Workshop

Space

Hosted by

June 5-6, 2023,
9 am - 5 pm

Hosted by

Fifty Years,192 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114

Goal

Progress in space technologies is rapidly advancing, from near-term applications to long-term exploration.This two-day event invites leading researchers, entrepreneurs, and funders to drive progress. Explore new opportunities, form lasting collaborations, and join us in driving cooperation toward shared long-term goals.

Format

Rapid keynotes are followed by working groups to curate opportunities for talent and funders, present at the workshop and beyond, to take on. Including mentorship hours, breakouts, and speaker & sponsor gathering. Agenda below. Apply to join as attendee, sponsor, or presenter.

What to expect

To get a feeling of what to expect, please review our Space Group.

Workshop Video Summaries

Allison Duettmann | Foresight Space Workshop ’23 Introduction

Adam Brown | Cosmological Constant @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Andrew Siemion | Progress in the Detection of Extraterrestrial Life @ Space Workshop ’23

Robert Zubrin | Spaceflight Revolution Towards Future of Limitless Possibility @ Space Workshop ’23

Carol Stoker | The Search for Extant Life on Mars @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Creon Levit | Sustainable Farming @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

David Furman | Space Longevity @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Steve Butow | Space Domain Awareness @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Ilaria Cinelli | Space Medicine Innovation @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Larry Lemke | Big Frickin’ Rockets are a Big Frickin’ Deal @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Martin Elvis | Concentrated Resources on the Moon & Asteroids @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Mike McCulloch | How Quantised Inertia Can Revolutionise Space Travel @ Space Workshop ’23

Michael Grace | Why Rockets for Space Launch? @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Patrick Finley | A Pipeline for the Future of Propulsive Landing @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Peter Worden | Life in the Universe & Private Sector Space Science Initiatives @ Space Workshop ’23

Kostas Konstantinidis | Space Technology Tree @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Rachit Bhatia | Space Behavior Awareness at Scale @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

John Karcz | Near and Long Term Space Progress @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 1 | Robert, Creon, Mike McCulloch, Larry, Geffen @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 2 | Carol, Zara, Ila @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 3 | James, Rachit, Martin, Nathan, Kostas @ Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 4 | Mike, Tomas, Brian @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 5 | Bartu, Gustavs, Jay, Chris, Nhat, Ian, Chris @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Chris Boshuizen | We Can’t Do the Things in Space We Need To @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Confirmed Participants

Workshop

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VIP EVENING

6.00 – 8.00 pm

Speaker & Sponsor Drinks @PebbleBed VC

Day 1: TECH & TRAJECTORIES

Fifty Years, 192 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114

09:00 – 10:00 am

Introductions

10:00 – 10:30 am

Workshop goals

10:30 – 12:00 am

Lightning presentations

1. Adam Brown, Stanford – Long-term Futures in Space

2. Andrew Siemion, SETI – Progress in the Detection of Extraterrestrial Life

3. Bob Zubrin, Mars Society – The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility

4. Carol Stoker, NASA – The Search for Extant Life on Mars

5. Creon Levit, Planet Labs – Satellite Trajectories

6. David Furman, Furman Lab – Space Longevity: Enabling the Expansion of the Human Race in Time and Space

7. Steve “Bucky” Butow, Defense Innovation Unit – Active Debris Removal and Increased Space Domain Awareness

12:00 – 01:00 pm

Lunch (mentorship pairings)

01:00 – 02:30 pm

Lightning presentations

1. Ilaria Cinelli, Aikos Space – Space Medicine Innovation

2. Ian Brooke, Astro Mechanica – Space Medicine Innovation

3. Larry Lemke, NASA – BFRs are a BFD

4. Martin Elvis, Harvard Smithsonian – Finite Concentrated Resources on the Moon and in Asteroids: Consequences for law, policy, and ethics

5. Mike McCullogh, Plymouth University – Quantised Inertia: How This New Cosmology Can Revolutionize Space Travel

6. Mike Grace, LongShot – Kinetic Space Launch: Minimally Murderous Mass-Drivers for Moving Man’s Materials Moonward

7. Chris Boshuizen, DCVC – We Can’t Do the Things in Space We Need To, And We Don’t Know It Awareness

02:30 – 03:00 pm

Break

03:00 – 04:30 pm

Lightning presentations

1. Nathan Johnson, Space Court Foundation – The Cosmology of Space Law, and the Space Law Library

2. Patrick Finley, Collegiate Propulsive Lander Challenge – A Pipeline for the Future of Propulsive Landing

3. S. Pete Worden, Breakthrough Initiatives – Life in the Universe and Private Sector Space Science Initiatives

4. Konstantinos Konstantinidis, MASP – The Space Tech Tree

5. Rachit Bhatia, LeoLabs – Space Situational Awareness

6. John Karcz, NASA – Space Economics

04:30 – 05:30 pm

Working group formation

05:30 – 07:00 pm

Dinner (mentorship pairings)

07:00 – 09:00 pm

Breakout drinks

Day 2: OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRESS

Fifty Years, 192 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114

09:00 – 10:00 am

Networking

10:00 – 12:00 pm

Working groups

12:00 – 01:00 pm

Lunch (mentorship pairings)

01:00 – 03:00 pm

Working group presentations

03:00 – 04:00 pm

Next steps

04:00 – 06:00 pm

Aftershow drinks (mentorship pairings)

Gaming the Future: The Book!

Workshop

Space

June 5-6, 2023, 9 am - 5 pm

Fifty Years,192 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114

Goal

Format

What to expect

Workshop Video Summaries

Allison Duettmann | Foresight Space Workshop ’23 Introduction

Adam Brown | Cosmological Constant @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Andrew Siemion | Progress in the Detection of Extraterrestrial Life @ Space Workshop ’23

Robert Zubrin | Spaceflight Revolution Towards Future of Limitless Possibility @ Space Workshop ’23

Carol Stoker | The Search for Extant Life on Mars @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Creon Levit | Sustainable Farming @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

David Furman | Space Longevity @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Steve Butow | Space Domain Awareness @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Ilaria Cinelli | Space Medicine Innovation @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Larry Lemke | Big Frickin’ Rockets are a Big Frickin’ Deal @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Martin Elvis | Concentrated Resources on the Moon & Asteroids @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Mike McCulloch | How Quantised Inertia Can Revolutionise Space Travel @ Space Workshop ’23

Michael Grace | Why Rockets for Space Launch? @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Patrick Finley | A Pipeline for the Future of Propulsive Landing @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Peter Worden | Life in the Universe & Private Sector Space Science Initiatives @ Space Workshop ’23

Kostas Konstantinidis | Space Technology Tree @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Rachit Bhatia | Space Behavior Awareness at Scale @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

John Karcz | Near and Long Term Space Progress @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 1 | Robert, Creon, Mike McCulloch, Larry, Geffen @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 2 | Carol, Zara, Ila @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 3 | James, Rachit, Martin, Nathan, Kostas @ Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 4 | Mike, Tomas, Brian @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Working Group 5 | Bartu, Gustavs, Jay, Chris, Nhat, Ian, Chris @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Chris Boshuizen | We Can’t Do the Things in Space We Need To @ Foresight Space Workshop ’23

Confirmed Participants

Workshop

Space

AGENDA

LOCATION

Fifty Years,192 Museum Way, San Francisco, CA 94114

Search Foresight Institute

June 5-6, 2023,
9 am - 5 pm

Fifty Years,
192 Museum Way,
San Francisco,
CA 94114