RETURN TO THE MOON: A PARTNERSHIP OF GOVT, ACADEMIA & INDUSTRY (USRA/SPI), Mar 28, 2018, DC, 1:00-5:00 pm ET

The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute will hold their annual joint symposium on March 28, 2018 from 1:00-5:00 pm ET (followed by a reception).  The event will take place at the Capitol Hill Holiday Inn, 550 C Street, SW, Washington, DC.

The theme this year is “Return to the Moon: A Partnerships of Government, Academia and Industry.”

Speakers include:

• Robert Lightfoot, Acting NASA Administrator
• Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, former Senator and Apollo 17 astronaut
• Ellen Stofan, former NASA Chief Scientist
• James Carpenter, Strategy Officer, Strategic Planning and Outreach Office, ESA Space Research and Technology Center
• Clive Neal, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame
• Carle Pieters, Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental, and PLanetary Sciences, Brown University
• Philippe Lognonne, Professor, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Universite Paris Diderot-Sorbonne Paris Cite
• Jason Crusan, NASA Director of Advanced Exploration Sytems
• Christie Iacomini, Head, Advanced Systems, Blue Origin
• Angel Abbud-Madrid, Director, Center for Space Resources, Colorado School of Mines
• Dan Hendrickson, VP of Business Development, Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
• Steve Ackerman, Chair, USRA Council of Institutions

ESA Director General Jan Woerner will provide a video message.

The media announcement does not include a registration link, but the following contact person is identified: