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Track: Living in Space
We believe that Living in Space is not only humankind's most worthy cause, but it will be the vehicle that ensures our long-term survival. International cooperation, advanced science and technologies and collaborative wisdom can help us attain those goals.
The Living in Space Track includes presentations from a variety of different disciplines ranging from philosophy to exotic propulsion systems. This year, topics that have already been scheduled include: a synopsis of the latest research work conducted by the MarsCrew134 at the Mars Desert Research Station, ISS resource utilization, black hole propulsion systems, and asteroid mining. In addition, presentations will be given in the psychological and philosophical domains. Science fiction authors will discuss the realities of what living in space will be like. Several speakers associated with Kepler Space Institute will present. In 2012, the Living in Space ISDC Track developed an association with the Journal of Space Philosophy. Several authors who have contributed to the journal will present this year. The journal can be found at https://bobkrone.com/node/120
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| Track Co-Chairs |
 Industrial/Organizational Psychologist |
 CEO, Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. |
 Kepler Space Institute; President and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Space Philosophy |
Preliminary* Agenda and Scheduled Speakers
*all information on this page is subject to change
| Thursday, May 15th |
| Salon 205 (2nd Floor) |
| 10:00 am - 10:25 am |
| Asteroid Mining: Why? How? |
 CTO & VP of Engineering, Kepler Energy and Space Engineering |
| 10:25 am - 10:50 am |
| Communicating Biochemical Change in Vitality as Gravity Changes |
 Kepler Space Institute Director of Research |
| 11:00 am - 11:10 am |
| Space Burg - NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
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| 11:10 am - 11:50 am |
| Astro-Humanism Panel |
 Kepler Space Institute - KSI VP for Media and Communications/President, SRI American Chapter |
 CEO, Astrosociology Research Institute |
| 12:00 noon - 1:50 pm |
| Lunch |
| 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm |
| The American Energy Security Crisis Solution—Space Solar Power |
 Prof Engineer, Assoc Fellow, AIAA, Pres., Spacefaring Institute |
| 2:25 pm - 2:50 pm |
| The Relevance of Astrosociology in 2014 |
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CEO, Astrosociology Research Institute |
| 3:00 pm - 3:10 pm |
| Space Settlement “Daphne” - NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
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| 3:10 pm - 3:50 pm |
| Virtual World, Experiencing Space on Earth |
 Kepler Space Institute & Virtual Orbital Space Settlement |
 Kepler Space Institute & Virtual Orbital Space Settlement |
 All These Worlds, LLC |
| 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm |
| Planetary Defense Panel: Threat Evolution, Asteroid Threats and Directed Energy |
| Panelists: |
 Aerospace Engineer, Professor, USC |
 Aerospace Corp |
 Senior Scientist, NASA NEO Program Office, JPL/Caltech |
 UC Santa Barbara |
| 5:00 pm - 5:10 pm |
| Spacekit - NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
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| 5:10 pm - 5:25 pm |
| Mamani - NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentations |
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| 5:25 pm - 5:50 pm |
| Space Philosophy |
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Kepler Space Institute; President and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Space Philosophy |
 "Dedicated to helping prepare tomorrow’s leaders for success in an ever increasing world of information, knowledge and discovery." |
| Friday, May 16th |
| Salon 205 (2nd Floor) |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am |
| Forecast of Breakthrough Trends in Technique and Technology of Interstellar Flights |
 All-Union Correspondence Polytechnic Institute |
 Saint Barnabas Hospital |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am |
| The Schwarzschild Kugelblitz Starship |
 Project Lead of the X-Physics Power and Propulsion Project at Icarus |
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am |
| Are Black Hole Starships Possible? |
 Kansas State University |
| 11:30 am - 11:50 pm |
| Panel Discussion: Exotic Propulsion Systems |
| Panelists: |
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Project Lead of the X-Physics Power and Propulsion Project at Icarus |
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Kansas State University |
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Saint Barnabas Hospital |
| Moderator: |
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All-Union Correspondence Polytechnic Institute |
