Millennium People in Space X When Cubesats Challenge Scale and Mitigate Catastrophes October 6Th 2014 Nesta 1 Plough Place, EC4A 1DE, London
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Y Millennium People in Space X When cubesats challenge scale and mitigate catastrophes October 6th 2014 Nesta 1 Plough Place, EC4A 1DE, London When JG Ballard depicts the revolt of the middle class in his book Expert Speakers Millennium People, he also introduced us to the apocalyptic vision of pop culture’s potential. Ten years later, Millennium people are up for Dr Ross Burgon outer space. They have reclaimed full access: it is the democratisation Knowledge Exchange Fellow of outer space! Smaller, cheaper, shiny and smarter, here they are, soon The Open University lifting off from Millennium people’s gardens, the miniaturised satellites - The Cubesats! With their 2kg of technology, these Cubesats might Dr Stuart Eves well be the next landmark in our technological history. Lead Mission Concepts Engineer Defence and Space Division, Airbus Millennium people is a Nesta and Nelly Ben Hayoun experimental workshop James Cemmell exploring the future of open access space through new Cubesat technologies and Head of Government Affairs possible applications for disaster resilience and personal use eg storage. Space Inmarsat exploration has historically been hugely expensive and difficult, but things are changing. Only a decade ago, the first private spaceflight carried three people to Dennis Wingo 100km above the earth’s surface. Communication satellites have been privately CEO Lunar Image Recovery Project developed since the 1960s. But only recently have they been a plausible option for any- NASA Ames Research Park one other than large corporations. Syed Karim Much like the transition from room-sized computers to today’s miniature personal com- Founder and CEO puters, the satellite industry may be seeing its own personalised revolution. Cubesat Outernet Inc. technology is making it easier for anyone to launch a small satellite into space and remotely access the information it collects. Cubesats are fostering a new spirit of in- Ray Purdy novation and entrepreneurship, but what is the future of open access space? Is this Co-Director the beginning of a fully connected world? Is there any privacy from nanosatellite eyes? Air and Space Evidence Ltd Could cubesats detect earthquakes before they happen? David Hodgson This workshop looks at the cutting edge in accessible satellite technology, exploring Managing Director new kinds of applications. There will be a focus on the role of satellite information in CEO DMCii predicting and responding to humanitarian and natural disasters. Larger numbers of small satellite systems could aid monitoring, modelling and real-time disaster response. Sam Adlen But how will the shift from government to private satellites affect the frameworks in Head of Business Innovation place such as the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters? Satellite Applications Catapult Chaired and curated by the Willy Wonka of Design and Science Nelly Ben Hayoun, Prof. Chris Welch Nesta is holding this workshop as part of a series of experiments in technology fore- Director of Programmes sight to encourage responsible innovation and good technology governance. International Space University Our aim is to create an event that supports the policy and technology communities to take anticipatory actions. Organised by Media We will be creating a short video of some of the outcomes of the workshop including comments from attendees. If you would not like to feature on any video content, please let one of the Nesta staff know on the day. All rights in any recordings or photographs made of the workshop will belong to Nesta and Nelly Ben Hayoun and may be used or distributed for any purpose through any media, including the Internet, live or after the event. We will be live tweeting during the event using #diyspace Z Y X Agenda 9:30 - 10:00, NESTA Lobby 11:05 - 11:20 REGISTRATION and BREAKFAST PANEL Q&A discussions WITH SPEAKERS 10:00 - 12:45 11:20 - 11:50 QUICK FIRE PRESENTATION (10 mins COFFEE BREAK each) AND PANEL Q&A discussions 11:50 - 12:00 10:15 - 10:25 SURVEILLANCE 1984 TOPOLOGY OF THE TECHNOLOGY Surveillance and privacy issues. In this presentation, we will explore the basics Ray Purdy, Co-Director, Air and Space Evidence of cubesat and nanosatellite technology. Who Ltd. are the main Players? How many are there? What is the philosophy behind them? Could we launch them from our gardens in the future? A Topology presentation by Dr Ross Burgon, Knowledge Exchange Fellow at The Open University. 12:00 - 12:10 HOMO FABERS AND LOGISTICS, International RESPONSE to disasters International Charter for space and Major 10:25 - 10:35 Disaster, greater private satellite ownership THE EARTH IS SHAKING and the future. Warning systems and earthquakes detection: An official presentation byDave Hodgson, A seismic presentation by Dr. Stuart Eves, Lead Managing Director of DMCii. Mission Concepts Engineer for the Defence and Space division of Airbus. 