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- <h1 style="font-size: x-large; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" align="CENTER"><b>Confirmed Space Access 2019 Conference Presentations</b></h1>
- <p align="CENTER" style="font-size: 14pt;">Updated 2/15/19</p>
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- <p style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>We're nearly there</b> - this list represents <strong>three-quarters</strong> of the final SA2019 three-day program.
- Things have evolved toward our having <b>three major focus areas:</b> <b>Current Rocket Startups</b>, the near-future transition to <b>Cislunar Reusable-Vehicle/Propellant-Depot Transport Networks</b>, and the longer-term transition from rockets to <b>Advanced High-Energy Space Propulsion</b>.
- Stay tuned for additional details and a few more excellent program additions in the coming weeks.</p>
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- <h2><strong>Confirmed speakers/presentations so far</strong></h2>
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- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="http://arc-engines.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Additive Rocket Corporation</a></b> on <b>High Impulse, Ultra-Low Cost Additively Manufactured Rocket Engines</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>James Benford</b> on <b>Ultrahigh Acceleration Neutral Particle Beam-Driven Sails</b></li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Grant Bonin, former CTO, Deep Space Industries</b> on <b>Asteroid Mining Lessons From the Private Sector: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Next</b></li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://breakthroughinitiatives.org/initiative/3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Breakthrough Starshot</a>/Peter Klupar</b> on <b>Plans for a Near-Term Interstellar Probe</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://csdc.space/our-goals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cislunar Space Development Company</a>/Dallas Bienhoff</b> on <b>Elements Of A Cislunar Transport Net: Space Tugs, Moon Shuttles and Propellant Depots</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="http://www.cubecab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CubeCab</a></b> <b>Nanosat Launch</b></li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://exosaero.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EXOS Aerospace</a>/John Quinn</b> with <b>An Update On the SARGE Vehicle</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://fireflyspace.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Firefly Aerospace</a></b> on <b>The Alpha Launch Vehicle</b>, plus <b>Highlights of OTV and CLPS</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="http://www.flometrics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flometrics</a>/Steve Harrington</b> on <b>Progress Report: Pistonless Pumps For High-Performance Rocket Propulsion Systems</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._David_Nordley" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gerald D Nordley</a></b> on <b>Mass Beam Propulsion, An Overview</b> including <b>Jordin Kare's Sailbeam Concept</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Jeff Greason</b> will discuss <b>Electric Sky: A Long-Range Wireless Power Transmission System Enabling Orbital Launch Vehicles, With Terrestrial Commercial Applications</b> and also <b>A New Class Of Drive Using The Dynamic Pressure (Q) Of Passage Through The Interplanetary Or Interstellar Plasma To Expel Reaction Mass At High Velocity</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://www.masten.aero/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Masten Space Systems</a>/Dave Masten</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://momentus.space/development/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Momentus Space/Joel Sercel, CTO</a></b> on <b>Water-Plasma Propelled In-Space Transportation Services</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Jim Muncy/Polispace</b> will discuss <b>Prospective FAA Launch/Reentry Rules Changes</b> and <b>The Washington Space Scene</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://www.orbitbeyond.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orbit Beyond</a></b> - <b>Lunar Spacecraft & Landers</b> </li>
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- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Kevin Parkin, <a href="https://parkinresearch.com/"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parkin Research</a></b>, on <b>Beam-Heated Propulsion Progress & Prospects</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://www.positrondynamics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Positron Dynamics</a></b> on <b>Positron Based Propulsion</b> </li>
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- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://www.relativityspace.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Relativity</a></b> on <b>3D Printing Rocket Vehicles</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://www.rocketlabusa.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rocket Lab</a>/Amanda Stiles, Senior Mission Manager</b> on <b>The Electron Launcher & Multi-Burn Kick Stage</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>John Schilling</b> will discuss <b>Earth Orbit, Cislunar & Mars Practical Payload Capabilities Of Current & Near-Term Launchers</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Rand Simberg</b> will discuss <b>A Co-Orbital Transportation Infrastructure Concept</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="http://ssi.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Space Studies Institute</a></b> <b>Hosted Session</b> covering SSI's focus area of <b>How To Get Things Done Once There</b>, technology and business aspects of habitats, power generation, resource extraction, manufacturing etc. </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="http://www.spaceil.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SpaceIL</a></b> on <b>Their Upcoming Commercial Lunar Lander Mission</b></li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spencer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Henry Spencer</a></b> will give his traditional conference-opener in-depth backgrounder, on <b>Transitions: From Expendable Spaceships To Space Transport Networks, From Rocket Motors To Fast High-Energy Drives</b>. Not quite sure why rockets require months getting to Mars, nor why we don't just bolt in electric-plasma thrusters instead and speed things up? An in-depth intro to the issues for the intelligent rocket amateur.</li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Jess Sponable</b> will discuss <b>Project History & Management Lessons From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DC-X</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-40" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">X-40</a>, and <a href="https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2017-05-24" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">XS-1</a></b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="http://www.tethers.com/Capabilities.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tethers Unlimited</a></b> <b>Transformative Technologies for Space, Sea, Earth & Air</b></li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="http://unreasonablerocket.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unreasonable Rocket</a></b>/<b>Paul Breed</b> on <b>Development Of A Low-Cost Modular Launcher</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b><a href="https://vector-launch.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vector</a>/Gregory Orndorff</b> on <b>An Update on Vector’s Dedicated Low-Cost Launch Vehicles</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Pete Worden, Breakthrough Prize Foundation Chairman</b>, on <b>What We Might Do With A StarShot Capability</b> </li>
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- <h2><strong>Panel Discussions</strong></h2>
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- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Extremely High-Velocity Propulsion Concepts: A Survey. Jim Benford, Gerry Nordley, Henry Spencer</b> Mars in weeks, or the stars in our lifetime: Ways we might make these things real.</li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>How To Save Civilization And Make a Little Money</b>, or, <b>This Is All Jerry Pournelle's Fault.</b> Recalling Jerry Pournelle's significant role in the forty-year evolution from "Commercial rockets? Security, get this loon out of my office" to "Commercial rockets? How much do you want?" Aspects of the story as seen by some who were there. <b>Larry Niven, Gary Hudson, Jim Muncy, Jess Sponable, Henry Vanderbilt</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>Space Startup Party Fouls</b> - Common Startup Errors & How To Avoid Them, as seen by Rocket People. There are a thousand books that will tell you what Venture Capital people look for. Rocket people, not so much. <b>Paul Breed, Ben Brockert, Henry Spencer, Henry Vanderbilt</b> </li>
- <li style="font-size: 10pt;"> <b>NewSpace Meets Milspace</b> - Both are evolving fast, with overlaps (both business and operational) likely growing with time. Some discussion of what the shared spaces - and business opportunities - may look like. <b>Bill Bruner, Mitchell Burnside Clapp, Jess Sponable</b> </li>
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- <p style="font-size: 10pt;">We're also interested in <b>Student Space Project Presentations</b> - we're reserving a number of short (5-10 minute) timeslots in the <b>main program track</b> for student/amateur presentations on interesting (not necessarily directly access-related) space projects. Contact <a href="mailto:hvanderbilt@mindspring.com">hvanderbilt@mindspring.com</a>
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