State of the Space Industrial Base 2020
Virtual Solutions Workshop
Report Release Event – 28 July 2020
Critical Action to Sustain US Economic & Military Leadership in Space
The State of the Space Industrial Base 2020 Workshop was held 4-7 May 2020, Hosted by NewSpace New Mexico with Key Participants: U.S. Space Force, Defense Innovation Unit, and Air Force Research Laboratory
NewSpace New Mexico
United States Space Force
Defense Innovation Unit
Air Force Research Laboratory
Space Conference Develops Solutions to Support and Expand U.S. Leadership in Space
In a first-of-a-kind, collaborative, virtual solutions workshop, NewSpace New Mexico hosted the State of the Space Industrial Base 2020 on May 4-7, that brought together over 150 thought leaders from industry, government and academia to examine both the near-term challenges of COVID-19, and critical actions required to sustain the United States’ long-term economic and military leadership in space.
Leaders from industry, Executive Office of the President, Department of Defense, NASA, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, and academia virtually gathered to participate, guide discussion, and develop recommended solutions. Considering the great powers competition shaping the first half of the 21st century, the goal of the workshop was to identify near-, mid-, and long-term actions necessary to determine the space future most favorable to the United States.
“In a difficult time when our nation is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, this virtual workshop attracted speakers from across the country and across all areas of space to develop recommendations critical to the nation’s security,” said Casey DeRaad, CEO of NewSpace New Mexico. “I am proud of the NewSpace New Mexico team for organizing such a productive engagement and grateful to the many space leaders who participated.”
State of Space Industrial Base 2020 Program – 4-7 May 2020
Workshop Terms of Reference:
State of the Space Industrial Base – 2020, Terms of Reference
Reference Materials
- State of the Space Industrial Base: Threats, Challenges and Actions: A Workshop to Address Challenges and Threats to the U.S.
- Space Industrial Base and Space Dominance, 30 May 2019 The Future of Space 2060 & Implications for Strategy: Report on the Space Futures Workshop, 5 Sep 2019
- Space Commodities in Service of National Security. B. Cahan and T. Locke, 15 Sep 2018
- China’s Ambitions in Space – Contesting the Final Frontier. 2019 Report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission, November 2019.
State of the Space Industrial Base 2020
Virtual Solutions Workshop
Agenda
Mountain Daylight Time
Day 1 – May 4, 2020
0745 – 0800 Workshop Start-Up: Administrative
0800 – 0810 Welcome
Ms. Casey Anglada DeRaad, NewSpace New Mexico
0810 – 0910 Introduction Panel – Motivation, Goals, Structure and Products
Panel Chair: Col. Eric Felt, Air Force Research Laboratory `
Panel Speakers:
Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
Dr. Tom Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Joel Mozer, US Space Force
Col. Curtis Hernandez, National Space Council
0910 – 0930 Summary of Past Studies and Reports
Dr. David Hardy, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
0930 – 1030 Space Information Services Overview Panel
Panel Chair: Dr. Peter Wegner, Spaceflight Industries
Panel Speakers:
Dr. Jeremy Banik, National Reconnaissance Office
John Serafini, HE360
Payam Banazadeh, Capella
Robbie Schingler, Planet
1030 – 1045 Discussion
1045 – 1130 Space Transportation & Logistics Overview Panel
Panel Chair: Gordon Roesler, Riverside Research supporting Defense Innovation Unit
Gary Henry, SpaceX
Brett Alexander, Blue Origin
Lars Hoffman, Rocket Lab USA
Bernard Kutter, United Launch Alliance
Carol Welsch, Northrop Grumman
Mandy Vaughn, Vox Space
Chris Kemp, Astra
1130 – 1145 Discussion
1145 – 1215 Space Power Overview Panel
Panel Chair: Peter Garretson, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
James Winter, Air Force Research Laboratory
Patrick McClure, Los Alamos30 Research Laboratory
Jay Penn, Aerospace
Brad Clevenger, SolAero Technologies
John Mankins, Mankin Space Tech
Paul Jaffe, Navy Research Laboratory
1215 – 1230 Discussion
1230 – 1245 Working Groups Overview and Objectives
Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
1245 – 1330 Lunch Break
1330 – 1500 Working Groups Breakout Session: Current State of the Space Industrial Base
Working Group 1: Space Information Services
Chair: Dr. Tom Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory
Co-chair: Dr. Peter Wegner, Spaceflight Industries
Working Group 2: Space Transportation & Logistics
Chair: Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
Co-chair: Gordon Roesler, Riverside Research supporting Defense Innovation Unit
Working Group 3: Space Power
Chair: Peter Garretson, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
Co-chair: Dr. David Hardy, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
1500 – 1530 Break
1530 – 1700 Working Groups Breakout Session: Key Milestones and Challenges
Working Group 1: Space Information Services
Chair: Dr. Tom Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory
Co-chair: Dr. Peter Wegner, Spaceflight Industries
Working Group 2: Space Transportation & Logistics
Chair: Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
Co-chair: Gordon Roesler, Riverside Research supporting Defense Innovation Unit
