NewSpace 2009: Flags and Footprints { or the New Frontier? July 18{20, 2009 Mountain View, CA Friday, July 17, 2009 { Welcome to NewSpace 2009 The NewSpace 2009 conference will open on Friday with a from the heart speech by SFF Founder Rick Tumlinson. Following this will be a screening of the film Orphans of Apollo, which tells the extraordinary true story of a small group of entrepreneurs who commandeered the Mir Space Station. Saturday, July 18, 2009 { Enabling the Future Serving as the opening day of the full NewSpace conference, Saturday will begin with a special session organized by NASA Ames, which will explore public and private partnerships, small satellites, and commercial space initiatives at this leading edge research center. The afternoon will investigate what opportunities the future holds for NewSpace. Sunday, July 19, 2009 { The Business of New Space Sunday morning will host a Business Plan Competition, where submitters will com- pete for real prizes. The afternoon will investigate business and policy of NewSpace. The day will close with a series of business case studies, where both successful and unsuccessful startups will be investigated and compared. Monday, July 20, 2009 { Apollo 11 Anniversary: Moon, Mars and Beyond Monday will serve as a look at what destinations lie in the future for NewSpace. To this end, it will investigate not only what destinations exist and how they will be utilized, but also how will we get there. The day will conclude with a final view of \Where Do We Go from Here?" The annual gala will follow, which will serve not only to commemorate Apollo, but to investigate what Apollo means to the future. Contents Schedule Overview 2 Detailed Schedule 4 Sponsors 14 Exhibitors 17 Speaker Biographical Information 20 Volunteers 42 Ames Area Maps 42 Conference Organizers 45 1 NewSpace 2009: Flags and Footprints { or the New Frontier? July 18{20, 2009 Mountain View, CA 2 Schedule Overview Schedule Overview Friday, July 17, 2009 { Welcome to NewSpace 2009 08:15PM { 08:45PM Manifesto for the Frontier - A Space Frontier Vision 08:45PM { 10:00PM Orphans of Apollo, Extended Edition 10:00PM { 10:45PM Orphans Q&A Session 11:00PM { 02:00AM Networking and Cocktail Reception Saturday, July 18, 2009 { Enabling the Future 07:30AM { 08:30AM Registration & Networking 08:30AM { 09:00AM Welcome to the Conference 09:00AM { 09:30AM Ames Opening Keynote 09:30AM { 10:20AM Ames Small Satellites 10:20AM { 10:40AM Networking Break 10:40AM { 11:30AM Ames Commercial Space Efforts 11:30AM { 12:20PM Ames Public/Private Partnerships 12:30PM { 01:30PM Lunch: COTS Networking (Ticketed Event) 01:30PM { 01:45PM Isle of Man Presentation 01:45PM { 02:30PM Big Opportunities in Tiny Satellites: NewSpace and Nanosats 02:30PM { 03:10PM Orbital Fuel Depots: Fueling the Frontier 03:10PM { 03:30PM Coffee and Networking Break 03:30PM { 04:15PM Suborbital Point-to-Point: Going Places or Taking Us For a Ride? 04:15PM { 05:15PM Space Solar Power: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel? 05:15PM { 05:30PM Featured Speaker: Humanity's Future in Space 06:00PM { 02:00AM Networking and Cocktail Reception Sunday, July 19, 2009 { The Business of New Space 07:30AM { 08:30AM Registration & Networking 08:30AM { 08:40AM Heinlein NewSpace Business Plan Competition Introduction 08:40AM { 09:40AM Business Plan Presentations 09:40AM { 10:00AM Networking Break 10:00AM { 11:00AM Business Plan Presentations 11:00AM { 11:20AM Networking Break 11:20AM { 12:00PM Judges Comments and Reviews 12:00PM { 01:00PM Boeing Lunch (Ticketed Event) 01:00PM { 02:00PM NewSpace Policy: Accelerating Development or Picking Winners? 02:00PM { 02:20PM Featured Speaker: Commercial Lunar Opportunities 02:20PM { 03:00PM Commercial Lunar Opportunities Panel 03:00PM { 03:20PM Networking Break 03:20PM { 04:00PM Orbital Debris: Should We Be Worried, and What Is Being Done About It? 04:00PM { 05:00PM NewSpace Case Studies: The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat 05:00PM { 05:15PM Featured Speaker: NewSpace in the Hawaiian Islands { Stepping Stones to the Stars! 05:15PM { 07:00PM Reception 09:00PM { 02:00AM Networking and Cocktails Monday, July 20, 2009 { Apollo 11 Anniversary: Moon, Mars and Beyond 07:30AM { 08:30AM Registration & Networking 08:30AM { 09:00AM Featured Speaker: Can We Even Live on Other Worlds? 09:00AM { 10:00AM The Google Lunar X-Prize: A Look into the Entrepreneurial Future 10:00AM { 10:40AM Featured Speaker: The Role of Commercial Space in Exploration 10:40AM { 11:00AM Networking Break 11:00AM { 01:00PM Lunch: Teachers in Space (Ticketed Event) 01:00PM { 02:00PM The Watch Presents: Asteroids { The Threat and Promise 02:00PM { 02:45PM Behind the Architecture: What Goals Should Drive Exploration? 