A 45–60 minute, highly visual and auditory journey through the forces reshaping humanity’s future in space. Rick takes audiences behind the headlines to reveal how we arrived at this moment—where billionaires and private companies are driving the opening of the High Frontier.

He explores the real motivations of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and other pioneers you rarely hear about in the media. What’s truly at stake? What happens if we fail? And what extraordinary possibilities await if we succeed?

A 45–60 minute deep dive into the real reasons humanity is returning to the Moon. Far beyond flags and footprints, Rick reveals how the Moon is the gateway to the solar system—our training ground, fuel depot, and launchpad for Mars and beyond.

He explores why China, the U.S., and private companies are racing to stake their claim, what resources and opportunities lie hidden there, and how the choices we make now will shape not just the lunar frontier, but the destiny of humanity itself.

 Based on Rick’s new book, this 45–60 minute talk is both personal and visionary. He takes audiences on a journey from the first humans looking up at the stars to today’s breakthroughs, asking the ultimate question: Why are we here, and why must we go? It’s a powerful exploration of how opening the High Frontier can give humanity a grand purpose, and how each of us can discover our own purpose in the process.

A sweeping look at what’s coming next—from commercial space stations and lunar settlements to asteroid mining and the first steps toward Mars. Rick explains how these efforts will transform business, culture, and even what it means to be human. It’s a clear-eyed but inspiring map of the next 20, 50, and 100 years—what’s possible, what’s probable, and what’s up to us.

 A keynote designed to inspire. Rick shares his personal journey—from asthmatic Texas kid to rebel space revolutionary—and connects it to humanity’s larger story of expansion and discovery. This talk moves beyond rockets and policy into meaning and destiny: why space matters not just technically or economically, but spiritually and culturally. It leaves audiences with a sense of awe, responsibility, and purpose.

 A provocative session exploring how artificial intelligence and space exploration are converging. From mission planning to autonomous spacecraft, AI is becoming a partner in pioneering.

Rick discusses how these “children of humanity” will help us settle the solar system—and raises the deeper questions of what happens when our creations begin to explore, evolve, and perhaps dream alongside us.

 From an asthmatic kid in Texas sneaking paperbacks under the covers to a man helping open the frontier those books envisioned, Rick traces the profound influence of science fiction on his life. Through the voices of Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, and O’Neill, he found models of courage, morality, and purpose—and the audacity to invent himself in their image.

This talk is both deeply personal and universally inspiring, showing how the stories we tell don’t just entertain—they empower us to dream bigger, live braver, and reshape the world.

 Drawing on a life lived on the edge—from a blue-collar family that was half Brit and half cowboy soldier grit to New York counterculture to the frontlines of the Space Revolution and billionaire buddies building rocketships—Rick unpacks what it really means to be a man today. Not the tired clichés of toughness or dominance, but the deeper call to courage, vulnerability, purpose, and service.

This is a raw, no-holds-barred, funny, and challenging talk that resonates with anyone navigating identity, leadership, and legacy in a rapidly changing world.

 At 60-something, Rick is busier than ever—writing books, building ventures, raising a daughter, and helping open the High Frontier. In this energizing talk, he dismantles the myth that aging means slowing down.

With stories from recovery, reinvention, and revolution, Rick shares how to un-tire: to reject the programming that says your best days are behind you, and instead reframe age as fuel for wisdom, daring, and impact.