ISSRDC 2023 Online Series: Watch on Demand

ISSRDC Day 2 Lightning Talk – Leidos: Innovation with Purpose

The next phase of space commercialization and exploration requires intelligent innovation. At Leidos, we push the frontier of innovation to drive discoveries and their practical applications. Together, we can overcome the greatest challenges and expand our human universe.

ISSRDC Day 2 Fireside Chat – Intersection of Innovation: Bringing Together Legacy Automobile Brands and the Medical Community

What do fast cars and implantable medical devices have in common? This fireside chat will explore the relationship between Automobile Lamborghini, one of the most iconic legacy automobile brands in the world, and the Houston Methodist Research Institute (HMRI) as they joined forces to create more effective delivery of therapeutics for patients on Earth through space-based R&D. While the team at the HMRI has a long history of forging unique relationships with entities to enable the development of an implantable medical device through station utilization, it’s collaboration with Lamborghini at first glance might be surprising. Explore why this partnership made sense for both entities and how it could pave the way for future non-traditional collaborations in space.

ISSRDC Day 2 Lightning Talk – Gateway: A New Era of Utilization in Deep Space

Hear from Stephanie Dudley, the Mission Integration and Utilization Manager for NASA’s Gateway Program, about how the Gateway space station builds on more than 20+ years of science and international partnership on ISS in low-Earth orbit to provide unique opportunities for science utilization in the deep space lunar environment.

ISSRDC 2023 Day 2 Panel – Innovating in the Space Landscape

Over the last decade, there has been a significant surge in interest and investment in the space industry. This panel will focus on new companies that have entered the space market to advance technologies and commercialize space in unique ways. The discussion will include a conversation about the innovation each company brings to the industry and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

ISSRDC 2023 Day 3 Panel – International Space Station International Partners

ISSRDC Day 3 Lightning Talk – NASA CLD Requirements in a Commercial Model

Angela Hart serves as Program Manager for the Commercial LEO Development Program Office at Johnson Space Center to manage the implementation of the Agency’s Commercial LEO strategy.

ISSRDC Day 3 Fireside Chat – NASA’s Human Research Program

A crucial part of achieving mission objectives in the NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is to perform critical spaceflight research using the low Earth orbit (LEO) space environment to do the following: characterize risks associated with spaceflight, develop risk mitigation strategies or countermeasures, and test or validate countermeasures needed for both Artemis and Mars exploration missions. These spaceflight studies are currently performed on the space station ISS. However, with the ISS orbiting lab set to retire in 2030, HRP has been investigating feasible spaceflight studies using alternative LEO analogs such as commercial LEO destinations (CLDs). This panel will highlight potential studies and the capabilities needed to perform and complete these studies successfully.

ISSRDC 2023 Day 3 Panel – Space Workforce of the Future

The pool of qualified applicants for the growing space industry must catch up to the demand. The National Space Council recognizes this critical gap. It has called on the U.S. government, private sector companies, education and training providers, and philanthropic organizations to support space-related STEM education initiatives to inspire, prepare, and employ the next generation of the space workforce. What is being done to address this challenge, and what can you do?

The next generation must be informed, educated, innovative, and resilient to stay competitive. “While humanity extends its reach further into space, our workforce must reflect all the people of Earth and the values to which we aspire.” Space Workforce 2030

ISSRDC 2023 Day 3 Luncheon Keynote – Speaker Dr. Katherine Calvin

NASA Chief Scientist Dr. Katherine Calvin advises NASA leadership on the agency’s science programs and science-related strategic planning and investments. As senior climate advisor, she provides insights and recommendations for the agency’s climate-related science, technology, and infrastructure programs. Calvin will highlight the critical importance of the space station for the research community, how the orbiting laboratory furthers NASA’s mission of living and working in space, and how the agency can leverage the unique orbital path of the space station in low Earth orbit to observe our planet and the effects of climate change on humanity.