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FORGING THE FUTURE OF SPACE SCIENCE
THE NEXT 50 YEARS
50 Years of Space Science
Exploring the Past, Inspiring the Future
December 1, 2007
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering
100 Academy
Irvine, CA
REGISTER FOR THE COLLOQUIUM – Please register for this event so that we have an estimate of audience size. While this registration does not guarantee a seat, room capacity is expected to be adequate.
Local co-host: University of California at Irvine
DRAFT AGENDA, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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8:00 a.m.
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Coffee and pastries available
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8:30 a.m.
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Welcome and Introductions
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Dr. Lennard Fisk
Thomas M. Donohue Distinguished Professor of Space Science, University of Michigan; Chair, NRC Space Studies Board, and Chair of the Colloquium
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8:45 a.m.
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Lecture: “Transcendendance and Meaning in the First 50 Years of Space Science”
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Dr. Roger Launius, Division of Space History,
National Air and Space Museum
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9:30 a.m.
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Panel: “New Discoveries in the Search for Life”
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Moderator:
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Dr. Kenneth Nealson, Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies and Professor of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, and Co-Chair, NRC Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life.
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Panelists:
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Dr. Steve Benner, Distinguished Fellow, The Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution
Dr. Antonio Lazcano, Distinguished Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Dr. Alexander Pavlov, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
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10:45 a.m.
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Break
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11:00 a.m.
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Panel: “Dark Energy: How It Could Transform the Basic Laws of Physics”
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Moderator:
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Dr. Charles Bennett, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, and Co-Chair, NRC Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Panelists:
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Dr. Charles Bennett
Dr. Sean Carroll, Senior Research Associate, California Institute of Technology
Dr. Joanna Dunkley, Oxford University/Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University
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12:30 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:45 p.m.
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Lecture: “Global Climate Change: The Latest News from Space”
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Dr. Soroosh Sorooshian, Distinguished Professor of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine and Member, Space Studies Board
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2:30 p.m.
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Break
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3:00 p.m.
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Panel: “Robots in Space: How Far Can They Go? How Much Can They Do?”
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Moderator:
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Mr. A. Thomas Young, President, Lockheed Martin (Ret.) and Vice Chair, Space Studies Board
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Panelists:
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Dr. Charles Elachi, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dr. Takashi Kubota, Associate Professor, Department of Spacecraft Engineering, ISAS, JAXA Space Exploration Center
Mr. Michel Doyon, Manager, Space Science and Exploration Technologies, Canadian Space Agency
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4:15 p.m.
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Lecture: “The Evolution of International Cooperation in Space”
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Dr. Roger Bonnet, President, COSPAR and Executive Director, International Space Science Institute
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5:00 p.m.
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Closing Remarks
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Dr. Lennard Fisk
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5:30 p.m.
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Conclusion
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DIRECTIONS by Air and by Car
Lunch will be provided to all participants.
WEBCAST
Sponsored by:
The National Academies
NASA
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
Orbital Sciences Corporation
ATK
Ball Aerospace
Aerospace Corporation
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Co-sponsored by:
American Astronautical Society
American Astronomical Society
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
COSPAR
International Space University
National Space Society
Planetary Society
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