2011 Next-Generation
Suborbital Researchers Conference

 

PROGRAM

 

Sunday, February 27, 2011
Time Session Session Chair Room
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception & Poster Display   Pegasus Ballroom Prefunction
Monday, February 28, 2011
Time Session Session Chair Room
8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Opening Session
Dr. Joshua Colwell Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Break    
11:00 – 11:30 a.m Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF), John Gedmark,
Executive Director
Ms. Brienna Henwood Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
11:30a.m. – Noon Student Competition Presentations Dr. Constantine Tsang Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
Noon – 12:30 p.m. Center Of Excellence, Dr. Patricia Hynes,
Director, New Mexico Space Grant Consortium
Mr. Ken Davidian Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
12:30 – 1:45 p.m Lunch Break    
12:30 – 1:45 p.m Press Conference (Press & Invited Panelists only) Ms. Cynthia Conrad  
1:45 – 3:15 p.m. PANEL: Flight Provider Program Status & REM Update Dr. Alan Stern Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Break    
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. SESSION: Planetary, Solar & Astrophysical Sciences (Part A) Dr. Joshua Colwell Pegasus Ballroom A
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. SESSION: Heavy Lift Suborbital/XPC (Part A) Mr. Chuck Tatro Pegasus Ballroom B
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. SESSION: Public Outreach Dr. Emily CoBabe-Ammann Pegasus Ballroom C
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner Break    
8:00  – 9:00 p.m. PUBLIC TALK: George Whitesides, President and CEO, Virgin Galactic Dr. Alan Stern Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Time Session Session Chair Room
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. SESSION: Life Sciences (Part A) Dr. Erika Wagner Pegasus Ballroom A
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. SESSION: Microgravity Sciences (Part A) Dr. John Pojman Pegasus Ballroom B
8:45 – 10:00 a.m. SESSION: Suborbital Technology and Technology Testing Dr. Alan Stern Pegasus Ballroom C
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – Noon PANEL: Flight Provider Payload Integration Mr. Matthew Isakowitz Pegasus Ballroom A
10:30 – Noon PANEL: Leveraging Suborbital for STEM Education Ms. Brienna Henwood Pegasus Ballroom B
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break    
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Keynote by Dr. Robert Braun, NASA Chief Technologist,
NASA Headquarters
Dr. Erika Wagner Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. SESSION: Space Education and Student Experiments (Part A) with Keynote by Leland Melvin, NASA Associate Administrator for Education Dr. Emily CoBabe-Ammann Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. Break    
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. SESSION: Planetary, Solar & Astrophysical Sciences (Part B) Dr. Joshua Colwell Pegasus Ballroom A
3:15 – 5:15 p.m. SESSION: Crew Training for Suborbital Spaceflight Dr. Constantine Tsang Pegasus Ballroom B
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. SESSION: Atmospheric, Ionospheric & Aeronomical Sciences Dr. Mike Summers Pegasus Ballroom C
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. SESSION: Adjacencies and Opportunities for the Suborbital Market Diana Hoyt Pegasus Ballroom C
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner Break
7:00 – 10:00 p.m. NASA Flight Opportunities Workshop Mr. Gregor Z. Hanuschak Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Time Session Session Chair Room
8:00 –10:15 a.m. SESSION: Space Education and Student Experiments (Part B) Dr. Emily CoBabe-Ammann Pegasus Ballroom A
8:00 –10:15 a.m. SESSION: Life Sciences (Part B) Dr. Mark Shelhamer Pegasus Ballroom B
8:00 –9:30 a.m. SESSION: International Suborbital Payloads Dr. Kimberly Ennico-Smith Pegasus Ballroom C
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. SESSION: Suborbital Markets, Policy and Other Dr. Alan Stern  Pegasus Ballroom A
10:15 a.m. – Noon SESSION: Microgravity Sciences (Part B) Dr. John Pojman  Pegasus Ballroom B
10:15 a.m. – Noon SESSION: Heavy Lift Suborbital/XPC (Part B) Mr. Chuck Tatro Pegasus Ballroom C
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break    
1:15 – 2:45 p.m. PANEL: REM Payload Specialists - Flight Training, Roles, & Responsibilities Dr. Alan Stern Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Closing Session with Dr. Alan Stern Dr. Joshua Colwell Pegasus Ballroom A-B-C
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Closing Reception with Refreshments   Pegasus Ballroom Prefunction