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Our Next Policy Forum - Space Entrepreneurship


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Friday, Feb 1st:


The U.S. space program is undergoing a major transition from government control to an entrepreneurial space industry.  Leading this initiative are companies such as SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Bigelow, and many others.  At the same time, U.S. government leaders at NASA and the FAA are working to support this private-public partnership in space.
 
On Friday, February 1st the SIEPR Policy Forum (with co-sponsor the Stanford Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation) will have a fascinating discussion of the challenges and opportunities for private space ventures.  Among the questions discussed will be the:
 
  • - Opportunities for space industry entrepreneurs
  • - Lowering the cost of space launches 
  • - Market opportunities for space tourism, exploration, mining, and communication
  • - Using economic incentives to foster new technologies and explorations

Key space industry speakers, economists,  and companies include Lori Garver of NASA, George Nield of FAA, Bill Nye, Ed Lu, Petra Moser of Stanford, SpaceX,  Virgin Galactic, XCOR, Google Lunar X Prize, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and United Launch Alliance.  
 
Full Agenda Here.

ALL Stanford Students and faculty welcome. Others by invitation.   Registration is Now Closed Due to Capacity.  A limited number of students arriving before 9:30am Friday will be able to register.   Event is free.  

 
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For more information, please contact Ward Hanson or Dafna Baldwin.




Thursday, January 31st:

For those especially interested in space policy, we will have a Policy Workshop on Thursday afternoon, January 31st.  Following an overview of the market by Ken Davidian of the FAA and Scott Hubbard of Stanford, we will look closely at two policy areas where economics can especially inform and contribute to the policy analysis.  The first is the issue of the ITAR policy, where many U.S. space activities  are restricted due to security concerns.  The second is the use of auctions to help allocate launch rights and efficient use of launches.  Participating economists include Paul Milgrom and Greg Rosston of Stanford.  For more information, please contact Ward Hanson .

Thursday's agenda here.