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AIAA Conference: Future Space: National Priorities, Critical Decisions Active

September 09, 2008

This event will be attended by leaders from all elements of the space community, including key government and business decision makers, providing an unparalleled forum for exchange and dialogue. AIAA SPACE 2008 will provide researchers, developers, and management from government, industry, and academia an opportunity to share the progress over the past decade, and create discussion regarding how to focus the great talent and resources of the space community on the future.


Collaborative Co-Working at PSFK Conference New York 2008 Active

July 17, 2008

We have an international space agency and a craft website. Might not understand what the similarities are between those organizations. What they have in common is how they collaborate with partners, suppliers and they do this in the real world and online. I’ve asked Greg Verdino to investigate how they do this.


NASA-ESA Comparative Architecture Assessment Active

June 25, 2008

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is currently studying lunar outpost architecture concepts, including habitation, mobility and communication systems, to support U.S. lunar exploration and science objectives. Elements of a surface architecture will rely on the Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles, the Orion crew exploration vehicle, and the Altair lunar lander for transport to the Moon. The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently studying scenarios and associated architectures for human space exploration to follow the International Space Station Program.


A Bigger Leap For Mankind Active

April 23, 2008

With the Space Shuttle program ending soon, NASA is planning to return men to the moon in preparation for a manned flight to Mars. Bob Simon reports.


Establishing the Vision for Space Exploration Active

April 22, 2008

To those of us who have committed our lives to the proposition that the exploration and development of space as the means by which we can build a prosperous global civilization that will last far beyond our current limits to growth, recent events have a familiar and depressing feel. There is a principle in the entrepreneurial world that if you present a business plan to an investor that does not meet their criterion for funding, you dont get funded.