NASA’s Space Road Challenges Topic @ Space Symposium

The 24th National Space Symposium will feature a panel entitled “Mind the Gap: Shuttle Retirement and Other Challenges on the Road to the Moon and Mars.” The symposium, the premier annual gathering of the global space community, will occur April 7 to 10 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Mr. Lon Rains, vice president, editorial, trade publishing, Imaginova Corp. and editor, Space News, will moderate the panel, which includes former NASA Astronaut and NASA Advisory Council Member Col. Eileen M. Collins, USAF (Retired); NASA Exploration Systems Associate Administrator Richard J. Gilbrech, Ph.D.; Kennedy Space Center Director Mr. William W. Parsons, Jr.; and NASA Associate Administrator Mr. Chris Scolese. The panel, which will take place at 10:45 a.m. April 8, will focus on the challenges NASA faces in bridging the gap between shuttle retirement in 2010 and the introduction of the new Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle in 2014. Collins, Gilbrech, Parsons, and Scolese will address issues such as access to space after shuttle retirement, bringing the new systems online, and workforce transition—Colorado Springs, Colorado