Spacevidcast - Space News and Launches » 2010 http://www.spacevidcast.com Making Space Commonplace Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:27:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Making Space Commonplace Spacevidcast - Space News and Launches no Making Space Commonplace Spacevidcast - Space News and Launches » 2010 http://www.spacevidcast.com/svcrss.png http://www.spacevidcast.com/newspace/2010/ NewSpace 2010: SEDS-ISU Dinner — Students and Alumni Only http://www.spacevidcast.com/2010/07/30/newspace-2010-seds-isu-dinner-students-and-alumni-only/ http://www.spacevidcast.com/2010/07/30/newspace-2010-seds-isu-dinner-students-and-alumni-only/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:27:52 +0000 Benjamin Higginbotham http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=4209 Students for the Exploration and Development of Space – International Space University Dinner is open to SEDS, ISU, and Singularity University students and alumni only. Current space industry leaders engage in an inspirational and motivational discussion giving their perspectives on how to be a leader in tomorrow’s space industry. A presentation on the National Space Society’s Space Ambassador Program will also be given.

Gary Barnhard, National Space Society
Will Pomerantz, X Prize Foundation
Dr. Bob Richards, CEO Odyssey Moon

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The NewSpace Awards aim to recognize outstanding achievements toward advancing NewSpace and opening the space frontier. The awards are voted on by the Space Frontier Foundation Board and presented at the annual NewSpace Conference Gala.
Miles O’Brien
Spaceflightnow.com
Art Dula
Heinlein Prize
Benjamin Higginbotham
Spacevidcast
Duncan Jones
Director, Moon
Dave Masten
President and CEO, Masten Aerospace

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Enrico Palermo
Project Engineering Manager, Virgin Galactic

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