02:45PM { 03:05PM Networking Break 03:05PM { 04:00PM Science of Settlement 04:00PM { 04:15PM Featured Speaker 04:15PM { 05:15PM Where Do We Go from Here? 06:00PM { 10:30PM Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Gala 10:30PM { 02:00AM Networking and Cocktail Reception 3 NewSpace 2009: Flags and Footprints { or the New Frontier? July 18{20, 2009 Mountain View, CA Detailed Schedule Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held in the Eagle room, with meals being held in the World room. Friday, July 17, 2009 { Welcome to NewSpace 2009 08:15PM { 08:45PM Manifesto for the Frontier - A Space Frontier Vision Rick Tumlinson will present his and our \Vision" of the space frontier movement and concept in a moving talk that goes far beyond the NewSpace industry or government projects and programs. It comes from the heart, and takes us from the spiritual and cultural mandates of our cause and why we must succeed in expanding humanity and life beyond the Earth, through today's conflicts between the public and private sector and why and how we need both to work together to save the Earth, expand life and open the frontier to all humanity. Rick Tumlinson { Co-founder, Space Frontier Foundation, Orbital Outfitters 08:45PM { 10:00PM Orphans of Apollo, Extended Edition 10:00PM { 10:45PM Orphans Q&A Session Michael Potter { Executive Producer, Free Radical Productions James Muncy { Co-founder, Space Frontier Foundation, President, PoliSpace Rick Tumlinson { Co-founder, Space Frontier Foundation, Orbital Outfitters 11:00PM { 02:00AM Networking and Cocktail Reception Located At Domain Hotel 4 Detailed Schedule: Saturday, July 18, 2009 { Enabling the Future Saturday, July 18, 2009 { Enabling the Future 07:30AM { 08:30AM Registration & Networking 08:30AM { 09:00AM Welcome to the Conference James Muncy { Co-founder, Space Frontier Foundation, President, PoliSpace 09:00AM { 09:30AM Ames Opening Keynote The director of research at Ames discusses the current highlights of work at the center. Steve Zornetzer { Director of Information Sciences and Technology, NASA Ames 09:30AM { 10:20AM Ames Small Satellites John Hines { Astrobionics Manager, NASA Ames Dan Andrews { Project Manager, LCROSS Mission, NASA Ames 10:20AM { 10:40AM Networking Break 10:40AM { 11:30AM Ames Commercial Space Efforts Dan Rasky { Director, Space Portal, NASA Ames John Hogan { Environmental Scientist, NASA Ames Yvonne Cagle { Suborbital Science and Advanced Life Support, NASA Ames 11:30AM { 12:20PM Ames Public/Private Partnerships Jeffrey Smith { Deputy Chief, Entrepreneurial Initiatives Division, NASA Ames Gary Martin { Director of New Ventures and Communications, NASA Ames Michael Marlaire { Director of Partnerships, NASA Ames 12:30PM { 01:30PM Lunch: COTS Networking (Ticketed Event) With Dennis Stone 01:30PM { 01:45PM Isle of Man Presentation Bob Richards { CEO, Odyssey Moon, LTD 5 NewSpace 2009: Flags and Footprints { or the New Frontier? July 18{20, 2009 Mountain View, CA 01:45PM { 02:30PM Big Opportunities in Tiny Satellites: NewSpace and Nanosats Small satellites show great potential, particularly for Operationally Responsive Space concepts and catalyzing the development of cheap access to space. The question is, when do we go small and when do we go large? Belgacem Jaroux (Session Chair) { Director, Mission Design Center, NASA Ames Pete Klupar { Director of Engineering, Earth Observation Through Small Satellites, NASA Ames Milind Pimprikar { Founder and Chairman, CANEUS Rob Call { Pumpkin Inc Dave Masten { President and CEO, Masten Aerospace 02:30PM { 03:10PM Orbital Fuel Depots: Fueling the Frontier Orbital fuel depots may be an ideal tools for building a self-sustaining space industry, so why are they not part of the present ESAS plan? Should they be? How might orbital fuel depots accelerate/assist development of the space frontier, and how do we pay for them? Jon Goff (Session Chair) { Propulsion Engineer, Masten Space Systems Dallas Bienhoff { In-Space and Surface Systems Manager, Boeing Derek Hinspater { Lead, DCSS Propulsion Analysis, United Launch Alliance Dave Huntsman { Special Assistant, Innovative Space Systems Solutions, NASA Glenn 03:10PM { 03:30PM Coffee and Networking Break 03:30PM { 04:15PM Suborbital Point-to-Point: Going Places or Taking Us For a Ride? Can suborbital point-to-point reach a marketable price point? Charles Lauer (Session Chair) { Vice President of Business Development, Rocket- plane Inc. Paul Damphousse { Chief of Advanced Concepts, National Security Space Office Kelvin Coleman { Special Assistant for Programs and Planning, FAA A.C. Charania { President, SpaceWorks Commerical Randall Clague { Government Liaison, XCOR Aerospace 04:15PM { 05:15PM Space Solar Power: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel? Space-based solar power is touted as potential cure for our long-term energy needs, but is it a commercially viable product? If you build it will the customers come? What technical hurdles remain and is it possible to justify SSP investment over ground-based, domestic renewable energy sources? Taylor Dinerman (Session Chair) { Writer and syndicated weekly columnist Paul Damphousse { Chief of Advanced Concepts, National Security Space Office Tom Olson { Co-Founder, ColonyFund.com Amaresh Kollipara { Co-founder & Managing Partner, Earth2Orbit LLC Paul Contursi { President, Colony Fund LLC.