The Chairs of the Congress Sessions
. Bernard Foing | . Prof. Foing is executive director of ILEWG International Lunar Exploration Working Group, and manager of EuroMoonMars programme. Guest prof at VU Amsterdam/Leiden Observatory. Vice-chair of COSPAR Commission B (Moon, planets and small bodies) and PEX Exploration panel, chair of IAF ITACCUS, and member of several IAF committees. Full member of IAA since 2010. Former President of ESTEC staff committee (2012-2017), and former Chief scientist ESA ESTEC (2002-2018). He has worked at ESA Space Science Department at ESTEC (1989-2020), as visiting scientist, staff scientist, study scientist, Research Unit Coordinator, Project scientist and Chief scientist. Born in France, attended Ecole Normale Supérieure of Education & Technology, and became Professor Agrégé of Physical sciences. He obtained a PhD on Astrophysics and Space Techniques at CNRS, with research stays in the US (Lockheed, SacPeak, Boulder, Harvard). He worked 3 years in Chile as astronomer for ESO European Southern Observatory, and as Professor of Astrophysics. Permanent researcher at CNRS Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, he obtained the Habilitation for direction of research in 1990. See a detailed bio here. Also on Scolar Google and Wikipedia |
. Howard Bloom | . Howard Bloom is a former Visiting Scholar at New York University, founder of the Space Development Steering Committee, founder and co-chair of the Asian Space Technology Summit, founder of the International Paleopsychology Project, executive editor of the New Paradigm book series, a founding board member of the Epic of Evolution Society, and a past member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the National Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Society, the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, The International Society of Human Ethology, and the Academy of Political Science. Howard graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa at New York University, in psychology and neurobiology. But he turned his attention to the anthropology of popular culture. Howard knew nothing about rock and roll, but founded the biggest PR firm in the music industry, working with Michael Jackson, Prince, Bob Marley, Billy Joel, Billy Idol and roughly a hundred others. His goal: to understand how new myths and movements are made. He’s founder of a new discipline, paleopsychology, whose mandate is to “map the evolution of complexity, sociality, perception, and mentation from the first 10(-32) second of the Big Bang to the present.” His interest in human expansion into the Solar System led him to conceive “Garden the Solar System, Green the galaxy”, a manifesto on humanity's mission to spread life in the cosmos. "Garden the Solar System, Green the Galaxy" has been adopted as the official vision of the National Space Society. He has authored seven books, including: “The Lucifer Principle”, “Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century”, “Reinventing Capitalism: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism”. Global Brain was the subject of an Office of the Department of Defense symposium with representatives from the Department of State, the Energy Department, DARPA, IBM, and MIT. Extended bio. |
. Susan Jewell | . Susan Ip-Jewell MD, DCEG is a Space Medicine Physician-Scientist, Analog Astronaut, exponential technologist, entrepreneur. Official "SPACE COACH" for AFWERK empowered by USA SPACE FORCE and US Air Force. Dame Commander in the Order of the Eagle of the Kingdom of Georgia from Royal House of Georgia. Research focuses on space medicine, health, wellness, human factors and exponential technologies. CEO/Co-Founder of MMAARS,Inc, (Mars-Moon Astronautics Academy & Research Science) training commercial analog astronauts and developing the first Mars-Moon Settlement training facility in Mojave Desert (close Mojave Spaceport) in California, USA (formerly Mars Academy USA). Dr. Ip-Jewell is also Co-founder /CIO, of AvatarMEDIC.space. Recently graduated from Founder Institute (FI) Silicon Valley 2020 cohort and from Draper University Accelerator programs. A veteran analog astronaut, Susan pioneered first Mars "Station-to-Station" MARS MEDICS training missions with MAU-MDRS Crew 001, commanded missions from low-to high-fidelity locations under NEAMAE PROJECT (Nepal, Everest, Antarctica, Africa, Americas Mars Analog Astronaut Exploration Expeditions). Trained at National Institute of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI). Graduate of International Space University (ISU), recipient of Google Scholarship to attend Singularity University’s (GSP15). Graduated from Aston University, UK Ross University School of Medicine. Recipient of "Marie Marvinght Award in “Technologies and Innovations for Space" by Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA). Recipient of National Space Society (NSS) "Living in Space" Award for pioneering development of Lunar & Martian settlements. Founded The Clinic LLC, an Integrated Wellness & Telemedicine Center in LA. A complete bio here. Also see her Linkedin Profile |
. Patrick Collins | . Dr. Patrick Q. Collins is a well-known and respected authority on space economics, space tourism, reusable launch vehicles, and space solar power. He is a professor of economics at Azabu University in Japan and adviser to a number of companies and organisations. The focus of Dr. Collins' research for the past 25 years has been how to stimulate growth of commercial space activities, the two main opportunities being tourism and energy supply. Dr. Collins performed the first market research on space tourism in Japan in 1993, and collaboratively in the USA in 1995, and it has been very satisfactory for him to see his results confirmed by Nasa-funded studies performed in recent years. He is co-founder of Space Future Consulting, which maintains the Spacefuture.com archive. Dr Collins is closely involved with Japanese work on space tourism and space solar power, subjects which are gradually getting more and more attention, and is Chairman of the Society for Space Tourism of Japan (SSTJ). |
