Space Solar Power
(1) A commemoration of Dr. Peter Glaser’s 1968 invention of the SPS, including the contributions of William Brown (formerly with Raytheon Corporation) and Dr. Abdul Kalam (former President of India).
(2) A workshop to discuss long-distance power transmission spectrum, which follows on a discussion hosted by personnel from the office of the US Navy (USN) Chief Information Officer (CIO) in October 2017
(3) A kick-off meeting for the decadal IAA assessment of SSP, which was recently approved is the follow-on to the first international assessment, conducted during 2008-2011. This assessment is being conducted with support by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), SPACE Canada, and the National Space Society (See https://iaaweb.org/iaa/Studies/sg311_finalreport_solarpower.pdf for the 2011 report from the first international assessment).
(4) Presentations on the latest related technology development, demonstration, and deployment concepts, approaches, and missions. Speakers include Dr. Paul Jaffe, Mr. Ian Cash, Mr. Dick Dickinson, and more…
The Symposium will also include student presentations from 2017-2018 International SSP Student Competition. (See https://www.spacecanada.org/index.php?page=space_solar_power_competition for additional information regarding the competition.)
Co-Chair: Gary Barnhard, CEO, Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc.
John C. Mankins, President of Mankins Space Technology is an internationally recognized leader in space systems and technology innovation, and as a highly effective manager of large-scale technology R&D programs.Mr. Mankinsâ 25-year career at NASA and CalTech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ranged from flight projects and space mission operations, to systems level innovation and advanced technology research & development management. He is also well known as an innovator in R&D management. For example, building on the original NASA âtechnology readiness levelâ (TRL) scale for technology assessment (defined first with 6 or 7 levels in the 1970s), he extended the scale to flight systems and operations in the late 1980s (TRLs 8 and 9), published the first detailed definitions of the TRLs in 1995, and promoted the use of the scale by the US Department of Defense in the late 1990s.
Before leaving NASA, Mr. Mankins was the manager of Exploration Systems Research and Technology within the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate with responsibility for a $416.8M annual budget, involving more than 100 individual projects and over 3,000 personnel. For 10 years, he was the manager of Advanced Concepts Studies at NASA, and the lead for critical studies of space solar power, highly reusable space transportation, affordable human exploration approaches, and other topics. He was the creator or co-creator of numerous novel concepts, including the âMagLifterâ electromagnetic launch assist system, the Internet-based NASA âVirtual Research Centerâ the âSolar Clipperâ interplanetary transport vehicle, the âSunTowerâ space solar power system, the âHybrid Propellant Moduleâ for in-space refueling, the âHabBotâ mobile planetary outpost architecture, the Advanced Technology Lifecycle Analysis System (ATLAS), and others. In recognition of his accomplishments, he has received numerous awards and honors, including the prestigious NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal (of which he was the first recipient).