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NSS



Conference Schedule


Fri.
May 25
Sat.
May 26
Sun.
May 27
Mon.
May 28
Saturday, May 26


9 am - 9:50 am
Doug McCuiston, Director, Mars Exploration Program, NASA
General Session Independence A

9:50 am - 10:05 am
Networking Break
Break Independence Foyer

10:05 am - 10:55 am
International Space Sustainability Panel
General Session Independence A
Sarah Factor, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Philippe Hazane, CNES Representative and Space Attache, French Embassy
Ade Abiodun, Former Chairman of UN COPUOS
Lynn Cline, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, Retired
Chaired by Mike Simpson, Secure World Foundation

10:55 am - 11:10 am
Networking Break
Break Independence Foyer

11:10 am - 12 pm
To Be Announced
General Session Independence A

12:10 pm - 1:50 pm
Michael Lopez-Alegria, President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation
Luncheon Constitution C, D, E. Sponsored by
Ben Bova will receive 2012 Space Pioneer Award. Baen Book Awards Presented by Ben Bova.

2 pm - 3 pm
Asteroid Panel
Featured Session Independence A
LtCol Pete Garretson, Chair
Hitoshi Kuninaka, Program Director, JSPEC (Lunar Planetary Program Group) /JAXA
Chris Lewicki, President and Chief Engineer of Planetary Resources
Robert Farquhar, Executive for Space Exploration at KinetX, Inc.
Commerical Space and Spaceports, organized by the Commercial Spaceflight Federation
Track Session Independence F, G
Spaceports
Jim Ball, Spaceport Services, Moderator
Jim Muncy, Polispace
Chuck Lauer, Rocketplane
Dan Marambio, Rep. Posey (Invited)
Mission Development Forum: Turning Good Ideas Into Gold. Organized by Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. [2 pm - 3:30 pm]
Track Session Independence H
Gary Barnhard, President and CEO, Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. (XISP-Inc)
Bruce Pittman, Director, Flight Projects and Chief System Engineer, NASA Space Portal
Dr. Paul Werbos, Partner, IntControl, LLC
John Garred, Attorney, Tucker Ellis and West, LLP
James Warren, Attorney, Tucker Ellis and West, LLP
Dennis Wingo, CEO Skycorp Inc.
Dr. Ludmilla Werbos, Partner IntControl LLC
Space Solar Power
Track Session Independence I
Speakers Time Coming Soon
Space Business
Track Session Farragut Square
Advanced Suborbital Training: Supersonic and "Edge of Space" Flights. Howard Chipman, Aurora Aerospace
A Space Solar Power Industry for $2B or Your Money Back. Al Globus, Senior Research Associate, San Jose State University
Mars, organized by ExploreMars, Inc.
Track Session Lafayette Park
Dr. Mary Voytek. NASA Lead for Astrobiology and Deputy Program Scientist, Mars Science Laboratory
NSS Brainstorming with the Board - Project Identification
NSS Meeting McPherson Square
Open to all NSS member who are interested in help NSS.

3 pm - 4 pm
James Webb Space Telescope [Starts at 3:30]
Featured Session Independence A
Dr. Massimo Stiavelli, Acting Head JWST Mission Head, Space Telescope Science Institute
Participants: TBD
Commerical Space and Spaceports, organized by the Commercial Spaceflight Federation
Track Session Independence F, G
George Nield, FAA, Moderator
Matt Dunn, SpaceX
Jeff Patton, United Launch Alliance
Andrew Nelson, XCOR
Dennis Stone, NASA
Mission Development Forum: Making the Interplanetary Internet Real Organized by Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. [3:30 pm - 4:30 pm]
Track Session Independence H
Delay/Disturbance Tolerant Networking (DTN) - Keith Scott, Principal Engineer The MITRE Corporation
DTN Security and Network Management - Ed Birrane, Senior Professional Staff Space Department, John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Keys to Implementing Pervasive Inter-operating Networks in Space - Gary Barnhard, et.al.
Conceptual Design of an enhanced DTN Gateway for ISS
Space Solar Power
Track Session Independence I
Speakers Time Coming Soon
Space Business
Track Session Farragut Square
Utilizing the ISS: From Basic Research to New Industries. Jeanne DiFrancesco, Principal, ProOrbis LLC
Commercial Space in Europe Since Spacelab: Focus on Microgravity as a Tool for Research. Juergen K. von der Lippe, Principal, VDLConsult
Mars, organized by ExploreMars, Inc.
Track Session Lafayette Park
Getting to Mars Efficiently: Mars Mission Architectures [3 pm - 4:30 pm]
Joe Cassady, Executive Director, Advanced Programs Engineering, Aerojet
Matthew B. Duggan, Manager of ISS Systems Integration, International Space Station Program, Boeing Defense Systems
NSS Brainstorming with the Board - Project Identification
NSS Meeting McPherson Square

