8:15 am: Opening remarks from ISBEP chairs: Andrew V. Pakhomov, The University of Alabama in Huntsville and Edward E. Montgomery IV, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

 8:30 am: Welcome from Frank A. Franz, University President

 8:45 am: Welcome from Robert L. Sackheim, Associate Director and Chief Engineer for Space Propulsion Systems, NASA Marshall SFC, Huntsville, Alabama

 9:00 am: Welcome from Loretta Spencer, Mayor of the City of Huntsville

 9:20 am: Laser propulsion: The early years, Peter E. Nebolsine, Physical Sciences Inc., Andover, Massachusetts and Anthony Pirri, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts

 9:55 - 10:10 a.m. Coffee Break

 10:15 am: Laser launch -- the second wave, Jordin T. Kaare, Kare Technical Consulting, San Ramon, California

 10:50 am: Ground to space laser power beaming: missions, technologies, and economic advantages, John D. G. Rather, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 

 11:25 am: Brief history of the joint AFRL/ NASA laser lightcraft program, Leik N. Myrabo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 

 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH

 1:40 pm: A brief history of laser propulsion at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Lee W. Jones, B. G. Smith and Associates, Huntsville, Alabama

 2:20 pm: Activities of laser propulsion in Japan, Masayuki Niino, National Aerospace Laboratory, Kakuda, Japan 

 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break

 3:20 pm: Laser propulsion activities in Germany, Willy L. Bohn and Wolfgang O. Schall, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Technical Physics, Stuttgart, Germany 

4:00 pm: From development of lasers to the development of laser propulsion engines: The review of Russian beamed-energy propulsion researches, Yuri A. Rezunkov, Research Institute for Complex Testing of Optic-electronic Devices, Sosnovy Bor, Russia 

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION (Bevill Center)
 
 

November 6, Wednesday Morning

 8:00 am: Conversion of blast wave to impulse in a pulsed-laser thruster, K.Mori, H. Katsurayama, Y. Hirooka, K. Komurasaki, and Y. Arakawa, University of Tokyo, Japan

 8:25 am: Vertical launch performance of Laser-driven In-Tube Accelerator (LITA), Naohide Urabe, Sukyum Kim, and Akihiro Sasoh, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, and In-Seuck Jeung, Seoul National University, Korea

 8:50 am: Laser sustained plasma free jet as a tool for propulsion, A. Lebéhot, M. Dupuy, V. Lago, and M. Dudeck, Laboratoire d’Aérothermique du CNRS, Orléans, France

 9:15 am: Combined experimental and theoretical flight dynamics investigation of a laser-propelled vehicle, M. A. Libeau,  L.N. Myrabo and M. Filipelli, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 

 9:40 - 9:55 a.m. Coffee Break

 9:55 am: Numerical modeling of laser supported propulsion with an aluminum surface breakdown model, Yen-Sen Chen and Jiwen Liu, Engineering Sciences, Inc. and Ten-See Wang, NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

 10:20 am: Numerical analysis of gasdynamic aspects of laser propulsion, Yu.P. Golovachov, Yu.A. Kurakin, and A.A. Schmidt, Ioffe Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Yu.A. Rezunkov and V.V. Stepanov, Research Institute for Complex Testing of Optic-electronic Devices, Sosnovy Bor, Russia 

 10:45 am: Numerical simulation of flow characteristics of supersonic airbreathing laser propulsion vehicle, Jun-Sik Pang, Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd., In-Seuck Jeung, Seoul National University, and Jeong-Yeol Choi, Pusan National University, Korea 

11:10 am: Energy Conversion in Laser Propulsion, C. William Larson, Franklin B. Mead, Jr., and Wayne M. Kalliomaa, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, California 

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH

 8:00 am: Conversion of sub-millimeter waves to gas flow in sonic region, Donald G. Johansen, Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona

 8:25 am: MW energy addition in application to propulsion, V. G. Brovkin and Yu. F. Kolesnichenko, Institute of High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia 

 8:50 am: MHD augmentation of rocket engines using beamed energy, John T. Lineberry and James N. Chapman, LyTec, LLC, Ronald J. Litchford and Jonathan E. Jones, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, Alabama 

 9:15 am: A 35 GHz extremely high power rectenna for the microwave lightcraft, A. Alden, Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada

 9:40 - 9:55 a.m. Coffee Break

 9:55 am: Towards a microwave beamed-energy rocket, Kevin Parkin, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
 
 

 10:20 am: Flight of microwave-driven sails: experiments and applications, James Benford, Microwave Sciences, Inc., Lafayette, California

 10:45 am: Spin of microwave propelled sails, Gregory Benford, University of California, Irvine

 11:10 am: Stability of sails on microwave beams, Gregory Benford, University of California, Irvine

 11:35 am: 3-D simulations of rigid microwave-propelled sails including spin, Edl Schamiloglu, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
 

November 6, Wednesday Afternoon

 1:00 pm: Simulation and experiments on laser propulsion by water exotic target, Takashi Yabe, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan 

