Thursday, August 9, 2007

Is a breakthrough in space transportation in our (near) future?

Tony Williams just completed filling our panel for this year's "Revolutionary Changes in Space Transportation" session. We started this theme last year, with several folks who are pretty "seasoned" in trying to revolutionize space transportation - including Pete Worden and Gary Payton, as well as representatives from industry, NASA and FAA that are also directly engaged.

This year we're going to look at the challenges from a more entrepreneurial and innovative perspective. Panelists will include Buzz Aldrin, Jim Bensen, Stuart Witt (Mojave Spaceport) and Doug Comstock (NASA Innovative Partnerships).

We had a lot of fun last year, a standing-room only crowd, and a very participative audience. As anyone knows who has heard any of these folks speak about the future of space transportation, we're in for another lively couple of hours - and I expect they will prompt every bit as much audience discussion as last year.

Come join us: Session 44-STSA-8, 10:00-12:00, 19 September