14:00– 18:00
Registration – Paniolo Terrace
17:30 – 19:00
Light Reception
07:30 – 08:15
Continental Breakfast, Registration – Paniolo Terrace
08:15 – 08:45
International Lunar Conference 2003 Opening
and Hawaii Aloha Welcome –
Speakers: Leilehua Yuen, Hawaii Island Space Exploration Society
Steve Durst, Space Age Publishing Company / ILEWG 5 Co-chair
Honorary Guests’ Welcomes:
Harry Kim, Hawaii County Mayor
Maurice Kaya, Chief Technology Officer, DBEDT (Hawaii State Governor
Linda Lingle representative)
08:45 – 09:00
Introductions and Announcements
Dr. Paul D. Lowman, Jr. – Introduction of Astronaut John
W. Young
09:00 – 09:55
Opening Session, Keynote Address
Apollo 16 Astronaut John W. Young
Theme: “The Moon - The Key to the Future of All of Us”
09:55 – 10:10
Refreshment Break
10:15 – 11:55
SESSION 1 – “Lunar Activities
and Programs of the International Space Agencies”
10:15 – 10:35 Dr. Bernard Foing, ILEWG President, ILEWG
4 Chair – “ESA Lunar Activities and Programs”
10:40 – 11:00 Dr. Hitoshi Mizutani, ILEWG 2 Chair – JAXA
Japan Lunar Program Overview
11:05 – 11:25 Acad. Erik Galimov, ILEWG 3 Chair – Russia
Lunar Program Overview / 2007 Phobos Sample Return Mission
11:30– 11:55 Dr. Paul Spudis – “Return to the
Moon: A New Destination for the American Space Program”
Sessions 1 and 2 Chairs: David Schrunk, MD - ILEWG 5 Co-Chair;
JAXA representative; Prof. Viacheslav Ivashkin; Dr. Jean-Pierre
Swings; Steve Durst
12:00 – 12:20
Conference Participants Group Photo
South Garden Staircase (if sunny)
Lower Garden Grounds (if cloudy)
12:25 – 13:25
WELCOME BENEFIT LUNCHEON
Theme: “Young Lunar Explorers of ILEWG” A special luncheon to raise
awareness and financial assistance for young lunar explorers (under 30).
Speakers:
Yuki Takahashi: “Permanent Return of Humans to the Moon”
Paul van Susante: “History and Future of the Young Lunar Exporers”
13:30 – 15:00
SESSION 2 – “Lunar Activities and
Programs of the International Space Agencies” , continued
13:30 – 13:55 Prof. Narendra Bhandari – India Lunar
Program Overview
14:00 – 14:10 Robert Richards – Canada Lunar Activities
14:15 – 14:25 Jesus Raygoza-Berrelleza – Mexico Lunar
Activities
14:30 – 15:00 Dr. Ouyang Ziyuan – “The Scientific
Objectives of Chinese First Lunar Exploration” / Long March
to the Moon (live teleconference from Beijing confirmed)
15:00 – 15:15
Break
15:15 – 15:45
“SpaceDev / Lunar Enterprise Corporation
Special Presentation: Lunar Dish Observatory”
15:45 – 16:30
Recommendations to International Space Agencies, ILEWG: Eligar
Sadeh, Session 1 Chairs and Presenters, David Schrunk, Mike Duke,
students, China input
17:30 – 19:00
Hawaii Aloha Welcome Reception – Paniolo Terrace
Full Day Chairs: Paul D. Lowman, Bernard Foing, Khotaro Matsumoto
07:45 – 08:15
Continental Breakfast, Registration – Paniolo Terrace
08:15 – 09:55
SESSION 3 – “Science
Of, From and On the Moon: Astronomy and Astrophysics”
08:15 – 08:30 Dr. Douglas O’Handley – “Space
Exploration Initiative and the Moon”
08:30 – 08:45 Paul Lowman – “Proposed Robotic
Astronomy Mission to Lunar South Polar Regions”
08:45 – 09:00 Yuki Takahashi – “Radio Interferometer
Observatory Near the Lunar South Pole”
09:00 – 09:15 Paul van Susante – “Large Lunar
Telescope Construction, an Example”
