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Comic-Con Panel: Iron Man & Rocket Men

Posted by Chris Radcliff in Calendar, Mars Society on June 22, 2010

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Location:
Comic-Con International, Room 24ABC (details)
San Diego Convention Center

SD Space members will participate in a panel at Comic-Con, the largest convention in the Western hemisphere. From the official program:

Iron Man & Rocket Men: Is Stark Industries an appropriate model for private-industry space exploration?

Leading New Space entrepreneurs Mark Street (XCOR Aerospace) and John Hunter (Quicklaunch) discuss realistic options for future outer-space exploration. Presented by the San Diego Space Society (SD Space), the panel also includes Chris Radcliff (SD Space) and Dave Rankin (The Mars Society—San Diego cofounder). Jeff Berkwits (former Amazing Stories editor and two-time Hugo Award nominee) moderates. Room 24ABC

The convention is already sold out, but the panel is open to anyone who already has Comic-Con tickets. We may be able to share video of the panel after the event.

Comments

1. Comic-con Panel Report: Geeks still love space! – San Diego Space Society - July 22, 2010

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2. Comic-Con 2010 panels: Dr. Horrible's, abusing the sci in sci-fi, and more | Geekend | TechRepublic.com - July 29, 2010

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