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Well a few days ago we got back for the SEDS Space Vision conference and I have to say it was an experience. We arrived on the second day of the conference and saw the majority of the talks. They really addressed the current state of space.

Now on to the awesome. The point of a conference is not (in my unqualified opinion) the talks, its the people you meet. Sure someone can get up and show you some pictures of what their company is doing or what they think the future will be like, but nothing compares to talking with someone one on one. Try it, look up a space mission then ask someone to tell you about their work in space and see which is more interesting. There is something engaging about the passion that can be conveyed in a conversation that is nearly imposable to convey in a presentation.

The people at Space Vision are amazing. Its a great place to meet the people who will make the future cool.

SpaceVision, the largest spacey student run conference in the known universe, is awesome. Unlike other gatherings of the illuminati, the young blood at SpaceVision is infinitely more approachable, more female, and yes-more female than any other conference I have attended. Granted, ISDC is amazing, but SpaceVision is AWE inspiring. No gray beards here. Only students for the exploration and development of space. Odd, seems like that's a acronym or something.

SpaceVision isn't just some technical conference, it's YOUR CONFERENCE. This is the place where you rub shoulders with the best and brightest in the industry. Because you're the best and the brightest in the industry. Okay, a little ego, but it's true. Humanity is doomed. When you see Jeff Fiege, CEO of Orbital Outfitters, up there quivering with excitement about the proprietary information he's about to reveal (no pictures please!). You know it's something special. Jeff is one of those guys who's still just a kid at heart. He's here because he's you. He's here because he was kicking ass in the space industry by age 30.

I want to kick ass in the space industry by age 30. I don't mean some high paying successful job at Lockheed, or Boeing, or Northrop Grumman, or even NASA. I mean like Peter Diamandis kick ass. I mean like George and Loretta Whitesides kick ass. I mean like Luke Skywalker kicking imperial space ass. Will Pomerantz, one of those X-Prize guys - also kicking ass, has a theory as to how you too can kick ass in the space industry by age 30. It all comes down to this, "Do something!" That's it. That's the answer! Do something! Do something you love! Do something you care about! It doesn't matter what, so long as you do something! You go Will and take your kick ass-ness with you.

So a group of us went to SpaceVision - Myself, Harvey Elliott, and Casey Keys. For those of you who don't know, SpaceVision is the annual SEDS conference. You can read about the conference by clicking here. Its a great conference for those who need a good introduction to the current happenings in space.

We got here late yesterday (11-5-2010) after driving through some snow. While we missed all of the firday sessions, we did get here in time for the after party (which, frankly, is the primary reason to go to space conferences :D ). It was good meeting up with some of the people I've met at previous conferences and events.

The sessions I saw today were
1. A Presentation on science at NASA Ames
2. A Presentation on what space will be like in 2030 (short answer - depends on who you ask)
3. A Presentation about the Orion capsule (which I did learn has a docking system that is still in flux).
4. A space policy discussion/presentation about space debris mitigation.
5. A presentation by Dr. George Nield from FAA/AST to talk about developments in Commercial Space.

Very cool stuff. Will provide more details on the way home. As will Casey & Harvey on their posts.

And we have pictures!!!


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