09:15 – 09:30 Viacheslav Ivashkin – “On Energy-Astronomical-Laser
Space Base for the Asteroid-Comet Hazard Mitigation”
09:30 – 09:45 Peter Chen (presented by Paul Lowman) – “A
Revolutionary Concept for Exo-Planetary Research”
–
Vladislav Shevchenko – “Permanently Shadowed Areas
At The Lunar Poles: Nature And Possible Utilization”
Session 3 Chairs: Dr. Jean-Pierre Swings, Narendra Bhandari
09:55 – 10:15
Refreshment Break
10:15 – 11:55
SESSION 4 – “Science
Of, From and On the Moon: Geology and Geophysics”
10:15 – 10:30 David Miller – “Landing Capsule
and Rover Designs for the Sooner Lunar Schooner Mission”
10:30 – 10:50 Mike Duke – “Lunar S. Pole-Aitken
Basin Sample Return Mission”
10:50 – 11:05 Dr. Horst Uwe Keller – “Spectral
Investigations of the Moon with the Smart-1 Near Infrared Spectrometer
Sir”
11:05 – 11:25 Prof. Larry Taylor – “Role of Lunar
Meteorites as Evidence for New Views of the Moon”
11:25 – 11:40 Dr. Ben Bussey – “Extreme Lighting
Conditions at the Lunar Poles”
11:40 – 11:55 Narendra Bhandari – “X- and Gamma
Ray (10-200 Kev) Fluxes from Various Lunar Terrain Types for Chemical
Mapping of the Moon”
Session 4 Chairs: Jeffrey Taylor, Yoshisada Takizawa, Eric Galimov
12:15 – 13:15
SPECIAL LUNCHEON
Theme: “Hawaii Astronomy”
Speakers: Koa Ell – Mauna Kea Visitors Center, Dr. Klaus Hodapp – University
of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, Dr. Christian Veillet – Canada-France-Hawaii
Telescope, Julia Bodnarik – Smithsonian Submillimeter Array
13:30 – 14:45
SESSION 5 – “Science
Of, From and On the Moon: Life Sciences and Habitation”
13:30 – 13:45 Prof. Jack Green – “Lunar Protolife”
13:45 – 14:00 Prof. Madhu Thangavelu – “Alternative
Concepts for Settling the Lunar Continent”
14:00 – 14:15 Nancy Lindsey – “Lunar Station
Protection: Lunar Regolith Shielding”
14:15 – 14:30 Jesus Raygoza-Berrelleza – “Designing
the Mex-lunarhab, Application of Appropriate Technology”
14:30 – 14:45 Barbara Imhof (presented by Paul van Susante) – “Architectural
Concepts for Lunar Bases”
Session 5 Chairs: David Schrunk, Madhu Thangavelu
14:50 – 15:15
Recommendations to International Space Agencies, University of
Hawaii / Mauna Kea Support Services, ILEWG: David Schrunk, Wendell
Mendell, Koa Ell, Mauna Kea Observatory representative, China
Scientist, Russia Scientist
15:30 – 17:00
HAWAII SPACE TOURS – “Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Space
Center” – Curator, Nancy Tashima
Keahole International Airport, Kona
18:00 – 20:00
ILEWG Committee Meeting - Lehua Room
HAWAII SPACE TOURS – “From Hawai‘i to the Moon”
06:55 – Leave Marriott Outrigger Waikoloa
08:00 – Arrive Mauna Kea State Park / lava fields
08:15 – 25-30 minutes at lava fields
08:45 – Leave for Onizuka Visitor Center
09:00 – Arrive Onizuka Visitor Center – 30 minutes
to acclimate
09:30 – Leave OVC for summit – 30 minutes travel
10:00 – 1.5 hours at summit – visit 1) Smithsonian
Sub-Millimeter Array, 2) Keck Observatories, 3rd Optional Observatories:
Gemini, Subaru, CFHT, UH, VLBA
11:30 – Leave summit for OVC – 30 minutes travel
12:00 – Half hour lunch break at OVC
12:30 – Leave OVC for Hilo
13:30 – Arrive Hilo – 45 minutes Hilo astronomical
facilities (Gemini, Subaru, UH IfA)
14:15 – Leave Hilo for Waimea – 1.25 hours travel time
