<p><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;">Stay tuned to <ahref="https://sa2019.erps.org/"target="_blank"rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>https://sa2019.erps.org/</b></a> for overall conference info and many excellent program additions in the coming weeks.</span></p>
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<h2align="LEFT"><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Confirmed speakers/presentations so far</b></span></h2>
<h2><strong>Confirmed speakers/presentations so far</strong></h2>
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<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Breakthrough Starshot</b> will discuss <b>Plans for a Near-Term Interstellar Probe</b></span></li>
<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Paul Breed/Unreasonable Rocket</b> will discuss <b>Development Of A Low-Cost Modular Launcher</b></span></li>
<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Jeff Greason</b> of <b>Electric Sky</b> will discuss <b>Some Advanced Power Transmission & Space Propulsion Concepts</b></span></li>
<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Masten Space Systems/Dave Masten</b></span></li>
<li><spanstyle="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></span></li>
<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b>John Schilling </b>will discuss <b>Earth Orbit, Cislunar & Mars Practical Payload Capabilities Of Current & Near-Term Launchers</b></span></li>
<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Rand Simberg</b> will discuss <b>A Co-Orbital Transportation Infrastructure Concept</b></span></li>
<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b><ahref="http://ssi.org/"target="_blank"rel="noopener noreferrer">Space Studies Institute</a></b><strong>Hosted Session</strong> covering SSI's focus area of <strong>How To Get Things Done Once There</strong>, technology and business aspects of habitats, power generation, resource extraction, manufacturing etc.</span></li>
<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Henry Spencer </b>&<b>Henry Vanderbilt </b>will discuss <b>Some Likely Characteristics Of Usefully Faster Near-Term Inner Solar-System Space Transports</b></span></li>
<li><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Jess Sponable</b> will discuss <b>Project History & Management Lessons From DC-X, X-40, and XS-1</b></span></li>
covering SSI's focus area of <strong>How To Get Things Done Once There</strong>, technology and business aspects of habitats, power generation, resource extraction, manufacturing etc.
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<b>SpaceIL</b>
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<b>Henry Spencer </b>&<b>Henry Vanderbilt </b>will discuss <b>Some Likely Characteristics Of Usefully Faster Near-Term Inner Solar-System Space Transports</b>
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<b>Jess Sponable</b> will discuss <b>Project History & Management Lessons From DC-X, X-40, and XS-1</b>
<h2><strong>Panel Discussions Planned So Far</strong></h2>
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<li><spanstyle="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...)</span></li>
<li><spanstyle="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 may look like.</span></li>
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<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...)</span></li>
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<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 may look like.</span></li>
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<p><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;">We also plan <b>Subject Concentrations</b> this year on</span></p>
<p><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt;">Participants for both currently being recruited - if you haven't yet heard from us, talk to us at <ahref="mailto:sa2019program@erps.org"target="_blank"rel="noopener noreferrer">sa2019program@erps.org</a></span></p>
<p><spanstyle="font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">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 us at <ahref="mailto:sa2019program@erps.org"target="_blank"rel="noopener noreferrer">sa2019program@erps.org</a></span></p>
<p><spanstyle="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 us at <ahref="mailto:sa2019program@erps.org"target="_blank"rel="noopener noreferrer">sa2019program@erps.org</a></span></p>
R. J. Dev. Kwan
6 years ago