| 12:00 noon - 1:50 pm |
| Lunch |
| 2:00 pm - 2:25 pm |
| 3D Printing on ISS And Beyond: How Additive Manufacturing In Space Will Transform Human Space Exploration |
 Made In Space, Inc. |
| 2:25 pm - 2:50 pm |
| To hell with Prada! Spacewear goes chic |
 CEO, Orbital Outfitters, Inc. |
| 3:00 pm - 3:10 pm |
| Convolution: The Expanded Design - NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
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| 3:10 pm - 3:20 pm |
| BANA Space Settlement 2.0 - NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
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| 3:20 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Blending a Science Fiction Novel with an Autobiography |
 Attorney, President, Declan Joseph O'Donnell, P.C. Association; Publisher, Journal of Space. |
| 3:30 pm - 3:40 pm |
| The Obligation to Colonize Space |
 Independent Author |
| 3:40 pm - 3:50 pm |
| Astro-humanism: Space as a Spiritual Movement |
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Independent science fiction writer |
| 4:00 pm - 4:10 pm |
| The Inspiration for Writing Science Fiction |
 Andromeda Enterprises, LLC |
| 4:10 pm - 4:20 pm |
| Writing Science Fiction |
 Scientist, Futurist, Science Fiction Author (via Skype) |
| 4:20 pm - 4:50 pm |
| Panel Discussion: Science Fiction |
| Panelists: |
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Attorney, President, Declan Joseph O'Donnell, P.C. Association; Publisher, Journal of Space. |
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President, New York Space Frontier Society; NSS Board of Directors; Executive Director, Congressional Space Caucus; Advocate, Space Frontier Foundation |
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Independent science fiction writer |
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California Institute of Technology |
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Scientist, Futurist, Science Fiction Author (via Skype) |
| 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm |
| Being There |
 Griffith Observatory |
| Saturday, May 17th |
| Salon 205 (2nd Floor) |
| 10:00 am - 10:10 am |
| Sirius - NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
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| 10:10 am - 10:20 am |
| ADVAITA - NASA/NSS Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation |
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| 10:25 am - 10:50 am |
| World Space Week 2014 |
 Manager of Program Integration in NASA’s Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office (C3PO), Johnson Space Center |
| 11:00 am - 11:50 am |
| Panel Discussion: Breathing Life Into a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Space Ecosystem |
 President, CEO and Director, Zero Gravity Solutions Inc. |
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CEO, Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. |
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CEO, Orbital Outfitters |
 Principal Investigator, Made In Space, Inc. |
| 12:00 noon - 1:50 pm |
| Lunch |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm |
| Getting to Know Earth's Nearest Neighbors: Asteroids and Comets |
 WISE Deputy Project Scientist, JPL |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm |
| Living on Mars: An Analog Astronaut Experience - Pioneering Space Surgery and Wellness for Space Exploration and Colonization |
 Founder /CEO, International Space Surgery Consortium, MarsCrew134 /Mars Desert Research Station, The Space Clinic |
| 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm |
| The Mars Arctic 365 Mission: A one year full dress rehearsal of a human mission Mars in the high Canadian Arctic |
 Founder/President, Mars Society; President of Pioneer Astronautics |
| Sunday, May 18th |
| Salon 205 (2nd Floor) |
| 10:00 am - 11:50 am |
| Panel Discussion: Space Dilemmas |
| Panelists: |
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CEO, Astrosociology |
 Author and Scientific Thinker. NSS Board of Governors. Former Publicist in the 1970/80s for Prince, Billy Joel, and Styx |
 Space Producer for Discovery News |
 Vice President of Business Development of Scorpius Space Launch Company |
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California Institute of Technology |
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Prof Engineer, Assoc Fellow, AIAA, Pres., Spacefaring Institute |
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USC |
| Moderators: |
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Kepler Space Institute; President and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Space Philosophy |
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Industrial/Organizational Psychologist |
| 12:00 noon - 1:50 pm |
| Lunch |
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