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2021 Lunar Development Conference

The 2021 Lunar Development Conference will bring together our community of lunar science and lunar settlement advocates to discuss all aspects of the Moon in an all-virtual setting using the latest technologies and methods. We will feature speakers from the realms of lunar science, space policy, advocacy, business, and academia who will present their research and ideas for the human future of Luna. All sessions will be streamed live and recorded on Youtube.

Our event will follow up on our successful 2020 Lunar Development Conference which brought together over three hundred attendees and over sixty speakers including CEOs, professors, business professionals, legal and policy experts, and a wide range of ideas and opinions. All sessions from the 2020 LDC are available for on-demand viewing on our YouTube channel.

Register Now to attend and receive recordings and post-conference materials

Official Event Schedule

July 9 (Friday) (ALL times are East-Coast times)

9am:      Opening Remarks: Michael Mealling, James Burk, Ben Smith

9:15        — Hardware —

Grand Architecture: Michael Laine

Aerospace Corp: What to build, and Why: James Vedda, PhD

Off Planet Research: Lunar Regolith: Melissa Roth

Envisioning: Lunar Future: Michell Zappa: Credentials

11:15     Moon Society: Vision, Mission, Values: James Burk

11:30     — Business —

Laura Forczyk: PhD

Greg Autry: PhD

Andrew Aldrin: PhD

Rapheal Roettgen: CFA, MSc.

1:30        Moon Society: Membership + Virtual Chapter: Ben Smith

1:45        — Outreach

Moon Rush: Leonard David

2:15        Moon Society: Past, Present, Future: Michael Mealling

2:30        — Framework —

Space Development Theory: Josh Carlson

Why Go To the Moon?: Many Faces of Lunar Exploration: Roger Launius, PhD

Governments: Who’s Going to the Moon?: Namrata Goswami, PhD

Dr. S. Pete Worden, PhD

4:45        LDC Day 1 Closing Remarks: Michael Laine

July 10 (Saturday) (ALL times are East-Coast times)

9am:      Opening Remarks: Michael Mealling, James Burk, Ben Smith

9:15        Moon Society: Vision, Mission, Values: James Burk

9:45       — Moon Base Competition —

SEDS: Moon Base Competition: James Xie (Winner)

Moon Base Competition: Victor Tenorio

Moon Base Competition: Carl Greenbaum (2nd)

Moon Base Competition: Kent Nebergall

Moon Base Competition: Panel Discussion

12:30     Moon Society: Membership + Virtual: Ben Smith

12:45     — Hardware —

Lunar Homestead: Ben Smith

Paragon Space: Living on the Moon: Grant Anderson: MSc.

Madhu Thangavelu: PhD

MMARS: Dame Susan Ip Jewell: MD

Astroport: Landing Pads: Sam Ximenes: M-Arch

Space Force: The McClaine Line: Maj Sean McClain: MBA, MOOOOG

3:45        Moon Society: Past, Present, Future: Michael Mealling

4:00        — Business —

LiftPort Group: Lunar Space Elevator Infrastructure: Michael Laine

Starship Singularity: Michael Mealling: MBA

Space Industries: Joshua Lechter

5:30        — Outreach —

Michelle Hanlon

6:15        — Framework —

Cislunar: Manny Pimenta

Cislunar: Pete Garretson: MSc

7:15       LDC Closing Remarks: Michael Laine, Michael Mealling, James Burk, Ben Smith