The Immortal Spaceship: A Discussion on the Use Cases and Value of Persistent Platforms

Organizers

Deborah TOMEK

Deputy Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Keith BELVIN

Space Assembly of Modular Systems (SAMS) Office Lead, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Dale ARNEY

Space Assembly of Modular Systems (SAMS) Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Jay PITTMAN

Assistant Director for Strategic Integration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

John VICKERS

Principal Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

The Immortal Spaceship: A Discussion on the Use Cases and Value of Persistent Platforms

Future civil, commercial, and defense space missions will be ambitious, requiring new technologies and operational paradigms. One of these new paradigms is the use of On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM) to enable large, persistent, upgradable, and maintainable spacecraft. A persistent platform uses OSAM capabilities to provide spacecraft bus functions to payloads and instruments while also capable of being expanded and upgraded over time. Please join a lively discussion with your government, commercial, and academic colleagues that explores the use cases, value proposition, and technology development needs for a persistent platform and other OSAM applications. Also participate online at https://forms.gle/3eTrSJzKrQDbiEVn9

Facilitators

Deborah TOMEK

Deputy Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Ben REED

Deputy Division Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Speakers

Douglas TERRIER

Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Erica RODGERS

Science and Technology Partnerships Lead, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States