4 pm - 5 pm
Amaresh Kollipara, Principal, Space Angels Network
Featured Session Independence A
Commerical Space and Spaceports, organized by the Commercial Spaceflight Federation
Track Session Independence F, G
Markets:
Carissa Christensen, Tauri Group, Moderator
Miles O'Brien
Laguduva R. Kubendram, NASA
Amaresh Kollipara, Earth2Orbit (Invited)
Mark Shelhamer, John Hopkins University
Robert Whearty, Marsh (Invited)
Mission Development Forum, organized by Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. [4:30 pm - 6 pm]
Track Session Independence D
Fluid Stream Momentum Transfer for High-efficiency Propulsion of Lunar and Mars-bound Spacecraft. LtCol Thomas B. Joslyn, United States Air Force Academy
Visualizing Wireless Transfer of Power: A Five-Nation Demo by 2020. Don Flournoy, Professor of Telecommunications, et. al.
Visualizing Wireless Transfer of Power: A Five-Nation Demo by 2020. Dr. Narayanan Komerath, Professor, Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering
Space Solar Power
Track Session Independence I
Speakers Time Coming Soon
Space Business
Track Session Farragut Square
Commercial Activity in LEO: What Are the New Possibilities? Richard Godwin, Consultant, SpaceX
Silicon Valley Space Center: A New Space Business Accelerator. Sean Casey, Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Space Center
Mars, organized by ExploreMars
Track Session Lafayette Park
Getting to Mars Efficiently: Mars Mission Architectures [Continued. 3 pm - 4:30 pm]
Joe Cassady, Executive Director, Advanced Programs Engineering, Aerojet
Matthew B. Duggan, Manager of ISS Systems Integration, International Space Station Program, Boeing Defense Systems
International Space University (ISU) Meeting
ISU Meeting McPherson Square

5 pm - 6 pm
Commerical Space and Spaceports
Track Session Independence F, G
Ken Davidian, FAA, Moderator
Cristin Dorgelo, OSTP
Amanda Stiles, Google Lunar XPRIZE
Larry Cooper, NASA (Invited)
Mission Development Forum, organized by Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. [Continued. 4:30 pm - 6 pm]
Track Session Independence D
Fluid Stream Momentum Transfer for High-efficiency Propulsion of Lunar and Mars-bound Spacecraft. LtCol Thomas B. Joslyn, United States Air Force Academy
Visualizing Wireless Transfer of Power: A Five-Nation Demo by 2020. Don Flournoy, Professor of Telecommunications, et. al.
Visualizing Wireless Transfer of Power: A Five-Nation Demo by 2020. Dr. Narayanan Komerath, Professor, Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering
Space Solar Power
Track Session Independence I
Speakers To Be Announced
Space Business
Track Session Farragut Square
Case for Innovation and the New Business Model: Why NASA Must Change in Order to Survive. Richard Phillips, President, Phillips and Company
Redefining the Paper Trail To LEO: Lessons Learned From 23 Years of Commercial Payloads. John Cassanto, President, BioSpace Experiments, Inc.
Mars, organized by ExploreMars, Inc.
Track Session Lafayette Park
Future Policies for Human Missions to Mars
Chris Carberry, Executive Director, Explore Mars, Inc.
Blake Ortner, Explore Mars, Inc.

6 pm - 7 pm
Cocktail Reception (Cash Bar)

7 pm - 10:30 pm
Keynote Speaker, Jeff E. Greason. CEO and Co-Founder, XCOR Aerospace
Dinner Independence A
Award Presentation to Mars Reconaissance Orbiter Team
Dr. Richard Zurek, Project Scientist
Dr. Philip Varhghese, Project Manager
Wayne Sidney, Spacecraft Engineer
Student Space Settlement Design Award Presentations


Speakers and presentations are subject to change. While we will strive to maintain an updated schedule on the website, please check with on-site volunteer and signage for any last minute changes.


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