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Comments from the second Responsive Space Conference:

  • Great! Good info and people! The lengths of the days and sessions were perfect! Break length was perfect.

  • I enjoyed this conference very much and I would look forward to attending next year to see the progression in the different areas.

  • Outstanding! Great speakers and an excellent forum for discussion.

  • Very informative; timing of presentations to allow enough time for questions was invaluable; break time allowing networking/discussions along with lunch sessions was a fantastic way to share ideas and information.

  • Well organized, subject on target and very timely.

  • Very good for gauging the political atmosphere for these types of missions.

  • Very informative, exactly what I needed. Best feature of entire conference is the CD that contains all the briefings. Downloading from the web of those briefings inadvertently omitted is OK.

  • Conference was excellent and great work by support staff and session chairs.

  • Very worthwhile, good discussion and community integration/interaction.

  • Excellent. Good presentations and good accommodations. You’re still growing. 3rd annual will be best yet.

  • Very informative, great networking, stimulated good thinking on RSO concepts

  • Good “community” environment. Like single session.

  • Very good opportunity for “like minds” to meet and exchange ideas.

2nd Responsive Space Conference Items

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List of Confirmed Speakers - See the current list of confirmed speakers for the 2nd Responsive Space Conference below.

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RS2 - RESPONSIVE SPACE MISSIONS

The first Responsive Space conference in April, 2003, set the stage for responsive space, asked where we are today, and how we can get to a vision that the community embraces and America needs - data from space returned within hours of an identified need. While there wasn't unanimity of opinion, there was a general consensus on several issues:

  • The need for responsiveness has been brought home by unfolding events-9/11 and the war on terrorism, the war in Iraq, and the Columbia disaster
  • We're not there yet, and, in some respects, have gone backward since the days of Apollo and the opening of the space program
  • We must make progress if we are to respond to the challenges of today and prevent a recurrence of past events
  • We must have not just responsive launch systems (although these are critical), but responsiveness in all components of the space mission

RS1 looked at all aspects of responsive space, but certainly the attention was focused largely on launch systems. We began with the premise that given responsive launch-ondemand, all else would follow. In RS2, we want to look at what that really means and ask, How do we create truly Responsive Missions? What does it take to return data within hours and how will responsive missions differ from current missions?

An example of this is orbit design. Traditional missions looked for orbits that were long-lived and global, since we did not know in advance where future needs would develop. In contrast, "Responsive Orbits" might fly lower in the atmosphere or higher in the radiation belts, since immediate, useful results are more critical than long life. Orbit inclinations will be adjusted to provide the best coverage for a particular region of the world or specific event of set of events.


Payloads must be able to return data on first or second orbit, not after months of outgassing or calibration. If the orbit is unknown until launch, then data retrieval must be both flexible and low-cost. And in today's space mission high bandwidth is critical and more is needed.

To make technical progress, we must be able to fly experiments quickly and at low cost-and they must be sufficiently economical to be built to inventory, ready for launch when needed. We need to be able to launch student experiments while the experimenters are still students and before cadet experimenters have retired from active duty.

While we have some topics in mind (as listed below), we would like to hear about all aspects of Responsive Missions - what are the needs and applications (in defense, science, education, and human spaceflight), what are the barriers and how can we overcome them, what are the technology elements that are needed to create truly Responsive Missions.

If you would like to contribute to this conversation, we would like to hear from you. Please submit abstracts of no more than 500 words in PDF or MS Word by December 5, 2003, to abstracts@responsivespace.com or directly on the conference website at www.responsivespace.com.

For questions call Regina Jenkins or Dee Kilmer at 310-726- 4100 (FAX: 310-726-4110), E-mail us at questions@responsivespace.com, or talk to any of the people listed as Points of Contact elsewhere on this flyer.

Come join the continuing conversation - April 19-22, 2004.
Jim Wertz, Responsive Space Conference.


RS2 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Prof. Sir Martin Sweeting

CEO, Surry Space Technology Limited

Keynote Speaker, April 20

 

Brigadier General Richard Geraci

National Security Space Architect

Panel, April 20

 

Captain David G. Markham

USN Chief of Staff, NRO AS&T

Panel, April 20

 

Robert Sackheim

Assistant Director and Chief Engineer of Space Propulsion, NASA MSFC

Panel, April 20

 

Tom Wilson

President, Swales Aerospace

Panel, April 20

 

Joe Sciabica

Associate Director, AFRL

Panel Moderator, April 20

 

Lieutenant General Brian Arnold

Director, Space and Missile Center

Luncheon Speaker, April 21

 

Major General Michael Hamel (Scheduled)

14th Air Force

Dinner Speaker, April 21

 

 

Major General (ret) Robert S. Dickman

Deputy UnderSecretary AF - Military Space

Luncheon Speaker, April 22

 

 

 

 


GENERAL INFORMATION


Download a detailed RS2 conference brochure here. (Updated 4/16/04, pdf 179k).

Dates: April 19-22, 2004

Location: Sheraton Hotel LAX, Los Angeles, CA.

AIAA Sponsors:
AIAA LA Section
AIAA Orange County Section
AIAA Space Systems Technical Committee

Corporate sponsors: Microcosm, Inc. (other sponsorships available - see POC below)


RS-2 SPONSORS
      
      

 

Points of Contact:


General Chair: Dr. James R. Wertz,
jwertz@smad.com
(310) 726-4100

Technical Chair: Dr. Yolanda J. King,
yolanda.king@kirtland.af.mil
(505) 846-4848

Administrative Chair: Chuck Kilmer,
charles.r.kilmer@boeing.com
(562) 797-2353

Sponsorship POC: Dr. Robert Conger,
rconger@smad.com
(310) 726-4100



For general Information and questions over and above this call for papers please email:
questions@responsivespace.com