The Space Frontier Foundation is once again holding its NewSpace Conference in 2011 at the NASA Ames Research Center from July 28-31, 2011. The theme/title this year is “The Next Big Thing” and will focus on commercial space and space tourism opportunities.
The 2011 NewSpace Conference
The annual NewSpace Conference is quickly becoming one of the most important commercial space conferences in the nation. Deputy NASA Administrator Lori Garver will present the opening keynote on Thursday morning, kicking off another great conference. If you are interested in the future of space travel and opportunities, this event just might be for you!
Poster for the 2011 NewSpace Conference - The Next Big Thing - held by the Space Frontier Foundation at NASA Ames Research Center in California, July 2011.
This is the third year that the conference has been in Silicon Valley CA and the three day event will focus on the current, near term, and future opportunities and challenges of the rapidly emerging commercial space industry.
Featured speakers at the conference include
- Lori Garver, Deputy Administrator, NASA
- Mark Sirangelo, Chairman, Sierra Nevada Space Systems
- George Whitesides, President and CEO, Virgin Galactic
- Rebecca Spyke Keiser, Associate Deputy Administrator for Policy Integration, NASA
- Clayton Mowry, President, Arianespace Inc.
- Esther Dyson, Chair, EDventure Holdings
This Year’s Sponsors
- Space Frontier Foundation
- SpaceX
- National Space Society
- Students for the Exploration & Development of Space (SEDS)
- Moon and Back
- NewSpace Magazine
The Space Frontier Foundation
The Space Frontier Foundation is an advocacy organization founded in 1988 committed to realizing the vision of a greatly expanded and permanent human presence in space. To realize this vision, the Foundation works to transform space from the exclusive domain of government and government affiliated organizations into a widely accessible frontier ripe with opportunity.
Location of NewSpace 2011
NewSpace 2011 is to be held at the NASA Ames Research Center, primarily at the Building 3 Conference Center. The official conference hotel is the Doubletree San Jose.
On to Space!
