{"id":17820,"date":"2019-02-14T11:33:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17820"},"modified":"2019-02-14T11:33:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:33:51","slug":"conference-announcement-ssi-50-the-space-settlement-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17820","title":{"rendered":"Conference announcement – “SSI 50: The Space Settlement Enterprise”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is an announcement from the Space Studies Institute<\/a> on their conference<\/a> this summer (see also the recent announcement<\/a> for the Space Access Society<\/a>‘s upcoming meeting):<\/p>\n

SSI 50: The Space Settlement Enterprise<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Seattle, WA)<\/strong> The Space Studies Institute<\/a> (SSI) is pleased to announce the date and location for its 2019 conference. Make your plans now to attend SSI 50: The Space Settlement Enterprise<\/em> July 15 and 16 at the renowned Museum of Flight in Seattle.<\/p>\n

Tickets are on sale now at https:\/\/ssi50.eventbrite.com<\/a>, Super Early Bird tickets are already sold out, but a limited number of discount Early Bird tickets are still available.<\/p>\n

“This year marks the 50th anniversary of Professor Gerard O’Neill’s High Frontier concept and the start of a new era for the Space Studies Institute,” said SSI senior researcher and conference chairman Edward Wright. “We’re about to embark on a multi-year effort to update the High Frontier vision, incorporating new technology, new knowledge of the solar system, and new commercial space ventures.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The conference dates were chosen to coincide with another historic anniversary. The Apollo 11 lunar mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, Conference attendees will be able to view museum exhibits including the Apollo 11 command module and other historic artifacts on loan from the Smithsonian Institution.<\/p>\n

“The Space Settlement Enterprise is not about the past, however,” Wright said. “This will be a working conference where some of the space industry’s top thinkers put their minds together to help identify the technological and economic obstacles to space settlement”<\/em><\/p>\n

Panel discussions will cover six major areas:<\/p>\n

Habitat Design: What do we want to build?<\/em>
\nConstruction: How do we build it?<\/em>
\nResources: Where and how do we get the materials?<\/em>
\nTransport: How do we get there?<\/em>
\nLife in Space: How do we survive there?<\/em>
\nEconomics: How do we pay for it?<\/em><\/p>\n

The conference is structured to allow plenty of time for questions and audience interaction,<\/p>\n

“The questions developed at this conference will inform SSI’s research programs over the next several years,” Wright said.<\/em><\/p>\n

“We’ve also planned two gourmet luncheons catered by McCormick and Schmick’s. These luncheons will provide a great opportunity for networking and informal discussion of the day’s topics. Luncheon tickets are limited, however, due to the size of the dining room. We strongly recommend that conference attendees take advantage of the luncheon option, but the museum has two excellent cafes that are available if luncheon tickets sell out.”<\/em><\/p>\n

About SSI: <\/strong>In 1969, while Apollo was preparing to land on the Moon, Professor Gerard O’Neill was teaching a physics seminar at Princeton University. As a class project, O’Neill asked his students to examine a question: “Is the surface of a planet the best place for an expanding technological civilization?\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Bernal Sphere design for an in-space habitat.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the course of the semester, Professor O\u2019Neill and his students came to a remarkable conclusion: It was possible to build large space habitats, each one housing millions of people, using materials readily available from the Moon or asteroids. A fleet of such habitats could house more people than are currently living on the surface of the Earth.<\/p>\n

As a first step, O\u2019Neill conceived a smaller habitat, called Island One, capable of housing 10,000 people. The residents of the Island One habitat could build solar power stations that would supply clean electrical power to the surface of the Earth.<\/p>\n

Professor O’Neill authored a best-selling book, The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space, which was published in 1977. To promote and develop his High Frontier vision, O\u2019Neill created the Space Studies Institute (SSI).<\/p>\n

SSI continues in its dedication to the High Frontier Vision. As we approach the 50th anniversary of this vision, the Space Studies Institute is preparing for a dramatic reboot of Professor O’Neill’s research program. Everyone interested in space settlement is invited to support our research by becoming a Supporting Member or Senior Associate. For more information, visit www.ssi.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is an announcement from the Space Studies Institute on their conference this summer (see also the recent announcement for the Space Access Society‘s upcoming meeting): SSI 50: The Space Settlement Enterprise (Seattle, WA) The Space Studies Institute (SSI) is pleased to announce the date and location for its 2019 conference. 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