Innovation Experts Provide Unique Approaches to Space Solutions at 33rd Space Symposium

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 30, 2017) – For its Space Symposium panel discussion on innovation, the Space Foundation is bringing together thought leaders, entrepreneurs and investors to offer unique approaches to space solutions.

The 33rd Space Symposium will be held April 3-6 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, attracting space leaders from dozens of countries around the world. Moderator for the “Innovation” panel is Kira Blackwell, Program Executive, Office of the Chief Technologist, NASA Headquarters.

“Innovation is critical to developing the breakthrough technologies we’ll need to reach our space exploration goals, but we don’t have to tackle these challenges alone. There are many remarkable solutions already being developed in the commercial market by non-aerospace innovators that also may provide solutions to our technical challenges,” said Kira Blackwell, Innovation program executive in the Office of the Chief Technologist at NASA Headquarters. “The Innovation panel at the Space Symposium brings together a good balance of innovators, industry leaders, investors and government experts to highlight a unique initiative NASA has developed to foster innovation in a non-traditional way.”

The “Innovation” panelists are:

• Salvatore T. “Tory” Bruno, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Launch Alliance (ULA)
• Marilyn J. Bruno, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Aequor, Inc.
• Riccardo Di Blasio, IT Executive and Investor
• Peter M. Hughes, Chief Technologist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• Jose H. Ocasio-Christian, Chief Executive Officer, Caelus Partners, LLC
• David Sinclair, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard Medical School
• Anup Singh, Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, InnaMed

This year’s Space Symposium is on track to be the most dynamic coming-together of international space collaboration, insight and accomplishment in its 33-year history, with participation by thousands of government, military and industry decision makers from spacefaring nations around the world.

Symposium speakers and panels can be found on the expanded agenda, and see all of the tracks, including Tech Track, Cyber 1.7 Classified, Space Classified and the New Generation Space Leader programs, at https://www.spacesymposium.org/. A discount is available on standard industry registration if paid by March 3, 2017.

Sponsorship
Co-sponsors for the 33rd Space Symposium include: AGI; ASRC Federal; Ball Aerospace; Blue Origin; Boeing; Booz Allen Hamilton; Colorado Space Coalition; Dynetics; El Pomar Foundation; Harris; Inmarsat; L3 Technologies; Lockheed Martin; Northrop Grumman; Raytheon; Secure World Foundation; SES Government Solutions; Stellar Solutions; SpaceX; Spincraft; Tesat Spacecom; United Launch Alliance (ULA).

About the Space Foundation
Founded in 1983, the Space Foundation is the foremost advocate for all sectors of space, and is a global, nonprofit leader in space awareness activities, educational programs and major industry events, including the annual Space Symposium, in support of its mission “to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity.” Space Foundation World Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, has a public Discovery Center, including El Pomar Space Gallery, Northrop Grumman Science Center featuring Science On a Sphere® and the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center. The Space Foundation has a Washington, D.C., office and field representatives in Houston and the Florida Space Coast. It publishes The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity, and through its Space Certification^TM and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, recognizes space-based innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Visit both of our websites — www.SpaceFoundation.org and www.DiscoverSpace.org — and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, Google+, Flickr and YouTube, and read our e-newsletter Space Watch.

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Space Foundation contact:   
Carol Hively, Director – Public Relations & Team Communications
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