RTM2004_ProgramV

Return to the Moon HomePage

Press Releases

Lunar Policy

Lunar FAQs

Lunar History

Lunar Science

Lunar Commerce

Lunar Experts

Lunar Gallery

Lunar Links

Donate to this Project

Foundation Home Page

Return to the MoonConference VI, 2005

Return to the MoonConference V, 2004

Return to the MoonConference IV, 2002

Return to the MoonConference III, 2001

Return to the MoonConference II, 2000

Return to the MoonConference I, 1999

Share your views onSpace with your electedrepresentatives! Enter

your zip and click aboveto get info and links toyour state and local

members of Congress.

Return to the Moon VWe are Going Back to the Moon: This Time to Stay!

Join Us at The Fifth Annual Return to the Moon ConferenceJuly 16 – 18 at the Westin Casuarina, Las Vegas, Nevada

Click here for Return to the Moon V Preliminary Agenda

Click here for Return to the Moon V Speakers Bios

Click here for Return to the Moon V Call for Papers

The President's new space exploration initiative calls for the return of humans to the Moon within the nextdecade. The Space Frontier Foundation has consistently and vigorously advocated lunar exploration andsettlement from the very beginning. This will be our fifth Return To The Moon Conference. Each year, apassionate and diverse group of space entrepreneurs, astronauts, scientists, authors, innovators, NASArepresentatives, and international space experts meet for the sole purpose of discussing and planning thepermanent settlement of the Moon.

Topics covered range from critical technologies needed, to national space policy, to property rights andspace law, to the architectural design of lunar colonies. Space entrepreneurs present and describe theirprojects and business models and provide first hand information of the progress made each year. Theemphasis this year will be on the President's new Moon / Mars initiative as well as the excitingdevelopments in commercial space: Suborbital tourism, new regulatory legislation (HR 3752), privatelydeveloped launch systems (SpaceEx), Orbital Recovery and upcoming missions.

Our Conference Chairman this year is Andrew Chaikin, author of the book "A Man on The Moon" on whichthe HBO Series "From the Earth To The Moon" was based. Joining him as Co-Chair is one of our founders,Rick Tumlinson. Tumlinson was recently invited to the White House for the official presidentialannouncement of the Moon / Mars space exploration initiative and he has testified before the SenateCommerce, Science and Transportation Committee in strong support of human space settlement and thecentral role that private enterprise must play in opening up this new economic frontier.

As usual, this year we are also honored by the participation of some very prominent and historic figures inspace exploration. Among these: Dr. George Mueller also known as "The man who put men on the Moon"for leading the Apollo program from 1963 to 1969, Captain John Young, whose long and distinguishedcareer included walking on the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission, Courtney Stadd, former NASA Chief ofStaff, and James Cameron, director of such films as Aliens, The Abyss, Titanic, and many others. JamesCameron is among the leading innovators in film technology and an avid space enthusiast.

This event promises to be the most relevant and exciting Return To The Moon Conference to date. We areplanning additional surprises that will be announced as we receive final confirmations. Please check backat this website regularly for updates and new announcements.

If you are considering submitting a technical paper for presentation (please go to the Call for Papers page)or are simply interested in seeing the exploration and settlement of the Moon take place within our lifetime,this is an event you should not miss.

Register now to ensure your place at this historic event.

The Westin Casuarina is offering RTM V attendees a special conference rate of $129. a night plus tax (a$60. a night savings off their regular price). To make reservations, call 1-702-836-9775 and mention the

Space FrontierFoundation

16 First AvenueNyack, NY 10960800-78-SPACE(800-787-7223)

Contact Us

Send Us YourComments

Join the Fight

Andrew Chaikin's AMan on the Moon is thedefinitive guide to theApollo program. Clickabove to order from

Amazon.com.

Robert A. Heinlein'sclassic, The Moon is a

Harsh Mistress, is amust read for all Lunar

enthusiasts.

