Announcement: World Space Week Oct 4-10

The National Space Society and the International Spaceflight Museum are teaming up to celebrate World Space Week during the week of October 4 - 10 [ https://www.worldspaceweek.org/ ]. The 2019 theme is “The Moon:  Gateway to the Stars.” According to a UN General Assembly resolution on 6 December 1999:  “The General Assembly declares 4 to 10 October World Space Week to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition”.

We would like to have space-related presentations and panel discussions throughout the week...extra credit for connection to this year's topic or the UN event's purpose. Potential presenters: please feel free to propose your own topic! If you would like to make a presentation or participate in one or more panel discussions, please contact Ariel Miranda with the following:


Your avatar name: 

Your real life name and brief credentials (not required but will be considered): 

What presentation(s) and/or panel discussions would you like to propose/participate in?: 


Current panel topic brainstorming includes:
    The value proposition for colonizing the Moon, and Mars
    Resolved: micro-satellites are the scourge of the spaceways
    Lunar Gateway: Foundation or Farce?
    How close are we to the tipping point beyond which profits can be made in space?
    Moons of Jupiter and Saturn
    Asteroid mining
    The place of the arts in space
Please let us know if you have other suggestions.

If you are aware of other potentially interested individuals or groups, please feel free to pass along this information.

Ad astra (to the stars!),
Ariel Miranda