Dr. Michael K. Simpson shares his thoughts on establishing the secure and sustainable use of the space domain. He discusses space sustainability and some of the key challenges to that effort. He also explores the potential consequences of a significant event affecting space sustainability which could substantially disrupt the availability of satellite services and incur costs in the trillions to hundreds of billions of dollars.

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Senior Vice President, Inmarsat,discusses developing commercial SATCOM into a network that operates similar to the cellular network, with users having the ability to plug in, operate and get where they need to be, whether with voice, video or data. She shares her thoughts on a government procurement culture that wants to remain the same, but clashing with technology that cannot be taken advantage of without change.

Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, Senior Vice President, Inmarsat,discusses developing commercial SATCOM into a network that operates similar to the cellular network, with users having the ability to plug in, operate and get where they need to be, whether with voice, video or data. She shares her thoughts on a government procurement culture that wants to remain the same, but clashing with technology that cannot be taken advantage of without change.

Kirk Pysher, President of ILS, shares his thoughts on the rapid growth of smallsats and the increasing market opportunity for traditional launch service providers. He outlines the challenge faced by smallsat operators and argues that the most cost-effective approach for these new satellite operators is to share rides to reduce costs. He also discusses the changing launch landscape and the continuing focus on reliability and how that is affecting insurance for launches.

Kirk Pysher, President of ILS, shares his thoughts on the rapid growth of smallsats and the increasing market opportunity for traditional launch service providers. He outlines the challenge faced by smallsat operators and argues that the most cost-effective approach for these new satellite operators is to share rides to reduce costs. He also discusses the changing launch landscape and the continuing focus on reliability and how that is affecting insurance for launches.

Listen as Caleb Williams, Space Systems Analyst for SpaceWorks, takes you on a tour of the near-term future of space and beyond. He tells us of maturing hypersonic technology and how it will eventually air launch small satellites into space, how technologies such as Torpor will put astronauts or space tourists into a form of stasis for their journey to Mars and how space industry business models will have to adapt to a technological and economic change.

Listen as Caleb Williams, Space Systems Analyst for SpaceWorks, takes you on a tour of the near-term future of space and beyond. He tells us of maturing hypersonic technology and how it will eventually air launch small satellites into space, how technologies such as Torpor will put astronauts or space tourists into a form of stasis for their journey to Mars and how space industry business models will have to adapt to a technological and economic change.

Chris Pearson is a New Space strategist with over 20 years of experience in spacecraft systems engineering. He leads space programs for Roccor, a fast-growth company with special expertise in high strength composite materials and thermal products. Roccor develops advanced deployable space structures, thermal management systems and combat casualty products for the US military, NASA and commercial space companies within the US and Europe.

Chris Pearson is a New Space strategist with over 20 years of experience in spacecraft systems engineering. He leads space programs for Roccor, a fast-growth company with special expertise in high strength composite materials and thermal products. Roccor develops advanced deployable space structures, thermal management systems and combat casualty products for the US military, NASA and commercial space companies within the US and Europe.

Rick Lober discusses how the government can take advantage of the latest commercial satcom technologies to lower costs and improve mission performance. He shares his thoughts on the rapidly advancing UAV technologies, the future of High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in the military and how the government is using satcom technology effectively for disaster recovery efforts in Puerto Rico. He also shares insights into the future of the government space architecture.