ISEC Space Elevator Conference 2025

https://www.isec.org/events

The International Space Elevator Consortium's 2025 conference will be virtual with workshops and presentations on various space elevator topics. September 6-7, 2025.

Glenn Space Technology Symposium

https://astronautical.org/events/john-glenn-memorial-symposium/

This year’s memorial symposium features topics such as the Artemis program, power for exploration missions, and agency collaboration under the theme, “Accelerating Aerospace Innovation.” $20-$875. Cleveland Ohio. September 8-14, 2025.

S4: Seattle Space Superiority Summit

https://lu.ma/ixyny4go

The inaugural Seattle Space Superiority Summit is dedicated to spotlighting the Greater Seattle Area where an estimated 90%+ of US satellites launched in 2024 were designed and built. Panels will include the future of launch, satellite constellation applications and space infrastructure, featuring founders such as Stoke Space Co-Founder Andy Lapsa, Interlune Co-Founder and former Blue Origin President Rob Meyerson, and Portal Space Systems Co-Founder and former SpaceX SVP of Propulsion Jeff Thornburg. Free. Tukwila, WA. September 11, 2025.

World Space Business Week Space Defense & Security Summit

https://wsbw.com/

Join global decision-makers for discussions around the theme, “Forging Frontiers: Uniting Leaders, Shaping Space Security Tomorrow” with the aim of fostering critical discussions on space defense, security, and international cooperation. Paris, France. September 15-19, 2025.

26th AMOS Conference

https://amostech.com/

The Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference is a technical conference for space situational awareness/space domain awareness, bringing together experts and decision makers from private, government, and academic sectors for dialogue and international collaboration within the SSA/SDA community. Maui, Hawaiʻi. September 16-19, 2025.

SatCamp

https://satcamp.xyz/

SatCamp's geospatial event focuses on meaningful connection in a non-traditional setting and collaboration around the big issues and opportunities of technological innovation and disruption, generative AI, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. $410. Scholarships available. Boulder, Colorado. September 24-26, 2025.

76th International Astronautical Congress

https://www.iac2025.org/

Discuss advancements, trends and academic works, and access industry connections and partnership opportunities. Plenary and technical sessions will feature research papers and technical tours showcasing regional space industries. €120-1500. Sydney, Australia. September 29-October 3, 2025.

Space Software Summit

https://www.spacesoftwaresummit.com/

Space Software Summit will focus on exploring the latest in aerospace software, featuring sessions on open source software, flight and ground software, AI and test automation, and an add-on workshop day. Ticket sales open May 16th. Boulder CO. October 6-8, 2025.

Indo-Pacific Robotics, Autonomy, AI and Cyber Conference and Exhibition (IPRAAC)

https://www.iac2025.org/adjacent-event/indo-pacific-robotics-autonomy-ai-and-cyber-conference-and-exhibition-ipraac/

Government, industry, and academic participants in robotics, autonomy, AI and cyber technology gather for cross-sector opportunities at this conference and exhibition designed to foster business opportunities and collaboration around space, mining, energy, agriculture, defense, and advanced manufacturing. $329-2,299. Perth, Australia. October 7-8, 2025.

2025 Mars Society Convention

https://www.marssociety.org/news/2025/02/28/join-the-journey-2025-intl-mars-society-convention-mars-the-time-has-come/

The 28th convention centers on the theme, “Mars: The Time Has Come!” as a human mission to Mars solidifies as the central goal of America’s space program. Learn with experts and enjoy a live MarsVR platform demo for a look at how democratizing space exploration could allow millions to explore Mars alongside robots and astronauts. Abstracts due June 27, 2025. In-person and virtual. Los Angeles, CA. October 9-11, 2025.

Thailand Space Expo 2025

https://tsx.gistda.or.th/

Connect with global space leaders and seize new business opportunities at Thailand’s largest annual space science, technology, and geoinformatics event. Bangkok, Thailand. October 16-18, 2025.

7th Summit for Space Sustainability

https://www.swfsummit.org/

This international forum focused on advancing solutions for the long-term sustainability of space will explore key themes such as space security and stability and the impacts of space activities on the atmosphere. $50-$350. Paris, France. October 22-23, 2025.

19th ESPI Autumn Conference

https://www.ac.espi.or.at/b?p=ac2025

The European Space Policy Institute's Autumn Conference centers on "Europe as a Space Power - Directionality & Priorities of Strategic Action" and will explore pathways to becoming a trusted global partner. Speakers include Director General of ESA Josef Aschbacher and President of the African Space Council of the African Space Agency Tidiane Ouattara. Vienna, Austria. October 28-29, 2025.

Silicon Valley Space Week

https://svsw.events/

SVSW brings together decision-makers from commercial markets, defense, and government to better understand the global space industry and the issues shaping the future of space. $1,395-$1,895. Silicon Valley, California. October 28-30, 2025.

3rd Space Economy Summit 2025

https://events.economist.com/space-economy-summit/

Members of the space community gather to debate how to unlock new commercial opportunities and maximize economic and environmental returns to Earth. Speakers include 14th NASA Administrator and former Senator Bill Nelson and FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez. $699-$1299. Orlando, FL. November 5-6, 2025.

