Space 2.0: A Multi-Participatory Approach

Space 2.0 – A Space Program for the 21st Century

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Daniel J. Rasky, PhD Chief, Space Portal Office

NASA Ames Research Center Daniel.J.Rasky@nasa.gov

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Bruce Pittman Executive Vice President National Space Society bpittman@earthlink.net

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Lynn Harper Lead for Integrative Studies

NASA Ames Research Center Lynn.D.Harper@nasa.gov

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Spring, 2008

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It’s the 21st century and our space program must reflect this reality given the limitations1, challenges2, and opportunities3 now before us, rather than clinging to ideas and approaches of the past. It is time for a fundamentally new approach to space. It is time for Space 2.0.

1.  Limitations: Nowhere near the government money that was available during Apollo.

2.  Challenges: Global climate change, resource shortages, population growth, workforce training.

3.  Opportunities: The internet, micro-miniaturization and nanotechnology, advanced robotics, automation and simulation.

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So what would Space 2.0, a space program for the 21st century look like? We believe it has five critical elements:   1) Massive participation,

2) Public-Private partnerships,

3) Experimentation,

4) Tele-operations and,

5) Resources-at-hand

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•  Massive participation is the “new wave” in modern activities and developments. Collaborative environments such as Second Life and Wikipedia, internet gaming such as World of Warcraft, and open source software development like Linux are just a few examples.

•  In many ways this is the key difference between Space 1.0 – a period from the Apollo program to present where the government provided the funding, direction and control of activities – and Space 2.0, where the door needs to be opened to the public at large to truly participate in the development of space.

•  Massive participation allows talent, resources and dollars from the public and private sectors to magnify scarce government resources, and to accomplish much more while becoming much more relevant.

Space 2.0: A Multi-Participatory Approach

Dr. Dan Rasky, NASA Space Portal - Moderator

Ross B. Garelick Bell, Aerospace States Assoc.

Dr. Alex Ignatiev, University of Houston

Jim Keravala, Shackleton Energy Company

Joe Rice, Lockheed Martin Space Systems

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•  Dr. Dan Rasky is a Co-Founder of the Space Portal whose mission is to “Be a friendly front door for emerging and non-traditional space companies”. In 2009 he completed a one-year Interagency Personnel Assignment (IPA) with the Space Grant Education and Enterprise Institute (SGEEI), where he served as a Senior Research Fellow supporting a number of emerging space companies and other organizations. This included provided expert consulting to SpaceX on the design and development of the heatshield for their Dragon capsule. SpaceX chose to use a PICA heatshield material, invented by Dr. Rasky and associates at NASA Ames, for Dragon.

•  Dr. Rasky is an internationally recognized expert on advanced entry systems and thermal protection materials, with 25 years of experience in advanced entry systems and materials for NASA (20 years) and the US Air Force (5 years). In addition to the SpaceX Dragon capsule, Dr. Rasky has made significant contributions to flight hardware on eight NASA missions. This includes inventing the heatshield (PICA) that enabled the NASA Stardust comet sample return mission. The Stardust return capsule was the fastest entry ever of a manmade object at Earth (12.9 km/s) and is now on display at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. as part of the “Milestones of Flight” exhibit. PICA is also being used for the primary heatshield for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) lander mission.

•  Dr. Rasky is the recipient of the NASA Inventor of the Year Award (the first ever for NASA Ames), the Senior Professional Meritorious Presidential Rank Award, the NASA Exceptional Achievement Award, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, twelve NASA Group Awards, and eight Space Act Awards. He has 6 patents, 64 publications, is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA and Senior Member of the ASME.

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•  Ross B. Garelick Bell has over 20 years of policy experience at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels of government policy development. Mr. Garelick Bell is the lead consultant for MRGB Consulting, specializing in Space and Aeronautics policy. In that capacity, he is the Chair of the State Legislative Committee for the Aerospace States Association charged with developing aerospace chapters in each of the 50 states focused on state policy, including Hawaii. Until last November, Mr. Garelick Bell handled Space, National Security, and STEM Policy at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

•  Mr. Garelick Bell is a past author of the NASA chapter for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual review of research and development funding in the President’s Budget Request and has been a go to source for information on NASA Reauthorization. Ross has testified before multiple state legislatures, advised policy makers, and implemented advocacy strategies at all levels of government.

•  Mr. Garelick Bell holds a Bachelors of Science in Political Science with a minor in History from Arizona State University, a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in Legislative, Executive, and Regulatory Affairs from The George Washington University, and has completed the International Space University’s Space Odyssey Institute held in conjunction with The George Washington University Space Policy Institute.

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•  Dr. Alex Ignatiev is the Director of the Center for Advanced Materials and Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Professor of Physics, Chemistry, and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston. Ignatiev received a B.S. in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, and his Ph.D. in Materials Science from Cornell University.

•  Ignatiev’s research and development interests have been focused on advanced thin film materials and device development, and surface chemical interactions that form the basis for thin film growth. Ignatiev has worked in advanced materials in the space environment where he originated the concept of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF), which focused on the utilization of the vacuum of space for the growth and fabrication of advanced thin film materials and devices for the microelectronics and energy fields. Ignatiev continues to work closely with the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and the NASA Johnson Space on fabrication of thin film solar cells on the surface of the Moon to supply energy for space exploration and at a larger scale, to supply energy for terrestrial use, on extraction of water from the poles of the moon, and on novel radiation protection materials for long-term human space flight.

•  Ignatiev has published more than 310 scientific articles, has 23 patents, is on the editorial boards of two scientific journals, is a member of 12 scientific societies, and has been elected to the International Academy of Astronautics and the Kazakhstan National Academy of Sciences.

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•  Jim Keravala is Chief Operating Officer and cofounder of Shackleton Energy Company Inc. and Chief Executive Officer and cofounder of Transplanetary Inc. He comes with a background of successful space developments and operations.  He was Director of a space company for seven years arranging launch programs and space access with Russian launch vehicles and subsequently joined Surrey Satellite Technology as Launch Manager for five years overseeing several successful orbital launches on Russian, European and U.S. launch vehicles. In this role he was also involved in the establishment of new space programs for emerging space nations. 

•  He was chairman of a high powered rocketry foundation, is a graduate of International Space University, a member of the International Institute of Space Law, a Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Chairman Emeritus of the AIAA SF Section. He is CEO and cofounder of the International Space Surgery Consortium, a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and an elected Academician at the International Academy of Astronautics. Jim was appointed by the Governor of Hawaii to the Board of PISCES, establishing an industrial Lunar research facility, reflecting his work at Shackleton Energy Company and is also on the Board of Directors of the Moon Society.

•  He has a background in aerospace, spacecraft engineering and physics. With additional operational experience in the finance, construction, transportation and mining sectors, Jim has also successfully raised venture capital in Silicon Valley and cofounded and led several space and technology companies.

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•  Joe Rice is the Director of Government Relations for Lockheed Martin Space Systems.  He is a Colonel in the Army Reserve with five combat tours of duty in Iraq and one peacekeeping tour in Bosnia.  Joe is also an adjunct professor of history, government, and public administration at the Colorado Campus of the University of Phoenix.  He is a former member of the Colorado State House of Representatives, and a former mayor of the City of Glendale, Colorado. 

Space 2.0: A Multi-Participatory Approach - Questions

1.  What are some of the important new capabilities

and approaches that will impact Space 2.0?

2.  What are some options and opportunities for pursuing multi-participatory activities?

3.  How do you see NASA engaging and supporting Space 2.0?