. Michelle Hanlon | . Michelle Hanlon is President of the National Space Society (US), and Co-Founder / President of For All Moonkind, Inc., a nonprofit organization focused on protecting human cultural heritage in outer space. For All Moonkind is a Permanent Observer to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNOOSA). Chair of the NSS International Committee and member of the NSS Policy Committee. Michelle is a Co-Director of the Center for Air and Space Law and instructor of aviation and space law at the University of Mississippi School of Law. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Space Law. Michelle received her B.A. in Political Science from Yale College and her J.D. magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center. She earned her LL.M in Air and Space Law from McGill University, focusing on commercial space and intersection of commerce and public law. |
. Thomas Matula | . Dr. Matula is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Sul Ross State University - Rio Grande College. His research focus for the last 25 years has been on the economic space development, the most recent focus on lunar industrialization and the development of economically viable commercial space settlements. MBA, Ph.D. is Bachelor of Applied Science Program Supervisor at Great Basin College, Instructor Marketing and Management at Great Basin College, and Advisor / Investor at Astrosettlements. In his consulting work his focus has been on the application of innovations in the technology environment to business and the development of the space commerce industry. BGS in General Studies at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in 1983. MBA in Management at New Mexico State University in 1986. He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration at New Mexico State University in 1994 with the dissertation topic of Commercial Spaceports. |
. Shaun Moss | . Shaun Moss is writer, speaker, teacher, space settlement researcher, computer scientist, web developer, and musician. Born in Melbourne, Australia. Shaun is interested – among other subjects -- to space settlement, environment, planetary engineering, futurism, music, film-making, photography, travel, business, finance, and economics. He writes books, non-fiction works, about humanity becoming multiplanetary, settlement of Mars. Also interested about rotating space stations, built in free space or from asteroids. Shaun published several books, including “The International Mars Research Station” and “Practical Metaphysics”. Member of the Space Development Steering Committee and of The Mars Society. Often interviewed by Australian Radio and TV channels. A presentation on Amazon. |
. Kevin Myrick | . Kevin Myrick is founder and CEO of InterPlanetary Ventures. Co-Founder of Team SynergyMoon, with Nebojsa Stanojevic. B.Sc. in Computer Science, a Bachelors in Information Technology. Kevin is both an artist and a technologist. He has worked as a theatrical technical director, lighting and multimedia designer, and videographer. He also works in Information Technology, experienced in both hardware and software systems., as a Technology Manager, Computer Systems Analyst, Systems and Operations Manager, Applications and Systems Programmer, and Software Development Manager. Kevin took graduate courses in Space Studies at UND. An alumni member of the US National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). |
. Jerry Stone | . Jerry Stone is a freelance presenter on astronomy & space exploration. He founded Spaceflight UK. Member of the British Interplanetary Society. He gave his first space talk at school back in 1969 when he was 14, and now he does this for a living, all over the UK and abroad. He also presents space workshops in schools across the UK, inspiring pupils with a range of space activities. He is often interviewed on TV and radio, and is the author of a book about the Moon landings -"One Small Step". He is described as "One of the leading speakers on space exploration". Jerry Stone has spoken on space exploration at many venues, including: The British Festival of Space The Edinburgh Festival The Farnborough Air Show The Mars Society Conferences in the UK, Belgium, France, The Netherlands and the USA Oxford University The Palace of Westminster The Royal Institution The Royal Observatory, Greenwich He was also interviewed for Blue Peter about how rockets work! The Linkedin profile. |
. Steven Wolfe | . Steven Wolfe is the President and Co-Founder of the Beyond Earth Institute, a think tank whose mission is to create and sustain a legal and policy framework that enables economically vibrant communities beyond Earth. Steve is also Deputy Executive Director for Global Spaceport Alliance and partner at CWSP International. He serves on the Board of Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Network for Space. He is on the Board of Editors for the Journal of Space Philosophy. Steve served in the U.S. House of Representatives as executive director of the Congressional Space Caucus and drafted the Space Settlement Act of 1988. The bill was signed into law as part of the NASA Authorization bill. Steve is the author of The Obligation: A Journey to Discover Human Purpose on Earth and in the Cosmos. See the Steven's Linkedin Profile. |
