Armstrong Space Symposium, May 8, 2017

Held Monday, May 8, 2017, at the Ohio Union, preceding the Installation of John Horack as The Ohio State University's inaugural Neil A. Armstrong Chair of Aerospace Policy.

Includes:
Moderator Dr. Elizabeth K. Newton, Director, Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy

Opening by Dr. David B. Williams, Executive Dean of Professional Colleges and Dean of College of Engineering, The Ohio State University

Keynote Address by Dr. Michael D. Griffin, CEO of Schafer Corporation, former NASA administrator

The Making of the 'Small Step' and 'Giant Leap' panel featuring:
Arnold Aldrich, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, Space Shuttle Program Management
Michael Collins, Gemini 10, Apollo 11
Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7
Dr. Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17
Al Worden, Apollo 15

'For All Mankind:' Space as a Global Enterprise panel featuring:
Dr. Christian Feichtinger, Executive Director, International Astronautical Federation
Dr. Francisco Javier Mendieta Jiménez, General Director, Mexican Space Agency
Dr. Joo-Jin Lee, President, Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Todd May, director, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
Dr. Lesley Jane Smith, General Counsel, International Astronautical Foundation, International Institute of Space Law

From Space Knowledge into Commercial Ventures panel featuring:
Clay Mowry, Blue Origin
Ken Davidian, Director for Research, Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation
Will Pomerantz, Vice President for Special Projects, Virgin Galactic
Mark Sirangelo, Corporate Vice President for Space Systems, Sierra Nevada

Space Applications for Sustainable, Resilient and Emerging Economies panel featuring:
Steve Lee, CEO, Stevenson Astrosat, United Kingdom
Dr. Robert Griffin, Environmental Archaeologist, Remote Sensing Specialist and Professor, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Chris Lee, Deputy Director and Head of International Space Partnerships, United Kingdom Space Agency; Chair, International Charter for "Space and Major Disasters"
Alvaro Samayoa, National Director of Industry and Commerce, Guatemala National Forestry Institute
Dr. Doãn Hà Thắng, Deputy Chief, Department of High Technology, Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology