Panel Title: How Science Fiction Has Impacted Space Exploration and Policy
Location: Universe Theater
Date: Friday, June 2
Time: 11:00 am EDT
Panel Description: Science fiction has inspired real space exploration projects including the launch of SpaceX CRS-28, which will carry Redwire’s innovative solar array technology (iROSA), science experiments and other supplies to the International Space Station. Shows like Star Trek have also influenced and inspired many scientists, engineers, and other professionals at NASA to join the space field. This panel combines those who are imagining the future with those that are actively building it, exploring synergies between the two. Join us, and prepare to boldly with a unique panel discussion that combines science and storytelling
Moderator: Mike Gold, Chief Growth Officer, Redwire
Panelists
- Jess Bush, Visual artist and Actor on Strange New Worlds
- A.C. Charania, NASA Chief Technologist
- Morgan Gendel, Screenwriter, Star Trek: The Next Generation & Deep Space 9, and Aerospace Entrepreneur
