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Heinlein Centennial

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The Heinlein Centennial Convention was held in Kansas City from July 6 through July 8, 2007, coincident with the 100th anniversary of Robert A. Heinlein's birth in Butler, Missouri on July 7, 1907. The Guests of Honor were Robert and Virginia Heinlein, in absentia and deceased. The keynote speakers were:

  • Michael D. Griffin, administrator of NASA
  • Brian Binnie, pilot of SpaceShipOne on its X-Prize-winning flight
  • Peter Diamandis, founder of the X-Prize
  • Jeff Greason, CEO of XCOR Aerospace
  • Patricia G. Smith, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation within the Federal Aviation Administration

    • Many notable science fiction authors were also in attendance, including Spider and Jeanne Robinson, David Gerrold, Frederik Pohl, and John Scalzi.

    The event was held in the adjoining Crown Center Hyatt Regency and Westin hotels, which are linked by a Habitrail-like transparent pedestrian tube called "The Link".

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    Heinlein Centennial Wikipedia
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