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Claiming the future; protecting the past | Derek Webber | TEDxBudapest

364 views · Published 31 October 2014 · 12:48 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The Lunar heritage sites are diverse, and the interesting science and engineering data that can be obtained from such visits is huge. How can one be sure that in landing on the Moon will not cause damage or disturbance to the existing lunar heritage artifacts?

Derek Webber is one of the team of 9 international judges monitoring the Google Lunar XPrize. Derek is a former Docent at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, and author of the book “The Wright Stuff: the Century of Effort Behind Your Ticket to Space”. He is Executive Director of Spaceport Associates in the USA, and has been working for over a decade developing business cases and the regulatory environment to bring about a space tourism industry. He is a former satellite engineer, Head of Procurement at the satellite communications services provider Inmarsat, and Managing Director of the European operation of Tachyon, a US-based satellite broadband provider.

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