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Wednesday morning at the 29th National Space Symposium began with a panel that looked at the current status of education, reprising a theme from the 27th National Space Symposium in 2011. Entitle, America’s Education Crisis: Rising Above the Gathering Storm Revisited, the panel was moderated by Craig R. Barrett, Ph.D., retired chief executive officer & chairman of the board, Intel Corporation. The panelists included…

Romain Bausch, president & chief executive officer, SES, began his presentation at the 29th National Space Symposium by emphasizing the extent to which satellite capacity will grow in the industry. He said he believes there will also be more hosted payload opportunities. “Today we face one major challenge – the demand for more satellites,” he said. “The…

The subject of mission assurance in a budget-constrained environment was a topic of discussion for one panel at the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium on April 10. The panel was moderated by Wanda M. Austin, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer, The Aerospace Corporation, and a Space Foundation board member. The panel comprised: Michael…

“The bottom line result of the Fusion Forum is that today’s space leaders can retire … with confidence that you are leaving the space industry in good hands.” That was the assessment of Fusion Forum Manager Stephen Ringler when making his report on the outcome of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) Fusion Forum, which…

Frank Slazer, vice president – space systems, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), had a timely onstage discussion of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) with  Brendan Curry, vice president – Washington operations, Space Foundation, at the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium. Slazer said that now that there has been meaningful ITAR reform, the industry must maintain…

The 36 winners of the 2013 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest were invited to attend the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium on April 10. Young artists from 12 countries were selected for the top slots from among more than 4,700 entries representing 45 countries, including 38 U.S. states and territories – the largest response since…

The annual Space Symposium features events, mentoring and networking opportunities specifically aimed at young space professionals age 35 or younger, part of the Space Foundation’s New Generation Initiatives. Workshops, luncheons and presentations help New Generation participants understand critical space issues, such as how policy and budgets are developed. Multiple networking events bring young professionals together with senior leaders…

The Space Symposium’s Exhibit Center is an effective arena for motivating young people to pursue careers in that require science, technology, enigeering and mathmatics (STEM) proficiency. This year, almost 280 middle school and high school students and their chaperones toured the Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center and Pavilion, where they saw an amazing array of technologies and applications in the…

The 29th National Space Symposium panel discusssion on Hosted Payloads was presented in association with The Hosted Payload Alliance. Moderated by Janet Nickloy, chairman, Hosted Payload Alliance, and director, aerospace mission solutions, Harris Corporation, the panel comprised: Charles L. Beames (participating via video), principal director, space and intelligence, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology…