Conference Sessions |
| SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 |
PLENARY SESSIONS
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Pilgrims to Mars: An Early 21st Century Mayflower Program - Lowell Wood |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Track 1D Mars and the Arts |
Track 2D Philosophical Impact of Mars Exploration |
Track 3D Mars Base Technology |
Track 4D Mars and Public Policy |
Track 5D Timekeeping and Calendar Systems for Mars |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Terraforming Mars and Bioartistry Thomas Quinn |
Martian Equality Richard A Jones |
Photovoltaic Power on Mars (revised) Geoffrey Landis |
A Socially Supportable Mars Colonization Program (revised) Phil Turek |
SCDTL Calendar and Clock for Mars Lance Laspina |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
| Sport vs Space James Pruett |
The Outward Course of Empire: The Hard, cold … Marilyn Dudley-Rowley |
Design Considerations for a Mars Tractor Stewart Money |
Is there a Short-Term Economic and Social Justification for Human Robert E. Becker |
A Terrestrial Calendar for Mars Nachum Dershowitz et al |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Sense of the Sacred: The Martian Landscape in Visual Art Richard Poss |
Global Dialogue toward the Genesis of Life on Mars and Beyond Bruce N. Anderson |
Inflatable Structures for a Permanent Martian colony Jenine Abarbanel |
Why NASA Might Never Launch a Manned Mission… Dr. Fred Kelly |
Millennium Mars Calendar Kandis Elliot and James Graham |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| The Science of Mars in the Arts (updated) Mike Carroll |
The Ethical Ramifications of Discovering Life on Mars Katherine Osborne |
Drilling Operations to Support Human Mars Missions (revised) Brian Frankie |
The Politics of a Mars Colony (revised) Blaine Thompson |
A Mars Proleptic Calendar and Sol-Date Timing Reference Michael Allison |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
| Lunch Break |
| Track 1E Mission Operations and Autonomous Systems |
Track 2E The Human Need to Explore and the Significance of the Martian Frontier |
Track 3E Options for Producing Power on Mars |
Track 4E Long Range Mobility on Mars |
Track 5E Future Exploration and Mission Concepts |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
| Mars Mission Operations Ken Peek |
Reassessing the Human Condition: Philosophical Aspects of Mars Exploration Richard Poss |
The Heatpipe Power system: A Near-term, Low-cost Space fission Power Supply Michael G. Houts et al |
Rolling on Martian Air-The Forgotten Axis W. Klimkiewicz et al |
Navigation and Mobility Systems Architecture for … Pablo Flores |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
| MARSSAT: Assured communication with Mars Tom Gangale |
Martian Exploration and Related Terrestrial Social Returns Donald Barker et al |
Utilizing the Heatpipe Power System on the Surface of Mars Dave Poston |
Design of a Nuclear-Powered Rover for Lunar or Martian Exploration Holly Trellue et al |
A Novel Space Transportation Concept Designed to Minimize the Cost of Mars Settlement… Stephen B. Heppe |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Using Cots Software for mars Missions Ned Chapin |
Mars Exploration - the Survival of our Civilization E. G. Petrakakis |
Comparison of Mars Surface Power Options Dr. Ronald J. Lipinski et al |
Autonomous Flying Robots-the Next Step for Systematic Mars Exploration F. Cojocaru and C.D. Sava |
Reducing Risk and Complexity of Rover and Robotic Russell Mellon |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Computerization, Fuzzy Logic and Fault Tolerance Greg Perugini |
The Gen-X Rallying Cry? To Mars! (revised) George T. Whitesides |
Surviving on Mars without Nuclear Energy Gregory Chamitoff et al |
Mars Surface Transportation: Is Flying Cheaper than Building Roads? Tony Rusi |
A Mission to Mars with Two chimpanzees before the First Human Mission to that Planet Antonio de Morais |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Adjustable Autonomy for Human-Centered Autonomous Systems Dr. Gregory Dorais |
A Shining City on a Higher Hill: Lessons from the Last Rev. James D. Heiser |
Martian Power Micky Bagdero |
Mobility of Large Manned Rovers on Mars George William Herbert |
Modeling and Simulation of a Pressure Feed System Rocket Engine to Use in Mars Ascent Vehicle J. Miraglia |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Model-based Autonomy for Robust Mars Operations James Kurien |
Benefits of Opening a Frontier Eldon Gatlin |
Fusion and Martian Terraforming Dr. Mitchell R. Swartz |
Long Range Surface Traverses during Early Mars Missions Frank J. Crary |
Methane/Oxygen Rocket Engines for Use of Mars Russell Joyner |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Automatic Onboard Planning and Scheduling for Deep Space Missions Kanna Rajan |
Civilizations at the Crossroads: The Historical Need to Explore (revised) Wayne Bowen |
A Stepped Approach to the Moon and Mars Jim Bickford |
Rovers and Airplanes on Mars Paul Swift |
Mars Gas Hopper: A key Component for Mars Surface Robert Zubrin |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Autonomous Rovers for Human Exploration of Mars Rich Washington |
The Likely Influence of the Martian Frontier on Technological Progress.. Vernard Foley |
Affordable Spaceflight E. Sarmont |
Technologies and Concepts for Colonizing Mars (added) Simon Rowland |
The Case for a Mars Base ISRU Refinery (added) Kelly McMillen |
PLENARY PANEL E
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Onward to Mars! - Members of the Steering Committee |
| CONFERENCE ENDS |