Return to the Moon - RTM Conference V http://archive.spacefrontier.org/Projects/Moon/rtm2004.html

1 of 2 4/19/14 1:04 PM

special Return to the Moon Conference rate. There are a limited number of rooms available at this specialrate. Once all the rooms have been reserved, we have no guarantee from the hotel that these rates can beextended. Reserve early to make sure you don't miss out on this special conference promotion.

The Westin Casuarina is a brand new hotel. All guestrooms feature brand new 'heavenly beds' (very finemattresses), luxury baths, high-speed Internet ports and safes which can fit laptops. All meeting rooms alsofeature high-speed Internet ports. Room service is 24 hour (Las Vegas, baby, this town never sleeps!).Brand-new workout facilities are available, as are a rooftop pool and Jacuzzi. The Casuarina is a fiveminute's walk to the Flamingo/Strip corner, where Caesars Palace meets Bellagio meets Bally's/Paris, withthe brand-new Margaritaville bar facing the Strip. (For those with maps: we're at the northwest corner ofFlamingo/Koval.) For more info on The Westin Casuarina, click here.

Please check out the web sites of these organizations that are supportingReturn to the Moon V:

• Radio Shack http://www.radioshack.com/

• Space Island Grouphttp://www.spaceislandgroup.com/

• National Space Society http://www.nss.org/

• SpaceDev http://www.spacedev.com/

• Apogee Books http://www.cgpublishing.com/

• LunaCorp http://www.lunacorp.com/

• Lunar Architecturehttp://www.lunararchitecture.com/

• Space Age Publishing Company / Lunar EnterpriseCorporation http://www.spaceagepub.com/

• Optech http://www.optech.on.ca/

• The Moon Society http://www.moonsociety.org/

• Ballard Communications http://www.ballardpr.com/

Copyright © 1996 - 2008 Space Frontier Foundation. All rights reserved.All work contained herein is protected by United States copyright/ intellectual property law.

Return to the Moon - RTM Conference V http://archive.spacefrontier.org/Projects/Moon/rtm2004.html

2 of 2 4/19/14 1:04 PM


Press Releases

Lunar Policy

Lunar FAQs

Lunar History

Lunar Science

Lunar Commerce

Lunar Experts

Lunar Gallery

Lunar Links












Return to the Moon V Preliminary AgendaSpeakers and Session times subject to change.

Click here for Return to the Moon V Speakers Bios

Friday July 16, 2004

8:00 am Registration Opens

8:30 am Conference Manager’s Report – Manny Pimenta

9:00 am Founder's Welcome – Rick Tumlinson

9:30 am Keynote Address – Dr. Paul Spudis, Commission on Moon Mars & Beyond

10:30 am Coffee Break

11:00 am Session 1: Enabling Technologies for Mission Success, Session Manager: Bob RichardsDr. Satoru Nakazawa – SELENE Mission

11:20 am Jim Benson – Low Cost Private Sector Lunar Lander

11:40 am Ron Creel – Applying Apollo Lunar Rover Experiences to Future Rovers

12:00 pm Bob Richards – LIDAR Technology for Lunar Exploration & Development

12:20 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Session 2: Frederick Peters – Managing a Superproject: Lessons Learned from the USManned Space Program

1:50 pm Prof. Barrett Caldwell – Requirements for Earth Based Mission Control of Lunar Ops

2:10 pm Karen Shea – Life Support

2:30 pm Bob Lancaster – Lunar Security and Police Operations

2:50 pm Prof. Haym Benaroya – Structural Design of a Lunar Base

3:15 pm Coffee Break

3:30 pm Session 3: MMB: Policy – Establishing a Foothold: Government and Business Roles,Session Manager: George WhitesidesGeorge Whitesides – Congressional Attitudes Toward MMB

3:50 pm Courtney Stadd – Entrepreneurs to the Moon; Reality or Farce?

4:10 pm Guenter Wendt

4:30 pm Jeff Bingham – The Space Station: Lessons & Opportunities for Commercial Space

4:50 pm Dr. Yoji Kondo – Return to the Moon: This Time We Stay!

