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President Obama's announcement last week of his new plans for space exploration has stirred the American imagination. Obama has predicted that these new plans will lead American astronauts to land, first on an asteroid, and then on Mars, all by the mid 2030's. According to the fact sheet distributed on the President's address in Florida, this new plan advances America's commitment to human spaceflight and exploration of the solar system, with a bold new vision and timetable for reaching new frontiers deeper in space.

"We want to leap into the future," Obama said in his speech to at NASA headquarters in Cape Canaveral.

Following President Obama's bold predictions, Naveen Jain, Founder and CEO of Intelius will speak at the Churchill Club's Space Commercialization event today, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Palo Alto.

"As we come to grips with our planet's finite resources, we will look to outer space to address our burgeoning needs and to sustain and further mankind," said Naveen Jain in a recent press release, "Space commercialization is not about tourism for the rich, but about uncovering new solutions for some of biggest challenges facing our world today, including conducting advanced medical research, enhancing solar energy and tapping potentially limitless natural resources."

Jain will join Peter Diamandis, president, chairman and CEO of X PRIZE Foundation; William G. Gregory, former astronaut STS-67; Bob Richards, Odyssey Moon CEO and International Space University co-founder, and Dr. David Livingston, founder and host of "The Space Show" at the Churchill Club event. The distinguished panelists will explore the present and future of space commercialization, including the economics, future trends, and potential for public-private partnerships.
Check back soon for video from the Churchill Group panel discussion.