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2016 Agenda

All activities at New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum unless otherwise stated.

Tuesday, October 11

8:00 – 6:30 pm

FAA COE-CST Technical Meeting
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces

11:30 – 1:30 pm

Community Partnership Luncheon

5:30 – 6:30 pm

ISPCS Speaker & Sponsor Reception-by invitation only

7:00 – 9:00 pm

Opening Reception
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces

Wednesday, October 12

5:30 – 6:30 am

Morning Run
Departing Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces

7:00 – 8:25 am

Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 am

Introduction
Opening Entertainment: Flamenco performance by NMSU Flamenco and Spanish Dance Performance Ensemble
Opening Remarks: Pat Hynes, ISPCS Curator
Master Moderator: Ariane Cornell, Business Development and Strategy, Blue Origin

9:00 – 9:30 am

Keynote Address: An Incubator of Innovation and Private Sector Demand
William H. Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA

The International Space Station (ISS) is a one-of-a-kind research and development facility that is available for use by the innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs of the world. Mr. Gerstenmaier will challenge the private sector, to look for new ways to utilize the ISS. NASA has helped develop the supply side of LEO with reliable commercial crew and cargo capabilities- a historical first. Now it is time for the private sector to begin to discover the demands that LEO can provide. Prepare to be challenged.

9:30 – 9:50 am

Keynote Address: Crawl, Walk, Run: The FAA’s Vision for Space Traffic Management
George C. Nield, Associate Administrator, Commercial Space Transportation, FAA

As the space environment becomes more congested, avoiding on-orbit collisions will become increasingly more important. Although the Air Force has historically provided collision avoidance warnings to both civil and commercial operators, that type of activity does not directly support its core national security mission. An alternate approach for ensuring on-orbit safety would allow a civil agency, such as the FAA, to process and distribute safety-related space situational awareness information. Dr. Nield will describe a step-by-step plan for transitioning these responsibilities to the FAA, in order to enhance space safety while enabling the Air Force to focus on being a “Space Warfighter” rather than a “Space Traffic Cop.”

9:50 – 10:20 am

Morning Break

10:20 – 10:40 am

Keynote Address: US Strategic Command’s Role in Current and Future National Security Space Operations
Gen. Heidi V. Brown, Director, Global Operations, J3, U.S. Strategic Command

As the lead Combatant Command for Space activities, US Strategic Command provides a global view in support of national leaders and combatant commanders. The United States Strategic Command Director of Global Operations, Major General Heidi Brown will discuss current combatant command responsibilities in Space Operations and DoD initiatives. These initiatives are being pursued to proactively protect space capabilities. General Brown will also address the unique opportunity to work with the commercial space industry and NASA to return astronaut launch and recovery capability to the United States.

10:40 – 11:00 am

Keynote Address: Space Traffic Management and avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons
Moriba Kemessia Jah, Director, Space Object Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona

We are now in need of a coalition of the willing in the space industry. They are members of the global community who are sharing data, who believe in transparency, who are building capability to protect the resources common to all in the space industry. NGOs, small nations, private companies, and governments all have a role to play. We lack a rigorous, comprehensive, and transparent global Space Traffic Management system and this is to the detriment of orbital safety of operations and the long-term sustainability of space activities. Knowledge of orbital safety is the responsibility of all to protect the resources common to all. This community has heritage in crafting agreements like the Outer Space Treaty, United Nations Moon Treaty and the Law of the Sea Treaty. We have learned how to share common space. The challenges we face are both technical and geopolitical. Read more on how Space can avoid a “Tragedy of the Commons.”

11:00 – 11:30 am

Panel Discussion: Space Traffic Management
The symposium is a dialog among panelists and the audience. Panel Chair, Todd Master will moderate allowing keynote panelists George Nield, Heidi Brown and Moriba Jah to address audience questions.

Chair: Todd Master, Program Manager, Tactical Technology Office (TTO), DARPA

Speakers:

  • Gen. Heidi V. Brown, Director, Global Operations, J3, U.S. Strategic Command
  • Moriba Kemessia Jah, Director, Space Object Behavioral Sciences, University of Arizona
  • George C. Nield, Associate Administrator, Commercial Space Transportation, FAA
11:30 – 12:00 pm

Keynote Address: Leveraging the Past to Shape the Future
John Elbon, Vice President and General Manager, Space Exploration, The Boeing Company

There are a lot of parallels when you compare the growth of the aviation industry over the past 100 years and where we are today in space. The role of commercial industry continues to grow with the commercial crew and cargo programs. To date 7 private spaceflight participants have flown 8 times to the International Space Station. What will the future hold. This Keynote will discuss examples of the past and present along with speculations on the future.

12:00 – 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 – 2:00 pm

Keynote: Path to a Self-Sustaining Commercial Economy in LEO
Michael Baine, Lead Design Engineer, Axiom Module

Describe the steps NASA and the ISS Partners need to take with ISS to foster the growth of an economy in low Earth orbit. Also, the presentation will describe the plan Axiom Space, LLC is following to build and operate a truly commercial LEO space station.