5:30 pm End of Friday’s Sessions

Saturday July 17, 2004 – Main Room

8:00 am Main Room – The Cool Side of the Moon – Public Awareness / Public Excitement / PublicInterest – Registration Opens

8:30 am Keynote Address – Wendell Mendell - The Moon as a Stepping Stone to Mars

9:30 am Session 4: Space and the Imagination, Session Manager: Tony DeToraTony DeTora – The Man in the Moon Wants You to Buy This Car

9:50 am David Gump – Lunacorp; Radio Shack and Advertising

10:10 am Steve Durst – From Hawaii to the Moon: A Lunar Analog Enterprise


11:00 am Session 5: Public Awareness – We All Want to Go, Session Manager: Jeff KrukinBrent Bowen/ Mary Fink – NASA’s Education Pipeline Initiative

11:20 am Gene Meyers – Outreach to Children

11:40 am Jonathan Kemp – Aloha Moon, Mars and Beyond



Contact Us


Join the Fight


Amazon.com.



enthusiasts.

Return to the Moon - RTM V Preliminary Agenda http://archive.spacefrontier.org/Projects/Moon/rtm2004agenda.html

1 of 2 4/19/14 1:10 PM

12:00 pm Jeff Krukin – The Human-Space Connection

12:20 pm Lunch

1:45 pm John Young

2:30 pm Session 6: The Journey: Come Sail Away, Session Manager: David AndermanJonathan Goff – Cis-Lunar Transport

2:50 pm David Hoerr – Low Cost Lunar Ops from a Two-Stage to Orbit Vehicle

3:10 pm Allen Crider – Low Cost Landable Lunar Base

3:30 pm David Anderman – CSI: Project Constellation


4:15 pm Frank Sietzin – New Moon Rising

5:05 pm End of Saturday’s Sessions

7:00 pm Reception

8:00 pm Banquet

8:15 pm Elaine Walker – sings space songs

9:00 pm Banquet Speaker: Andrew Chaikin "A Man on the Moon"

Saturday July 17, 2004 – Breakout Sessions

8:00 am Breakout Room A – The Cool Side of the Moon – Public Awareness / Public Excitement /Public Interest – Registration Opens

8:30 am See Main Room Schedule

9:30 am Session 4A: Lunar Activities: Why We Want To Go, Session Manager: Robert StrongRobert Strong – Lunar Lighthouse II

9:50 am Forrest Bishop – Micro-Scale Light Sails

10:10 am Prof. Barrett Caldwell – The Captain’s Log: Real Time Mission Control


11:00 am Session 5A, Session Manager: Robert StrongRobert Strong – Lunar Lifter

11:20 am Joshua Neubert

11:40 am Forrest Bishop – XY Active Cells

12:00 pm George Herbert – Lunar Millennium Project

12:20 pm Lunch

1:45 pm See Main Room Schedule

2:30 pm Session 6A, Session Manager: Dr. Tom MatulaMichael Mealling – The Artemis Project: Engineering a Lunar Industry

2:50 pm Dr. Tom Matula – Marketing the New Vision to the Public




Sunday July 18, 2004

8:00 am Registration Opens

9:00 am Keynote Address: Dr. George Mueller – Kistler Aerospace Corporation

9:30 am Dennis Wingo – Spotlight: Moon Rush


10:45 am Session 7: Sustaining a New SocietyEric Dahlstrom – Interplanetary Economy

11:05 am Dr. David Livingston – Space Development Economics

11:25 am Mike Ryan – Sustaining Quality of Life

11:45 am Town Hall Meeting: Reaching the Moon

12:30 pm Closing Remarks


Return to the Moon - RTM V Preliminary Agenda http://archive.spacefrontier.org/Projects/Moon/rtm2004agenda.html

2 of 2 4/19/14 1:10 PM


Press Releases

Lunar Policy

Lunar FAQs

Lunar History

Lunar Science

Lunar Commerce

Lunar Experts

Lunar Gallery

Lunar Links












Click here for Return to the Moon V Preliminary Agenda

RTM V Speakers Bios

Andrew Chaikin – RTM V Co-Chairmanwww.andrewchaikin.com

Andrew Chaikin has authored books and articles about space exploration and astronomy formore than two decades. He is also active as a lecturer at museums, schools and corporateevents, and in radio and television appearances.

