Speeches, Testimony, and Presentations
This page provides electronic copies of speeches, testimony, and presentations delivered by members of the Office of Space Commercialization. Some presentations have been posted in MS PowerPoint format. If you do not have access to MS Office, you can download a free PowerPoint Viewer application for PC or Mac. Please contact the Office of Space Commercialization if you have difficulty finding or opening any materials on this site.
March 2011
Presentation on Hosted Payloads
Charles Baker presented this material on March 16, 2011, during the Satellite 2011 conference in Washington, D.C. It updates last year's presentation with information about the National Space Policy and the government's challenges in pursuing hosted payloads.
October 2010
Presentation on Hosted Payloads
Charles Baker presented this material on October 29, 2010, during a symposium on National Space Policy implementation hosted by George Washington University (GWU). It highlights the commercial space guidelines of the policy and discusses NOAA's potential use of hosted payloads, data buys, etc. A video of the remarks is available at the GWU website.
October 2010
Presentation on Hosted Payloads
Charles Baker presented this material on October 13, 2010, during the Satellite and Content Delivery Conference & Expo (SATCON) conference in New York City. It highlights the commercial space guidelines within the 2010 National Space Policy, which encourages the use of hosted payloads to fulfill government needs.
March 2010
Presentation on Hosted Payloads
Charles Baker presented this material on March 17, 2010, during the Satellite 2010 conference in Washington, D.C. It highlights five specific NOAA data sets that potentially could be fulfilled through hosted payload arrangements with commercial satellite providers.
April 2009
Presentation on U.S. Space Export Controls
Michael Beavin presented this material during a public forum on Entrepreneurial Space and Export Control: Red Tape in the Final Frontier, organized by AIAA on April 28, 2009. It reviews several findings from the Commerce Department's 2007 survey of the U.S. space industrial base.
October 2008
Remarks from "A Day Without Space"
Ed Morris delivered these remarks as the keynote speaker at A Day Without Space, a public discussion forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the George Marshall Institute. It examines some of the many problems that would occur if all space-based assets were lost for a day.
September 2008
Presentation from CGSIC Savannah
Ed Morris delivered this presentation along with Paul Verhoef of the European Commission during a panel discussion on satellite navigation market access issues during the 48th meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) in Savannah, Georgia. It discusses recent and ongoing activities of the GPS-Galileo Working Group "B" on Trade and Civil Applications.
May 2008
Remarks from Space Weather Enterprise Forum
Michael Beavin delivered this presentation during the 2008 Space Weather Enterprise Forum organized by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. It addresses the evolution of space commerce and recent efforts to leverage the power of space commerce to meet governmental space weather data requirements.
November 2007
Remarks from Reach to Space Conference
This presentation was delivered at Reach to Space, a space commercialization conference organized by academia, industry, and professional organizations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the space age. The presentation addresses objectives for the Office in the commercial and government markets for space commerce. It also highlights newly released space commerce legislation proposed by the Department of Commerce.
October 2007
Remarks from NMIA Conference
This presentation was delivered at Space: The Next Five Years, a government-industry conference organized by the National Military Intelligence Association (NMIA). The presentation addresses the future of space commerce in terms of both government and commercial markets. It also highlights newly released space commerce legislation proposed by the Department of Commerce.
September 2006
Presentation on Economic Benefits of the Second Civilian GPS Signal (L2C)
This presentation was delivered at the 46th meeting of the Civil GPS Service Interface Committee (CGSIC) in Fort Worth, TX, on September 25, 2006. It summarizes the results of a recently published economic study on the productivity benefits of the second civilian GPS signal, or L2C.
September 2006
Remarks from Continuity of Business Summit
The Director of the Office delivered these remarks before the Washington Space Business Roundtable during the Continuity of Business (via satellite) Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, September 21, 2006.
June 2006
Testimony on Economic Importance of Space
The Director of the Office delivered this testimony before the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Strategic Forces at a public hearing on Space and U.S. National Power, June 21, 2006.
March 2003
Presentation on GPS for Students
This presentation was delivered to several sets of students from D.C. area middle and high schools during the Excellence in Science, Technology, and Mathematics Education (ESTME) Week, March 16-22, 2003.
February 2003
Remarks on Suborbital Space Transportation
These remarks were delivered at a Capitol Hill breakfast meeting for congressional staff organized by the SubOrbital Institute (SOI), an activist group interesting in developing and promoting new suborbital space transportation capabilities.
July 2002
Presentation on Promoting Commercial Interests in GPS
This briefing was delivered at the Fourth U.N./U.S.A. Regional Workshop on the Use and Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems, held July 15-19, 2002, in Lusaka, Zambia. It outlines the importance of the commercial sector to the growth of GPS as a worldwide utility and discusses ways in which commercial GPS interests are promoted within U.S. Government decision making processes. (2.2 MB, MS PowerPoint 97/98 format)
April 2002
Presentation on U.S. Commercial Issues Regarding Galileo
This briefing was delivered to the Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Aerospace Equipment for Trade Policy Matters (ISAC-1). It discusses the U.S. position on Europe's proposed Galileo system and the commercial issues at stake during negotiations with the European Commission. (97K, MS PowerPoint 97/98 format)
April 2002
Presentation on the Global Positioning System (GPS)
This overview of GPS was presented to AMRAD, a local chapter of the American Radio Relay League. It includes updates on GPS modernizaton and the U.S. position on Europe's proposed Galileo system. (6.2 MB, MS PowerPoint 97/98 format)
June 2001
Presentation on Space Tourism
This presentation was delivered at a conference on space tourism sponsored by the Space Travel and Tourism Division of the Space Transportation Association. (1.3 MB, MS PowerPoint 97/98 format)
June 2001
Presentation on the Global Positioning System (GPS)
This presentation, given at the 4th Annual National Space Forum of the American Astronautical Society, National Space Society, and National Space Club, provides information on the current status and future of GPS. (4 MB, MS PowerPoint 97/98 format)
February 2001
Presentation to FAA Space Launch Forecast Conference
This presentation, given at the 2001 FAA/AST forecast conference, provides information on including commercial requirements into the Air Force process for improving space launch bases and ranges. (1.9 MB, MS PowerPoint 97/98 format)
