International Space Development Conference 2021 - June 25, 2021

The National Space Society (NSS) is presenting the International Space Development Conference® 2021 (ISDC® 2021) virtually on June 24-27, 2021. June 25th Schedule: 9:00 AM PDT Anita Gale, NSS Chief Executive Officer, National Space Society Board of Directors 9:05 AM Record-Setting, Trailblazing, Role Model, Astronaut Peggy Whitson Dr. Peggy Whitson, retired NASA astronaut and former NASA Chief Astronaut with Janet Ivey, President, Explore Mars, Inc., CEO, Janet’s Planet, Inc., National Space Society Board of Governors Presenting of the NSS Space Pioneer Award to Dr. Peggy Whitson 9:30 AM Rob Manning, Chief Engineer, Mars Exploration Directorate, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with Rod Pyle, Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra Magazine Presenting of NSS Space Pioneer Award to Rob Manning 10:10 AM Interview: Rod Pyle, Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra Magazine and Tariq Malik, Editor-in-Chief, Space.com 10:35 AM Gwynne Shotwell, President and Chief Operating Officer, SpaceX with Rod Pyle, Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra Magazine Presenting of NSS Wernher von Braun Award to Gwynne Shotwell 10:45 AM Space Policy: Artemis - Helpful, Harmful, or Immaterial to Communities Beyond Earth? Brett Jones (VP Communications and Digital Media, Beyond Earth Institute), Tyler Bender (Research Associate, Beyond Earth Institute) and Tony DeTora (VP of Policy Coherence & Co-Founder), Beyond Earth Institute 11:10 AM Facing Arguments Against Space Settlement Al Globus, National Space Society Board of Directors 11:40 AM Dr. Robert Braun, Director for Planetary Science, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with Rod Pyle, Editor-in-Chief, Ad Astra Magazine Presenting of NSS Space Pioneer Award to Dr. Robert Braun 12:00 noon Janet Ivey, President, Explore Mars, Inc., CEO, Janet’s Planet, Inc., National Space Society Board of Governors and Chris Carberry, CEO, Explore Mars, Inc. 12:15 PM Isaac Arthur, Science & Futurism With Isaac Arthur with Dr. Lorna Jean Edmonds, National Space Society Board of Directors Presenting of the NSS Space Pioneer Award to Isaac Arthur 12:35 PM Mexican Students Organize a Nationwide Lunar Robotics Competition Alfred Anzaldua, National Space Society Board of Directors 12:50 PM Space Artifacts Tour Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director & Founder, Future Ventures 1:00 PM NSS Chris Pancratz Activist of the Year Award, 2020 Burton Dicht, NSS VP of Membership presented by Dale Skran, NSS Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, National Space Society Board of Directors 1:15 PM NSS spUN Debates: Preparing the Next Generation of Universal Leaders Dr. Lorna Jean Edmonds, National Space Society Board of Directors and Frances Dellutri, NSS Deputy Education Director, National Space Society Board of Directors 1:35 PM International Space Solar Power Team Competition Sponsored by SPACE Canada 2:15 PM END To learn more about the event go to: https://isdc2021.nss.org/