FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
FOR PERSONAL SPACEFLIGHT (ISPS)

October 6, 2005

Corbett Center
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico USA

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International Symposium on Personal Spaceflight (ISPS)

October 17 - 18, 2006
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
Las Cruces , New Mexico USA

Entry to Space

For the past forty years the general public has watched in a combination of awe and excitement at the marvelous engineering achievements of the government space programs as the astronauts and cosmonauts showed the feasibility of living and working in space and brought back inspirational stories of the wonders of space-travel. For forty years the general public has been frustrated that they too could not go. The winning of the Ansari X PRIZE in October 2004 by a privately financed and privately developed spaceship has changed that perception. The era of Personal Spaceflight has been opened.

Our Symposium will explore the multi-faceted dimensions of Personal Spaceflight ranging from the technical developments necessary to achieve safe routine flight to and from and through space to the new personal business opportunities and economic benefits that will open in space and here on Earth. We will also explore the personal excitement and thrills that await the space traveler. Our Symposium will delve into the technical, regulatory, market and financial needs and challenges that must be met in charting and executing the incremental developments leading to Personal Spaceflight and the opening of a Place Called Space.

Our second International Symposium on Personal Spaceflight (ISPS) in 2006, held in conjunction with the Countdown to X PRIZE CUP, will last two days and have seven tracks. The Tracks will feature guest speakers and expert panels that will provide insights to both the possibilities of Personal Spaceflight and the developments underway to enable and support Personal Spaceflight.

We look forward to your participation this year and in succeeding years as together we help build the bridge to your personal future in space.