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. The main meeting area will take place on the Independence Level of the Grand Hyatt Washington. Detailed schedules will be availabe just prior to the event, and will be made available at the conference.
Thursday, May 24 | Special Programming |
Special Workshops (By Invitation Only) | |
NSS Web Redesign. Room: McPherson Square. [4 pm - 6 pm] | |
NSS Membership Committee. Room: McPherson Square. [8 pm - 10 pm] | |
Evening Events | |
Welcome Reception. Independence F, G, H, I [6 pm - 8 pm] | |
Friday, May 25 | |
Media Registration Room: McPherson Square [7 pm - 9 pm] |
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General Sessions (Independence A) [9 a.m. 12 pm] | |
Opening Keynote. Charles F. Bolden, NASA Administrator | |
Mark Sirangelo, Chairman, Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Board | |
Steve Cook, Director of Space Technologies, Dynetics | |
Lunch (Independence C, D, E) [12:10 pm - 1:50 pm] | |
Eric Anderson, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Planetary Resources | |
Featured Programming (Independence A) [2 pm - 6 pm] | |
Tom Shelley, President, Space Adventures, Ltd. | |
NASA Space Launch System (SLS) Panel Bill Hill, NASA HQ (Moderator) Todd May, SLS Program Manager, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Garry Lyles, SLS Chief Engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |
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Liberty Transporation System Brian Duffy, ATK John Schumacher, Astrium North America |
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To Be Annouced | |
General Tracks [2 pm - 6 pm] | |
Space Settlement, organized by AIAA (Independence F, G) | |
Space Investment Summit (Independence H, I) | |
Government Procurement and Space (Farragut Square) | |
ITAR and Satellite Export Control Reform Policy Update, organized by Satellite Industry Association (Lafayette Park) | |
Governor's Dinner and Gala | |
25th Governors Dinner and Gala
at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Sponsored by Sierra Nevada Space Systems and Space Canada
Hugh Downs, Master of Ceremonies NSS Space Pioneer Awards: Senator John Glenn, Commander Scott Carpenter Presented by Mark Sirangelo, Chairman, Sierra Nevada Space Systems |
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Saturday, May 26 | |
General Sessions (Independence A) [9 a.m. 12 pm] | |
Doug McCuistion, NASA - Director, Mars Exploration Program | |
International Space Sustainability Panel 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 |
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To Be Announced | |
Lunch (Independence C, D, E) [12:10 pm - 1:50 pm] | |
Michael Lopez-Alegria, President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation Award Presentation to Ben Bova Baen Book Award Presentation |
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Featured Programming (Independence A) [2 pm - 5 pm] | |
Asteroid Panel, LtCol Pete Garreston, Chair | |
To be Annouced | |
Amaresh Kollipara, Principal, Space Angels Network | |
General Tracks [2 pm - 6 pm] | |
Mission Development Forum, organized by Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. (Independence H) | |
Space Solar Power (Independence I) | |
Space Business (Farragut Square) | |
Mars, organized by ExploreMars, Inc. (Lafayette Park) | |
NSS Meeting | |
NSS Brainstorming with the Board - Project Identification Room: McPherson Square [2 pm - 4 pm] |
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International Space University (ISU) Meetings | |
International Space University (ISU) Meetings Room: McPherson Square [4 pm - 5 pm] |
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Cocktail Reception (Independence Foyer) [6 pm - 7 pm] | |
Dinner (Independence A) | |
Jeff Greason, CEO and Founder, XCor Aerospace 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 | |
Sunday, May 27 | |
General Sessions (Independence A) [9 a.m. 12 pm] | |
Jim Muncy, Government Relations Consultant at XCOR Aerospace; Founder, PoliSpace and Space Frontier Foundation | |
Alexandra hall, Google Lunar X Prize | |
NSS Heritage Panel with: Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator, NASA and Former NSS Executive Director Ben Bova, NSS Governor Fred Ordway, NSS Governor Art Dula, NSS Governor Paul Damphousse, NSS Executive Director, Moderator |
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Lunch (Independence C, D, E) [12:10 pm - 1:50 pm] | |
Rick Tumlinson, Founder, The Earthlight Institute Award Presentation to Art Dula Award Presentation to Bob Farqhar |
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Featured Programming (Independence A) [2 pm - 6 pm] | |
Arthur M. Dula, Founder, CEO, Excalibur Almaz | |
Robert Zubrin, The Mars Society | |
Tim Pickens, Dynetics | |
Bob Farquhar, Lagrange Point Missions | |
General Tracks [2 pm - 6 pm] | |
Student Track, organized by Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) (Independence F, G) | |
Transhumanism and Human Space Exploration (Independence H) | |
Living in Space, organized by Kepler Space Institute (Independence I) | |
General Tracks [2 pm - 6 pm] | |
General Presentations: Various Speakers (Farragut Square) | |
The CisLunar EconoSphere, organized by The Moon Society (Lafayette Park) | |
NSS Heritage Reception (Independence Foyer) [6 pm - 7 pm] | |
Dinner (Constitution A) (7 pm - 10 pm) | |
Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator, NASA Award Presentation to Fred Ordway III NSS Awards Presentation |
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NSS Chapter Assembly meeting (Tentative) | |
Monday, May 28 | |
General Tracks [9 pm - 6 pm] | |
Education and Outreach, Organized in cooperation with Yuri's Night (Independence F, G) | |
General Presenation (Farragut Square) | |
Lunch (Constitution C, D, E) [12:10 pm - 1:50 pm] | |
Paul E. Damphousse, Exec. Director, National Space Society [12 pm - 2 pm] | |
Conference adjourns after lunch. |
Special thanks to our Sponsors, Co-Sponsors, Exhibitors, Supporters and Affiliates.