Mr. Bob Perry

(retired)

St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society)

Participates in 6 items

Bob, now retired, began reading science fiction before the Soviets stunned the USA by launching Sputnik. He is a long time space advocate and amateur astronomer, holding BS and MS degrees in Physics with a minor in Computer Science. He has been an active member of the St. Louis Chapter of the Moon Society and the St. Louis Space Frontier, a Chapter of the National Space Society. His interest in space includes the utilization of asteroids and comets as raw materials for a space faring civilization.

Sessions in which Mr. Bob Perry participates

Friday 29 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

5:00 PM

The Woolly Mammoth "De-Extinction" Project: Haven't These People Seen Jurassic Park?

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Panel

Walt Boyes, The Grantville Gazette & Eric Flint’s Ring of Fire Press (Moderator)

Rachel Neumeier (Participant)

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Participant)

Saturday 30 September, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

12:00 PM

Where is Everybody?: The Rare Earth Hypothesis

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Panel

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

Michael Benjamin D, Hazelwood High School Robohawks (Participant)

Nicholas Kirschman, webster groves school district (Participant)

Fermi's question is part of SETI (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence) and led to the Drake Equation. A variation on this question i...

1:00 PM

Space Colonies and Planetary Chauvinism

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Panel

Ms Christine Nobbe (Moderator)

Benjamin C. Kinney (Participant)

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Participant)

2:00 PM

Just How Close is The Technological Singularity?

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Panel

Dr Pamela Gay L, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Moderator)

Nicholas Kirschman, webster groves school district (Participant)

Douglas Ferguson, Ravenous Wolf (Participant)

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Participant)

In mathematics, you get a singularity when you divide by zero; in astrophysics it's known as a Black Hole; in our technological society, The Future...

3:00 PM

A Moon City: Competition or Collaboration?

50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Panel

Ms Christine Nobbe (Moderator)

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Participant)

Nicholas Kirschman, webster groves school district (Participant)

Google Lunar XPRIZE and the Moon Village are two different approaches for exploring the Moon and developing a permanent city. “The $30M Google Luna...

Sunday 1 October, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

11:00 AM

Getting to Orbit in 2032: There Has to Be Something Better than Rockets

50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Panel

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Moderator)

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Participant)

In 25 years will our primary means of getting to orbit be a refinement of the Chinese fire arrows of 1232? Elon Musk's reusable rockets should be r...