The Science + Society Series

On November 14th, Seed Media Group and Schering-Plough hosted the first in a series of discussions on Capitol Hill, gathering leading researchers and policy experts to discuss topical issues in science.

The first session, entitled "The Future of The Vision for Space Exploration," discussed how to build an efficient, sustainable and progressive space exploration infrastructure.

Speakers were Louis Friedman, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Planetary Society; Steven Squyres, Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University and Principal Investigator on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission; Edward Belbruno, NASA consultant and President of Innovative Orbital Design, Inc; and Gregory Matloff, NASA consultant and Assistant Professor of Physics at New York City College of Technology, CUNY.

The panel was moderated by Paul A. Gilster of the blog Centuari Dreams.

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