The Carnival of Space 175 is at Out of the Cradle.
This site contributed two articles :
DARPA and NASA chip in small amount of funds for hundred year starship program and some nearer term space propulsion (microwave thermal and electric propulsion)
The science journal abstracts on the lunar water and other material discovery analysis are collected. We just need to send robotic rovers to dig around and analyze and prospect directly.
The agenda for the conference is up.
Moon, Mars, Asteroids: Where to Go First for Resources?
Dr. Pete Worden, NASA Ames Director
Jeff Greason, XCOR Aerospace
Prof. Mike A’Hearn, University of Maryland, Dept. of Astronomy
Mark Sonter, Asteroid Enterprises Pty Ltd
Prof. John Lewis, Space Studies Institute
Prof. Greg Baiden, Penguin Automated Systems
Dr. Paul Spudis, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Session 1: Space Transportation
Chair: Gary C Hudson
This session will review the progress in space transportation since the last SSI Conference, and focus on the role of the public-private partnership in developing the infrastructure required to allow the settlement of Cislunar space. The session participants will present options for a ten-year public-private road map that will bring into focus the technology required to allow the utilization of Cislunar space in a sustainable and affordable manner.
Earth to LEO Roadmap: Technologies and Possibilities
Gary C Hudson, HMX Inc.
Top Ten Technologies for Reusable Cislunar Transportation
Dallas Bienhoff, The Boeing Company, and Jon Goff, Altius Space Machines, Inc.
Tether Sling Concepts for LEO and Beyond
Joe Carroll, Tether Applications
Session 2: Extraterrestrial Prospecting
Chair: Professor Michael F. A’Hearn
The goal of this session is to discuss remote techniques for assay and utilization of Near Earth Object resources.
Water vs. Rocks: Resources for Earth or for Exploration?
Prof. Michael A’Hearn, University of Maryland, Department of Astronomy
Mining Methods for Asteroid Utilization
Brad Blair, Space Studies Institute, and Prof. Leslie Gertsch, University of Missouri-Rolla
Mining Concepts Development for Accessing Asteroid Resources
Mark Sonter, Asteroid Enterprises Pty Ltd
Resources from Asteroids: What We Can Expect From What We Know Now
Dr. Faith Vilas, University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory
Dr. Paul Spudis, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Luna Nova: New Discoveries About the Poles of the Moon
Session 3: Closed Environment Life Support Systems
Chair: Taber MacCallum
This session will review the requirements and potential solutions to building a robust closing environment life-support system for long-term space habitation. The speakers will review high-level design as well as individual subsystems with reference to previous operational experience in space and on Earth. This session will address the changes that might be made to life-support systems depending on the nature and magnitude of in situ resources available. A robust, cost effective, closed environment life-support system is a critical need for long-term operations in space, and for permanent settlement.
Game Changing Development in Environmental Control and Life Support Systems
Taber MacCallum, Paragon Space Development Corp.
The Engineering Trade Space for a Robust Closed Ecological Life Support System: A Suggested Technology Road Map
Dr. William Jewell, Professor Emeritus, Cornell University and Dr. Lee Valentine, Space Studies Institute
Habitat Size Optimization of the O’Neill – Glaser Economic Model for Space Solar Satellite Production
Dr. Peter Curreri, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, and Michael Detweiler, Junction Solutions
Membrane Based Habitat Wall Architectures for Evolving Structures and Comprehensive Resource Recycle in “Homestead” Stage Space Colony Development
Sherwin Gormly, Dynamac Corporation, NASA Ames Research Center, and Michael Flynn, NASA Ames Research Center
Session 4: Robotics and Space Manufacturing
Chair: Professor William (Red) Whittaker
The experts in this session will discuss current and near-term application of autonomous and tele-operated robotics in commercial applications in unstructured environments. They will discuss the utility and potential applications of robotic technology to space industrialization and space settlement.
Robotics for Space Exploration and Development
Prof. William (Red) Whittaker, Field Robotics Lab, Carnegie Mellon University
Application of Visually Guided, Autonomous Robots to Space Mining and Construction
Mitchell Weiss, SEEGRID Corp.
