Karl Gallagher

STEM / Author

Karl K. Gallagher is a systems engineer, currently performing data analysis for a major aerospace company. In the past he calculated trajectories for a commercial launch rocket start-up, operated satellites as a US Air Force officer, and selected orbits for government and commercial satellites. Karl lives in Saginaw, TX with his family. His books Torchship, Torchship Pilot, and Torchship Captain are available on Amazon and Audible. New releases are announced on www.kelthavenpress.com.

Day	Start	Rooms	Name of Event	Description Small Text
Fri	1:00 PM	M - Plaza Ballroom C	World Building for Space Opera and Military Science Fiction	Kacey Ezell moderates this panel on the essential elements for good world building in Space Opera and Military Science Fiction
Fri	2:00 PM	M - Plaza Ballroom C	Private Spaceflight	Private spaceflight – the cost curve for spaceflight continues to drop. Which threshold will signal broader adoption? What are the implications for exploitation, colonization, and militarization our solar system? Moderator: Tom Mays.
Fri	5:00 PM	CC - Ballroom E (Main Event Programming)	Opening Ceremonies	Come one, come all to Opening Ceremonies!
Fri	6:00 PM	M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley	Authors/Artist Alley: C.V. Walter, Karl Gallagher, Becky R. Jones, Tom Mays, David Badurina, David Sherrer/Lydia Sherrer	Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!
Fri	8:00 PM	CC - Mtg Room 5 (Main Event Programming)	Making It Personal – Autonomy and Expert Systems Used To Target Named Individuals	This panel focuses on the scale of one – AI driven tools to target individuals. Panel discusses long term view of tailored neuro-linguistic hacking and information warfare, hypothetically directed at specific persons, creating conflict decision making effects. (The “Focus” movie example.) Casey Moores moderator.
Sat	3:00 PM	M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley	Authors/Artist Alley: J.B. Garner, Jay Peterson, Irene Zielinski, Karl Gallagher, G. Scott Huggins, David Alan Jones	Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!
Sat	5:00 PM	M - Plaza Ballroom A/B	Orbital Denial!	Orbital Denial! From Peter Hamilton to Neil Stephenson, the weaponized Kessler effect is a major plot device in SF. Is it a real problem at this time? Could a 1750 mile swath of orbital altitude be blocked off deliberately, and what would be affected? Moderator: Karl Gallagher
Sun	12:00 PM	CC - Mtg Room 5 (Main Event Programming)	Low(er) Cost Space and it's Impact on War	Low(er) Cost Space and it's Impact on War. More payloads, cheaper replacements, practical spacewarfare? Who has the advantage?
Sun	1:00 PM	M - Carter Room (Readings 1)	Reading: J.B. Garner and Karl Gallagher	Come hear our authors read from their works.
Sun	2:00 PM	M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley	Authors/Artist Alley: Karl Gallagher, David (Brena) Bock, Casey Moores, Randee Dawn, Robert E. Evans, D.S. Watson	Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!