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Private Spaceflight
Friday June 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C
Private spaceflight – the cost curve for spaceflight continues to drop. Which threshold will signal broader adoption? What are the implications for exploitation, colonization, and militarization our solar system? Moderator: Tom Mays.

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Tom Mays

Thomas A. Mays is an active duty Surface Warfare Officer and former Major Command Afloat Captain in the United States Navy. When the day-job permits, Tom writes short stories and novels of military SF, hard SF, space opera, and fantasy for his own Patron Cycle and the CKP 4HU, among... Read More →
Guests
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Jeff Greason

I grew up with middle class parents in rural Oregon, with some of my earliest memories being Star Trek, the Apollo 17 launch, and reading classic science fiction. As far as I know, I've always been interested in science and technology. I thought that by the time I was an adult, there... Read More →
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Stephen Fleming

At various times, Stephen Fleming has been paid to be an optical physicist, laser fabricator, software developer, field engineer, product manager, corporate trainer, marketing executive, salesman, general manager, entrepreneur, author, venture capitalist, board member, investment... Read More →
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Brian Lee Gnad

Brian Lee Gnad is a software developer specializing in marine electronics integration. He currently works for a major marine products manufacturer and serves on the National Marine Electronics Association Technical Standards Committee working primarily on the NMEA 2000 and NMEA OneNet... Read More →
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Karl Gallagher

Karl K. Gallagher is a systems engineer, currently performing data analysis for a major aerospace company. In the past he calculated trajectories for a commercial launch rocket start-up, operated satellites as a US Air Force officer, and selected orbits for government and commercial... Read More →
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Daniel M. Hoyt

Daniel M. Hoyt is a systems architect for trajectory physics software, when not writing or wrangling royalty calculations. Dan has appeared in premier magazines like Analog and several anthologies, notably the recent Paladins of Valor and Bonds of Valor, with connected stories in... Read More →
Friday June 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C
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