Lunar Mining – Taking the Best of Terrestrial Mining and Fitting it to the Moon
Prof. Greg Baiden, Laurentian University; Penguin Automated Systems
Session 5: Engineering Materials from Non-Terrestrial Resources
Chair: Dr. Peter J. Schubert
Large-scale or long-term projects in outer space require materials at economic costs which can be justified by the mission. The goal for this session is to leverage human creativity in space-based manufacturing to foster ingenuity so we can do more with less. Earth launch will always be expensive because of the energy required to achieve orbit through our atmosphere. In the far future, space settlements must be self-sustaining. Mapping the path between the present and this future, and filling in the missing pieces, are the goals for this session.
Electrical Energy Storage Using Only Lunar Materials
Dave Dietzler, and Dr. Peter J. Schubert, Packer Engineering Inc.
In-Situ Production of Construction Materials by Combustion of Regolith/Aluminum and Regolith/Magnesium Mixtures
Prof. Evgeny Shafirovich, Christopher White and Francisco Alvarez, University of Texas at El Paso
Electro Dynamic Debris Eliminator (EDDE) Opens LEO for Aluminum Recovery and Reuse
Jerome Pearson, John Oldson and Dr. Eugene Levin, Star Technology and Research, Inc., Joseph Carroll, Tether Applications, Inc.
Building a Vertical Take Off and Landing Pad Using In Situ Materials
Dr. Paul Hintze, NASA Kennedy Space Center
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Session 6: Space Solar Power and Space Energy Systems
Chair: Dr. Philip K. Chapman
Mark Twain once observed that “when it’s steamboat time, you steam.” He meant that when a new technology becomes practical, it is quickly adopted all around the world. The purpose of this session is to demonstrate that it is now “power satellite time.” Space-based solar power (SBSP) is under development in several nations, but the United States is still lagging behind. The papers in this session are all related to making power from space a reality in the near future, so that it can help provide ample clean electricity to an energy-hungry world.
Space Solar Power – Achievable Within a Generation?
John Mankins, Artemis Innovation Management Solutions LLC
Towards an Early Profitable Powersat
Al Globus, San Jose State University Research Foundation
Space Energy’s Business and Technology Strategy for SBSP Development
Feng Hsu, Space Energy, Inc.
Impact of Lunar Volatiles: New Opportunities for Exploration and Infrastructure Development on the Moon
Edward McCullough, McCullough Innovations & Consulting
Making it Happen
Dr. Philip K. Chapman, Consultant, Energy and Astronautics
Lunch 12:45 – 1:45 pm
Prof. Greg Baiden, Laurentian University; Penguin Automated Systems
Terrestrial Telerobotic Mining technology: An Enabler for Extraterrestrial Habitation, Mining and Construction
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Technology Options for Closed Environment Life Support Systems for Space Settlement
Taber MacCallum, Paragon Space Development Corp.
Dr. Mark Kliss, NASA
Dr. John Farmer, NASA
Will Marshall, Universities Space Research Association
Dr. Lee Valentine, Space Studies Institute
3:00 – 4:00pm
Session 7: International, Legal and Economic Considerations
Chair: Brad Blair
“What the engineers are doing for machines, we must do for the law.” – Delegate to the 1929 Warsaw Convention on Air Law. The same holds true for outer space. Complementing technological advances that can expand the human species from the surface of the Earth, legal and economic policies must be developed to spur, rather than hinder, the establishment of the High Frontier. This session highlights these issues and suggests policy options consistent with Professor O’Neill’s philosophy of unleashing the power of the private sector in space.
The ILO As Property Rights Agent
Steve Durst, International Lunar Observatory Association and Space Age Publishing Company
Economic Incentives and Tax Credits for Space Resource Development
Eva-Jane Lark, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Mining Law and Property Rights for Outer Space
Wayne White, Esq., Oceaneering Space Systems
3D Metal Printing in Space: Enabling New Markets and Accelerating the Growth of Orbital Infrastructure
Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, Michael Chen, David Hutchison and Brad Blair
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