EARLY DAYS IN THE NEXT GENERATION SPACE RACE
Many in the sector believe the current space race has the feel of the Internet economy in the 1990s: characterized by unrestrained creativity coupled with the uncertainty of business models only occasionally bumping into economic realities. Which approaches are showing the most promise, and how will the private sector and new state entrants impact the future of space travel?
Moderator:
Joe Pappalardo ,
Senior Editor, News, Popular Mechanics
Panellists
Jean Loic Galle ,
President, Chief Executive Officer, Thales Alenia Space
Igor Komarov ,
General Director, United Rocket and Space Corporation
Vitaly Lopota ,
President, S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
Dr. Susmita Mohanty ,
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Office, Earth2Orbit
Sergey Nedoroslev ,
Chairman of the Board, Kaskol Group
Francois Auque ,
Executive Vice-President of the Defence and Space Division, Airbus Group
Oleg Ostapenko ,
General Director, Russian Federal Space Agency