The agenda for the upcoming (29-30 October 2010) Space Studies Institute Space Manufacturing 14 Conference is quite impressive. The conference begins on Friday night with the question: "Moon, Mars, Asteroids: Where to Go First for Resources?" On Saturday expert speakers and panelists will look at ways to get to LEO (low Earth orbit), best ways to go to the moon, space rock resources, space life support, orbital solar satellites, large orbiting habitats, and space robotics. Craig Venter will top off the day's talks with a look into the future of synthetic biology. John Lewis -- an expert on asteroids and economic use of space resources -- will give the Saturday night dinner talk.
On Sunday, speakers will move on to the engineering aspects of dealing with lunar and asteroidal materials for energy storage, building construction, transportation infrastructure, and space-based solar power satellites. Sunday afternoon sessions take a look at space robots for mining, long term space life support facilities, and the economics and law of space manufacturing, mining, and colonising.
Attendance will be limited to 200, but I have not been told that registration is closed. Registration information
Downloadable papers from the SSI on topics pertinent to space exploration, colonies, and industry.
One of the best papers I have seen on why this topic is so important.
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