Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, D.C.
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On March 25th from 4pm-5pm, Wilson Sonsini Senior Of Counsel Curt Blake will be moderating the panel, Small and Medium-Lift Launch Services: Flexibility and Customization
Session Description:
Small and Medium-Lift launch vehicles serve a wider range of customers, offering several advantages in flexibility and customization, as well as lower costs. These disruptive, dedicated rockets are also rapidly evolving to allow for more control over launch timing and orbital placement. In this session, launch sector leaders will outline upcoming new services that will be made available to customers during the next few years. The discussion will also include building new space ports, the impact of vertical integration, and how they plan to keep space accessible to everyone who needs it.
Panelists:
Rebecca Poizner
rpoizner@wsgr.com
Curt Blake is Senior Of Counsel in the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the corporate practice. Curt is an attorney and senior executive with more than 25 years of experience leading organizations in high-growth industries—and over 10 years as CEO of Spaceflight, Inc.—at the forefront of the NewSpace revolution. He has extensive expertise in strategic planning, financial analysis, legal strategy, M&A, and space commercialization, with deep knowledge about the unique challenges of NewSpace growth and the roadmap to success in the that ecosystem. He has forged relationships with key commercial, civilian, and defense-related customers. Milestones include opening the Indian PSLV to U.S. commercial customers, the first dedicated rideshare Falcon 9 launch vehicle mission deploying a then-record 64 satellites, and launching the first non-governmental mission to the moon (SpaceIL), as well as developing, launching, and orbiting several flavors of Sherpa, the Spaceflight OTV.