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Some of Our Featured Speakers

We are pleased to announce that Gregory G. Richardson will be one of our featured Keynote Speakers. Mr. Richardson leads the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC) as the executive director of the consortium and primary interface to NASA. He is also a senior project leader in the Human Exploration and Spaceflight Division at The Aerospace Corporation, the only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) committed exclusively to the space enterprise. He has experience in space systems design, systems engineering, and mission execution for innovative space systems.

COSMIC is a nationwide coalition established under the direction of NASA and administered by the Aerospace Corporation to make In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) a routine part of space architectures and mission lifecycles to achieve the benefits described in the White House National Science and Technology Council’s ISAM National Strategy (Apr 2022). These benefits include (a) promoting a sustainable space environment, (b) improve the scientific output of in-space spacecraft and instruments, and (c) create robust, sustainable, and enduring in-space infrastructure. Fostering an ecosystem that leverages ISAM capabilities can expand the performance, availability, resilience, and lifetime of space systems compared to the status quo. Space mobility, logistics, and reusability are enabled by ISAM capabilities. Cost-effective ISAM capabilities could bring economic benefits – remote sensing, climate science, human exploration – if available and effectively utilized through the coordination of relevant stakeholders.

Mr Richardson will share his thoughts on how a partnership between COSMIC and Maine's businesses and higher education can be mutually beneficial.

Michelle L.D. Hanlon is the Executive Director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law a Professor of Practice within UM’s Air and Space Law program. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law, the world’s oldest law journal dedicated to the legal problems arising out of human activities in outer space. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Drone Law and Policy, the first legal journal focused on law and regulations governing the operation and use of uncrewed aircraft in both civilian and military capacities. Her research and advocacy centers upon the concept of “due regard” in space law and evolving the framework necessary to assure that human exploration of space is responsible, successful and sustainable. In this regard she has done considerable work and written and presented extensively on topics related to orbital debris remediation, space solar power, small satellite constellations, environmental considerations and the protection of human heritage in space.

Steven H. Platts is the Chief Scientist, Human Research Program (HRP) at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. He guides scientific content for the HRP. As the program’s chief scientist, he ensures scientific integrity, ethics, and quality.

Steve joined NASA Johnson Space Center in 2003 as a senior scientist in the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, later becoming laboratory director. He led many experiments for the lab, including several that ran on the space shuttle, the International Space Station, bed rest platforms, and parabolic flights.  Steve moved into the role of an increment scientist in 2013 and later as an element scientist for the space station’s Medical Projects element. He joined HRP leadership as deputy chief scientist in 2018.

Steve graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1987. He earned a Doctor in Philosophy in Cardiovascular Physiology from Texas A&M University Health Science Center in 2000. Steve went to the University of Virginia for his postdoctoral fellowship under the guidance of Dr. Brian Duling. 

Christina Korp is an astronaut manager, space advisor and the president of Purpose Entertainment. For ten years she managed Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin and launched his education foundations – ShareSpace and the Aldrin Family Foundation. She produced the last five galas at Kennedy Space Center celebrating Apollo 11 and the Webby winning and Emmy nominated, “Cycling Pathways to Mars” VR experience. She is passionate about promoting ways space benefits the planet and people every day and promoting women’s issues. She spearheaded projects in 2020 to celebrate the Women’s Vote Centennial in the USA. She leads SPACE For a Better World producing events and experiences that raise money for partner charities. She currently works with Apollo 16 moon walker Charlie Duke and NASA astronaut and aquanaut Nicole Stott. Christina has traveled the world as a singer, producer, tour manager and as an Astronaut Wrangler. She produces groundbreaking, mass participation experiential artworks and event that focus on inspiring people and giving back to the planet.

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