The 2021 Lunar Development Conference will bring together our community of lunar science and lunar settlement advocates to discuss all aspects of the Moon in an all-virtual setting using the latest technologies and methods. We will feature speakers from the realms of lunar science, space policy, advocacy, business, and academia who will present their research and ideas for the human future of Luna. All sessions will be streamed live and recorded on Youtube.
Our event will follow up on our successful 2020 Lunar Development Conference which brought together over three hundred attendees and over sixty speakers including CEOs, professors, business professionals, legal and policy experts, and a wide range of ideas and opinions. All sessions from the 2020 LDC are available for on-demand viewing on our YouTube channel.
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Official Event Schedule
July 9 (Friday) (ALL times are East-Coast times)
9am: Opening Remarks: Michael Mealling, James Burk, Ben Smith
9:15 — Hardware —
Grand Architecture: Michael Laine
Aerospace Corp: What to build, and Why: James Vedda, PhD
Off Planet Research: Lunar Regolith: Melissa Roth
Envisioning: Lunar Future: Michell Zappa: Credentials
11:15 Moon Society: Vision, Mission, Values: James Burk
11:30 — Business —
Laura Forczyk: PhD
Greg Autry: PhD
Andrew Aldrin: PhD
Rapheal Roettgen: CFA, MSc.
1:30 Moon Society: Membership + Virtual Chapter: Ben Smith
1:45 — Outreach —
Moon Rush: Leonard David
2:15 Moon Society: Past, Present, Future: Michael Mealling
2:30 — Framework —
Space Development Theory: Josh Carlson
Why Go To the Moon?: Many Faces of Lunar Exploration: Roger Launius, PhD
Governments: Who’s Going to the Moon?: Namrata Goswami, PhD
Dr. S. Pete Worden, PhD
4:45 LDC Day 1 Closing Remarks: Michael Laine
July 10 (Saturday) (ALL times are East-Coast times)
9am: Opening Remarks: Michael Mealling, James Burk, Ben Smith
9:15 Moon Society: Vision, Mission, Values: James Burk
9:45 — Moon Base Competition —
SEDS: Moon Base Competition: James Xie (Winner)
Moon Base Competition: Victor Tenorio
Moon Base Competition: Carl Greenbaum (2nd)
Moon Base Competition: Kent Nebergall
Moon Base Competition: Panel Discussion
12:30 Moon Society: Membership + Virtual: Ben Smith
12:45 — Hardware —
Lunar Homestead: Ben Smith
Paragon Space: Living on the Moon: Grant Anderson: MSc.
Madhu Thangavelu: PhD
MMARS: Dame Susan Ip Jewell: MD
Astroport: Landing Pads: Sam Ximenes: M-Arch
Space Force: The McClaine Line: Maj Sean McClain: MBA, MOOOOG
3:45 Moon Society: Past, Present, Future: Michael Mealling
4:00 — Business —
LiftPort Group: Lunar Space Elevator Infrastructure: Michael Laine
Starship Singularity: Michael Mealling: MBA
Space Industries: Joshua Lechter
5:30 — Outreach —
Michelle Hanlon
6:15 — Framework —
Cislunar: Manny Pimenta
Cislunar: Pete Garretson: MSc
7:15 LDC Closing Remarks: Michael Laine, Michael Mealling, James Burk, Ben Smith