Theme: Positioning for Profit
International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight | |
| 7:30 am -8:30 am | Breakfast and Registration Sponsored by CALCULEX |
| 8:30 am – 9:20 am | Welcome Remarks
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| 9:20 am – 10:00 am | Keynote Speaker
Description: Review DoD’s increased reliance on space. Discuss DoD’s need for Operationally Responsive Space and how commercial initiatives can support this need with short notice, lower-cost, high reliability access to space. Discuss DoD’s need to leverage and capitalize on civil and commercial space capabilities. Sponsored by Air Force Research Lab |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break- networking and exhibit area Sponsored by Spaceport Sweden
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| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Key Issues Related to the Eventual Success and Evolution of Vehicle Systems for Suborbital Human and Material Transportation
Session Moderator, Bob Dickman, Executive Director, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Description: Since the early sixties, men have been flying successful suborbital missions. In the three years since the first International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight in 2005, a number of viable vehicle systems and mission profiles for suborbital human and material transportation have emerged. We hope to see the first suborbital space tourism flights before the decade ends. The panelists in this session represent the technical, business, regulatory, and customer sides of the suborbital space enterprise. These distinguished panelists are uniquely qualified to discuss the current state and future of sub-orbital access to space, who is prepared now to fly, what the business cases are and how the regulatory agencies are positioned to help expand the capacity for companies to succeed as they build this industry. Each panelist will make brief remarks summarizing positions on one or two of the three topics listed below. This will be followed by a moderated discussion. The intent of this session is to inform each other and the audience about the similarities and differences in viewpoints that exist related to the topics listed below. There will be 15 – 20 minutes at the end for audience questions. This session will be a round table discussion intended to bring out various points of view on several important topics related to the suborbital business:
Sponsored by El Paso Electric Company |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch Ambassador Delano Lewis- Acknowledgement of International Visitors |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Key Issues Related to Evolution of Orbital Vehicles for Human Rated Spaceflight
Session Moderator, Bob Dickman, Executive Director, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Description: The first three International Symposia for Personal Spaceflight have focused on personal suborbital space tourism. In this fourth symposium the scope is being extended to personal and commercial orbital space flight. The panelists in this session represent the technical, business, and customer sides of the orbital space enterprise. These distinguished panelists are uniquely qualified to discuss the current state and future of orbital access to space, who is prepared now to fly, what the business cases are, and the future of collaboration between government and commercial entities. Each panelist will make brief remarks summarizing positions on one or two of the topics listed below. This will be followed by a moderated discussion. The intent of this session is to inform each other and the audience about the similarities and differences in viewpoints that exist related to the topics listed below. There will be 15 – 20 minutes at the end for audience questions. This session will be a round table discussion intended to bring out various points of view on several important topics related to the suborbital business:
Sponsored by El Paso Electric Company and Exploration Architecture Corporation (XARC) |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Break- networking and exhibit area Sponsored by Sierra County Economic Development |
| 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm | One on One with Brett Alexander Session Moderator, Brett Alexander, President, Personal Spaceflight Federation, and Executive Director for Space, X PRIZE Foundation
Description: Lon Rains conducts live one-on-one interviews with industry leaders to talk about the future and potential of NewSpace and the ways the private sector can jump start the expansion of human exploration. These 20-minute sessions will highlight the power of ideas and entrepreneurship to bring space closer to the average citizen. Sponsored by Aerojet |
| 4:30 pm – 4:40 pm | The Power of Prizes
Description: Prizes with the goal of stimulating the NewSpace industry are a popular tool being used by governments, for-profit companies, and non-profit organizations alike. The beneficial aspects of prizes, both narrow and broad, may be widely accepted, but are extremely difficult to prove to "non-believers" being asked to provide funding for the purse. Assuming for a moment that the purse-providing skeptics can be sufficiently converted, what is the ultimate point of all these prizes? |
| 4:40 pm – 5:00 pm | Tourism and Creativity Meet for Profit
Sponsored by New Mexico Tourism Department |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Reception Sponsored by AIAA |
| 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Dinner
Sponsored by X PRIZE Foundation |
| 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm | After Hours Hospitality -Hotel Encanto Sponsored by City of Las Cruces and Las Cruces Convention & Visitors Bureau
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International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS-2008) Thursday, October 23, 2008 | |
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast and Registration Sponsored by VERGE Fund |
| 8:30 am – 8:50 am | Welcome Remarks
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| 8:50 am – 9:00 am | Report from Global Spaceport Federation Meeting
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| 9:00 am – 9:30 am | Keynote Speaker
Description: Will provide insight into the broadcast industry’s use of telecommunications satellites. His overview will include satellite newsgathering, sports, and distribution. His focus will be a case study of DIRECTV, where he was a founding member of the leadership team. |
| 9:30 am – 10:30 am | How Do Associations Stimulate Space Business?