15:30 – Arrive Waimea – 45 minutes in Waimea at Keck
and CFHT facilities
16:15 – Leave Waimea for Waikoloa – 45 minutes travel
time
17:00 – Arrive Waikoloa
17:30
Luau Sunset Pa‘ina, Dinner (18:00)
Optional event, individual responsibility – check with Hotel
for more details
07:45 – 08:15
Continental Breakfast, Registration – Paniolo Terrace
08:15 – 09:25
SESSION 6 – “Pacific
Space Access”
08:15 – 08:30 Dr. Vladimir Plokhikh – “A Comparative
Analysis of Heavy Reusable Space Transportation Systems Including
an Ekranoplane”
08:30 – 08:45 Dr. Takuya Hasegawa – “High Speed
Flight Demonstration Project”
08:45 – 09:00 Viacheslav Ivashkin – “On Trajectories
for the Earth-to-Moon Flight with Capture by the Moon”
09:00 – 09:15 Nikolai Abrosimov – “Universal
Earth-Space-Earth Transportation System of Large Carrying Capacity”
09:15 – 09:25 Sea Launch video courtesy of Paula Korn / Space
Age Publishing Company presentation
Session 6 Chairs: Dr. Bill Carswell, Hitoshi Mizutani
09:25 – 11:55
SESSION 7 – “Advanced
Space Access Technologies”
09:25 – 09:40 Dr. John Rather – “Revolutionary
Technologies for Affordable Lunar Development by 2015: Elements
of an Integrated Systems Plan” (10 minutes extended discussion
if time available)
09:40 – 09:55 Dr. James Powell – “StarTram: The
Key to a Robust, Low Cost Earth/Lunar Transport System”
09:55 – 10:10
Refreshment Break
10:10 – 10:25 Dr. Guiseppe Racca – “En Route
to the Moon: Smart-1 Final Preparation, Launch & Early Flight”
10:25 – 10:40 Dr. Martin Lo – “Intraplanetary
Superhighway and the Development of the Moon”
10:40 – 10:55 Al Holt – “ISS Advanced Technology
Testbeds and Lunar Test Ranges”
10:55 – 11:10 Yuki Takahashi – “Metztli: An International
Space Station Approach to Lunar Exploration”
11:10 – 11:35 Dr. Stanley Borowski – “Nuclear
Propulsion, Power and “in-situ” Resources for Routine
Lunar Space Transportation and Commercial Base Development”
11:35 – 11:55 Dr. James Powell “Compact Ultra Light
Nuclear Electric Power Systems for Future Moon Bases and Colonies”
Session 7 Chairs: Gregory Nemitz, Nikolai Abrosimov, Bernard Foing
12:15 – 13:15
SPECIAL LUNCHEON – Sponsored by SpaceDev, Inc.
Speaker: James Benson, CEO, SpaceDev
Theme: “Space Enterprise Futures”
13:30 – 14:45
SESSION 8 – “Lunar Commerce,
Enterprise and Technology”
13:30 – 13:45 Brad Blair – “An Economic Rationale
for Lunar Mineral Exploration”
13:45 – 14:00 David Schrunk – “Lunar Reference
Mission: Malapert Station”
14:00 – 14:15 Dr. Harrison Schmitt – “A Business
Approach to a Return to the Moon”
14:15 – 14:30 Steve Martin (H. H. Koelle) – “Alternative
Funding and Program Management Schema for Large-scale Space Projects”
14:30 – 14:45 Dr. Nobuki Kawashima – “Laser Energy
Transmission to the Rover to Confirm the Presence of Ice on the
Bottom of Craters in the Lunar Polar Region”
Session 8 Chairs: Mike Duke, John Chapman, Japan Space Industry
representative
15:00 – 16:15
SESSION 9: “Lunar Commerce, Enterprise and Technology”
15:00 – 15:15 Mike Duke – “Lunar Propellants
and Gateway Transportation Architectures”
15:15 – 15:30 Dr. Alex Ignatiev – “Electric Power
Development on the Moon from In-Situ Lunar Resources”
15:30 – 15:45 Begoña Ruiz – “Lunar Methane
