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NASA release
NASA and the Rise of Commercial Space

A Symposium to Examine the Meaning(s) and Context(s) of Commercial Spac

Wednesday - March 17, 2021 – Friday, March 19, 2021
Final Session: March 25, 2021

From activities in low-Earth orbit to the Artemis program, the commercial space industry is beginning to take on an increased role as innovator in both space access, commerce, and exploration. This growth of commercial space over the past decades offers the potential for a new paradigm for space exploration—one in which industry transitioned from supplier to partner.

Still, many questions remain spanning from the most seemingly consequential "How will humanity explore the Moon and Mars?" to the more basic, "What is Commercial Space?"

This virtually hosted symposium will explore this transformation and examine the historical context for answering these questions. Our hope is that this historical analysis will inform the relationship between government and industry moving forward.

The event is free and open to the public. No registration required to attend sessions — simply click on the WebEx links below to login during each day of the symposium.

March 17:

  • 2:00pm – 2:10pm
    Introduction to Symposium Format and Schedule
    Brian Odom, Acting NASA Chief Historian

  • 2:10pm – 3:10pm
    Keynote: Early Days of SpaceX
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica

    Eric Berger is the senior space editor at Ars Technica, covering everything from astronomy to private space to wonky NASA policy, and author of the book Liftoff, about the rise of SpaceX. Eric has an astronomy degree from the University of Texas and a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri. He previously worked at the Houston Chronicle for 17 years, where the paper was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2009 for his coverage of Hurricane Ike. A certified meteorologist, Eric founded Space City Weather and lives in Houston.

  • 3:10pm – 3:15pm
    Closing Remarks
March 18:
  • 10:30am – 10:35am
    Welcome/Introduction
    Brian Odom, Acting NASA Chief Historian

  • 10:35am – 10:55am
    Keynote: Ken Davidian, Director of Research FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
    What is Commercial Space?

    Ken Davidian has worked for the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST) in Washington, DC since 2008 and is currently the AST Director of Research and Program Manager for the FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation. Dr. Davidian currently also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal New Space, Adjunct Instructor at the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business, Chair of the IAF Entrepreneurial & Investment Committee, Vice Chair of the IAF Space Economy Committee, and a member of the Ohio State University Aerospace Engineering External Advisory Board.

  • 11am – 12:30am
    First Session: Contextualizing Commercial Space
    Moderator, S. Pete Worden, Chairman Breakthrough Prize Foundation

    • Rick Sturdevant, Deputy Director of History at Space Operations Command, US Space Force
      The Evolution of Commercial Space and Its Integration with US Military Space

    • Roger Launius, Launius Historical Services
      Historical Analogies in Lunar Commercialization

    • Wendy Whitman-Cobb, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS)
      Organizing for Success: The Lessons of Early Commercial Air for Commercial Space

    • Deganit Paikowsky, International Relations-Hebrew University of Jerusalem
      The Dual-Use Nature of Space Technology from a Considerable Threat to an Opportunity

  • 12:30pm – 2:00pm
    Lunch Break

  • 2:00pm – 3:30pm
    Second Session: Legal and Entrepreneurial Frameworks
    Moderator: Diane Howard, Chief Counsel for Space Commerce at US Department of Commerce

    • PJ Blount, Research Fellow, University of Luxembourg
      The Fragmentation of American Commercial Space Law: Historical Development and Current Issues of US Space Regulation

    • Steven Freeland, Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
      International Law in a Commercial Space 'World': Historical Lessons and Future Development

    • Raja Roy, Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Saikat Chaudhuri, Haas School of Business and College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
      Entrepreneurial Firms and the Transformation of Lunar and Martian Spaces to Commercial Ones

    • Matthew Hersch, Associate Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University
      Pathfinder to Profit: Lessons from the Space Shuttle Era

  • 3:30pm
    Closing Remarks
    Brian Odom, Acting NASA Chief Historian
March 19:
  • 10:30am – 10:35am
    Welcome/Introduction
    Brian Odom, Acting NASA Chief Historian

  • 10:35am – 10:55am
    Keynote: Alexander MacDonald, NASA Chief Economist

    Alexander MacDonald is the Chief Economist at NASA. He was previously the Senior Economic Advisor in the Office of the Administrator and was the founding program executive of NASA's Emerging Space Office within the Office of the Chief Technologist. He is the author and editor of several NASA reports including Emerging Space: The Evolving Landscape of 21st Century American Spaceflight, Public-Private Partnerships for Space Capability Development, and Economic Development of Low-Earth Orbit. MacDonald is also the author of the book The Long Space Age: The Economic Origins of Space Exploration from Colonial America to the Cold War.

  • 11:00am – 12:30am
    First Session: The Birth of Commercial Space: Beyond Apollo to the Shuttle Era

    Moderator: Scott Pace, Director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University

    • John Logsdon, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
      Space Commercialization during the Reagan Administration

    • Jonathan Coopersmith, Department of History, Texas A&M University
      "What were we thinking? Space commercialization, 1981-2002

    • Linda Billings, National Institute of Aerospace
      Commercial Space in the '80s: A (Former) Journalist's View

    • Brian Jirout, Georgia Institute of Technology
      The Politics of Commercialization and the Near Collapse of American Civil Remote Sensing, 1978-1998

  • 12:30pm – 2:00pm
    Lunch Break

  • March 19, 2021 - 2:00pm – 3:45pm ET
    Second Session: Current Status, New Trajectories
    Moderator: Chris Davenport, Washington Post

    • Amy Kaminski, NASA STMD, Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing, Jennifer Gustetic, NASA STMD, Director of Early Stage Innovations and Partnerships, and Maxwell Briggs, NASA STMD iTech Program
      Re-imagining "Commercial Space": The Role of Private Sector Actors in Industries Far and Wide

    • James Anderson, NASA Ames Research Center Historian
      The Lunar Prospector Mission

    • Temidayo Oniosun, Managing Director, Space in Africa
      The Rise of Commercial Space Activities in Africa

    • LK Kubendran, NASA Lead Commercial Space Technology Partnerships
      NASA STMD Approach to Commercializing Space

    • Matthew Shindell, Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
      Space for Commercial Spaceflight/Questioning the Future in a History Museum

  • 3:45pm
    Closing Remarks
    Brian Odom, Acting NASA Chief Historian
March 25:
  • Final Session
    Thursday - March 25, 2021 1-3:30pm ET

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