Webcast Details:
A New Space Race? Chinese and American Plans for War and Peace in Orbit and Beyond
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
7:00 p.m. (mountain daylight time)
Summary: What ethical choices face us as we extend the human presence in space? Should we worry about polluting or disturbing lifeless worlds? Who owns other worlds? What are the laws out there? In this discussion moderated by David Grinspoon, PhD, the Museum invites you to consider with scientists, astronauts, ethicists, and policy makers the ethical and political implications of human space activities.
Speakers:
- Eric Hagt (PDF | 75KB), director of the China Program at the Center for Defense Information
- Everett Dolman (PDF | 61KB), PhD, professor of comparative military studies at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
- Mark Bullock (PDF | 35KB), PhD, director, Center for Space Exploration Policy Research, Southwest Research Institute
- Cynda Collins Arsenault, president, Secure World Foundation