Events: Presentations
World (New) Space Programs & Projects
Lindsey's presentation on non-U.S. "newspace" vehicles and technologies given at the 2009 Annual NewSpace Conference in Arizona provides a window to projects that are not often seen here.
AIAA Panels on Space Economy, Jul 27, 2009 | Notes
Davidian took valuable Twitter notes (read in reverse # order) during this AIAA-sponsored event titled, "AIAA Space Economy: Stimulating Economic Growth Today & Tomorrow". It provides a broad overview of current assessments, projections for the future, and recommendations for increased R&D, international collaboration and commercial utilization of space.
Opening Remarks - Bob Dickman, Executive Director, AIAA
David Logsdon, Executive Director, Space Enterprise Council/TechAmerica
Panel I
Edward Morris, Executive Director of Strategic Business Development, ITT Space Systems
John Porter, CEO, Astrogenetix
Pierre Chao, Managing Partner, Renaissance Strategic Advisors
Panel II
Molly Macauley, Senior Fellow and Director, Academic Program, Resources for the Future
Patrick Liu, Market Analyst, AIAA
Closing Remarks
Douglas Comstock, Director, Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA
Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) - Status
Logsdon’s presentation provides an update on the SpaceX and Orbital Sciences milestones for COTS. It also provides an update on COTS Phase II awards on December 28, 2008 for cargo transport services to low Earth orbit to SpaceX and Orbital Sciences. A protest is underway by PlanetSpace who participated in the competition.