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38 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2023 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE On the first exhibition day of IPC APEX EXPO 2023, Ballroom 6A at the San Diego Conven- tion Center was packed to capacity with an enthusiastic crowd keen to hear Emily Calan- drelli's opening keynote, titled "The Sustain- ability, Economics and Advocacy of Space Exploration." IPC President and CEO John W. Mitchell introduced Calandrelli's keynote by posing a rhetorical question: Why are space explora- tion and space-based technologies worth the effort and investment? "Simple," Mitchell said, "Space exploration has led to the devel- opment of various technologies that feed Emily Calandrelli: A Discussion of Space Exploration by Pete Starkey • I-CONNECT007 keynote