Colloquium Series Continues with Dr. Abbud-Madrid

The Spring 2013 Space Studies Colloquium Series will focus on the general theme “Near-Earth Asteroid Mining” and will feature several leading experts in the field.

The second presentation in this series will feature Dr. Angel Abbud-Madrid, Director of the Center for Space Resources at the Colorado School of Mines and President of the Space Resources Roundtable.

Topic:  “Space Resources Utilization: Living off the Land”

Date:  Monday, February 11th

Time:  4:00 p.m.

Location:  Ryan Hall, Room 111

About the Topic:  Just as our ancestors for centuries relied on the use of local resources to explore every corner of our planet, so the utilization of space resources will enable the affordable establishment of extraterrestrial exploration and operations by minimizing the materials carried from Earth.  The search and use of resources to produce materials, propellants, energy, and basic consumables for life support on the Moon, asteroids, and other planets may very well become one of the main drivers for continuing our exploration of space.

About the Speaker: Dr. Angel Abbud-Madrid is the Director of the Center for Space Resources at the Colorado School of Mines.  He has more than 25 years of experience conducting experiments in a variety of NASA’s low-gravity facilities, such as drop towers, parabolic-flight aircraft, and orbiting spacecraft.  He is also the president of The Space Resources Roundtable, an organization focused on bringing the space exploration community, the financial sector, and the mining and minerals industries to discuss issues related to lunar, asteroidal, and planetary resources.

Those unable to attend in person may view the live webcast via Connect-Pro: http://connect.aero.und.edu/colloquium/  (sign in as a guest) or use your Connect-Pro log-in.

A live webcast is also available at http://realmedia.aero.und.edu/liveclass.html