SPACE RESOURCES ROUNDTABLE VII:
LEAG CONFERENCE ON LUNAR EXPLORATION

October 25–28, 2005
League City, Texas

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Updated December 5, 2005

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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
WELCOME
8:15 a.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Taylor G. J. and Mackwell S. J.
Welcome and Goals for the Meeting

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
NASA PLANS FOR RETURN TO THE MOON
8:15 a.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Moderator: S. J. Mackwell

Cooke D. *
Overview

Connolly J. *
Detailed Lunar Architecture

Spudis P. D . *
Robotic Lunar Exploration Program: The Second Mission

 

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
LUNAR SCIENCE
10:35 a.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Moderator: B. L. Jolliff

Spudis P. D. *
Lunar Science Overview

Neal C. R. *
The Importance of Establishing a Global Lunar Seismic Network

Bogard D. *
Bombardment History of the Moon: What We Think We Know, What We Don’t Know, and How We Might Learn More

Kring D. A. * Swindle T. D. Strom R. G. Ito T. Yoshida F.
Exploring Impact Cratering on the Moon and Its Implications for the Biologic Evolution of, and Habitable Conditions on, the Earth

Garvin J. B. *
New Observations of the Moon Using the Hubble Space Telescope

 

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
BIOMEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
1:30 p.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Moderator: E. Wang

Charles J. *
Humans Back on the Moon

Paul A.-L. Schuerger A. Ferl R. J. *
In Situ Biological Response: Scalable Assay of Complex Biological Phenomena Using Genetically Engineered Plants

Wrbanek J. D. Fralick G. C. Wrbanek S. Y. Chen L. Y.
Active Solid State Dosimetry for Lunar EVA

Greenberg P. S.
Sensor Development for the Detection and Characterization of Lunar Dust

 

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
PANEL DISCUSSION:
WHAT ROLE SHOULD THE MOON PLAY IN THE FUTURE OF ASTROPHYSICS
3:00 p.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Moderator: G. J. Taylor

Panelists: (10-Minutes each)

Banerdt W. B.* Chui T. Galitzki N. Herrin E. T. Paik H. J. Penanen K. Rosenbaum D. Teplitz V. L. Young J.
Interdisciplinary Research on Small Lunar Seismic Signals

Lester D. F.* Lillie C.
Servicing the Single Aperture Far Infrared (SAFIR) Telescope from a Lunar-Exploration Enabled Gateway

Worden P.*
Comments on the Utility of Astronomical Observations from the Moon

Yorke H. W.*
Comments on the Utility of Astronomical Observations in Free-Space

    Note:  Yorke was unable to attend, and the following talk was presented in his place:

Lester D. F.*
The Moon and Space Astronomy

 

Wednesday, October 26, 2005
ISRU AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION
8:00 a.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Moderators: G. B. Sanders, E. McCollough

Sanders G. B. *
Summary of ISRU Capabilities and Roadmapping Team Activities

Cardiff E. H. * Pomeroy B. R. Matchett J. P.
A Demonstration of Vacuum Pyrolysis

Nakagawa M. *
Lunar Dust Mitigation

Berggren M. * Zubrin R. Carrera S. Rose H. Muscatello S.
Carbon Monoxide Silicate Reduction System

Taylor L. A. * Hill E. Liu Y.
Unique Lunar Soil Properties for ISRU Microwave Processing

King R. H. * Duke M. B. Johnson L.
Evaluation of Lunar-Regoligh Excavator Concepts for a Small, ISRU Oxygen Plant

Lenard R. X. Rodriguez G.
Lunar Power Architectures: A Power Transmission system for the Shackleton Crater

Gump D. Whittaker W. * DiGioia M. E.
Pragmatics of Propellant Production on the Moon

Blair B. R. * Sanders G. B. Nall M. E. Heiss K. P. Anderson S. H. Curreri P. A. Sacksteder K. R. Rice E. E. McCullough E. D. Duke M. B. Magelssen T. C.
The Enabling Role of ISRU for Space Commercialization

Duke M. B. * Fort B. O.
Lunar Resources Consortium: A Private/Public Partnership in Space Resource Development

Nally J. A. * Komerath N.
Modeling and Analysis of the Interactions in a Space-based Economy

 

Wednesday, October 26, 2005
EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES
1:30 p.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Moderators: C. Culbert, S. J. Lawrence

