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Our Speakers are the best in the industry.

All Better Futures speakers are credentialed and worthy of your time and attention. They have earned their reputations by good old-fashioned hard work and through academic effort, or a combination of these. Most speakers have 10+ years of professional, specific experience, usually accompanying a master’s or doctoral degree.

Speakers

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Laura Forczysk, M.S.

Space Professional, Consultant, and Author of "Becoming Off-Worldly" & "Rise of the Space Age Millienials"
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Peter Garretson

Professor, Researcher on entrepreneurship, commercial space and economics.
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Greg Autry​, PhD

Professor, Researcher on entrepreneurship, commercial space and economics.
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Andrew
​Aldrin,
PhD

Director of the Aldrin Space Institute and ISU Center for Space Entrepreneurship
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James Burk

Executive Director of the Mars Society, creator of Mars VR.
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Robert Zubrin, PhD

 Founder and President of the Mars Society, and acclaimed author of 'The Case for Mars'.

This is a partial list of our amazing speakers.

Previous event speakers

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Living in Space 2022 – Mars, Moon Analogs; Research and Results, held July 8 + 9
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1) Mars Analog MDRS
2) Dr. Robert Zubrin as keynote speaker
3) ILMAH at North Dakota analog
​4) Several first hand accounts from Analog Astronauts
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The Star Fleet Enterprise – "The Science and the Fiction of Living on Orbit" April 1-2, 2022
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1) Orbital Assembly + Babies in space
2) Review of current and planned stations
3) Science and Fiction of living on orbit
​4) Requirements, Architecture, Feasibility and Trades (RAFT)
SPEAKERS
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The Star Fleet Enterprise – "Review of Current and Planned Stations" March 4-5, 2022
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1) Orbital Assembly + Babies in space
2) Review of current and planned stations
3) Science and Fiction of living on orbit
​4) Requirements, Architecture, Feasibility and Trades (RAFT)
SPEAKERS
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The Star Fleet Enterprise – Feb 4-5, 2022 
​Watch on YouTube​

1) Orbital Assembly + Babies in space
2) Review of current and planned stations
3) Science and Fiction of living on orbit
​4) Requirements, Architecture, Feasibility and Trades (RAFT)
SPEAKERS
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  • Home
  • Services
  • Speakers
    • July 8-9: Living in Space; Analogs: Research and Results
    • April 1-2: The Science and The Fiction of Living on Orbit
    • Mar 4-5: Review of Current and Planned Stations
    • Feb 4-5: Orbital Manufacturing and Babies in Space
    • SPEAKER PORTAL
  • Calendar
    • July 8-9: Living in Space; Analogs: Research and Results
  • Contact
  • Blog