One Giant Leap: Space Exploration and the New Pioneers May 13, 2009

Could the key to future space exploration lie in revisiting where we have already been? NASA and private companies are using travel to the Moon as a way to expand the space frontier. Both the public and the private sectors will be essential for creating the necessary new technologies to accomplish this task. What are the goals of current space missions? Who are the new players to watch? What laws govern space expeditions? Is there money to be made in the years to come? Join us for a fascinating discussion of the present and future of space exploration.

Lecture with Ken Davidian, "Encourage, Facilitate, and Promote" program lead, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Joanne Gabrynowicz, JD, director, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law, The University of Mississippi; William Pomerantz, senior director for space projects, X Prize Foundation; Geoff Yoder, director for the Constellation Systems Division in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate; Moderated by Spencer Reiss, contributing editor, Wired Magazine. This presentation is part of the ongoing series Lowell Lectures on Astronomy.

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