This session will explore current prospects for spaceport operations and discuss how they could be integrated with the emerging international spaceport network.

Moderator:

Dr. George C. Neild, Chairman, Global Spaceport Alliance

Dr. George C. Nield serves as the Chairman of the Global Spaceport Alliance.  He has more than 50 years of aerospace experience with the United States Air Force (USAF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and in private industry. In March of 2022 he flew to space on the fourth human flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. 

Speakers:

Hidetaka Aoki, Co-Founder and Director, Space Port Japan Association

Giovanni DiAntonio, Director Technological Innovation, Italian Civil Aviation Authority