 1:25 pm: Ablative Laser Propulsion: the study of specific impulse, thrust and efficiency, A.V. Pakhomov, M.S. Thompson, and D.A. Gregory, The University of Alabama in Huntsville 

 1:50 pm: Effects of two-pulse sequencing on characteristics of elementary propellants for Ablative Laser Propulsion, M.  Shane Thompson, Andrew V. Pakhomov, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, and Kenneth A. Herren, NASA Marshall SFC, Huntsville, Alabama 

 2:15 pm: Characterization of liquid propellant for repetitive thruster operation, Shigeaki Uchida, Institute for Laser Technology, Osaka and Masafumi Batou, Osaka University, Japan

 2:40 pm: Laser plasma microthruster performance evaluation, James R. Luke, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Albuquerque, and Claude R. Phipps, Photonic Associates, Santa Fe, New Mexico 

 3:05 pm: Advantages of a nanosecond pulse micro laser plasma thruster, Claude R. Phipps, Photonic Associates, Santa Fe, and James R. Luke, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Albuquerque, New Mexico

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break

 3:45 pm: Survey of beamed energy propulsion concepts by the MSFC space environmental effects team, P.A. Gray, ICRC, M.K. Nehls, D.L. Edwards, and M.R. Carruth, Jr., NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

 4:10 pm: Optimization of laser ablative propulsion parameters: a proposal, Bansi Lal, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, Fang-Yu Yueh and Jagdish P. Singh, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi

 1:00 pm: Dynamics and control of microwave-propelled sails using delayed measurements, C. Abdallah, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

 1:25 pm: Near-term beamed sail propulsion missions: Cosmos-1 and Sun-Diver, James Benford, Microwave Sciences, Inc., Lafayette, California and Gregory Benford, University of California, Irvine

 1:50 pm: Laser sailing, Travis Taylor, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, and Gregory L. Matloff, Bangs / Matloff Aerospace Consulting Co., Brooklyn, New York

 2:15 pm: From the sun to infinity, Gregory L. Matloff, Bangs / Matloff Aerospace Consulting Co., Brooklyn, New York, and Travis Taylor, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama

 2:40 pm: The application of tension-based structural design concepts to ultralightweight space systems, Glenn W. Zeiders, Sirius Group, Huntsville, Alabama

 3:05 pm: Fresnel optics for a laser driven lightsail interstellar flyby mission, James W . Early, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Pleasanton, California

 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break
 

6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Dinner and Award Ceremony at the Bevill Center with a keynote speaker Arthur Kantrowitz, retired Chairman of Avco Everett Research Laboratory, Everett, Massachusetts, currently at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.  The title of Dr. Kantrowitz's talk: 
The World, the Flesh and the Devil: a follow-on to J.D. Bernal
 

November 7, Thursday Morning

 8:00 am: Fundamental study of a relativistic laser-accelerated plasma thruster, Hideyuki Horisawa, Hideaki Kuramoto, Keishi Oyaizu, and Naoki Uchida, Tokai University, and Itsuro Kimura, University of Tokyo, Japan

 8:25 am: Fundamental study of a laser-assisted plasma thruster, Hideyuki Horisawa, Masatoshi Kawakami, Wun-Wei Lin, and Akira Igari, Tokai University, and Itsuro Kimura, University of Tokyo, Japan

 8:50 am: Advanced space propulsion with ultra-fast lasers, Terry Kammash, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

 9:15 am: Near-term laser launch capability: The heat exchanger thruster, Jordin T. Kare, Kare Technical Consulting, San Ramon, California

9:40 - 9:55 a.m. Coffee Break

 9:55 am: In-tube laser propulsion configurations, Sukyum Kim, Naohide Urabe, Hiroyuki Torikai and Akihiro Sasoh, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, and In-Seuck Jeung, Seoul National University, Korea

  10:20 am: Spacecraft power beaming and solar cell annealing using high-energy lasers, Capt Richard C. Luce, Jr., U.S. Air Force, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

 10:45 am: Generation and focusing of high brightness pulsed X-rays – toward the X-ray driven micro-ships, Makoto Shiho, Kazuhiko Horioka, Takashi Yabe, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Sadao Aoki, Tsukuba University, Japan

 11:10 am: Experimental and computational investigation of hypersonic electric-arc airspike: An update, R.M. Bracken, C.S. Hartley, G. Mann, L.N. Myrabo, H.T. Nagamatsu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, M. N. Shneider, Princeton University, New Jersey, and Y.P. Raizer, RAS Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Moscow, Russia

 11:35 am: Brazilian activities on the laser-supported DEAS in hypersonic flow, Marco A. S. Minucci, Paulo G. P. Toro, José B. Chanes Jr., Antônio G. Ramos and André L. Pereira, Laboratory of Aerothermodynamics and Hypersonics, IEAv-CTA, São José dos Campos, Brazil, Henry T. Nagamatsu and Leik N. Myrabo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH

