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Widely regarded as the premier conference for space professionals anywhere in the world today, the National Space Symposium is the only space-related conference to fully integrate all sectors of space -- commercial, civil and national security -- while attracting the most important and influential speakers and the national leadership of the space industry.

Held annually at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, the National Space Symposium is attended by industry leaders, military and government officials and general space enthusiasts. The four day event -- April 7 through April 10 -- features panels, keynote speakers, and exhibits.

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National Space Symposium 2003: Transforming the Future
A myriad of challenges now facing government and industry moves to center stage at the 19th National Space Symposium, a program of the Space Foundation, held here in Colorado Springs..
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Wednesday, April 10, 2003

Help Wanted: Troubled Space Industry Seeks Best and Brightest
Workforce woes dominated the 19th National Space Symposium here. Aerospace is an industry largely staffed by a corps of engineers and managers that remember well the glory days of the U.S. space program - largely because they helped make it happen.
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NASA's O'Keefe: 'Better Days Ahead'
"There are indeed better days ahead," said NASA chief, Sean O’Keefe, speaking here at the 19th National Space Symposium.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2003

Government-Industry Satellite Partnerships Need to Be Revamped
New government and industry partnerships can help commercial satellite operators to survive and thrive over economically bumpy times.
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Space Based Tracking Radar Will Have Hurdles
Though not scheduled to go online until 2012, the Pentagon's satellite system aimed at tracking moving targets is likely have small gaps in its coverage early in its deployment.
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Pentagon Using Weather Satellites in Iraq War
The Pentagon is using experimental weather satellites developed by NASA as it wages war against the Iraqi military, according to a U.S. government official.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2003

One NASA: A Work in Progress
NASA is undergoing fundamental change, attempting to piece diverse moving parts into a single, cogent voice.
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Hypersonics Work Speeds Ahead
The U.S. Department of Defense has laid out a technological roadmap including a National Aerospace Initiative (NAI).
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U.S. Aerospace Prowess Hinges on New Projects, New Hires
The U.S. government needs to fund bold new space projects if its aerospace industry is to continue to attract the "best and brightest" young engineers and scientists to its ranks, executives from several of the largest aerospace companies said Tuesday.
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Military Space Operations in Transformation
To support the warfighter in Iraq, U.S. military space assets have been integrated in highly capable ways and are critical to combat, says General Lance Lord, Commander of the Air Force Space Command.
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