Chaikin is best known as the author of A Man on the Moon: The Triumphant Story of theApollo Space Program, first published in 1994. This acclaimed work was the main basis for Tom Hanks' HBOminiseries, From the Earth to the Moon, which won the Emmy for best miniseries in 1998. Chaikin spent eightyears writing and researching A Man on the Moon, including hundreds of hours of personal interviews witheach of the 23 surviving lunar astronauts. Apollo moonwalker Gene Cernan said of the book, "I've been there.Chaikin took me back." A three-volume, fully illustrated edition of A Man on the Moon was published byTime-Life books in 1999.

Chaikin co-edited The New Solar System, a compendium of writings by planetary scientists, now in its fourthedition. He is also the author of Air and Space: The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight, publishedin 1997 by Bulfinch Press. He collaborated with moonwalker-turned-artist Alan Bean to write Apollo: AnEyewitness Account, published in 1998 by the Greenwich Workshop Press. Chaikin co-authored the text forthe highly successful collection of Apollo photography, Full Moon, which was published by Knopf in 1999. Hismost recent book, SPACE: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs, was published in 2002 by CarltonBooks.

From 1999 to 2001 Chaikin served as Executive Editor for Space and Science at SPACE.com, the definitivewebsite for all things space. He was also the editor of SPACE.com's print magazine, Space Illustrated.

Chaikin is a commentator for National Public Radio's Morning Edition, and has appeared on Good MorningAmerica, Nightline, and the NPR programs Fresh Air and Talk of the Nation.

A former editor of Sky & Telescope magazine, Chaikin has also been a contributing editor of Popular Scienceand has written for Newsweek, Air&Space/Smithsonian, World Book Encyclopedia, Scientific American, andother publications.

A graduate of Brown University, Chaikin served on the Viking missions to Mars at NASA's Jet PropulsionLaboratory, and was a researcher at the Smithsonian's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies beforebecoming a science journalist in 1980.

Rick Tumlinson – RTM V Co-ChairmanFounder, Space Frontier Foundationwww.ricktumlinson.com

A regular contributor to the space industry paper "Space News", Tumlinson's writings andquotes have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times,Miami Herald and dozens of other publications. He has appeared on such national televisionprograms as ABC's World News Tonight, the CBS Morning Show, and Politically Incorrect.Internationally he has appeared on TV sets from Russia to China's CCTV and the BBC and has been quotedin a wide range of journals, from the Economist to China's People's Daily.

Tumlinson worked for noted scientist Gerard K. O'Neill at the Space Studies Institute, produced the animatedvideos used to gain funding for the Air Force's DC-X rocket project and created the first ever paid politicalannouncement for space. He helped pass the Space Settlement Act of 1988, testified before the NationalCommission on Space, was a founding trustee of the X-Prize and was a lead witness in three congressionalhearings on NASA in the 1990’s.



Contact Us


Join the Fight


Amazon.com.



enthusiasts.

Return to the Moon - RTM Conference V Speakers http://archive.spacefrontier.org/Projects/Moon/rtm2004speakers...

1 of 4 4/19/14 1:12 PM

He co-founded the firm LunaCorp which produced the first ever TV commercial shot on the InternationalSpace Station for Radio Shack, led the team which turned the Mir Space Station into the world's firstcommercial space facility, signed up Dennis Tito, the world's first "citizen explorer," and has assisted innumerous other such projects.

Rick was one of only twenty guests invited by the White House to the formal announcement of the President'sSpace Initiative at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He subsequently appeared as an expert witnessbefore the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discussing President'sinitiative and the future of NASA.

In addition to several prior appearances on that same Senate Committee, Rick has been an invited guest onthe "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," CNBC's "Open Exchange" and was quoted in the WashingtonPost, LA Times, and the Orlando Sentinel, regarding the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. He appears oftenas a space commentator on CNN and is working on his first book, Manifesto for the Space Frontier.

Manny Pimenta – RTM V Conference ManagerApplications Engineering Manager, QEI Inc.

