NewSpace 2008
NewSpace 2008
Doubletree Hotel
Crystal City, VA USA
July 17-19, 2008
The Space Frontier Foundation’s Annual NewSpace conference is the premier networking event for bringing together the movers and shakers of the space industry for the perfect mix of professional work and fun. A change in the White House administration presents a golden opportunity to fix problems in the nation’s space program and push for further government support of entrepreneurial “NewSpace” ventures. The United States is reaching a crossroads in space development, with the opportunity to create an exciting new future rather than live in the past. The Space Frontier Foundation aims to help light that fire of change with NewSpace 2008.
NewSpace 2008 is a single-track program focusing completely on entrepreneurial space activities. Our sessions aim to create productive discussions, rather than presentations, and the program was separated into three themes:
NewSpace Policy – Thursday, July 17th Highlight Speakers include: Brett Alexander, Esther Dyson, Mike Gold, Alex Downie, Gary Hudson, Tim Hughes, Charles Miller, James Muncy, Dr. George C. Nield.
NewSpace Business – Friday, July 18th Highlight Speakers include: Doug Comstock, Paul Eckert, Ed Morris, Rich Pournelle, Bill Reeves, Guillermo Sohnlein, Dennis Stone.
NewSpace Vision – Saturday, July 19th Highlight Speakers include: David Beaver, David Brody, Paul Damphousse, Jeff Krukin, Roger Launius, John Mankins, Michael Coyote Smith, Rick Tumlinson, Frank White, Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides.
NewSpace 2008 Special Events: Orphans of Apollo: The Battle of the Mir & the New Space Revolution
Friday, July 18th – Pre-Movie Food & Networking
The NewSpace 2008 Movie Night featured an exclusive sneak preview and director’s screening of the film “Orphans of Apollo.” 7:30pm Question and answer session with the director and cast, hosted by Roger Launius (Chair, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution). The extraordinary true story of a rebel group of entrepreneurs who commandeered the Russian Mir Space Station. It was the pioneering efforts of these brave men that set the stage for the privatization of outer space and launched the New Space Revolution. Executive Producer – Michael Potter.
Annual Space Frontier Foundation Awards Banquet (black-tie). The 2008 Banquet on Saturday, July 19th featured special tributes to Arthur C. Clarke and the presentation of a Life Achievement Award to Dr. David C. Webb (presented by SFF, NSS, SEDS, Space Generation).
We are transforming space from a government- owned bureaucratic program into a dynamic and inclusive frontier open to people. We are determined to convert the image held by many young people that the future will be worse than the present, and we reject the idea that the world's greatest moments are in its past. 
