Workshop: “Growth in Small Launchers in the Commercial Space Industry,” 97th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board,

National Academy of Sciences

 Date:  Sunday January 7, 2018,

Time:  1:30-4:30 pm

Workshop Presiding Officer:  Bob Seibold, The Aerospace Corporation,

Sponsored by:  TRB Commercial Space Transportation Subcommittee –

Chair, Dr. Marcus Smith, The MITRE Corporation

Location:  Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Room 144C

Event Number:  189

Workshop Code:  CGW18-0004

Panel 1:  Small Launch State of the Industry (click on links below to view presentation)

• Carlos Niederstrasser, Warren Frick (Orbital ATK) – Small Launch Vehicles: State of the Industry Survey
• Tim Chen (NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center) – Small Launcher Technology – Public-Private Partnerships
• Garrett Skrobot (NASA Kennedy Space Center) – Launch Services Program Update
• Dr. Diane Howard (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) – Space Law and Small Launchers

Panel 2:  Industry Direction and Initiatives Affecting Demand for Small Launch Capabilities (click on links below to view presentation)

• Eric Stallmer (President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation) – Promoting Growth and Innovation in the Small Launch Industry
• Frank Slazer, (Vice President, Space Systems, Aerospace Industries Association)  – U.S. Space Industry Competitiveness
• Ken Davidian (FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation) – Commercial Spaceflight Innovation Initiative: a collaborative effort between government, industry, and academia focusing on innovation in the commercial space transportation arena
• Dr. Lawrence Delucas (The Aerospace Corporation) – Innovative Partnerships with Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies for Experiments in the Space Environment – Resulting in Increased Demand for Launch Services