As old time readers surely know, I am a long time denizen of the L5 Society of yore and the National Space Society formed from its union with the National Space Institute of Werner von Braun. I chair one of the major committees of the society and so state up front I have a rather serious interest in the upcoming ISDC (International Space Development Conference).
With that out of the way… I’d like to invite anyone in the Oklahoma area (or anywhere in the world for that matter) to come along. Programming runs from Thursday this week until Monday (May 27-31). There are one day registrations for those who are too busy to attend the full event.
Speakers include:
- Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin, Chair of the Aerospace States Assn
- Melchor J. Antunano, M.D., MS, Director FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
- Charles Chafer, CEO, Team Encounter, Humanity’s First Starship™ Solar Sails
- Fred Haise, Apollo 13 Astronaut, Space Shuttle Commander
- Gen. Ken McGill, Board Chairman, Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority
- Dr Kenneth Money, Canadian Astronaut
- Courtney Stadd, Former NASA Chief of Staff
- Dr. Donald A. Thomas, Astronaut, ISS Program Scientist
- Rick Tumlinson, Founder, Space Frontier Foundation
- Prof. Robert Winglee, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion
- Dr. Robert Zubrin, President, Mars Society
as well as many others. You will have to skim the program to find them… or else just show up and register at the door. All are welcome.
If you do drop in, look for a harried guy in corporate battle armour (ie. a dark suit) running about the place. It will either be me or someone who will point you to me. You are welcome to say hello… but be prepared to do so on the run!
Lt . Gov Mary Fallin is quite a babe. It just goes to show that imagination and good looks sometimes go together.
Good Luck on the ISDC.
Ad Astra