Production Plant: Ch4/O2 Versus H2/O2 Fuel Production”
15:45 – 16:00 Javier Diaz – “Lunar Polar Ice
Propellant Production Plant Study”
16:00 – 16:15 Wendell Mendell
– Yongliao Zou – “A Primal Calculation of the Amount of He-3
in the Lunar Regolith”
Session 9 Chairs: Harrison Schmitt, Narendra Bhandari, Viacheslav
Ivashkin
16:30 – 17:00
Recommendations to Aerospace Industry, International Space Agencies,
ILEWG: TBD
07:45 – 08:15
Continental Breakfast, Registration – Paniolo Terrace
08:15 – 09:55
SESSION 10 – “Who Owns
the Moon? Space / Lunar Policy and Property Rights”
08:15 – 08:30 Eligar Sadeh – “Public-Private
Model for Lunar Settlement”
08:30 – 08:45 Trygve Magelssen – “Political Feasibility
of Lunar Base Mission Scenarios”
08:45 – 09:00 James Benson – “Space Property
Rights”
09:00 – 09:15 Greg Nemitz – “Developing Property
Claims and Asteroid Eros”
09:15 – 09:30 Robert Peckyno – “Political Evolution
of China’s Lunar Exploration Plans”
09:30 – 09:45 Hans Starlife (representative – Michael
Cerney) – “Property Rights in Space: Harmonizing Commercial
Space Interests with the Visions of the United Nations”
09:45 – 09:55 Dennis Hope / Yasuyuki Matsumoto – Lunar
Embassy Video
Session 10 Chairs: Brad Blair, Eligar Sadeh, Japan Space Business
09:55 – 10:15
Refreshment Break
10:15 – 11:55
SESSION 11 – “Lunar,
Commerce, Enterprise and Technology” ,
continued
10:15 – 10:30 Robert Richards – “Laser Ranging
Imager for Planetary Exploration”
10:30 – 10:45 Narendra Bhandari – “210 Pb as
Tracer for Volatile Transport on the Lunar Surface”
10:45 – 11:00 Dr. Per Bodin – “Initial In-flight
Performance of Smart-1 Attitude and Orbit Control System”
11:00 – 11:15 Dr. Kohtaro Matsumoto – “Probabilistic
Strategy of Obstacle Avoidance for Safe Moon Landing”
11:15 – 11:30 Bo Ljung – “Payloads On-Board the
Smart-1 Spacecraft”
11:30 – 11:45 Bill Carswell – “Shuttle – ISS – Lunar
Options”
11:45 – 11:55 (Lunar Ice Discussion)
Session 11 Chairs: European and American Science representative,
Tamami Yotsukura
12:15 – 13:15
SPECIAL LUNCHEON – Space and
Lunar Tourism
Theme – “The Future of Lunar Tourism”
Speaker – Dr. Patrick Collins, Azabu University, Japan
13:30 – 14:45
SESSION 12 – “Aloha:
Hawaii / Global Education and Culture in the Space Age”
13:30 – 13:45 Robert Strong – “The Necessity
of Educating the World About: The Needs of a Permanent Return to
the Moon”
13:45 – 14:00 Jonathan Kemp – “Aloha Moon Rockz”
14:00 – 14:15 Carol Rosin – “Space Preservation
Treaty”
14:15 – 14:30 Manny Pimenta – “Return to the
Moon 5”, July 2004
Session 12 Chairs: Leilehua Yuen, Charles Bohannan, Japanese
Space Education (Patrick Collins)
15:00 – 15:30
Recommendations to ILEWG: Leilehua Yuen, Eligar Sadeh
18:30 – 21:00
Banquet, Awards, Resolutions, ILEWG 6 Announcements
Master of Ceremonies: Apollo 17 Moonwalker Harrison Schmitt
Speaker: Carol Rosin, Institute for Cooperation in Space – “Lunar
Development for Peace and Prosperity” (20-25 minutes)
Entertainment: Lehua Serenaders
08:00 – 09:15
CLOSING BREAKFAST
Theme: “JF Kennedy Tribute: 40 Years and Counting…”
Possible speaker: Astronaut John W. Young
09:55 – 17:00
HAWAII SPACE TOURS – (Post-conference tour) “Hawaii
Island Volcanoes”
Hosted by Leilehua Yuen
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