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Keynote Address: Not Giving Up Means Never Having To Say, I’m Sorry For Not Trying Harder
Robert Bigelow, Chief Executive Officer, Bigelow Aerospace

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Keynote Address: Why Tech VCs are Flocking to Space
Sunil Nagaraj, Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners

In the last 3 years, venture capitalists who traditionally focus on technology startups have begun to take on the final frontier. Over a dozen leading VC firms have at least one space investment and are continuing to spend more time in the space sector. Sunil Nagaraj, a Vice President at Bessemer Venture Partners where he leads the firm’s space investing practice, will share his thoughts and data points on why tech VCs are flocking to space.

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Afternoon Break

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Panel Discussion: WORK TEAMS-No Plan Survives First Contact
The good news is that when bias is made conscious, it can be mitigated through effective leadership and systematic creation of an inclusive company culture.

Chair: Sandra H. Magnus, Executive Director, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Speakers:

  • Jonathan Firth, Executive Vice President, Spaceport & Program Development, Virgin Galactic
  • Jill Reckie, Director, Entrepreneurial Alliance and Pacesetters Program, National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)
  • Melissa Sampson, ACES Deputy Program Manager, Advanced Programs & BLAST Facilitator, United Launch Alliance
  • Doug Young, Vice President, Space Systems Resiliency, Northrop Grumman
4:30 – 5:00 pm

Keynote Address: Domestication of Space
Johannes Torpe, CEO and Creative Director, Johannes Torpe Studios

My greatest accomplishment will be to change the perception of the Space industry to the world trough creativity.

5:30 – 7:00 pm

Reception
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces

7:00 – 8:30 pm

Dinner
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces

8:30 – 10:30 pm

Reception
Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces

Thursday, October 13

5:30 – 6:30 am

Morning Run
Departing Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces

7:00 – 8:25 am

Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40 am

Opening
ISPCS Curator: Pat Hynes
City of Las Cruces City Council Representative: Gill Sorg
Master Moderator: Wayne Hale, Director of Human Spaceflight, Special Aerospace Services

8:40 – 9:10 am

Keynote Address: From Sailing Canoes to Starships: A Hawaiian Reflects on Voyaging
Elliot Holokauahi Pulham

Thousands of years before European explorers ventured west across the Atlantic and stumbled, inexorably, onto the massive North American continent, Polynesians were navigating the vast Pacific, sailing thousands of miles, between tiny islands, with pinpoint precision. What cultural and social values led these islanders to make voyages which, in their time, would have been as difficult then as a journey to Mars is today? What lessons in leadership, organizational development, team building, ship building, and knowledge sharing can the explorers of today and tomorrow gain from these apex navigators of the past? How has the Space Foundation embraced these voyagers’ values, to build a premier organization serving the global space community? Elliot Holokauahi Pulham, a part-Hawaiian and graduate of the prestigious, all-Hawaiian, Kamehameha Schools, reflects on the culture of Voyaging, his own personal journey, and how concepts like kupuna, malama, ohana and pono can hold deep meaning for the explorers of today and tomorrow.

9:10 – 10:10 am

Panel Discussion: The International Policy and Market Context for International Space Resources
This international panel will examine developmental policy and regulatory factors related to development of space resources utilization or space mining. Now that the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act (CSLCA) is enacted, it is performing a forcing function across the globe. It is catalyzing global industry and government collaboration as they address regulatory risks and uncertainties. Potential services and applications related to space resources development will also be discussed among the panelists.

Development Chair: Ian Christensen, Project Manager, Hague Space Resources Governance Working Group, Secure World Foundation

Speakers:

  • Olavo Bittencourt Neto, Vice Chair of The Hague Space Resources Governance Working Group
  • Olga Stelmakh, McGill Institute of Air and Space Law, Postdoctoral Fellow in Space Governance
  • Mike Simpson, Executive Director, Secure World Foundation

Background Documents:

10:10 – 10:40 am

Morning Break

10:40 – 10:55 am

Spotlight Talk: Propelling Commercial Space Forward: Manufacturing a Bright Future for NewSpace Companies
Peter Montgomery, Director of Commercialization, JACOBS

As the pace of growth in the Commercial Space industry continues to accelerate, there are opportunities to move success forward even faster, particularly with propulsion development and manufacturing. Jacobs Director of Commercialization Peter Montgomery will provide an update on the approaches and progress being made through the use of national infrastructure facilities. He will also discuss key lessons learned from other industries Jacobs is helping to apply within aerospace for added benefit to NewSpace companies. By leveraging national assets and learning from the successes of other industries, the Commercial Space Industry can further accelerate its growth

10:55 – 11:10 am

Spotlight Talk: Virgin Galactic: Together we Open Space to Change the World for Good
Mike Moses, SVP Operations SPA, Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic is working to revolutionize access to space, targeting both small satellite launch and suborbital tourism and research. In the suborbital market, we strive to build a long term sustainable business that not only allow our customers to realize their dreams of space travel but also shows that the market is persistent and can enable continues research and development into the next generation of human spaceflight.