Ejection Mechanism Design for the SPEED Test Architecture

https://grabcad.com/challenges/ejection-mechanism-design-for-the-speed-test-architecture

NASA is calling on interested GrabCAD members to help develop an ejection system that will introduce test models into supersonic flow. The Stratospheric Projectile Entry Experiment on Dynamics (SPEED) will help bridge a capability gap in free-flight dynamic stability for reentry vehicles. A successful outcome is a credible 3D model of a separation mechanism that is both cost-effective utilizing easy to manufacture methods and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) parts and does not rely on high-energy systems. Deadline: September 8, 2025.

Back to the Moon

https://www.herox.com/BackToTheMoon

Teams are invited to submit proposals for innovative ideas around helping NASA overcome obstacles such as large cargo shipments, lunar mining, protection against lunar dust, radiation, and extreme temperatures. Must be a US citizen to qualify for cash prizes. Deadline: September 29, 2025.

2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge

https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/

The largest global hackathon for coders, scientists, designers and innovators is a collaborative community with a desire to explore through the creative use of science and technology. All ages, skill levels, and professional backgrounds are welcome. The platform offers free and open data access from NASA and its Space Agency Partners to address NASA expert challenges with topics from storytelling to astrophysics and space exploration. October 4-5, 2025.

NASA's LunaRecycle Challenge: Phase 2

https://lunarecycle.competitionsciences.org/

This phase of the $3 million competition is open only to U.S. teams and focuses on the development of required Prototype Solutions and optional Digital Twin Solutions of the prototype to transform trash items into useful feedstocks and/or end products on the surface of the Moon and Mars. Winners are expected to be announced in August 2026. Registration closes January 22, 2026.

Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge

https://www.herox.com/NASARockandRoll

NASA invites the global innovation community to design and test a lightweight, flexible, long service-life wheel and tire for Moon rover sustained surface operations using the MicroChariot Rover as a testbed. Currently in Pre-registration.

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SpinLaunch Announces Closing of $30M in Funding to Accelerate the Development of the Meridian Space Constellation

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250818553463/en/SpinLaunch-Announces-Closing-of-%2430M-in-Funding-to-Accelerate-the-Development-of-the-Meridian-Space-Constellation

Space solutions pioneer SpinLaunch announced $30 million in funding to accelerate the development and commercialization of its LEO satellite broadband constellation Meridian Space. The round was led by existing investor ATW Partners and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. SpinLaunch has successfully completed full-scale testing of its proprietary multi-band reflectarray antenna, and expects its first customer link in the second half of 2026.

Anduril, Blue Origin to study how to transport cargo from orbit to Earth for the Pentagon

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/21/anduril-blue-origin-to-study-how-to-transport-cargo-from-orbit-to-earth-for-the-pentagon/

Blue Origin and Anduril Industries each secured small contracts under the U.S. Air Force’s REGAL (Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics) program to study how reusable rocket systems and reentry technologies can rapidly deliver military cargo from orbit to Earth. Blue Origin’s $1.37 million study focuses on "point-to-point material transportation," while Anduril’s $1 million award centers on designing a reentry payload container capable of returning 5-10 tons. These initial steps signal a broader push toward “delivery as a service” logistics in contested or remote areas.

Starship’s heat shield appears to have performed quite well in test [and what's next]

https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/spacex-got-good-heat-shield-data-for-starship-so-what-comes-next/

Starship's 10th flight test was seen as largely successful (also see Full Analysis of Starship IFT-10). Musk said the heat shield red color was from "some metallic test tiles that oxidized and the white is from insulation of areas where we deliberately removed tiles." SpaceX plans the next iteration, V3, to be even taller and more powerful and likely to debut in flight test 12.

Trump wants to clean up the space industry’s red tape: Here’s who wins

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/15/trump-wants-to-clean-up-the-space-industrys-red-tape-heres-who-wins/

President Trump is bringing to commercial space the deregulation drive he vowed in late 2024, ordering federal agencies to fast-track spaceport development and set up a new process for authorizing “novel space activities”. An Executive Order signed August 13 specifically directs the Department of Transportation to cut “outdated, redundant, or overly restrictive” rules that govern launch and reentry licenses and eliminate or accelerate environmental reviews.

NASA has sparked a race to develop the data pipeline to Mars

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/nasa-has-sparked-a-race-to-develop-the-data-pipeline-to-mars/

NASA is transitioning from operating its own Mars relay orbiters to purchasing connectivity as a service, prompting a competitive race among companies to build the next-generation communications infrastructure. Companies including Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, and SpaceX—through adaptations of platforms like Blue Ring and Starlink—are pitching end-to-end solutions for Mars-to-Earth data pipelines. The strategic shift aims to replace aging relay networks (e.g. MAVEN, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).

Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes

https://www.quantamagazine.org/astrophysicists-find-no-hair-on-black-holes-20250827/

Gravitational-wave data from dozens of black hole mergers over the past 10 years reinforce Einstein’s “no-hair” conjecture, that black holes appear defined solely by mass and spin, with any additional features (or “hair”) confined to within about 40 kilometers of the event horizon and undetectable by current instruments. While quantum theories suggest black holes might carry subtle distinguishing traits, observations so far align with general relativity’s simplest model.