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October 7th, 2015
A unique panel of experts will tackle Thursday, October 8 just how are private companies and technology changing the way we get to and operate in space.
Tune in October 8 from 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time.
New space economy
Where is the commercial space sector headed?
What challenges remain that must be overcome?
The 3D Printer during testing in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) Engineering Unit at Marshall Space Flight Center.
Credit: NASA
In an era in which NASA is manufacturing new parts mid-flight via 3-D printer, how are innovations creating a new space economy, and how will manufacturing and digitalization take shape in the last frontier?
The Atlantic | AtlanticLIVE | TheAtlantic.com stage the event: “Bold Bets: Commercializing the Cosmos.”
Shrinking government budgets
The Atlantic will survey a shifting landscape in which public and private partnerships are filling a void left by shrinking government budgets, new technologies are being developed to usher in the era of in-space manufacturing and the world is looking to the future of commercial spaceflight.
In an era in which NASA is manufacturing new parts in space via 3-D printer, how are innovations like additive manufacturing and digitalization shaping and creating a new space economy?
Being held at The Biltmore in Atlanta, Georgia, panel discussions are:
— The Commercialization and Personalization of Space
— The Future of Space Exploration
Experts on tap
Taking part in the program: Salvatore T. “Tory” Bruno, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Launch Alliance (ULA); George Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, John Roth, Vice President Business Development, SNC Space Systems and Frank Slazer, Vice President of Space Systems, Aerospace Industries Association.
Also onboard, Steve Justice, Director, Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace; Michael Paul, Mission Director and Space Systems Engineer, Penn State Lunar Lion Program and Applied Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University; Eric Spiegel, President and CEO, Siemens USA; and Jilda Garton, Vice President, Research and General Manager, Georgia Institute of Technology Applied Research Corporation.
The program concludes with a “Headline Interview” with NASA’s Ellen Stofan, Chief Scientist.
Live stream details
Tune in October 8, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time.
Annie Bruce of TheAtlantic.com told Inside Outer Space that individuals can view the conference via live stream at a special website here:
http://www.theatlantic.com/live/events/bold-bets5/2015/
There will also be videos posted online afterwards, if participants are not able to tune in live, Bruce added.
Underwriter of this event is Siemens.
In the series of Past Bold Bets, the topics involved: Future of Manufacturing; Tomorrow’s Industrial Entrepreneurship (And How Everything Will Change); Fast Forward to the Connected City; and California on the Move?
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