ADVISORY/41st Space Congress Will Showcase Leaders of Today and Past Pioneers.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday-Friday (April 27-30) CAPE CANAVERAL Cape Canaveral (kənăv`ərəl), low, sandy promontory extending E into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island, E Fla., separated from Merritt Island by the Banana River, a lagoon; named (1963) Cape Kennedy in memory of President John , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004 Star-Studded Event Scheduled for April 27-30, 2004 at the Radisson Resort at the Port - Cape Canaveral, FL The 41st annual Space Congress will welcome a star-studded lineup of space industry leaders, celebrities, and space pioneers during the four-day event scheduled for April 27 - 30, 2004 at the Radisson Resort at the Port, Cape Canaveral, Florida This article is about the city of Cape Canaveral, Florida. For the site neighboring the Kennedy Space Center, see Cape Canaveral. Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,829 at the 2000 census. . The annual event, which provides a forum for space professionals to meet and share their knowledge of technical areas and issues facing the space program, will host panel sessions, technical paper presentations, youth science fair, an Evening with the Astronauts, and evening receptions with featured speakers. Ticket information is available at http://www.spacecongress.org or by calling 321-452-3068. Celebrating the theme: "Determination: Meeting today's challenges, enabling tomorrow's vision," this year's conference will open with a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. from Apollo Astronaut Gene Cernan, who commanded the final mission to the moon. Evening receptions will host notable guests including legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager  This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved. , Apollo Astronauts This is a list of all astronauts directly associated with NASA's Apollo program. A total of thirty-eight astronauts flew in an Apollo spacecraft, twenty-nine of whom were part of the Apollo program, the rest being Skylab and Apollo-Soyuz astronauts. Jim Lovell, Wally Schirra, and Al Worden, as well as Dr. Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI SETI (sĕt`ē) [Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence], name given to a series of independent programs to detect radio signals from civilizations beyond the solar system. ). CNN CNNor Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. Correspondent John Zarella will chair Panel Session I, to discuss the future of space exploration with some of the leading aerospace decision makers: -- Doug Cooke, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Space Exploration Systems, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. -- Gary Martin, Space Architect, NASA -- Bruce McCandless, Chief Scientist, Lockheed-Martin -- Harley Thronson, Director of Technology, NASA -- Michael Lounge, Director of Business Development for Exploration Systems, The Boeing Company Bringing together the scientific, commercial, military, and educational communities, congress panelists will discuss current and future activities affecting space initiatives including the return to human space flight, planetary exploration and the impact of the mission to Mars and possible new initiatives to the moon, China's foray into space, the X-Prize initiative, military space policy, spaceport space·port n. An installation for sheltering, testing, maintaining, and launching spacecraft. range technologies, space science, and more. Attendees will hear from: -- Joan Johnson-Freese, Chinese Space Initiative Expert and Chair, National Security Decision Making Department, Naval War College -- Major General Michael C. Kostelnik Michael C. Kostelnik, Major General, USAF (Ret.) is the Assistant Commissioner, Office of CBP Air & Marine, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The mission of CBP Air and Marine is to protect the American people and critical infrastructure by using an integrated and coordinated air , Commander, Air Armament Center, Air Force Material Command -- Jim Garvin, Program Scientist, Mars Program, NASA -- Lt. Colonel Sterling Dugger, Operations Officer, 5th Space Launch Squadron -- Dr. Peter Diamandis, Chairman, X-Prize Foundation -- Al Newhouse, Prometheus Project -- Elliott G. Pulham, Space Foundation President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. -- George Whitesides, Executive Director, National Space Society -- Robert Zubrin, President, The Mars Society -- David Gump, President, The Luna Corporation -- Andrew Chaikin, Author and Lecturer "For anyone in the space program, this is the event to attend if you want to hear the most current news and information," says Dan LeBlanc, General Chair of Space Congress. "The program for the 41st Congress brings together a wealth of knowledge on a vast array of topics covering space science, human spaceflight, exploration, and earth science. We're very excited about having the most prominent leaders in the industry today, and welcome many of our space pioneers." A complete program list, including paper session topics and presenters is available at http://www.spacecongress.org. For information or tickets, call 321-452-3068 or purchase online at http://www.spacecongress.org. Individual session, day and complete packages are available. About Space Congress The Canaveral Council of Technical Societies (CCTS CCTS Combat Crew Training Squadron CCTS Combat Crew Training School CCTS Contractor Cost Tracking System CCTS Conseil Canadien sur le Tabagisme et la Santé (Canadian Council on Smoking and Health) ) created Space Congress in 1962 to stimulate interest and promote professionalism in the space program. Space Congress is organized in cooperation with NASA, the Department of Defense, industry and academia. The annual event provides a forum for space professionals to meet and share their knowledge of technical areas and issues facing the space program. CCTS uses Space Congress proceeds to present annual achievement and technical awards, conduct an annual Career Night to expose local students to scientific, engineering and related careers, and to sponsor or support many local educational programs offered by schools and groups in the Space Coast area. For more information visit http://www.spacecongress.org or call 321-452-3068. |
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