SPACE POLICY WEBINAR-SHOOTING FOR THE MOON: OPPS AND CHALLENGES FOR CISLUNAR DEV, July 11, 2019, virtual, 9:30-10:30 am ET

The Aerospace Corporation will host a space policy webinar on July 11, 2019 from 9:30-10:30 am ET on ‘Shooting for the Moon: Opportunities and Challenges for Cislunar Development.”

More information and a registration link are on the event’s website.

An updated link to participate was provided on July 10:

Update: This webinar will be presented via Adobe Connect — please open the event URL before 9:30 am Eastern on July 11, 2019, to participate. Once you open the URL, you can either download the Connect software or attend via your browser.

The event is described as follows:

With so much emphasis being placed on returning to the moon, development of cislunar space — the orbital area near and around the moon — presents exciting and untapped potential. Possible applications like lunar outposts, extraterrestrial mining operations, and interplanetary waystations are just the start. Investment in cislunar development can boost U.S. space commerce and expand the human footprint in the solar system.

This webinar, featuring Dr. James Vedda, will discuss plans for the next moon missions and questions that need to be answered to capitalize on those missions, including how humans might develop, work, and live in cislunar space.

This is an interactive webinar, so attendees are encouraged to pose questions and comments to Dr. Vedda. To take full advantage of this discussion, please review Cislunar Development: What to Build — and Why by Dr. Vedda.

Speaker bio
Dr. James Vedda is responsible for performing policy research and analyses for various U.S. government customers, including NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Commerce, the Air Force, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, among others. He is the author of numerous articles and conference papers, as well as two books: Choice, Not Fate: Shaping a Sustainable Future in the Space Age (2009) and Becoming Spacefarers: Rescuing America’s Space Program (2012).