Calling all lunar service/product providers!

06/30/05 00:00:00    

By Michael Mealling

At next month's Return To The Moon VI I will be running a panel that will be slightly different than most. The idea is to show participants that lunar specific, for profit product and service providers exist and that many are in various stages of being 'real'. Its also an opportunity for a short sales pitch and some aggresive networking.

What I'll be doing is giving each company 5 minutes to give a short sales pitch and take one or two questions from the audience. In networking events I've been to in the past some use the opportunity to ask the audience and other companies for things. For example, in my day job I often ask the crowd for leads for customers needing RFID educational seminars.

I will be using my own personal “reality detector” to determine if your company/product is real. That doesn't mean it has to already be built, but that you have a company and its doing the things it takes to become real (customer channels, market analysis, financial analysis, bending some metal, etc). And it doesn't necessarily have to be directly targeted at lunar markets at this point. For example, Masten Space Systems' VTOL propulsion system could easily be retooled for lunar operations and is a long term development goal for the company.

So if you have something, please drop me a note at michael@rocketforge.org with the particulars of your business and when you plan on being at RTTM. The schedule is still being developed so your answers may impact on when we do this panel.