Wednesday July 19, 2000

7:30 pm

Pre-registration Registered conference participants may pick up their conference materials and those needing to register may do so between 7:30 and 8:30 pm in the Pompeian Room.

Thursday July 20, 2000

7:30 am

Registration – Pompeian Room

8:00 am

Welcoming Remarks Gregory Bennett, Conference Chair Bigelow Aerospace

8:10 am

Introductory Remarks Rick Tumlinson Space Frontier Foundation, FINDS

8:30 am

Keynote Address Speaker: To Be Announced

9:15 am

Morning Break

9:30 am

Lunar Transportation Session Chair: Edward Belbruno Princeton University and Innovative Orbital Design, Inc. This session focuses on transportation technologies for moving people and cargo from Earth orbit to Lunar orbit, Lunar orbit to Lunar surface and travel on the Lunar Surface. Routine transportation to and from any location is key to being able to settle and develop that location. Safe, reliable and cheap access to the Moon is vital to any permanent settlement. Papers: Robert Hoyt, Tethers Unlimited, Inc., Robert Forward, and John Grant and Michal Bangham, The Boeing Company     The Cislunar Tether Transportation System Architecture Robert Howard, Jr., University of Tennessee Space Institute     Preliminary Systems Sizing for an X-38 Derived Lunar Transfer Vehicle Bruce Mackenzie, Reading, PA     Lunar Surface Sling to Bootstrap Space Development Edward Belbruno, Princeton University and IOD, Inc.     WSB Lunar Transfer for Lunar Base Construction

11:00 am

Morning Break

11:15 am

Habitat Session Chair: Madhu Thangavelu University of Southern California Buildings and structures are necessary for Lunar development, whether it is a human settlement or a robotic one. Habitats & Architecture will present concepts for using native material as well as imported components to develop the structures that will house people, protect industrial processes, and permit the establishment of a permanent human presence on the Moon. Papers: Thomas Taylor and Stanley Johansen, Global Outpost, Inc.     Commercial Space Habitation David Schrunk, Poway, CA and Madhu Thangavelu, University of Southern California     Planet Moon: Phases for Development Charles Reynerson, Ball Aerospace     Tools for Developing a Moon Logistics and Settlement Architecture: Focus on Using a Simplified Engineering Cost Model Matthew Herman, Bigelow Aerospace     Lunar Base Simulation: Architectural Concepts and Technology Testbed

12:35 pm

Luncheon Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Alan Binder, Lunar Research Institute     Lunar Prospector and Future Commercial Lunar Exploration

1:45 pm

Habitat Session continues Papers: Knut Oxnevad     Computer Accelerated Conceptual Design Development of Spacecraft Karen Cramer Shea, Washington, D.C.     Long-Term Consequences of Habitat Supply and Life-Support Choices in Initial Lunar Facilities Jay Thomas, Kamran Aslam, Lynn Craig, Stephen Jaeger, Jennifer Jones, Danna Lappe and David Weiler, University of Illinois     Space-Based Information Infrastructure for Long-Term Habitation Madhu Thangavelu, University of Southern California     Lunar Rock Structures Kevin Greene, Parsons Brinckerhoff     The Structural Use of Cast Basalt in Pre-Cast, Post-Tensioned Members to Construct Assorted Lunar Facilities Diane Maxwell and Jamie Floyd, Space Development Corporation     The Almaz Inflatable Module for Space Habitation (not presenting) Nader Khalili     Alpha Principles of Universe Sustainable Architecture Alice Eichold, Davis, CA     Design for a Moon Crater Base

4:00 pm

Afternoon Break

4:10 pm

Policy Session Chair: James Muncy PoliSpace This session focuses on policy issues affecting commercial and non-governmental operations on the Moon. Papers: Alan Wasser, New York, NY     How to Make Privately Funded Space Settlements Possible David Gump, LunaCorp     Commercial Sponsorship of Lunar Missions Summary and Discussion

5:30 pm

Day's sessions close

6:30 pm

Banquet, Pompeian Room Cocktails 6:30 pm; Dinner 7:30 pm Banquet Speaker: James Dunstan, Garvey, Schubert, and Barer     Miracles Occurring Now

