Moderator:
Dr. Roger Launius,
Senior Curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum

1. Panel: Herman Potočnik Noordung's work and ideas

- Mr. Frederick Ordway, a space scientist and a well-known author of visionary books on spaceflight; He was also technical consultant to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

- Mr. Michael Neufeld, a historian, Chair of the Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum; the author of the world winning biography of Wernher von Braun.

- Mr. Dragan Živadinov, an artist and a cosmonaut candidate, Slovenia

2. Panel: The Future of Space Travel

- Ms. Sunita L. Williams, Deputy Chief, Astronaut Office, Johnson Space Center, NASA. She was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and then joined Expedition 15.

- Dr. John Logsdon, Director of the Space Policy Institute, George Washington University

- Mr. Frederic Nordlund, Head of the Washington Office, European Space Agency

- Dr. Dušan Petrač, Retired Space Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory