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Tom Markusic Firefly Aerospace Rick Tumlinson SpaceFund Austin Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin 5:45pm Doors Open 6:15pm Presentation, Q&A 7:30pm Reception 
Thanks to Austin Public Library for their partnership.
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The human desire to look up, wonder, and explore is innate, and space is truly a fascinating frontier for our species. It is also a very practical industry, since our global telecommunications and imaging systems already depend on satellites, and space tourism is imminent. The space industry is starting to boom, and with it come plans for new industries and dreams of new opportunities for humanity. Come learn from two experts on the technologies and science of spaceflight and the opportunities of future space industries, and dream big with us at this special Austin Forum event on technology, space, and humanity.
We welcome your participation! Please email us with your questions, answers and prognostications in advance.
Admission to the Austin Forum is always free. The Austin Forum accepts donations of used smart phones and tablets at all our events. All devices will have a factory reset and be set up as new by the team at Austin Pathways’ nationally-recognized “Unlocking the Connection” initiative, which will connect every public housing resident with a digital device, digital literacy, and a free or very low-cost internet connection. Your donated phone can change lives and help close Austin’s digital divide, thanks to Austin Pathways. |
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Tom Markusic
Firefly Aerospace |
Tom Markusic is the co-founder of Firefly Aerospace which provides economical and convenient access to space for small payloads through the design, manufacture and operation of reliable launch vehicles. Prior to co–founding Firefly, Tom served in a variety of technical and leadership roles in NewSpace companies: Vice President of Propulsion at Virgin Galactic, Senior Systems Engineer at Blue Origin, Director of the Texas Test Site and Principal Propulsion Engineer at SpaceX. Prior to his NewSpace work, Tom was a civil servant at NASA and the USAF, where he worked as research scientist and propulsion engineer.He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University.
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Rick Tumlinson
SpaceFund |
Rick Tumlinson has been called one of the world’s top space “visionaries” and is credited with helping create the commercial space industry, often referred to as: NewSpace. He is Founding Partner of SpaceFund, a venture capital firm investing in the frontier-enabling technologies and revolutionary companies that are capturing new markets in the rapidly growing space industry. A leading writer, speaker, and Congressional witness, he led the commercial takeover of the Russian Mir space station, signed the first space tourist, co-founded the Space Frontier Foundation, and was a founding board member of the X-Prize. As a result of his world changing work, in 2015 he won the World Technology Award. Currently, his non-profit organization, The EarthLight Foundation, is developing the people and technology to settle the frontier.
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