8:30 am
Welcome Ceremony

8:45 am - 9:15 am
Keynote Address
Honorable Sean O'Keefe
NASA Administrator

9:15 am - 9:45 am
Science Highlights
Dr. Riccardo Giacconi
Research Professor, Johns Hopkins University and President, Associated Universities

8:30 am - 11:00 am
Panel Session III
Access to Space: L.E.O. & Beyond
Panel Chair:

Panel Members:

• John Rogacki,
  NASA Deputy Associate Administrator, Space Transportation
• Paul Piscopo,
  Special Assistant, DDR&E for National Aerospace Initiative
• Adrian Laffitte, Director, Atlas Program, Lockheed-Martin
• Mike Mott,
  Vice President, Boeing NASA Systems
• Gary Martin,
  NASA Space Architect

8:30 am - 11:00 am
Panel Session IV
Linking the Past to the Future
Panel Chair:
JoAnn Morgan,
Director, External Relations & Business Development, NASA/KSC

Panel Members:

• John Young,
  Associate Director, Johnson Space Center
• Gunther Wendt,
  Pad Leader (retired), Rockwell International
• James T. Rose,
  Former Assistant Administrator for Commercial Programs
• Doug Cooke,
  Space Architecture Technical Manager
• Gregg Maryniak, Executive Diretor, X-Prize

10:00 am - 11:30 am
Panel Session I
Panel Chair:
Dr. Shannon Lucid
NASA Chief Scientist

Panel Members:

• Dr. Mary Cleave,
  Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Earth Science
• Dr. Howard Ross, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Biological & Physical Research
• Mr. Chris Scolese, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Space Science

11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Exhibits & Student Science Fair

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Exhibits & Student Science Fair

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Exhibits & Student Science Fair

1:30 - 4:30 pm
Panel Session II
The Impact of Space Observatories on Astronomy

Panel Chair:
Dr. Riccardo Giaconni
Research Professor,
Johns Hopkins Univeristy and President, Associated Universities, Inc.

Panel Members:

• Dr. Steve Beckwith, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute
• Dr. Holland Ford, Principal Investigator Professor, Johns Hopkins University
• Dr. Mario Livio,
  Head of Science Division, Space Telescope Science Institute
• Harvey Tananbaum, Director, Chandra X-ray Science Center, Harvard-Smithsonian Ceter for Astrophysics
• Dr. B. Thomas Soifer,
  Director, SIRTF Science Center, California Institute of Technology

1:30 - 5:00 pm
Paper Session I

A. Learning About Life in Space
Session Chair:
Dr. John-David Bartoe,
Research Manager for the International Space Station (ISS),
NASA's Johnson Space Center

B. Spaceport and Range Technology - Technology Demonstrations
Session Chairs:
Cris Guidi,
Program Manager, SpacePort Technology Development, NASA/KSC

Darin Skelly,
Program Manager, Advanced Range Technology Development, NASA/KSC

C. Spaceport Ballistic Safety Program
Session Chair:
Lt. Col. Rembert Schofield,
114th Range Flight, 45th Range Squadron, USAF

1:30 - 4:30 pm
Paper Session II

A. Education and History - 100th Anniversary of Flight
Session Chair:
Dr. Kenneth J. Lipartito,
Chair, Deptartment of History, Florida International University

B. Building of a Spaceport - Business, Legal and Policy
Session Chair:
Dr. John Hudiburg,
NASA, KSC External Relations & Business Development

C. ISS Utilization
Session Chair:
Scott Vangen,
NASA, KSC International Space Station and Payloads Processing

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
40th Space Congress GALA (ticket required)
Speaker:
Dennis A Tito,
CEO Wilshire Associates
First ISS Space Tourist