Manny Pimenta is currently an Applications Engineering Manager for a New Jersey computer systemscompany. He has an Electrical Engineering degree and a Masters in Computer Science. He joined the SpaceFrontier Foundation after attending a Return To The Moon conference in Las Vegas and finding that many ofthe ongoing private efforts to push the space exploration vision were driven by Foundationeers. Mr. Pimentais on the Foundation Board of Directors. He has been an advocate since 2002 and was Conference Managerfor Return To The Moon IV, in Houston. He is also the Return to the Moon Project Manager.

Yoji Kondo – RTM V SpeakerAstrophysicist and Author

Yoji Kondo, with a Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of Pennsylvania,headed the astrophysics laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center during the Apollo andSkylab Missions, and later served as the director of a geosynchronous satellite observatoryat NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for fifteen years. He is now co-investigator of theKepler Mission to detect Earth-like planets; Kepler will be launched in 2007. He has heldprofessorships at several universities, including the University of Pennsylvania and the Catholic University ofAmerica. He has published over 200 scientific papers and edited thirteen books on astrophysics and thespace program. He has received a number of awards for his work, including the NASA Medal for ExceptionalScientific Achievement, National Space Club Science Award, and Isaac Asimov Memorial Award. An asteroidhas been named Yojikondo in recognition of his contributions to astronomy and the space program.

Under the pseudonym of Eric Kotani <www.sfwa.org/members/kotani>, he has written seven science fictionnovels, five of which with John Maddox Roberts, and some short stories; he also edited an anthology titledRequiem: New Collected Works by Robert A. Heinlein and Tributes to the Grand Master.

Jeff Krukin – RTM V SpeakerSpeaker, Writer, Analyst, www.jeffkrukin.com

Jeff Krukin became a Foundation Board Member in 1995. In 1997 he became a ProSpaceBoard Member and Director of the 1998 March Storm lobbying event. In 1999 he becameVice President and continued as Director of March Storm. He was Chairman in 2002 andserved until 2004. He is currently on the Steering Committee of the International Associationof Space Entrepreneurs, and a writer and speaker for the Foundation's Space SettlementProject.

Dr. Wendell W. Mendell – RTM V SpeakerManager, Office for Human Exploration Science at NASA Johnson Space Center

Dr. Wendell W. Mendell is the Manager, Office for Human Exploration Science at NASA Johnson SpaceCenter (JSC). His research focus is remote sensing of planetary surfaces, particularly specializing in thermalemission radiometry and spectroscopy of the Moon. Over the past 19 years, he has worked in NASA onplanning and advocacy of human exploration of the solar system, especially on the establishment of apermanent human base on the Moon. His interests in this regard lay as much with policy issues as withtechnical issues. He is most well known as the editor of the volume, Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the21st Century; and he received the 1988 Space Pioneer Award for Science and Engineering from the NationalSpace Society for this work.

Dr. Mendell has a B.S. in physics from the California Institute of Technology; a M.S. in physics from theUniversity of California, Los Angeles; and a M.S. in Space Science and a Ph.D. in Space Physics andAstronomy from Rice University. Currently, Dr. Mendell splits his time between communicating the principlesof the human exploration of the solar system to both lay and technical audiences and working on lunarresearch. He is a member of the College of Teachers of the International Space University (ISU). At ISU, hehas led Design Projects for an International Lunar Base (1988), International Mars Mission (1991),International Lunar Farside Observatory and Science Station (1993), Vision 20/20 [a sampling of the future asseen by young space professionals] (1995), and Space Tourism: From Dream to Reality (2000).

He belongs to several professional scientific and engineering societies. He is most active in the International


2 of 4 4/19/14 1:12 PM

Academy of Astronautics, where he currently serves on the Academic Commission for Space Policy,Economics, and Law; and in the AIAA, where he has chaired the Space Science and Astronomy TechnicalCommittee and sits on the International Activities Committee. He served on and chaired the ExecutiveCommittee of the Aerospace Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is the author ofnumerous papers published in professional journals and presented at professional conferences. He alsowrites space-related articles for popular magazines, has served as Technical Editor for professional journals,and currently sits on the Editorial Board of the journal, Space Policy.

