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Commercialization

Commercial Space Transportation Initiatives

By Marc Boucher
NASA Watch
October 4, 2012
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IAC 2012 Commercial Space Transportation Initiatives (Video), Commercial Space Watch
Plenary Event 3 at the 2012 International Astronautical Congress in Naples focus was on commercial space transportation initiatives.The Plenary Event provided “a snapshot of the political, economic, and technical landscapes to best determine if, when and how much humankind could be ready to embark on futuristic scenarios based on massive space commercialisation.
Panelist included:
– Alan Bond, Founding Director, Reaction Engines (UK)
– George Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (USA)
– William Gerstenmaier, Associate Director, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (USA)
– Silvio Sandrone, Head of Business & New Programmes Development Astrium Space
Transportation (France)
– Luce Fabreguettes, Vice President Business Development, Arianespace (France)
– Georges Whitesides, CEO, Virgin Galactic (USA)

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