Working Group 3: Space Power
Chair: Peter Garretson, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
Co-chair: Dr. David Hardy, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
Day 2 – May 5, 2020
0815-0830 Workshop Start-Up: Administrative
0830 – 0900 Human Presence Overview Panel
Panel Chair: Mike Suffredini, Axiom
Panel Speakers:
Mike Moses, Virgin Galactic
Marybeth Edeen, NASA Johnson Space Center
Rick Tumlinson Earthlight Foundation
Dr. Stephen Robinson, UC-Davis (former Astronaut)
0900 – 0915 Discussion
0915 – 0945 Space Manufacturing & Resource Extraction Overview Panel
Panel Chair: Bruce Pittman, NASA Space Portal/NSS
Panel Speakers:
Dennis Wingo, SkyCorp
Elliott Carol, Lunar Resources
Joel Sercel, TransAstra
0945 – 1000 Discussion
1000 – 1030 NASA Presentation
Doug Loverro, Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA
1030 – 1115 Space Policy & Finance Overview Panel
Panel Chair: Steve Nixon, SmallSat Alliance
Panel Speakers:
Steve Kitay, Office of Secretary of Defense, Space Policy
Kathy Trimble, Council on Competitiveness
Mir Sadat, Defense Intelligence Agency
Kevin O’Connell, Department of Commerce
Pav Singh, Defense Innovation Unit
Mr. Bruce Cahan, Urban Logic
1115 – 1130 Discussion
1130 – 1145 Working Groups Overview and Objectives
Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
1145 – 1230 Lunch break
1230 – 1400 Working Groups Breakout Session: Current State of the Space Industrial Base
Working Group 4: Human Presence in Space
Chair: Bruce Pittman, NASA Space Portal/NSS
Co-chair: Rick Tumlinson
Working Group 5: Space Manufacturing & Resource Extraction
Chair: Dr. Joel Mozer, US Space Force
Co-chair: Dr. Michele Gaudreault, US Space Force
Working Group 6: Space Policy & Finance
Chair: Mir Sadat, Defense Intelligence Agency
Co-chair: Pav Singh, Defense Innovation Unit
1400 – 1430 Break
1430 – 1600 Working Groups Breakout Session: Key Milestones and Challenges
Working Group 4: Human Presence in Space
Chair: Bruce Pittman, NASA Space Portal/NSS
Co-chair: Rick Tumlinson
Working Group 5: Space Manufacturing & Resource Extraction
Chair: Dr. Joel Mozer, US Space Force
Co-chair: Dr. Michele Gaudreault, US Space Force
Working Group 6: Space Policy & Finance
Chair: Mir Sadat, Defense Intelligence Agency
Co-chair: Pav Singh, Defense Innovation Unit
Day 3 – May 6, 2020
0745 – 0800 Workshop Start-Up: Administrative
0800 – 0900 Plenary Session – Status Reports from Working Groups
Dr. Tom Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory
Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
Peter Garretson, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
Bruce Pittman, NASA Space Portal/NSS
Dr. Joel Mozer, US Space Force
Mir Sadat, Defense Intelligence Agency
0900 – 1030 Working Groups Breakout Sessions: Near-Term Recommendations
All six working groups in parallel
Working Group 1: Space Information Services
Chair: Dr. Tom Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory
Co-chair: Dr. Peter Wegner, Spaceflight Industries
Working Group 2: Space Transportation & Logistics
Chair: Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
Co-chair: Gordon Roesler, Riverside Research supporting Defense Innovation Unit
Working Group 3: Space Power
Chair: Peter Garretson, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
Co-chair: Dr. David Hardy, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
Working Group 4: Human Presence in Space
Chair: Bruce Pittman, NASA Space Portal/NSS
Co-chair: Rick Tumlinson
Working Group 5: Space Manufacturing & Resource Extraction
Chair: Dr. Joel Mozer, US Space Force
Co-chair: Dr. Michele Gaudreault, US Space Force
Working Group 6: Space Policy & Finance
Chair: Mir Sadat, Defense Intelligence Agency
Co-chair: Pav Singh, Defense Innovation Unit
1030 – 1045 Break
1045 – 1215 Working Groups Breakout Sessions: Long-Term Recommendations
All six working groups in parallel
1215 – 1300 Lunch Break
1300 – 1430 Working Groups Breakout Sessions: Key Findings and Recommendations
All six working groups in parallel
Day 4 – May 7, 2020
0745 – 0800 Administrative & Welcome
0800 – 0915 Working Groups Key Findings and Recommendations
Space Information Systems: Dr. Tom Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory
Space Transportation & Logistics: Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
Space Power: Peter Garretson, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
0915 – 0930 Break
0930 – 1045 Working Groups Key Findings and Recommendations continued
Human Presence: Bruce Pittman, NASA Space Portal/NSS
Space Manufacturing & Resources Extraction: Dr. Joel Mozer, US Space Force
Space Policy & Finance: Mir Sadat, Defense Intelligence Agency
1045 – 1100 Break
1100 – 1215 Roundtable on Key Findings and Recommendations with Workgroup Leads – Moderated by Col Eric Felt, Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Tom Cooley, Air Force Research Laboratory
Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Defense Innovation Unit
Peter Garretson, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
Bruce Pittman, NASA Space Portal/NSS
Dr. Joel Mozer, US Space Force
Mir Sadat, Defense Intelligence Agency
1215 – 1245 Summary: 2020 Report
Dr. David Hardy, Apogee supporting Air Force Research Laboratory
1245 – 1300 Closing Remarks
Casey Anglada DeRaad, Joel Mozer, Brig Gen. Bucky Butow, Col. Eric Felt, Tom Cooley, Peter Wegner
1300 End of Workshop