O’Dale C. D. *
Using Secondary Objectives to Guide the Development of Lunar Industry

Eppler D. B. *
Human-Machine Integration for Exploration Science and Operations: History, Levels of Integration, and Open Questions

Garry W. B. * Clancey W. J. Sierhuis M. X. Graham J. S. Alena R. L. Dowding J. Semple A.
Human-Robotic Field Relations for the Moon: Lessons from Simulated Martian EVAs

Damer B. * Rasmussen D. Newman P. Blair B. Duke M. King R. Muff T. Shirley M. Shen W-M.
Design Simulation of Lunar Exploration and ISRU Prototype Vehicles and Mission Scenarios

Culbert C. *
Summary of Human Systems and Mobility Capabilities Roadmapping

Reiners E. A. Corcoran P. T. *
Earth Moving Industry — Laboratory and Numerical Modeling Tools Applied to Lunar Environments

Kummert J. Boldoghy B. Bérczi Sz. Szilágyi I. Varga T. *
Organizational Concept of Buildings of Levelled Temperature Interior Space on the Moon

Benaroya H. *
Performance-based Engineering for Lunar Settlements

Shen W.-M. * Bogdanowicz J. Chun W. Yim M. Will P. M. Sims M. Colombano S. Kortenkamp D. Vanderzyl S. Baumgartener E. Taylor J.
Superbots: Modular, Multifunctional, Reconfigurable Robotic System for Space Exploration

Taylor G. J. Lentz R. C. F. Lawrence S. J. Martel L. M. Shen W.-M. Will P. M. Sims M. H. Colombano S. Kortenkamp D. Damer B. Chun W.
SuperBots on the Lunar Surface: Mini-Mobile Investigation System (Mini-MIS)

Magelssen T. * Hooker S.
Risk Assessment of ISRU in Lunar Base Mission Scenarios

Thursday, October 27, 2005 LUNAR COMMERCE
(JOINT MEETING WITH LUNAR COMMERCE EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE)
8:00 a.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Introduction
P. Eckert

Synergy of Science, Engineering, and Commerce
R. Tumlinson (Space Frontier Foundation)

Bringing Technology to Market: What Investors Want to See
L. Austin (Starwalker Group)

Energy and Robotics Market - Moderator: F. Schowengerdt (NASA)

     J. Head
     Energy Supply and Demand

     M. Nall
     Roadmap for Meeting Energy Needs

     N. Marzwell
     "Off-Ramps": Robotics and Other Near-Term Markets

PLENARY BREAKOUT GROUP REPORTS AND DISCUSSION
1:15 p.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Marina Plaza Ballroom
     Solar Power

Hunt Room
     Oxygen-Hydrogen Propellant

Amphitheater
     Multiple-Customer Industrial/Scientific/Exploration Facility

Poolside
     Civil Engineering Enterprises

Thursday, October 27, 2005
WHAT NEXT FOR THE SRR AND LEAG?
3:30 p.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

G. M. Cadenhead
Lunar Entrepreneurs Student Competition (15-Minutes)

J. Morse
Opportunities for Astrophysics in the Vision for Space Exploration and Return to the Moon Architecture

D. Eppler
Techniques of Exploration: Open Questions and Issues

Friday, October 28, 2005
FROM THE MOON TO MARS AND BEYOND
8:00 a.m. Marina Plaza Ballroom

Moderator: D. W. Beaty

Thronson H. A. * Lester D. Watson J. J. Moe R.
Enabling the Exploration Vision: NASA Goals and a Libration Point "Gateway"

Shearer C. K. *
Potential Science and Exploration Linkages Between the Moon and Mars

Lee P. * Braham S. Mungas G. Silver M. Thomas P. West M.
Phobos: A Critical Link Between Moon and Mars Exploration

Beaty D. W. *
The Risky Business of Finding Water on Mars

Reiter J. W. * Guerrero J. L. Wu D. Wang G. Y.
Advanced Planetary Drill Technology and Applications to Future Space Missions

Head J. N. * Price C. R. Blair B. R.
NEOs as Moon-Mars Risk and Cost Reduction

Berggren M. * Zubrin R. Rose H. West M. Harber D. Kilgore J. Muscatello A. McNulty M.
Mars Aqueous Processing System

Zubrin R. * Harber D. Snyder G. Kilgore J. Johnson K. Jameson N.
The Mars Gashopper Airplane

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