George E. Mueller – RTM V Keynote SpeakerChief Executive Officer, Kistler Aerospace Corporation

Dr. Mueller has served as a Director of the Company since 1995. He joined Kistler in April1995, continuing a career in space, science, engineering and corporate leadership. From1963 through 1969, Dr. Mueller led the program that put Americans on the moon. As head ofthe Apollo Manned Space Flight Program for NASA during that period, he was responsiblefor the Gemini, Apollo and Saturn programs. In this role, Kennedy, Johnson and MarshallSpace Flight Centers reported to him. He was the originator of Skylab, the world's first space station, and isacknowledged to be the "Father of the Space Shuttle."

Dr. Mueller is the author of "An Integrated Program of Space Utilization and Exploration," which has been theguiding document for NASA following the Apollo program. After leaving NASA, Dr. Mueller became SeniorVice President of General Dynamics Corporation from 1969 through 1971, and then Chairman and Presidentof System Development Corporation from 1971 through 1983. From 1983 until joining Kistler, he wasPresident of Jojoba Propagation Laboratories, and Chairman of Desert King Jojoba Corporation. He is therecipient of many prestigious awards, including the National Medal of Science and three NASA DistinguishedService Medals.

Frank Seitzen, Jr. – RTM V SpeakerCorrespondent, Space.com

Frank Sietzen, Jr. is a Washington, DC-based journalist and analyst that specializes in spacetransportation, national security space, and commercial space issues. He was editor of theaward-winning newsletter Military Space from 1994 to 1999, and space technology editor ofSpace Business News from 1989 to 1993. Sietzen has written for publications ranging fromPopular Mechanics to the United Press International wire service, and is the author of threetrade publications on space matters. He is former Editor-In-Chief of the bi-monthly magazine Ad Astra.Currently, Frank is Washington D.C. correspondent for space.com.

Paul D. Spudis – RTM V Keynote SpeakerLunar Geologist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Paul D. Spudis is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory in Baltimore, Maryland. His specialty is the geology of the Moon. He has alsostudied the geology of Mars, Mercury, and many other worlds. Dr. Spudis was DeputyLeader of the science team for the Clementine lunar mission in 1994, and has participated inNASA and National Academy of Sciences committees that helped shape future space exploration.

Courtney A. Stadd – RTM V Speaker

Courtney A. Stadd was chief of staff and White House liaison for the National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA). He led President Bush's NASA transition team and worked with the NASAAdministrator to help cast the agency's strategic direction. Stadd had chief responsibility for developing andexecuting turn-around plans, budgets, staffing which addressed the major financial and managementchallenges facing NASA's high-profile $15 billion research and development activities.

In the late 1970s, Stadd was general manager of the National Space Institute (now called the National SpaceSociety), founded by space pioneer Dr. Wernher von Braun, which is dedicated to promoting public supportfor the space program.

Stadd has worked in both the private and public arenas, primarily focusing on identifying and removingbarriers to market-driven opportunities in aerospace-related technology areas. He has held senior programmanagement and policy positions in the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department ofTransportation, and the White House.

During his career, Mr. Stadd has been associated with the emergence of the commercial spacetransportation, satellite remote sensing and commercial space research industry sectors, along with theGlobal Positioning System. He has also worked in various capacities within the aerospace industry, includingco-founding several satellite and space transportation ventures, such as Colorado-based DigitalGlobe. Overthe past twenty years, in both official and private capacities, he has been invited by various U.S.Congressional committees to testify on a range of high technology related public policy matters.

Stadd has been the recipient of numerous industry and government awards, including the 2002 U.S. SpaceFoundation Certificate of Honor for his contributions to advancing "the greater cause of the exploration anddevelopment of space", the Washington Space Business Roundtable's Public Service Award, and the 1994American Astronautical Society's Lloyd V. Berkner Award. In 2001, Stadd was also awarded NASA's highest


3 of 4 4/19/14 1:12 PM

honor, The Distinguished Service Medal, for "his extraordinary vision, leadership, and dedicationto...advancing technology into industry."

