2023 Archives - ISS Conference

ISSRDC 2023 Day 1 – Welcome

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:00:41 +0000

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ISSRDC 2023 Day 1 – Morning Keynote: Igniting Innovation to Accelerate Disease Research on the ISS

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:30:59 +0000

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ISSRDC 2023 Day 1 – Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ainissa Ramirez

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:00:21 +0000

Dr. Ainissa Ramirez is a scientist best known as one of the world’s foremost science communicators—a “science evangelist,” as she calls it—with a message heard by millions. She is the award-winning author of “The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another” (The MIT Press, 2020). This book that examines how technology shaped us is beloved by readers. It was an L.A. Times Book Prize finalist in the category of Science and Technology. It was also named one of the Best Summer Science Books of 2020 by Amazon and Science Friday and selected as one of Smithsonian Magazine’s Ten Best Science Books of 2020.

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ISSRDC 2023 Day 1 Panel – The Future of R&D in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:30:49 +0000

In March of this year, the National Science and Technology Council released the National Low Earth Orbit Research and Development (R&D) Strategy. The approach outlined in the strategy is expected to realize and institutionalize the scientific, economic, educational, and diplomatic benefits of LEO research platforms of the future. These platforms will benefit humanity while enabling a sustained human presence in space. Join Low Earth Orbit Science and Technology Interagency Working Group members as they discuss the policy objectives and supporting activities outlined in this new and transformative plan.

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ISSRDC Day 1 Lightning Talk – STEM Engagement and Workforce Development

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:20:19 +0000

A key objective of the National LEO Research and Development Strategy is to stimulate STEM education and workforce development through creative programming like Genes in Space. Started in 2015 as a collaboration between Boeing and miniPCR bio, Genes in Space inspires young minds to solve real-world problems in the biological and physical sciences. Each year, the contest invites students in grades 7-12 to design pioneering DNA experiments, with one winning experiment to be carried out by astronauts onboard the space station. Genes in Space has received thousands of inspiring, student-led proposals, and alums have enabled outstanding space biology milestones.

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ISSRDC Day 1 Fireside Chat – Getting to the Heart of the Matter in LEO

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:15:38 +0000

Previous studies on the space station have shown that microgravity changes the overall size, shape, and strength of astronauts’ hearts. But until recently, no one looked at individual heart cells. Join Dr. Donna Roberts, Chief Science Officer at the ISS National Lab, for a conversation with previous space station researcher Dr. Arun Sharma and ISS National Lab Implementation Partner BioServe as they discuss the innovative approach used to tackle this complex research, with results that could profoundly impact humanity.

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ISSRDC Day 1 Lightning Talk – From Argonaut to Astronaut: What the Gold Rush Can Teach Us About the Commercialization of Space

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:10:13 +0000

The events that followed the first discovery of gold in the West changed America and how it thought about California, its newly acquired territory. California and the lives of people worldwide who would go West to participate in the gold rush would be affected by the ripple effects of this discovery for decades to come. Join Dr. Ken Savin, chief scientist at Redwire Space, as he demonstrates why revisiting the gold rush of the late 1840s and early 1850s can help us understand how the commercialization of space might play out, what to expect, and how to best use this opportunity to our advantage.

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ISSRDC 2023 Day 1 Panel – Building Startups During Market Volatility

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:00:52 +0000

Following a difficult 2022 with negative U.S. financial market returns and space SPACs failing to deliver on their promises, markets have remained volatile entering 2023, presenting funding challenges for space entrepreneurs. With representation from leading venture capital and private equity firms, this panel will focus on funding and growth strategies suitable for early-stage companies to navigate the current environment. It will also provide perspectives on investment landscape expectations over the coming year.

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ISSRDC 2023 Day 2 Keynote – Advancing Space-Based Scientific Knowledge Through Fundamental Research

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:30:36 +0000

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ISSRDC Day 2 Lightning Talk – Vast: Building the World’s First Crewed, Independent Space Station

Gary — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:15:37 +0000

Vast Space: Building the World’s First Crewed, Independent Space Station.

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