Conference Sessions for 1997 ISDC (Orlando, FL)

as videotaped by David Bliss.

Plenary Sessions

Opening Session
• Mike Gilbrook - Introduction and Flag Procession
• Joan Johnson-Freese - Post Cold War International Cooperation

  Saturday Session

• Mike Gilbrook - Announcements and Introduction
• Robert Zubrin - Exploration and Settlement of Mars

  Sunday Session

• Mike Gilbrook - Introduction
• Charlie Walker

  Monday Session

• Mike Gilbrook - Introduction
• Congressman Dave Weldon
• Roy Bridges (KSC Director)
• Mike Gilbrook and David Brant - Venus Globe Giveaway

  Enabling Technologies

  Tutoring Systems for Space
• Carol L. Redfield

  Status of NASA's RLV Programs

• Jeff Liss - Introduction
• Gary Payton

  DC-XA Results and Lessons Learned

• Daniel Dumbacher

  X-33 Update

• Jerry Rising

  Lunar/Mars test Project

• Karen Meyers

  Space Utilization - Today's Status, Tomorrow's Challenge

• Cynthia Griffin
• Ben Boesch

  Starbooster

• Buzz Aldrin

  Advanced Concepts

  Undersea Habitats as an Analog for Space Habitats
• Shirley Smith - Introduction
• Dennis Chamberland - Introduction
• Scott Carpenter
• Dennis Chamberland

  Advanced Space Transportation Program 25 year Strategic Plan

• Gary Lyles

  Gateway to the Solar System: The Gas Core Nuclear Engine

• Steve Howe

  Gravity modification

• Ning Li

  Economic Opportunities

  The Wake Shield Facility - A Precursor to Future Space Commercialization
• Alex Ignatiev

  Establishing an Australian Space Port

• Larry Ahern - Introduction
• Kirby Ikin

  X-Prize Competition Update

• Peter Diamandis

  Making a Profit From a Lunar Base: Selling Refrigerators to Eskimos

• Steven Howe

  NEAP - Asteroid Utilization Now

• Jim Benson

  Why a not for Profit Approach can work for Space

• Andy Clark

  Debate on Cheap Access to Space

• Jeff LIss, David Anderman, Gordon Woodcock, Mark Holthouse

  Special Presentations

  How do we get there from here
• Mike Gilbrook: Introduction
• Ben Bova

  Project HALO

• Greg Allison, Bill Brown

  Opening the Space Frontier to the Public

• William Gaubatz

  NSS Awards Banquet and Program

• Mike Gilbert, Glen Hammer, Phil McMurray
• Charles Limerick (Kistler Aerospace) - Keynote
• NSS Awards

  NSS Town Meeting

• Mike Gilbrook, David Brant, Charlie Walker, Ron Lajoie