Dennis Wingo – RTM V SpeakerPresident, SkyCorp Incorporated

Dennis Wingo is a 22-year veteran of the computer, academic, and space communities. Heworked for early computer pioneers in the development of local area networks whicheventually led to innovations such as DSL.

He was also an integral force in the use of commercial systems for use in space and flew thefirst MacIntosh on the Space Shuttle as experiment controller.

Dennis received his degree in Engineering Physics at the University of Alabama in Huntsville where he wonhonors for his academic publications and for his unique approach to small satellite development.

Dennis is the Founder & President of SkyCorp Incorporated and has developed a patented approach to thedevelopment of highly capable spacecraft manufactured on orbit on the Space Shuttle or International SpaceStation. SkyCorp has also qualified payloads for flight to the space station via the Russian Soyuz vehicle.

George Whitesides – RTM V SpeakerExecutive Director, National Space Society

George Whitesides is the Executive Director of the National Space Society, the oldest and largest spaceadvocacy group dedicated to the goals of private spaceflight and the creation of a spacefaring civilization.NSS has more than 20,000 supporters and over 50 chapters around the world. Founded in 1974 by Wernervon Braun, NSS seeks to promote social, economic, technological and political change, to advance the daywhen humans will live and work in space.

Whitesides began his career as Special Assistant to the President of Orbital Sciences Corporation. Sincethen, he has served as Vice President of Marketing for Zero Gravity Corporation, a private space-tourismcompany, and Director of Marketing for Blastoff Corporation, a space-experience company funded by film andtechnology leaders.

Whitesides is the co-founder of Yuri's Night, a global celebration of space that includes 10,000 celebrantseach year in over 50 cities and 30 countries. He is also the founder of Permission to Dream, a global space-education program focused on astronomy, with local chapters in 16 countries. Both projects were started withessential support from the Space Frontier Foundation.

A Fulbright scholar, Whitesides received his graduate degree in remote sensing and GIS from CambridgeUniversity, and his undergraduate degree in public and international affairs from Princeton. He has served onthe Board of Trustees of Princeton University. In recent years he has been a speaker at the Space FrontierFoundation’s Arthur C. Clark Awards in Los Angeles, UNESCO in Paris, the United Nations in Austria, andOxford University, as well as events in other spacefaring countries like Brazil, China and Russia. He is theco-recipient, with Loretta Hidalgo, of the Space Frontier Foundation's Permission to Dream award.

John W. Young – RTM V SpeakerAstrouant

John W. Young was selected by NASA as an astronaut in September 1962. He is the firstperson to fly in space six times from Earth, and seven times counting his Lunar liftoff.

The first flight was with Gus Grissom in Gemini 3, the first manned Gemini flight. On Gemini10, Young, as Commander, and Mike Collins, as Pilot, completed a dual rendezvous with twoseparate Agena target vehicles. On his third flight, Young was Command Module Pilot of Apollo 10. His fourthspace flight, Apollo 16, was a Lunar exploration mission, with Young as Spacecraft Commander. He andCharlie Duke set up scientific equipment and explored the Lunar highlands at Descartes. They collected 200pounds of rocks and drove over 16 miles in the Lunar Rover on three separate geology traverses.

Young’s fifth flight was as Spacecraft Commander of STS-1, the first Space Shuttle mission in April 1981, withBob Crippen as Pilot. Young’s sixth flight was as Spacecraft Commander of STS-9, the first Spacelabmission.

In 1973, Young was made Chief of the Space Shuttle Branch of the Astronaut Office. In 1974, he wasselected to be Chief of the Astronaut Office, where he served until 1987. From 1987 to 1996, Young servedas Special Assistant to the Director of the Johnson Space center for Engineering, Operations, and Safety. In1996, Young was assigned as Associate Director (Technical) of Johnson Space Center. He is responsible fortechnical, operational and safety oversight of all Agency Programs and activities assigned to JSC. As anactive astronaut, he remains eligible to command future Shuttle astronaut crews.



4 of 4 4/19/14 1:12 PM

Documents

RTM2004_ProgramV