1. The Space Frontier Foundation is an
organization of people dedicated to
opening the Space Frontier to human
settlement as rapidly as possible.
Our goals include protecting the Earth's
fragile biosphere and creating a freer and
more prosperous life for each generation
by using the unlimited energy and
material resources of space.
Our purpose is to unleash the power of
free enterprise and lead a united humanity
permanently into the Solar System.
Executive Director
Jeff Krukin
Advisors
David Brody
Producer — Sci Fi Channel
Dr. Philip Chapman
Center for Enterprise in Space
Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Author
Freeman Dyson
Physicist
Rene Echeveria
Producer — "Deep Space Nine"
Dr. George Friedman
Space Studies Institute
Israel Galvan
GHG Corp.
David Gump
t/Space
Gary Hudson
t/Space
Michael S. Kelly
Chairman - Kelly Space & Technology
Eric Kotani
Author
Chuck Lauer
Rocketplane Ltd.
Dr. John Lewis
University of Arizona
Tasha O'Neill
Photographer
Dr. Thomas Rogers
The Sophron Foundation
Allen Steele
Science Fiction Writer
Frank White
Author — "The Overview Effect"
Herman Zimmerman
Chief Designer — "Star Trek"
Board
Kerinia Cusick
Dr. William Gaubatz
Erin Medlicott
Charles Miller
John Powell
Rick Tumlinson
Bob Werb
Space Frontier Foundation
16 First Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960
(800) 78-SPACE
info@spacefrontierfoundation.org
www.spacefrontierfoundation.org
Preliminary Agenda
(Register at spacefrontierfoundation.org)
Structure
The primary structure of the program will be panel discussions with substantial audience involvement
punctuated by presentations by Stand-Alone speakers. While meant to be intensive to create maximum
interaction, the audience involvement will be moderated to focus the conversations and ensure the credibility of
the process. The stand alone speaker position will allow us greater program flexibility as we begin to nail down
key panelists and allow for input of additional VIPs as we confirm their availability.
Theme
The theme of RTM VI is implicit in the working title that we have been using for this year's conference: "RTM VI
Reality Check." In line with this theme, this year's conference is being designed to raise questions and explore
issues about humanity's genuine near-term ability to return to the Moon. In both the private and government
sector there are ongoing discussions about an actual return to the Moon. The purpose of this conference is to
explore the different facets of those discussions and of ongoing programs and initiatives to explore how close
we really are to a return to the moon and what needs to change if we are to succeed in such an endeavor.
Panels
• Mistakes in Space
The road to space development is littered with failed businesses and government programs alike. A project as
ambitious as a human return to the Moon featuring a permanent settlement, is a concept nearly as fraught with
as it is with promise. This panel will feature several speakers intended to focus the conference on answering
the questions posed by the mistakes of the past so as to ensure that this return to the moon is not a failure.
• How do we get to the Moon?
The question of Space transportation has long been the sticking point of any discussion of going beyond earth
orbit. There are a number of different approaches being taken by NASA and others to address the requirement
of Earth to Orbit (ETO) and Cis-Lunar transportation. This panel will seek to address these issues.
• How do we live on the Moon?
What are the key technologies and approaches that we must pursue if we are going to be establishing a long
term human presence on the Moon? Not since Apollo have there been in-depth discussions about the
construction of systems that can function for prolonged periods in a lunar environment. As such, these systems
will be a key component to entrepreneurial and NASA's plans for the Moon, addressing them is critical.
• What will we do on the Moon?
Many have argued that there are both scientific and commercial benefits to be gained in returning to the Moon.
These activities are imagined to be the primary task that will occupy the time of people living on the Moon.
What specifically are these goals? What will lunar operations look like?
• Legal/Regulatory/Policy
That the legal and policy implications of a return to the Moon by governments and private entities alike are
daunting is a well known fact within the entire space sector. What are the most likely sources of trouble for
both NASA and the private sector? Are there critical regulatory or policy roadblocks that must be surmounted if
a return to the Moon is to succeed? This panel is being constructed to take these issues head on and identify
the major challenges that we face as we consider a return to the Moon.
• Enabling Technologies
It appears likely that there are certain key technologies that will prove to be major deciding factors on the
achievability of a return to the Moon. We know we can get there, but, can we do it efficiently enough to make
this mission far more than a flags and footprints approach? What are the key technologies that will make or
break various business plans for living and working on the Moon? This panel is intended to be an interactive
showcase for the critical technologies that will take us back to the Moon.
• International Partners
Moving permanently into Cis-Lunar Space necessarily involves with other international entities and
international partners. What are the issues and opportunities that lie before us in the next 10 years? Are there
players we haven not had as partners before that we should be considering? Are there unforeseen barriers in
the International community? This panel is intended to try and answer these questions.
• Lunar and In-Space Business Development Models
A number of companies have begun submitting ideas about how to make money from different aspects of
lunar exploration/development. How realistic are these ideas? Are there major holes in these business
models? Is it really possible to make money in an environment as unforgiving as the Moon? This panel seeks
to explore the notion of profitability on the Moon.
• What have we learned? (Wrap Up)
Have the speakers made solid cases? Are there issues that were not addressed? How well did the speakers
answer the questions posed by the opening speakers? This panel is meant to bring a degree of closure to the
conference and help the audience and the speakers evaluate the degree to which the event addressed the
most critical issues associated with a return to the Moon.