Session Chair, Klaus Dannenberg, Chief Strategy and Information Officer, AIAA
Description: Stimulating Space Business – To have a viable market for space products and services, a healthy base of providers and customers is needed. Ideally this base will develop naturally at the grass roots level. However, much can be done to stimulate that market. This panel consists of leaders of key organizations interested in developing the commercial space market including the Department of Commerce and several aerospace non profit associations. The panel will discuss what they are doing and what else should be done to stimulate space business and develop a commercial marketplace that complements the global government markets. Sponsored by EADS Astrium |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Break- networking and exhibit area Sponsored by Jacobs Technology |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | How New Space Takes Advantage of Research University Capabilities: The Role Universities Have and Will Play in Growing the Next Generation of Space Entrepreneurs, Researchers and Technologists Session Moderator, Alan Ladwig, Manager of Space Systems Consultancy, Whitney, Bradley, & Brown
Description: Since the beginning of the Space Age, the Nation’s colleges and universities have played a key role in advancing scientific knowledge and technical innovations. The partnership that was forged during the Apollo program between the government-industry-university sectors is routinely cited as an example of management and institutional excellence. The panel will focus on mechanisms to facilitate a similar collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship between New Space companies and the university research community. |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch Sponsored by The Space Foundation |
| 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Personal Spaceflight Industry Indicators Session Moderator, Jim Hayhoe, President, Spaceport America Consultants LLC
Description: One of the main characteristics of leading indicators is their ability to predict change in activity. A leading indicator must not only lead a market segment in a business cycle, but also be able to accurately predict its turning points. While no specific Commercial Space Index currently exists, the objective of our panel will be to present four perspectives of the market segment to help predict position in its business cycle. Sponsored by Village of Hatch and Space Lifestyle Magazine |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | The Astronaut Training Experience Session Moderator, Dan Barry, MD. Ph.D., Astronaut and President Denbar Robotics
Description: We will discuss astronaut training from the perspective of career astronauts and space flight participants. Specific areas include the following: 1) Zero-G flight as a training element; 2) G forces and centrifuge experiences as training elements; 3) Timeline development; 4) Psychological preparedness. We will also discuss how the training elements fit into the Space Adventures Orbital Flight program (Soyuz to ISS for 12 days), the Rocket Racing League, and sub-orbital space flight, including data obtained up to this point and feedback from participants. |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Break- networking and exhibit area Sponsored by Special Aerospace Services |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Positioning for Profit: Developing Business for Spaceports Session Chair, Steve Landeene, Executive Director, Spaceport America
Description: This session will provide unique insights into Spaceport business models and explore business opportunities surrounding spaceport installations and associated marketing strategies. Steve Landeene of Spaceport America, Pat McCarthy of Space Florida, Bengt Jaegtnes of Progressum at Spaceport Sweden and Clay Mowry of Arianespace will provide insight into their strategy and approach to enabling low cost access to space. Rob Wyatt, Partner, Entertainment Development Group, will focus on Spaceport America’s attraction factors and the potential benefits within the overall development. Terri Griffin, President of Albers Inc., will conclude the session by presenting a possible marketing strategy for Spaceport America. Sponsored by New Mexico Spaceport Authority and New Mexico Economic Development Partnership |
| 5:00 pm | Closing Comments |
