Inter Astra on behalf of Space Systems Command presents:

Your Gateway To Space

Discover Opportunities in the Space Industry.

Limited Availability: Free Online Virtual Event: August 28th, 2024

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED - APPLICATIONS FOR OUR NEXT EVENT OPEN SOON

Presented by Inter Astra Institute (IAI) in partnership with Virginia Tech - Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) on behalf of Space Systems Command (SCC) and U.S. Space Force (USSF)

Calling All Space-Curious!

The space industry is widening its horizons at warp speed, from arts to sciences.
Every day private companies and international collaborations push the boundaries of exploration and technology.
This era of innovation is unlocking new possibilities for science, commerce, and human habitation beyond Earth. With such boundless opportunities, you might be asking yourself:

How can my current skills support the space industry?

What new expertise will propel me forward?

Who are the key players I need to connect with?

In this free online virtual event, you’ll discover and participate alongside educators, students, industry, and space experts.
No matter where you are today we will show you what is possible and how your passions and skills fit into the space industry.
From there you’ll be better positioned to make more informed decisions on your next step.
Based on the unique format of the Inter Astra Retreats, we invite you to forge a unique path in the most exciting and inclusive era of space yet.

Meet Your Hosts

The Inter Astra Institute, founded by The Charles F. Bolden Group, connects and draws from a world-class network of educators, business leaders, and space professionals to create access to the space industry with media, online, and in-person events.

Virginia Tech - Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) delivers tailored analysis, research, and engineering to address problems of national and global importance. Specializing in forming highly collaborative, trusted partnerships across government, industry, and academia.

COSMIC (Commercial Space Marketplace for Innovation and Collaboration) is the latest initiative from Space Systems Command’s newly rebranded and expanded Commercial Space Office (COMSO), which is focused on facilitating commercial technology and service transfer at the speed of need to enable “fight tonight” capabilities.

Your Schedule

11:00a-11:05a | Opening Address

11:05a-11:50a | Opening Keynote

Melanie Stricklan
(Executive Director of Space Workforce, 2030)

Ché Bolden
(Founder Inter Astra Institute)

12p-1:15p
Breakout Session 1 | Interact & Participate

Institutional Needs in the Business of Space: Past, Present, and Future

1:30p-3p
Breakout Session 2 | Interact & Participate

Present and Future Community Needs in the Business of Space

3:10p-4p | Closing Panel
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Charles F. Bolden Jr.
(4x Astronaut & Fmr. NASA Administrator)
Joan Higginbotham
(US NASA Astronaut)
Ellen Stofan
(Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian / Fmr. NASA Chief Scientist)
Robert Lightfoot
President, Lockheed Martin Space

Charles F. Bolden Jnr

Charles F. Bolden Jr.

Joan Higginbotham

Robert Lightfoot

Ellen Stofan

Details

When: August 28th 11a-4p EST

Where: This is an online/virtual event
(Zoom link provided).

Availability: Limited

This event is free of charge for those selected.

Applications Now Closed

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Words From
Inter Astra Alumni

“High-quality, high-caliber, execs from different walks of life all coming around for the same cause asking, ‘How can we build an equitable future of space together?”

- Mina Salib | Axiom Space

“We’re fighting against this notion that space is for the elite.
It’s everyday people who cannot only access space but take part in the research that’s going to space…”

- Dr. Dorit Donoviel | TRISH | Baylor College of Medicine

“It opened up my mind to think a lot differently and that the space industry looks a lot different than what I thought it did - the mindset of where it's gonna go from, like, 1, 5, 10, 30 years from now.“

- Valerie Vasquez | True Anomaly

“It has made it a lot clearer for me to see how I could leverage this, even while I'm in the military, I need to be able to reach out to people who have experience in different areas or just more experience in a certain area that I'm looking at so that I can just know what's going on in the entire space industry.”

- Katelyn V | Emerging Leader