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ESIL-02 Overview. Workshop Ground Rules. All attendees represent themselves only and do NOT represent the views of their employer Please consider discussions during this workshop off-the-record Specific quotes or opinions that aren’t your own should remain off the web/social media.
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Workshop Ground Rules • All attendees represent themselves only and do NOT represent the views of their employer • Please consider discussions during this workshop off-the-record • Specific quotes or opinions that aren’t your own should remain off the web/social media
Objectives Assemble a representative and knowledgeable group of the key emerging leaders within the U.S. space sector to • identifythe role of the U.S. Government in the commercial space sector • how this role should evolve in the future from the perspective of the assembled group Connect emerging leaders throughout the industry with peers and current industry leaders
Workshop Products • Out-brief Tuesday at 4 PM • Further research/development after workshop • Paper/Presentation IAC 2012, Naples Italy • Additional presentations possible
Method • Identify role of government in commercial space as: • Customer • Supplier • Regulator • International Representation • Identify how this role may evolve in the future • What are the key things that need to be considered?
Method II • Consider government effect on competitive forces: • Threat of Entry • Intensity of Rivalry Among Existing Competitors • Pressure from Substitute Products • Bargaining Power of Buyers • Bargaining Power of Suppliers
Industry Definition • Scope is as broad as group feels appropriate • From comsats to commercial crew • Certain cross-cutting topics exist • What is considered important by this group? • What possible improvements can be made? • Certain sector-specific topics exist • What is considered important by this group? • What possible improvements can be made?
Cross-Cutting Gov. Influence • Export control • Includes products and workforce • Prevents export AND import • US Firms Competing Overseas (favors larger firms) • Foreign Firms Competing in US (favors larger firms) • Impacts all industry segments • Impacts all five forces
Cross-Cutting Gov. Influence • Contracting Mechanism/Good Customer • Cost-plus vs fixed price, FAR vs OTA • FAR + commercial industry may not be most efficient • Skin the game? • Government as secondary customer/payload? • Impacts all industry sectors • Impacts all five forces
Cross-Cutting Gov. Influence • Research, Development, and Education • Workforce training/pipeline • Support for fundamental research and fellowships • Support for re-training in areas of industry need • Prizes • Cost-effective innovation engine? • IP • Protection and expedited evaluation
Cross-Cutting Gov. Influence • Space Traffic Coordination • Domestic • Launch/Airspace Interface • Range Operations • International • Orbital Debris/Space Traffic Management • Spectrum Interference/Jamming • Civil vs military considerations
Summary of Impacts • Where are we today? • What is the result?
Path of Evolution • Where might these roles go in the future? • What possible improvements might be made?
Sector Specific Impacts • Launch Sector • Liability indemnification • Launch permit/license • Cargo/Crew
Sector Specific Impacts • Human Transport Systems • Suborbital/Orbital • Crew safety standards? • Launch component and vehicle component • Industry development financing • As customer/investor • FAR/SAA • Cost-plus vs fixed price • International competition
Sector Specific Impacts • Commercial Remote Sensing • Restrictions on publishable performance • Major Customer
Sector Specific Impacts • Commercial Communications • LEO/GEO • Spectrum allocation/management • Customer • Hosted Payloads • Secondary Payloads
Summary of Impacts • Where are we today? • What is the result?
Path of Evolution • Where might these roles go in the future? • What possible improvements might be made?
Out-Brief Structure (concept) • Background on objectives • Overview of method • Overview of cross-cutting impacts • Identification of on-going/future improvements • Overview of sector-specific impacts • Identification of on-going/future improvements
Post-Workshop Plan • Build on presentation with additional research and input • Identify lead authors and contributing/review authors • Note authorship will not include affiliation • Participants represent their own views • Draft paper overviewing factors and possible improvements • Paper review process • Develop paper and presentation for IAC 2012 • Present elsewhere as appropriate