Friday July 21, 2000

8:15 am

Enterprise Session Chair: Steve Durst Director, Lunar Enterprise Corporation, Editor & Publisher, Space Age Publishing It's been said that, "nobody stays, until somebody pays." This is as true of the Moon as it is for any settlement on Earth. Unless there is an economic reason for humans to live and work on the Moon, there will never be a permanent settlement. The Lunar Enterprises session will highlight innovative business plans and concepts using the Moon. It is business ideas such as these that will lead to the first human settlements. Papers: Gregory Nemitz, TransOrbital, Inc.     2001 Trailblazer Lunar Video Orbiter to the Moon Charles Chafer, Celestis, Inc.     Lunar Burial: The First Lunar Enterprise James Benson, SpaceDev     How to Turn $30 Million into $2 Billion in Three Years David Livingston, Livingston Business Solutions     Lunar Ethics and Space Commercialization Christopher Rohwer, The Boeing Company     Our Lunar Destiny Dennis Hope, Lunar Embassy     Treatment Letter for Privatized Property Ownership Gregory Bennett, Bigelow Aerospace     Strawman Business Plan for a Commercial Lunar Sample Return Mission

10:20 am

Morning Break

10:30 am

Enterprise Session continues Papers: Dan Greenwood, Lunar Power System Coalition     Lunar Power System Coalition Brad Blair, Lunar Economic Development Authority     An Economic Paradigm for Commercial Lunar Mineral Exploration Mike Ryan, Bellamine College     Entrepreneurship on the Moon Haym Benaroya, Rutgers University     Prospects of Commercial Activities at a Lunar Base Steve Durst, Space Age Publishing Company and Lunar Enterprise Corp     International Lunar Observatory/Power Station: From Hawaii to the Moon Questions and Answers

12:30 pm

Luncheon Luncheon Speaker: Wendell Mendell, Planetary Scientist, Johnson Space Center     Space Agencies and Lunar Development: The Next Decade

1:55 pm

Lunar Science Session Chair: Stewart Nozette Naval Research Laboratory and Naval Center for Space Technology The Moon presents a unique environment and opportunity for science. This session will highlight science, such as astronomy, that is perfectly suited to utilize this environment for tremendous advancement. Pursuit of this science is another endeavor that will lead humans to settle and develop the Moon. Papers: Steward Nozette, Naval Research Laboratory and Navel Center for Space Technology     Integration of Lunar Polar Datasets Stephen Gillett, University of Nevada     Organic-based Dissolution of Silicates as an Approach to Element Extraction From Lunar Regolith Krishna Shenai, University of Illinois     Monolithic Power Converter Technologies for Nanosatellite Constellations Kumar Ramohalli, University of Arizona     Lunar Soil Processing for ISRU Enhancement of Economical Missions Louis Streiber, Austin, TX     Large Array Reflectors for Use in Lunar Smelting and Mining Operations Erik McShane and Krishna Shenai, University of Illinois     Mixed-Signal VLSI Enabling Technologies for Low-Power, Densely-Integrated Spacecraft Avionics G.L. Kulcinski and H. H. Schmitt, University of Wisconsin-Madison     Nuclear Power Without Radioactive Waste: The Promise of Helium 3 Robert Strong, West Liberty State College     Lunar Platform for Astronomical Research: Strategies for Doing Lunar Astronomy and Securing Funds Malay Trivedi, Philip Neudeck and Krishna Shenai, University of Illinois     Megawatt Power Electronics on Silicon Carbide for Space Applications (not presenting) David Dietzler, Menamee College     Manufacturing Helium Three in Fission Reactors (Dietzler paper summarized by S. Nozette)

5:30 pm

Closing Remarks Gregory Bennett, Conference Chair Bigelow Aerospace

5:45 pm

Formal Sessions Close

The Moon Society, http://www.moonsociety.org, will host a planning conference on Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23, 2000, following the Lunar Development Conference at Caesars Palace. Attendees of the Lunar Development Conference are welcome and encouraged to attend the Moon Society conference at no additional charge.