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

Laura Forczysk, M.S.

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

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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Dr. Andrew
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Director of the Aldrin Space Institute and ISU Center for Space Entrepreneurship

James Burk

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

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

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This is a partial list of our amazing speakers.

Previous event speakers

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

SPEAKERS

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

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 
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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)

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