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ISDC Preliminary Schedule

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Buzz Aldrin- Lunar module pilot for Apollo 11 and former Chairman of the NSS Board of Governors

Elon Musk -Co-founder of PayPal and Space Exploration Technologies

Dr. George Nield – Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, FAA

Alan Ladwig – Senior Advisor to the NASA Administrator

Eric Anderson – CEO, Space Adventures

George Whitesides – Senior Advisor to the NASA Administrator and former NSS Executive Director.

Gwen Shotwell -President, SpaceX

Steve Cook – Manager, Ares Projects, NASA

Richard Garriott- Sixth private citizen to conduct a space mission aboard the ISS

Alan Lindenmoyer – Manager, Commercial Crew & Cargo Program, NASA

Julie A. Sattler -Vice President & General Manager, Special Programs Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company

Brig Gen Susan Mashiko – Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA

Tim Pickens – CEO, Orion Propulsion

Ms. Lynn Cline – Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA HQ

Janet C. Karika – Director, Interagency Launch Programs Jacobs NASA Launch Services Program

Robert D. Richards -Founder & CEO, Odyssey Moon Ltd., Director of Space Technology, Optech Incorporated

John Mankins – President, Space Power Association

Brett Alexander – President, Personal Spaceflight Federation

Janet Petro – Deputy Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center

Chris Lewicki – Phoenix Mission Manager

Andrew Chaikin – Author and Space Historian

Robert Zubrin – Author and President of the Mars Society

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