Market Opportunities in Space:
The Near-Term Roadmap

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November 7, 2001
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D.C.

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On November 7, 2001, the Office of Space Commercialization, the Space Enterprise Council administered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Space Transportation Association co-hosted an invitation-only workshop on emerging commercial space markets. The goal was to involve industries not traditionally associated with commercial space activities in a discussion of potential future markets and the necessary conditions for market growth. Such industries included biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, media, power generation, cargo delivery, and passenger travel.

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The workshop represented a departure from traditional space industry events. First, rather than focusing on current space markets, it focused on identifying realistic new markets and ways to remove barriers to entry. Second, it stressed concrete "next steps" to be incorporated into a report highlighting recommendations relevant to Government policy-makers, industry, and the investment community.

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Workshop Program
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration, Coffee
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Welcome
  • Gregori Lebedev, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Phillip J. Bond, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce (Remarks)
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Workshop Intro/Overview
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Panel 1: "People and Packages: Sub-orbital to Orbital Commercialization"
  • Ann Saccomano, Transportation Journalist (Moderator)
  • Debra N. Phillips, Executive Director, National Small Shipments Traffic Conference (NASSTRAC) (178K PDF)
  • Charles Miller, CEO, Constellation Services International (256K PDF)
  • Alan Ladwig, Vice President of Marketing, Team Encounter
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Panel 1, Part 2: "People and Packages"
  • Ron Erdmann, Deputy Director, Tourism Division, Department of Commerce (Moderator)
  • Geoffrey Crouch, La Trobe University, Australia (50K PDF)
  • Peter Diamandis, CEO and Chairman, Zero Gravity Corporation
  • Michael Lyon, Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel, Space Adventures (3.5MB PDF)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Speaker
  • Robert Walker, CEO, Wexler Group
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Panel 2: "Bringing Industry to Space: Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals/Materials/Power"
  • Molly Macauley, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future (Moderator)
  • Paul Silber, President and CEO, StelSys (882K PDF)
  • Larry DeLucas, Director, Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering, University of Alabama
  • Louis Stodieck, Director, BioServe Space Technologies, University of Colorado-Boulder (1MB PDF)
  • Braja Mookherjee, Vice President & Global Director of Natural Products Research, International Flavors and Fragrances (1.5MB PDF)
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Panel 3: "Bringing Out the Stars: Advertising/Sponsorship/Media"
  • Lon Rains, Editor, Space News (Moderator)
  • David P. Gump, President, LunaCorp (2.1MB PDF + 13.4MB AVI)
  • W. Clark Bunting, EVP and General Manager, Discovery Channel
  • George Pavlik, Director, Space Systems, L-3 Communications East (250K PDF)
3:150 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Panel 4: "Charting a New Course: Challenges for Government and Industry"
  • Lori Garver, Vice President, DFI International (Moderator)
  • Scott Pace, Assistant Director, Space and Aeronautics, Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • John Higginbotham, Chairman, SpaceVest (184K PDF)
  • Jean Toal Eisen, Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Reception

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