The countdown to ASCEND 2026 has begun and the speaker lineup is stellar!
ASCEND 2026 is where the global space community comes together to turn bold ideas into real outcomes. With 2,000+ leaders from industry, government, and academia, 130 sessions, and 190 technical papers, this is the event that drives the space sector forward. Powered by AIAA and backed by partners including Lockheed Martin and the ISS National Laboratory, ASCEND is the stage where the future gets decided.
This year's speakers represent the full spectrum of space leadership — from Capitol Hill to the launch pad. Here's a first look at who's taking the stage.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
The Honorable Brian Babin (TX-36)
Chair, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Tory Bruno
President, Blue National Security, Blue Origin
Jonathan Cirtain
CEO and President,
Axiom Space
Katie Cranor
Executive Director, Office of Operational Safety, Office of Commercial Space Transportation,
FAA
Taylor Jordan
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction,
NOAA
Robert Lightfoot
President,
Lockheed Martin Space
AMONG THE GROWING ROSTER:
Erik Antonsen, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
David Baumann, Director, Human Research Program, NASA
Will Bruey, CEO, Varda
James Curbo, Chief Scientist, Constrained Cyber Solutions Group, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Director, Astrophysics Division, NASA
Sven Eenmaa, Chief Economist, ISS National Laboratory
Debra Facktor, Head of US Space Systems, Airbus US Space & Defense
Sreekar Gadde, Managing Partner, BlueTree VC Fund
Dana "Keoki" Jackson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, MITRE National Security
Dana Levin, Director of Space Medicine and Human Research, Vast Inc.
Laura Lucier, Chief, Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA
Ray Lugo, CEO, ISS National Laboratory
Mike Moses, President, Spaceline, Virgin Galactic
Rob Niemeier, Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Technology and Information, Northrop Grumman
Charles Norton, Chief Technology Strategist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Strategic Advisor, Global Markets and Industry Engagement, Commercial Space Federation
Michael Roberts, Chief Scientist, ISS National Laboratory
We are proud to collaborate with outstanding organizations that share our vision and make this event possible. Meet all our sponsors and partners.
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Powered by AIAA, ASCEND promotes the collaborative, interdisciplinary, outcomes-driven community of professionals, students, and enthusiasts around the world who are accelerating humanity’s progress toward our off-world future!
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