The Mars/Moon Generation Lawyers: A Discussion of the Legal Framework Taking NASA Back to the Future

Thursday 24 October 2019, 11:45 – 12:35
Location: The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Grand Ballroom A

NASA’s current legal framework is built on NASA’s past 60 years and now a new generation of lawyers will be tasked to transition the framework of the past into the future. Discussion by NASA lawyers who are at the forefront of their legal careers and who will be with the Agency into the next phase of Space Exploration to the Moon and Mars. Panelists will include attorneys from NASA’s various field centers and practice areas, focusing on commercial space, international law, the lunar gateway project, ISS commercialization, intellectual property, and lunar science cooperation.

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Moderators

Jessica DEIHL

Attorney, Space Act Agreements, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Lisette WASHINGTON

Attorney, Contracts, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Speakers

William JOHNSON

Attorney, Intellectual Property, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

David LOPEZ

Attorney, International Law, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Christine PHAM

Attorney, Human Exploration and Operations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Brian STANFORD

Attorney, ISS Commercialization, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

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