. Bart Womack | . Bart Womack is the CEO of Eden Growth Systems. Futurist, Investor, Producer, and Inventor. He is the founder of Eden Grow Systems and the Inventor of its first product The LifePod. Eden Growth Systems is a farming technology company focused on closed-system ecological design, with building next-generation, modular, automated farms. Habitat 2, is a turn-key food and energy production system working in any environment delivered anywhere. Bart has also worked on major motion pictures and produced TV shows. A dedicated patron of the arts and sciences. Bart earned his Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Digital Communication and Multimedia from the University of Houston. Visit his LinkedIn profile. |
. Arthur Woods | . Arthur R. Woods is an astronautical artist and independent researcher based in Switzerland. In the summers of 1967 & 1968 he worked at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the Apollo program. Since the mid- 1980's he has been proposing and developing orbital artworks. Two of his art-in-space projects were successfully flown on the Russian Mir space station: the "Cosmic Dancer" sculpture in 1993 and "Ars Ad Astra: the 1st Art Exhibition in Earth Orbit" in 1995 during the ESA's EuroMir95 mission. Together with Dr. Marco C. Bernasconi he co-author of "The Space Option" concept - an evolutionary plan to meet the basic and anticipated needs of humanity with the addition of utilizing near Earth resources, most immediately, the harnessing of inexhaustible amounts of clean energy from space. He is developing the concept of Greater Earth - a new perception of our planet which is also an alternative space program where he is the resident artist. He has co-managed several studies for the European Space Agency and the International Academy of Astronautics and served as co-chair (1996-2003) of the IAA sub-committee on the arts and literature that plans the annual session at the International Astronautical Congress . His work has been exhibited in a number of international space and art exhibitions, most recently (2019) in ‘Fly me to the Moon. The Moon Landing: 50 Years On’ at the Kunsthaus Zürich. He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and co-chair of the Moon Village Association's Cultural Considerations Working Group. Currently, his main focus is on developing the Space Energy Option in various projects and activities. A full biography. |
. Ryozo Ariyoshi | . President, Launch Director, Co-Founder of GALIX, the Global Alliance for Intrenational Collaboration in Space. Ryozo is a space entrepreneur, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ryozo is Founder and Director of HiSpace. |
. Joe Pelton | . Dr. Joseph N. Pelton, Exec. Board the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety. Prof. Joseph N. Pelton, BS, MA, Ph.D. is Director Emeritus of the Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute (SACRI) at George Washington University. Founder of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation. Former Dean and Chairman of the Board of the International Space University, and Editor Emeritus of the International Journal of Space Communications. He was the founding President of the SSPI. Author of over 300 articles, 50 books, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Literature Prize of American Astronautical Society. He is a .member of the International Academic of Astronautics, Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, and associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. See a full biography. |
. Jim Crisafulli | . Jim Crisafulli studied Physics and Zoology in California. Masters Degree in International Studies, with special emphasis on the technologies and economies of Asia/Pacific societies, at Claremont University. Economic development specialist and program director for the Honolulu Community Action Program (HCAP) and the Economic Development Corporation of Honolulu. Jim served as Space Program Projects Manager at the Hawaii State Government, for the Office of Space Industry, and as Science & Technology Officer and Research & Development Coordinator for the State’s Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT). He also was launcher and Director of Hawaii’s Office of Aerospace Development, developing bilateral and multinational space activities through Hawaii, including the Japan-U.S. Science, Technology & Space Applications Program (JUSTSAP), the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) on the Big Island of Hawaii. Programs included research, development, testing and evaluation of innovative technologies and future robotic and human missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Jim now serves as Director of the Hawaii Space Industry Innovation Program (HiSPACE) and Co-Founder of the Global Alliance for International Collaboration in Space (GALIX) under the Governor Ariyoshi Foundation. See his complete bio here. |
. Adriano Autino | . Space philosopher and small entrepreneur, Adriano V. Autino is president and co-founder of the Space Renaissance International (SRI) 2008 - 2021. SRI, as a not for profit cultural association, promotes the expansion of civilization into outer space. Diplomed in Industrial Electronics, Adriano studied Computer Science at University of Torino (Italia). He served as software engineer at Honeywell Information Systems Italia, and project manager in Sysdata CAP Gemini. He founded Andromeda s.r.l., dealing industrial automation and system engineering, real time and hard real time systems for aerospace, infrastructures, industry. He founded the web magazine Technologies of the Frontier. Published many articles and papers, on the subject of Astronautic Humanism and Civilization expansion into outer space, collaborating with many space activists world wide. Adriano personally created and manages several Space Renaissance's websites. He also published many articles and papers, and several books, including: “A greater world is possible!”, “La Terra non è malata: è incinta”, both available on Amazon. Extended cv and publications, LinkedIn Profile |