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Designing Spaceports for Form and Function
November 14, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Eastern Time
Via Zoom
The global emergence of spaceports creates new challenges and exciting opportunities for architectural design and function. This GSA webinar brings together four leading firms focused on spaceport architecture to discuss what spaceport operators need to know when considering new infrastructure elements, both functional and aesthetic considerations.
Speakers:
Dr. George Nield, Chairman, GSA (moderator)
Alice Schultz, Sr. Manager – Launch Support Facilities, RS&H
David Acomb, Principal Architect, AOA
Francis Walker, Associate Principal, Corgan
Jennifer Speers, Vice President of Engineering, Merrick & Company
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This session on Astropreneurship will address the career opportunities of start-up space companies. With spaceports being regional hubs for space innovation, there is an obvious linkage for start-ups. This workshop will explore the range of space start-up opportunities and hear from investors who are incubating and accelerating space start-ups. Spaceports and students will also learn how to tap into the Global Network for Entrepreneurship for Space (GEN Space).
Speakers
- Stephan Reckie, Executive Director, Global Entrepreneurship Network – Space
- Oluseye Soyode-Johnson, Founder, NuConti
GSA & Spaceport America Pathways Workshop Series
Farnborough International Airshow
Global Spaceport Alliance (GSA) presented a recorded program during the Aerospace Global Forum during the Farnborough International Airshow occurring July 18-22, 2022. You can watch the recordings of those program as the links below.
Moderator:
- Dr. George Nield, Chairman, Global Spaceport Alliance
Speakers:
- Kelvin Coleman, Acting Associate Administrator, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
- Paul Cremin, Commercial Spaceflight Regulations and Policy Lead, Department for Transport
- Melissa Thorpe, CEO, Spaceport Cornwall
- Brig. Gen. Stephen Purdy Jr., Commander, Space Launch Delta 45, U.S. Space Force
Moderator:
- Oscar Garcia, CEO InterFlight Global Corporation
Speakers:
- Pam Underwood, Director. Spaceport Office, FAA
- Jeff Sponable, New Frontier Aerospace
Moderator:
- Dr. George Nield, Chairman, Global Spaceport Alliance
Speakers:
- Kelvin Coleman, Acting Associate Administrator, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
- Paul Cremin, Commercial Spaceflight Regulation and Policy Lead, Department for Transport (confirmed)
- Melissa Thorpe, CEO, Spaceport Cornwall
- Adam Dissel, President, Reaction Engines
Previous Events
On March 31, GSA Chair DR. GEORGE NIELD made history when he flew into space aboard the Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft. In this webinar program, Dr. Nield will debrief members on his mission to outer space. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions and find out what it was like to reach the edge of space.
New spaceports have had an exciting and challenging period of growth in the past 10 years, both in the U.S. and internationally. What happens when community enthusiasm is met with community skepticism and scrutiny? How do spaceport operators keep their focus on the promise of regional economic development even as some in the region doubt that potential? This GSA panel discussion will explore some of the persistent challenges that spaceports are experiencing and the ways that operators everywhere can work to overcome them.
PANEL SPEAKERS:
Moderator: Jeff Foust, Senior Staff Write, SpaceNews
Pamela Underwood, Director of the Office of Spaceports FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Steve L. Howard, Executive Project Lead, Spaceport Camden
John Paffett, Managing Director, KISPE LTD – Spaceport Cornwall
