The National Space Society’s 11th annual International Space Development Conference was held in Washington, DC. Conference sessions included:
Conference Opening Session
- Charles Walker – Welcome
- Charles F. Bolden – Creating a Shared Vision of Our Future in Space
- Harrison H. Schmitt – The Politics of a Campaign For Space
NSS Presents
- Charles Walker, Buzz Aldrin, Mark Albrecht, John Egan, John Miller, John Pike, John Rummel – A National Town Meeting on Space
New Technologies
- William A. Gaubatz – The Delta Clipper: Opening Space
Space Development: Commercial Opportunities
- Jordan Katz – Introduction
- Courtney Stadd – Keynote: Commercial Space Policy Guidelines and The Future of Private Space Enterprise
Revolutions in Global Communications
- Jordan Katz – Introduction
- Peter A. Swan – Global Personal Communications – The IRIDIUM Way
- Alan L. Parker – ORBCOMM Global Two-way Messaging Data Services
- Bruce Kraselsky – Constellation Communications, Inc.
State Initiatives
- Jordan Katz – Introduction
- Janice Bellucci – Spaceport Florida Authority
- Michael W. Miller – Virginia Center for Innovative Technology
Remote Sensing
- Jordan Katz – Introduction
- David Thibault – Land Remote Sensing: An Emerging Technology
Financing Space
- Jordan Katz
- Mike Ryan – Bootstrap Financing
Future Opportunities
- Jordan Katz
- Kirby Ikin – Australia: International Gateway to Space
- Wally McClure – Space Commercialization and Space Exploration
- Raymond J. Bula – Opportunities for Commercial Ventures on the Moon
Transportation
- Jordan Katz
- David Thompson – Orbital Science Corporation
- Jim Bennett – American Rocket Company
- Peter Diamandis – International Microspace
Expanding the Frontiers
- John S. Lewis – Asteroid Resource Utilization
- Robert Zubrin – Magnetic Sails and Other Shortcuts to the Stars
- Robert Forward – Introduction
- Bruno W. Augenstein – Interstellar Space Exploration – Issues, Opportunities, Precursors
- David Dunlap – Space Solar Power Economics
Special Events
- Alan Wasser, Lori Garver, Glenn Reynolds, Charles Walker – National Space Society Town Meeting
Special Interest – Computer Networking
- Beverly Freed and Charles Radley – NSS BBS
- Bruce A. Mackenzie – Allemande to the Stars: Rotating Tethers for Orbital Transportation
- Dave Dunlap – Lunar Agriculture
Closing Ceremony
- Martin Harwit – Exploring Our Universe
- Buzz Aldrin – Closing Remarks