12:10 - 12:20 10:35 - 10:45 THE CUBE-ECONOMY, Cubesats AND PLAN B COMMUNICATION NEW MARKET places Cubesats as a plan B communication. A market presentation by Sam Adlen, Head of James Cemmell, Head of Government Affairs, Business Innovation, Satellite Catapult. Inmarsat. 10:45 - 10:55 INVINCIBLE STORAGE AND LASER GUN Mac Moons NASA Ames Research Park, Storing data in Cubesat. 12:20 - 12:30 A mind/ space blowing presentation by Dennis THE ‘FORMULA OF THE NOW’, Teaching Wingo, CEO Lunar Image Recovery Project, FUTURE space ENTREPRENEURS NASA Ames Research Park. International Space University, how do we teach entrepreneurship? Defining new economic and business models for space. An educative presentation by Prof. Chris Welch, Director of Programmes at the International 10:55 - 11:05 Space University. MILLENNIUM PEOPLE: THE POP CULTURE Democratisation through cubesats- open access space. A pop presentation by Syed Karim, Founder and CEO, Outernet Inc. Z Y 12:30 - 12:45 X PANEL Q&A discussions WITH SPEAKERS Notes 12:45 - 13:30 LUNCH 13:30 - 13:40 Hands ON WORKSHOP BRIEFING 12 groups of 5 / 6 briefs / 6 situations / 6 questions / 6 approaches to innovation / 6 scenes / 6x5 characters / 12 performances 13:40 - 15:00 RESEARCH / EXperiments / MAKING / rehearsals 15:00 - 16:00 Presentation 3 minutes per group 16:00 ANNOUNCEMENT WINNER GROUP 1 Disaster Playground gift, 1 Nesta gift 16:00- 17:00 COFFEE AND Networking Organised by Z Y X Speakers Dr Ross Burgon Dennis Wingo Knowledge Exchange Fellow at The Open University CEO Lunar Image Recovery Project, NASA Ames Research Dr Ross Burgon is a Knowledge Exchange Fellow within the Park Department of Physical Sciences at the Open University; Dennis Wingo is an engineering physicist and 36-year fostering collaborations between OU space scientists veteran of the computer, academic, and spaceflight and industry. He has a background in astrophysics and communities. Dennis has designed and built flight systems spacecraft engineering; recently contributing to the flown on sounding rockets, the Shuttle, ISS, as well as the data processing software for ESA’s Gaia mission and the first student built small satellite funded by NASA. Dennis software in C3D, the OU’s imaging payload on the UKSA holds patents for orbital space operational concepts and mission, UKube-1. Ross is keen to promote and develop the has published a book (Moonrush) concerning concepts for UK’s space expertise He is a founding committee member a cost effective, commercial lunar outpost. Dennis is the of the UK Cubesat Forum (www.cubesatforum.org.uk) and CEO of Skycorp, a commercial space company developing co-ordinates a national public engagement programme advanced spacecraft for commercial applications. Dennis highlighting UK involvement in ESA’s Rosetta mission led the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) (www.rosetta.ac.uk). at the NASA Ames Research Park, funded by NASA, private grants, and ~$100k in crowdfunding. Today Dennis and Skycorp have become the first private entity to ever command a spacecraft (ISEE-3) in interplanetary Dr Stuart Eves space through a Space Act Agreement with NASA, an Lead Mission Concepts Engineer for the Defence and internationally acclaimed project accomplished in six Space division of Airbus weeks with $160k in crowd funding. The highlight of Stuart’s career to date was the initiation of the TopSat imaging satellite programme, which established a new world record for “resolution per mass of satellite”. Syed Karim Indeed, the mission was so successful that whilst the actual Founder and CEO, Outernet Inc. hardware was operating in orbit, the engineering model of Syed Karim is the founder of Outernet, a broadcast data the satellite formed part of the space gallery at the Science startup which will ensure that a basic level of news, Museum in London. Stuart also played a seminal role in the information, and education is available to all of humanity. TDS-1 satellite mission that was launched in July this year. Through a combination of conventional geostationary Stuart has an MSc in Astrophysics, a PhD in constellation satellites and low-cost, handheld nanosatellites, all corners design, and has been a Fellow of the UK’s Royal of the globe will have access to the wealth of human Astronomical Society for more than 20 years. knowledge found on the internet. Prior to Outernet, Syed In 2013, Stuart received the Arthur Clarke education and led the investment process for news and information outreach award. startups at Media Development Investment Fund, an impact investment fund which has offered debt and equity financing to independent media companies in frontier markets for almost twenty years. Syed is a failed librarian James Cemmell and imaginary economist, having stumbled through a few Head of Government Affairs, Inmarsat semesters of graduate study at the University of Illinois at James Cemmell deals with government relations Urbana-Champaign. matters at Inmarsat, the leading global mobile satellite www.outernet.is operator. This includes Inmarsat’s emerging international development programmes as well as relationships with IGO and European bodies on topics spanning Inmarsat’s Prof.