Underwood, NASA/Wallops Flight Facility Kristen T. Walsh, The Boeing Company David B. West, Science Applications International Corporation/Huntsville |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch (On Your Own) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Session 6 – Space Tourism: Thought-Provoking Questions (Ken Wong) Tracey L. Knutson, Esq., Knutson & Associates John Gantt, Esq., Mizrack & Gantt Chris Faranetta, Space Adventures, Ltd. Vincent G. Sabathier, Center for Strategic and International Studies |
| 3:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks – Dr. George Nield, Deputy Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation |
| 3:15 p.m. | Session Ends |
| 3:30 p.m. | Buses Depart for Tour |
| 3:45 p.m. | Tour of Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, National Mall |
| 5:45 p.m. | Bus Departs for Renaissance Hotel |
| 6:00 p.m. | Bus Arrives at Renaissance Hotel |
NOTE: This agenda will be updated regularly as new speakers and session members confirm their availability. Check back often.