Issue No. 13:
Commercialization of Space

Winter 2008

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Conference Program

From the Editor

Session 1

• Space Commercialization Challenges:
• - NASA COTS Program
• - FAA Commercial Space Licensing

Session 2

• Next Generation Space Business
• - Government vs Private Sector Ventures
• - Personal Spaceflight: X-Prize
• - Reducing Risks in Space
• - Discussion

Session 3

• Critical Success Factors
• - Creating Space Businesses
• - Reports from the Front Line
• - Discussion

Session 4

• Seizing Opportunities/ Managing Risks
• - Spacecraft Manufacturing/ Launch
• - Broadband Satellite Services
• - Peaceful uses of Outer Space
• - Discussion

Session 5

• Space Commercialization
• - U.S. Department of Commerce
• - National Security Space Office

Session 6

• What's Worked and What Hasn't?
• - Industry Consolidation/ Mergers
• - Terrestrial Competition/ Cooperation
• - Discussion

Session 7

• Case Studies in Commercial Space
• - World Space: Digital Audio Radio
• - Wild Blue: Broadband Internet
• - Orbital Sciences: Manufacturer Satellites/Rockets
• - Discussion

Session 8

• Future of Commercial Space
• - Regulation and Policy Challenges
• - Licensing and Export Control
• - Workforce Issues
• - Discussion

Conclusion

Speakers

Organizers

Sponsors

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