Early Afternoon Concurrent Panel Sessions: Commercial Space Industry Snapshot: Presentation: 2015 Commercial Space Industry Snapshot as seen through the eyes of the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS)

Abstract

The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) is a nonprofit independently run annual event, that has taken place these past 11 years, whose speakers capture the growth and diversification of the global commercial space industry in the form of short powerful talks. Hence, it was appropriate that a 2015 snapshot of the commercial space industry should look at this body of experience and knowledge. The key developments, the key players and an accurate state of the industry are hereby presented through the eyes of the ISPCS from this past eleventh symposium that spanned two days and was held in New Mexico. The latest developments include the Lynx, the crewed Dragon, LauncherOne, and the Dream Chaser®.

Author

• Nilsson, Sarah J, Esq. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Keywords

• Commercial Space Operations
• International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS)
• Secure World Foundation
• Orbital ATK
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• Blue Origin
• The Boeing Company
• XCOR Aerospace
• National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT)
• Northrop Grumman
• United Launch Alliance (ULA)
• Virgin Galactic