Assignments for Monday February 17, 2003

0. Chris will not be in class due to travel.

1. Read Red Mars, Part V "Guns Under the Table" for discussion.

2. Everybody read SpaceDev's Website: Space Dev

3. Power Point Presentations (10 minutes each; 8 page maximum):

   Ricardo: Problems Facing the US Space Industry
   Trouble on the Final Frontier

   Andrew: Privatizing the Space Shuttle
   Task Force Report: Shuttle Operations Should be Privatized
   NASA Considers Shuttle Sell-Off

   Michael: Cheap Access to Space
   Maverick Rocketeers Pursue Cheap Space Access
   X-Prize Foundation

   Matt: Mooning for Dollars
   Landmark Decision Clears Way For First Commercial Lunar Flight
   TransOribital (company Website)

   Jen: Space Tourism
   Space Tourism "viable at $15,000 a seat"
   Space Adventures

   Kyle: The Satellite Industry/Government's Role in Commercialization
   Satellite Industry Association
   Office of Space Commercialization