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ESIL-10 Overview Charts

 

ESIL-01 - COMPLETED

Boulder CO, October 26-27, 2011

Workshop Homepage

Acknowledgements

  • Dennis Stone – NASA JSC

  • Max Vozoff – mv2space

  • Diane Dimeff - eSpace

ESIL-04 - COMPLETED

Broomfield CO, June 1-2, 2013

Workshop Homepage - Publication/Presentation (in progress)

Acknowledgements

  • Brad Cheetham - CU Boulder
  • Sirisha Bandla – CSF
  • Cassie Kloberdanz – SNC
  • Dan Durda – SwRI
  • Khaki Rodway – XCOR

ESIL-07/ 2014 SEDS Leadership Conference -

COMPLETED

Washington, DC, June 6-8, 2014

Workshop Homepage

Acknowledgements

  •  Robert Lightfoot - NASA

  • George Nield - FAA
  • David Brandt - LMCO
  • A.C. Charania - Virgin Galactic
  • Carissa Christensen - Tauri Group
  • Charles Miller
  • Mischa Fisher
  • Richard Dalbello - OSTP
  • Lori Garver - Air Line Pilots Association

     

ESIL-02 - COMPLETED

Washington DC, March 26-27, 2012

Workshop Homepage - IAC 2012 Paper -
IAC 2012 Presentation

Acknowledgements

  • Richard Dunn – DoDAcq.
  • Chris Shank – dCoS L. Smith
  • Alan Ladwig – NASA HQ
  • James Finch – OSD
  • Jim Van Laak – FAA AST
  • Clay Mowry – Arianespace

ESIL-05 - COMPLETED

Tempe AZ, November 6-7, 2013

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Acknowledgements

 

ESIL-08 - COMPLETED

Denver, CO, April 1-2, 2016

Workshop Homepage

Acknowledgements

  • United Launch Alliance
  • Advanced Space
  • Jon Goff - Altius Space Machines
  • Sean Mahoney - Masten Space Systems
  • Dylan Taylor - Space Angels Network

 

ESIL-03 - COMPLETED

Buffalo NY, November 7-8, 2012

Workshop Homepage - IAC 2013 Paper -

IAC 2013 Presentation

Acknowledgements

  • Brad Cheetham - CU Boulder
  • Brienna Henwood – NASTAR Center

ESIL-06 - COMPLETED

Stanford, CA, May 29-30, 2014

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Acknowledgements

  • Dr. Greg Autry - USC / UC Irvine
  • Scott Hubbard - Stanford University
  • Comm'l Remote Sensing Panel
    • Dan Lopez - Urthecaste
    • Julian Mann - Skybox
    • Art Anisimov - Dauria Aerospace
    • Jordon Croom - Space Systems Loral
  • Economics Panel
    • Dr. Ward Hanson - SIEPR
    • Dr. Greg Autry - USC / UC Irvin
    • Bruce Pittman - NASA ARC/Space Portal

ESIL-09 - COMPLETED

Washington, DC, May 13-14, 2016

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Acknowledgements

  • Brian Weeden - Secure World Foundation
  • Steph Earle - FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
  • Jeff DeTroye - Analytical Graphics Inc.
   

ESIL-10 COMPLETED

Adelaide, Australia, October 23-24, 2017

  • Mary Lynne Dittmar, COE Coalition for Space Exploration
  • Chris Ferguson, Head of Boeing Human Spaceflight
  • Jan Woerner, ESA Director General

 

 

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Sponsors

In addition to support from the Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, ESIL workshop are enabled by industry sponsors.  Particularly the ESIL workshop has been enabled by:

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgements

ESIL Workshops are assisted by industry and government guest lectures.  Specifically the following individuals have contributed greatly to the success of the ESIL Workshop program:

 

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