Mars Track
Grand Prize. 2009 NSS Space Settlement Art Contest. "After the Storm" by Raymond Cassel.
It has now been 40 years since humans last set foot on the moon. It was
assumed that the Apollo Program would be followed up by a Lunar colony
and manned missions to Mars in the 80's and 90's. Cost overruns and lack
of political will killed the dream until the rise of a private space
industry and private manned efforts provide badly needed competition to
government space programs. Now with private sector alternatives, the
dream of spreading humanity beyond Earth is finally within reach.
Mars may be the best first step in making Humanity a multi-planet
species. It has all of the raw materials needed to supply an industrial
infrastructure with existing technology. It possibly has enough gravity
to mitigate the health effects of low gravity allowing humans to survive
and reproduce on its surface. It is our best hope for establishing a
self-sufficient colony beyond Earth in our lifetimes. Most importantly,
the lessons we learn on Mars will help us to live among the asteroids
and beyond.
The Mars track will begin with a look at the history of Mars exploration
on Thursday morning, followed by coverage of current efforts at studying
the Red Planet. Friday will feature presentations on how to survive and
establish a civilization on Mars. On Saturday morning featured speaker
Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society will speak about "Mars in Our
Time". On Sunday morning, professional explorers Tom and Tina Sjogren
will present their plan for getting humans to Mars.
Preliminary Agenda and Scheduled Speakers
| Thursday: Location: Portofino |
| Time: 10 am - 10:10 am |
| Mars Track Introduction |
| Brandon Larson |
| ISDC 2013 Mars Track Co-Chair |
| Time: 10:10 am - 10:50 am |
| Presentation Title: Road to Sustainability |
| Heiko Martens-Scholz (Bio) |
| President, Road2sustainability |
| Time: 10:50 am - 11 am |
| Break |
| Time: 11 am - 11:10 am |
| Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
| NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
| Time: 11:10 am - 11:30 am |
| Presentation Title: Mars One Conceptual Art |
| Bryan Versteeg |
| Team Member, Mars-One. Conceptual Artist for Visualizations Depicting Concepts in Space Exploration |
| Time: 11:30 am - 11:50 am |
| Presentation Title: JMARS Geospatial Information System |
| Brandon Larson |
| Mars Society. Independent Researcher |
| Time: 12 pm - 2 pm |
| Lunch |
| Time: 2 pm - 2:10 am |
| Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
| NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
| Time: 2:10 pm - 2:50 am |
| Presentation Title: Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) Season 12 Overview |
| Gerry Williams |
| Time: 2:50 pm - 3 pm |
| Break |
| Time: 3 pm - 3:45 pm |
| Presentation Title: Access to Mars - Operations in Cislunar Space and in LMO |
| John Strickland |
| NSS at-Large Director, Region 3 |
| Time: 4:15 pm - 4:25 pm |
| Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
| NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
| Time: 4:25 pm - 4:50 pm |
| Presentation Title: The Mars Initiative |
| Brandon Larson |
| Mars Society. ISDC 2013 Mars Track Co-Chair |
| Time: 5 pm - 5:50 pm |
| Presentation Title: Makerspaces In Space, Doing Space Activities |
| Ethan Chew, panel (Remote) |
| Friday: Location: Delphi (2nd Floor) |
| Time: 10 am - 10:40 am |
| Presentation Title: Exploring Mars: 100 Years of Discovery |
| Rod Pyle (Bio) |
| TV Documentary Producer, Author/Writer, Educator |
| Time: 10:40 am - 10:50 am |
| Presentation Title: Cubesats to Mars |
| Gary Stephenson |
| Time: 10:50 am - 11 am |
| Break |
| Time: 11 am - 11:10 am |
| Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
| NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
| Time: 11:10 am - 11:50 am |
| Presentation Title: Concrete Construction on Mars |
| Brandon Larson |
| Mars Society. ISDC 2013 Mars Track Co-Chair |
| Time: 12 pm - 2 pm |