11:10 – 11:40 am

Keynote Address: New Shepard and Beyond
Rob Meyerson, President, Blue Origin

Our succession of recent New Shepard launches is our first incremental step in a long term plan. We have begun work on our next incremental step developing an orbital launch system for people and payloads. Step by step, we will not stop.

11:40 – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 – 1:15 pm

Spotlight Talk: Keeping the Dream Alive- Persistence & Perseverance in Support of
Timothy A. Bulk, Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder, Special Aerospace Services

The aspects of the Aerospace Industry’s endeavor in “Commercial Human Spaceflight” has spanned more than 20 years, highlighting the technical, regulatory, business, and political challenges that have impacted this endeavor. Tim will highlight his personal experience in Industry, NASA, and as an Entrepreneur in supporting, suborbital, LEO and Deep Space human spaceflight development programs. As the industry gets closer to providing sub-orbital, orbital, and future Earth-Lunar services; some of our Industry’s greatest challenges and changes in this field may not be technical. Persistence and perseverance by the Industry will be required as we face future changes and challenges. Tim Bulk is the Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Special Aerospace Services (SAS), SAS Manufacturing, President of SAS International, and Executive Director of the Who Dreams Wins FoundationTM.

1:15 – 1:45 pm

Keynote Address: Public-Private Partnerships for Spaceflight Development
Philip McAlister, Director, Commercial Spaceflight Development, NASA Headquarters

In the early days of the space industry, NASA directed the development of almost all spaceflight hardware. In the future, NASA would prefer to just purchase services from the private sector. Right now, the time is ideal for public-private partnerships in order to advance spaceflight capabilities. Mr. McAlister will discuss the current environment and outlook for public-private partnerships for spaceflight development. He will discuss why today’s space industry is ideally positioned to engage in public-private partnerships and how that can benefit NASA, the private sector, and the nation. He will also discuss some of the challenges associated with initiating new partnerships in today’s environment.

1:45 – 2:00 pm

Spotlight Talk: Positioning for the “New” Customer
Sandy Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Barrios Technology

The space business is evolving from Government-based to commercial. Businesses must evolve, too. “New” commercial customers have a different business focus than “current” Government customers – the bottom line. Whether achieving milestones to earn payments or ensuring a successful mission, commercial space companies view buying services from “traditional” aerospace companies as an investment and it must pay off. Barrios Technology CEO Sandy Johnson provides insight into steps Barrios has taken to successfully adopt their business model and product offerings to this new reality. She will give examples of investments required to provide added value to “new” customers while continuing to provide value to “current” customers.

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Keynote Address: ULA Human Spaceflight Update
Michael Holguin, Program Manager, United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance is working, with the Boeing Company, to restore U.S. capability for human spaceflight from American soil. United Launch Alliance Program Manger for Human and Commercial Systems, Mike Holguin, provides a glimpse into the development activities to date and path ahead to return human spaceflight to Cape Canaveral.

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Afternoon Break

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Panel: Commercial Crew: Path to Flights
Two American companies are blazing their own unique paths forward to produce certified end-to-end crew transportation systems capable of flying astronauts to and from the International Space Station. A little more than two years after being awarded contracts, launch pads along Florida’s Space Coast have taken shape, spacecraft and launch vehicle hardware are built and extensive qualification testing is under way for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon systems. The companies are working carefully and diligently with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and the astronauts selected to train to fly flight tests to the International Space Station to ensure the systems are meeting the agency’s certification requirements and adequately addressing all credible hazards, including pad emergencies, in-flight aborts and emergency landings.

Chair: Steve Stich, Deputy Manager, Commercial Crew Program

Speakers:

  • John Mulholland, Vice President and Program Manager for Commercial Programs, Space Exploration, The
  • Boeing Company
  • Benjamin Reed, Director of Commercial Crew Mission Management, SpaceX

Top Three Takeaways:

  1. The capability to deliver crews safely to and from the International Space Station is within reach. Hardware is being built, qualified and prepared for flight.
  2. Safety is prioritized in NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts. The designs must meet NASA’s safety and performance requirements, which were developed based on the agency’s 50-plus years of spaceflight experience.
  3. Once certified, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will be the primary means of transportation for NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, which is a fully functioning laboratory for scientific research, technology development, exploration, commerce and education.
3:30 – 4:30 pm

Panel: ISS Commercial Resupply Government and Commercial Partnerships
The evolution of Commercial Resupply Services and how government and industry partners are working together to nurture a commercial economy in low Earth orbit. We are just getting started.

Chair: Angela Hart, ISS Commercial Crew Integration Manager, JSC NASA

Speakers:

  • Benjamin Reed, Director of Commercial Crew Mission Management, SpaceX
  • Mark Sirangelo, Corporate Vice President, Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems
4:30 – 4:45 pm

Closing
Pat Hynes, ISPCS Chair

4:45 – 6:15 pm

Happy Trails Reception

Friday, October 14

8:30 am – 9:00 pm

The SUMMIT: Power of Inclusion-Spaceport America