The 41st annual International Space Development Conference®, ISDC® 2023, hosted by the National Space Society will be held from May 25-28, 2023 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas-Frisco Hotel & Convention Center in Frisco, TX.
The theme for ISDC 2023 is A New Space.
Got to https://isdc2023.nss.org for full conference details.
The Space Elevator session will be held 1400-1745 CDT on Thursday May 25th, the focus will be : “A Dual Space Access Strategy is well along the way.”
The combining of strengths of advanced rockets and space elevators will be transformational for future mission success—rockets and space elevators cooperating and complementary. Many of the discussions will focus around a permanent transportation infrastructure moving massive cargo daily, routinely, inexpensively, safely, and environmentally friendly.
This Green Road to Space is entering engineering development and will ensure our future with improvements to the Earth’s environment, expand our reach towards the Moon and Mars, and enable projects not even thought of yet. These transformational transportation strengths will be able to raise massive payloads to GEO and beyond (30,000 tons per year at Initial Operations) enabling strategic investment, ubiquitous access, and uninterrupted exchange of resources…the staples of Space Elevators.
Join the world’s leading experts as they outline, discuss, and debate a unique approach which will revolutionize access to space.
The provisional schedule for the session is as follows :
1400 : Space Elevator Track Kickoff: ‘Dreaming of Space - Take an Elevator’, Peter Swan (ISEC)
1410 : Space in your Future, Take an Elevator, Peter Swan (ISEC)
1500 : NASA Space Settlement Contest Presentation
1520 : Elastic Driven Climber Jim Dempsey (The Cove)
1600 : Missions Enabled by a Dual Space Access Strategy, Jerry Eddy (ISEC)
1610 : Interface Between Space Elevator Climber and the Tether, Dennis Wright (ISEC)
1700 : Panel Key Questions: Logistical Mass to GEO? Material for Tether? Managing Space Debris? When and How Much? Moderator: Dennis Wright (ISEC)
The full program for ISDC2023 is below (as of 5th May 2023)
