The Schedule

Come join Empire Space, New York Consortium for Space Technology (NYCST), and NASA New York Space Grant for a full day of space conversations in NYC!

This event will spark conversations on the massive untapped industries that overlap with New York and space, bringing important, powerful, diverse, and often forgotten voices to the table.

Panels to include:

• Expanding the Space Sector: Leadership and Opportunity

• Cell to Satellite: New York Medicine Shapes the Final Frontier

• Beyond Earth, but Not Beyond Risk: Insuring the Cosmos

• Navigating the Unknown: Law in the New Space Age

Plus engaging exhibits and content:

• Mission Briefing Hub: Projects, Posters, People

A kick-off reception for the New York space industry hosted by our partners at the Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office (LTIO) and the Luxembourg American Chamber of Commerce (LACC).

Bringing together visionaries, technologists, and business leaders at the intersection of space infrastructure and AI to discuss how in-orbit data centers are poised to transform the way we process, protect, and power the world’s most critical workloads.

A presentation from Empire Space Co-Founder Patrick Chase on the role policymakers and government leaders play in growing a successful statewide space economy. Join legislative offices, policy advocates, and business leaders to discuss how space policy can put New York's space economy on the national map.

A presentation by the Founders of Empire Space about the dynamic New York space ecosystem, its history, and its potential to be a major contributor to a bright and prosperous future for New York.

Let's party at a beautiful townhouse in Harlem! Come celebrate a successful week and enjoy the company of new friends!

Join Empire Space and Paterson Aerospace Founder Kaylon Paterson for an informative conversation and Q&A about their mission to "build a future where space exploration is sustainable, emission-free, and safe." 

Join Empire Space and Melagen Labs CEO and Co-Founder Muhammad Hunain for an insightful conversation and Q&A to discuss their innovative "composite  shielding material that offers lightweight, high-efficiency protection for space applications in extreme environments." 

Join Empire Space and Copernic Space Co-Founder Grant Blaisdell to discuss their work democratizing access to space through innovations in digital assets, including their recent Moon mission success that saw a digital version of the Empire Space Census make it to the lunar surface! 

This roundtable brings together leaders working at the intersection of education, workforce development, and space business strategy to examine how women can prepare for—and shape—a future that is both promising and precarious.

Guests include Elizabeth Kennick, President of Teachers In Space, Inc. and Genna Ng, Venture Partner, Beyond Earth Technologies and Co-Founder, Singapore Space Network.

A virtual hour long forum for representatives from New York's dynamic network of planetariums to discuss programming successes, brainstorm solutions to key problems, and discuss opportunities to amplify and grow New York's planetarium network. 

This event is closed to the public, but video of the conversation will be posted to the Empire Space Youtube channel afterwards.

The Lunar Development Co-0perative that aims to be an infrastructure and public service provider for anyone operating on the Moon who agrees to become a member, who agrees to legally binding rules of conduct that promote the sustainable development of space. 

Join NY-based LDC Founder Michael Castle-Miller and Empire Space to discuss this exciting effort!