| Lunch |
| Time: 2 pm - 2:20 pm |
| Presentation Title: Humans to Mars Summit Recap |
| Gary Stephenson |
| Time: 2:20 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Presentation Title: Atlantis Mars Rover |
| Ramesh Nidrabingi (Bio) |
| Student, MARSE Team |
| Time: 2:50 pm - 3 pm |
| Break |
| Time: 3 pm - 3:10 pm |
| Presentation Title: To Be Announced |
| NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
| Time: 3:10 pm - 3:25 pm |
| Presentation Title: New Materials for Space Radiation Shielding |
| Stephen Voller (Bio) |
| CEO, Cella Energy Ltd. |
| Time: 3:25 pm - 3:50 pm |
| Presentation Title: One Way to Mars |
| Bruce Mackenzie (Virtual) |
| Founder, Mars Foundation. NSS Chapter Committee, former NSS Board of Directors |
| Time: 4 pm - 4:30 pm |
| Presentation Title: Fabrication Strategies and Their Simulation at the Mars Analog Hab |
| John Wilkes |
| Professor of Sociology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Saturday: Location: Aventine Ballroom |
| Time: 10 am - 10:50 am |
| Presentation Title: To Mars in Alpine Style (Featured Presentation) |
| Tom and Tina Sjogren |
| Founders of Explorersweb Inc |
| Time: 11 am - 12 pm |
| Presentation Title: Mars in Our Time (Featured Presentation) |
| Robert Zubrin |
| Founder and President, Mars Society |
Speaker's Bio
More Coming Soon
Founding member of the German Green Party, reknown speaker, coach, author about leadership issues. Pioneer and Entrepreneur of the Future, Awards, and honours by McKinsey & Co, Schumpeter Society, IBM, UN. Founder and President of road2susttainability, leadership thinktank
Pursuing my Bachelors 2nd year in Aerospace Engineering, Aircraft and Helicopters Designing as Majors, and Rocket & Space Technology as minors - National Aerospace University, Kharkov, Ukraine.
Secured 2nd place in Space Settlement Contest in 2010 and 2011. ISDC 2013 would be my 4th consecutive conference (2010,2011,2012).
Rod Pyle is a bestselling author and recognized expert on the history of space exploration. His seven books have been published by Prometheus/Random House, McGraw-Hill, Smithsonian, HarperCollins and Carlton Books and are part of the permanent collection of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. "Destination Moon" was cited as a "Top Ten Science Book of 2005" by About.com, and has been published in four editions. He recently completed "Destination Mars" for Prometheus books which was selected for Scientific American's Book Club. Rod is currently writing a new book about the Mars roverCuriosity, and is a regular on radio including WGN/Chicago, NPR, the syndicated "Coast to Coast" and Dr. Michio Kaku's "Science Fantastic."
Rod has developed and presented leadership training for NASA and The Conference Board at the Johnson Space Center. This program presents the history of leadership during the Apollo lunar program to the top executives of Conoco-Phillips, Michelin USA, and a number of other Fortune 100 companies.
As a producer-writer, Rod has created non-fiction programming for The History Channel, Veria TV, Discovery Communications and other clients. Space-themed shows include "Modern Marvels: Apollo 11" and "Mars: 100 Years of Discovery." As a journalist Rod writes regular articles and columns for Space.com, Huffington Post, MSNBC and other outlets.
Rod holds a BFA from the Art Center College of Design and an MA from Stanford University. He worked at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for 10 years, and was a vice president of the World Space Foundation, a JPL-affiliated space science institution.
Experienced hydrogen and fuel cell CEO, having raised over $100m for start-up technology and automotive companies, including taking a hydrogen fuel cell company to IPO. Developed first ever commercial CE fuel cell generator based on metal hydride and compressed hydrogen. B.Sc (hons) from the University of Leeds, member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers.
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