 8:00 am: Laser spot size control in space, H.E. Bennett, Bennett Optical Research Inc., Ridgecrest, California

 8:25 am: Ground-based adaptive optic transfer mirrors for space applications, H.E. Bennett, and J.J. Shaffer, Bennett Optical Research Inc., Ridgecrest, California, R.C. Romeo and P.C. Chen, Composite Mirror Applications Inc., Tucson, Arizona

 8:50 am: Unipolar optical pulse generation and beamed optical power for lift-to-orbit, Mike Burleson and Richard L. Fork, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

 9:15 am: Space-born solar laser for power-beaming applications, Ja H. Lee and Bagher M. Tabibi, Hampton University, Virginia

 9:40 - 9:55 a.m. Coffee Break

 9:55 am: Laser application in correction of satellite orbits, A.F. Nastoyashchii, RF SRC Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research, Troitsk, Russia

 10:20 am: Laser beam control algorithms for precise beaming of a flying vehicle in the atmosphere, Yuri Rezunkov, Research Institute for Complex Testing of Optic-electronic Devices, Sosnovy Bor, Russia

 10:45 am: High-energy pulse-repetitive CO₂-laser for lightcraft experiments, Anatoly V. Rodin and Valery G. Naumov, RF SRC Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research, Troitsk, Russia

 11:10 am: Nonlinear-optical techniques of laser beam control for laser propulsion applications, V.E. Sherstobitov, Institute for Laser Physics, St. Petersburg, Russia

11:35 am: Direct conversion of nuclear energy for space applications: nuclear-pumped lasers and radioisotope photovoltaic generators, Frederick P. Boody, Ion Light Technologies GmbH, Bad Abbach, Germany

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
 

November 7, Thursday Afternoon
 
 

 1:00 pm: The possibilitites of laser application in magnetic fusion devices, A.F. Nastoyashchii, RF SRC Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research, Troitsk, Russia

 1:25 pm: Nuclear waste disposal as a laser launch application, Jordin T. Kare, Kare Technical Consulting, San Ramon, California

 1:50 pm: The IMPACT IMPERATIVE - laser ablation for deflecting asteroids,, meteoroids, and comets from impacting the Earth, Jonathan Campbell, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

 2:15 pm: Application of laser-driven micro-airplane to three-dimensional time-resolved CO₂ observation, Takashi Yabe, Keiichi Aoki, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Gen Inoue, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Center for Global Environmental Research, Tsukuba, and Nobuo Hori, TOPCON Corp., Tokyo, Japan

 2:40 pm: Beam driven stratospheric airship, Masahiko Onda, National Institute of Advanced Industrial and Scientific Technologies, Tsukuba, Japan 

 3:05 pm: Laser-driven micro-ship and micro-turbine by water-exotic target, Masashi Yamaguchi, Takashi Yabe, Tomomasa Ohkubo, Keiichi Aoki , Hirokazu Oozono, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Nobuo Hori, TOPCON Corp., Tokyo, Japan

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break

 3:45 pm: Control of wing for micro-airplane with smart material and laser, Itsuro Kajiwara , Hiroyasu Ishikawa, Shunsuke Furuya, and Takashi Yabe, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

 4:10 pm: Laser-driven water exotic target and air curtain for vacuum insulation, Ryou Nakagawa, Takashi Yabe , Choijil Baasandash, Keiichi Aoki, Tomomasa Ohkubo and Masashi Sakata, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
 
 

 1:00 pm: Powering ion-engine equipped orbital transfer vehicle with a ground-based free electron laser, H.E. Bennett, Bennett Optical Research Inc., Ridgecrest, California

 1:25 pm: An economic and performance analysis of laser beamed energy in-space propulsion systems, Gordon Woodcock, Gray Research Inc., Huntsville, Alabama

 1:50 pm: System requirements and economics of a laser launch system, Jordin T. Kare, Kare Technical Consulting, San Ramon, California

 2:15 pm: Vehicle and system concepts for laser orbital maneuvering and interplanetary propulsion, Jordin T. Kare, Kare Technical Consulting, San Ramon, California

 2:40 pm: The Energy Tanker Concept, Edward E. Montgomery IV, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

 3:05 pm: TBD

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Coffee Break

 3:45 pm: Pulsed laser facilities operating from UV to IR at the Gas Laser Lab of the Lebedev Institute, Andrei A. Ionin, Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

 4:10 pm: High power lasers for industrial and ecological use, V.V. Apollonov, and A.M. Prokhorov, General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia

 4:35 pm: Facilities to support beamed energy launch testing at the Laser Hardened Materials Evaluation Laboratory (LHMEL), Michael  L. Lander, Anteon Corporation, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

 5:00 pm: Panel Discussion.
 

 5:40 pm: What's Next?  Closing ISBEP I, Andrew V. Pakhomov, The University of Alabama in Huntsville and Edward E. Montgomery IV, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

6:30 - 8:00 p.m. A brief tour of UAH research facilities.