2024 ASCEND Day 1: MACRO 01 Keys to a Sustainable Space Ecosystem
The opening session of 2024 ASCEND provides commentary, various perspectives, and debate on the development, pace, and timeline of a sustainable space ecosystem powered by a thriving workforce and built on a strong commercial business base.
Beginning with current government perspectives on demand and evolving acquisition practices, the session then explored the supply side and financial perspective to identify potential disconnects and new opportunities.
Kevin Bell, Senior Vice President, Engineering Technology Group, The Aerospace Corporation
Johnathon Caldwell, Vice President and General Manager, Strategic & Missile Defense Systems,
Lockheed Martin Space
Dan Dumbacher, Chief Executive Officer, AIAA
Ben Reed, Co-Founder and Chief Information Officer, Quantum Space
Christopher Scolese, Director, National Reconnaissance Office
Julie Van Kleeck, ASCEND Executive Producer, AIAA
Vanessa Wyche, Director, NASA Johnson Space Center
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