The New American Space Age, Politico, September 12, 2017

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On September 12, 2017, the news company Politico hosted a forum titled, "The New American Space Age." Politico convened experts for a deep-dive conversation to explore the possibilities and risks of what could be a historic transformation in space innovation and policy. Is there a new vision for American space innovation that will capture the imagination of America -and what will it take to get there?

Speakers included:

John Logsdon
Founding Director and Professor Emeritus, Space Policy Institute, The George Washington University

Alex MacDonald
Senior Economic Advisor, NASA

Teasel Muir-Harmony
Curator, Space History Department, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Bob Richards
Founder and CEO, Moon Express

Secretary Heather Wilson
Principal Space Adviser, U.S. Department of Defense

Eric Stallmer
President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation

Jamie Morin
Vice President and Executive Director of the Center for Space Policy and Strategy, The Aerospace Corporation

The event's web page is:

The event was held on the 55th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's space speech at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Video of that event is at:

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