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Low(er) Cost Space and it's Impact on War
Sunday June 28, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)
Low(er) Cost Space and it's Impact on War. SST = $54k/kg, Falcon 9 Heavy =$1400/kg, Starship single use = $450/kg. More payloads, cheaper replacements, practical space warfare? Who has the advantage? Stewart Cobb moderates.
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Stewart Cobb

STEM
Stewart Cobb designs satellite navigation systems for a living and reads SF&F for inspiration. He earned a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and holds more than a dozen patents. He's been an Air Force officer and a flight controller for the Space Shuttle, but hasn't yet reached orbit... Read More →
Guests
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Rick Partlow

Author
Rick Partlow is an Army veteran with a degree in History from Florida Southern College. He is the author of 51 military SF and space opera novels, including the Dragon Award finalist Direct Fire.
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Daniel M. Hoyt

Author, STEM, Past Special GoH
Daniel M. Hoyt is a systems architect for trajectory physics software, when not writing or wrangling royalty calculations. Dan has appeared in premier magazines like Analog and several anthologies, notably the recent Paladins of Valor and Bonds of Valor, with connected stories in... Read More →
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Karl Gallagher

Author, STEM
Karl K. Gallagher is a systems engineer, currently performing data analysis for a major aerospace company. In the past he calculated trajectories for a commercial launch rocket start-up, operated satellites as a US Air Force officer, and selected orbits for government and commercial... Read More →
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Charles Prael

STEM
Charles Prael is a long-time fan and west coast SMOF of dubious repute, with a resume that looks like a scarf by its length. At the moment I'm launching a hedge fund that will fund several different space/satellite projects, and may wind up paying for a lunar mining base - among other... Read More →
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Stephen Fleming

STEM, Boostphase
At various times, Stephen Fleming has been paid to be an optical physicist, laser fabricator, software developer, field engineer, product manager, corporate trainer, marketing executive, salesman, general manager, entrepreneur, author, venture capitalist, board member, investment... Read More →
Sunday June 28, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
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