2025 State of the Space Industrial Base Conference Recordings
2025 State of the Space Industrial Base Conference – Albuquerque, NM
Day 1 – April 29
Newspace Nexus brings the 6th annual State of the Space Industrial Base Conference. To welcome everyone to the kickoff of the event is Casey Anglada DeRaad (CEO, NewSpace Nexus) and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) (pre-recorded remarks) Vice-Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services.
Newspace Nexus presents the 6th Annual State of the Space Industrial Base Conference with Keynote Speaker Maj Gen Stephen Purdy, Jr. Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, Washington, D.C.
Day 1 of the Newspace Nexus 6th Annual State of the Space Industrial Base Conference with Working Group Panel: Space Sensing. Panelists include Uyen Dinh (BlackSky), Brien Flewelling (ExoAnalytic Solutions) and Peter Wegner (BlackVe).
Day 1 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Working Group Panel: ISAM/SML. Panelists include Cameron Penny (Kall Morris Inc), Jon Beam (Rogue Space), Gabe Mounce (AFRL), Joerg Kreisel (iBOSS/CONFERS), and Monty Greer (Aerospace Corporation/COSMIC).
Day 1 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Featured Panel: Commercial Space Tools for Innovators. Panelists include Erika Hecht (Market Ascent), Col Owen Stephens (Space RCO, USSF), Charlene Jacka (SpaceWERX) and Robert Perez (DIU).
Day 1 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Paula Trimble, Director of Legislative and Interagency Engagement, Space Development Agency, U.S. Space Force.
Day 1 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Col Jeremy Raley, Commander, Phillips Research Site and Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate.
Day 1 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Thomas Lockhart, Member of the Senior Executive Service and the Director of the Capability and Resource Integration Directorate (J8), United States Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Day 1 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Working Group Panel: Outernet. Panelists include Steve Nixon and Michael Cheng Co-Founders of the Outernet Council.
Day 2 – April 30
Day 2 of the 2025 NewSpace Nexus SSIB kicks off with a warm welcome and an introduction to the Space Industrial Leadership Council (SILC). This council includes: NewSpace Nexus, SmallSat Alliance, Space Northwest, Space Frontier Foundation, Aerospace Industries Association, Space Florida, National Defense Industrial Association, Atlantic Council and the Satellite Industry Association.
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Robert Perez, Senior Program Manager in the Space Portfolio for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Working Group Panel: Space Policy, Regulation and Finance. Panelists include: Steve Jordan Tomaszewski (AIA), Diane Howard (UT School of Law), Brendan Rosseau (Blue Origin) and Andrew Berglund (The Aerospace Corporation).
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Lt. Col. Aaron Stevenson, Deputy Director, Commercial Space Office, USSF Space Systems Command.
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Working Group Panel: Workforce. Panelists include Mary Clum (BlueHalo), Shery Welsh (University of Texas), Kathy Steen (NewSpace Nexus), and Arial DeHerrera (NewSpace Nexus).
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Dr. Stacie Williams, Chief Science Officer, U.S. Space Force.
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Featured Panel: Space Futures. Panelists include Laura Winter (The DownLink Podcast) and Dr. David Hardy (USAF).
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Dr. Kelly Hammett, Director and Program Executive Officer (PEO) for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO).
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Working Group Panel: Novel Tech. Panelists include Robert Antypas (USAF), Rhonda Stevenson (Above Space), James Winter (AFRL), and Gary Calnan (CisLunar Industries).
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Eric Lofgren, Professional staff member covering sea power and acquisition policy for chairman Senator Roger Wicker of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Kevin O’Connell, Former Director, Office of Space Commerce, Office of Air and Space Commercialization, Department of Commerce .
Day 2 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Douglas Loverro, Former Deputy for Systems Engineering at the NRO, Executive Director of the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, and most recently, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
Day 3 – May 1
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus State of the Space Industrial Base kicks off with a welcome letter from the New Mexico Lt Gov Howie Morales along with a brief description of NewSpace Nexus and how we are growing the space industry from New Mexico for the Nation!
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Featured Panel: Golden Dome. Panelists include Laura Winter (The DownLink Podcast), Doug Loverro (Loverro Consulting), and George Pullen (MilkyWayEconomy).
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Featured Panel: Future of Space Power. Panelists include Dennis Wille (Astroscale), Dr. Andrew Rogers (LANL), Clayton Swope (CSIS), Col Bryon McClain (SSC,USSF) and Todd Harrison (AEI).
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Dr Andrew ‘Andy’ Williams, Deputy Technology Executive Officer for Space at the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Dan Schatzman CEO and Sr. Managing Partner, SpaceFund.
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Featured Panel: Commercial Space Launch. Panelists include Dr. Seth Lacy (AFRL), Dale Ketcham (Space Florida), Scott McLaughlin (Spaceport America).
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Keynote Speaker Lt Gen Shawn Bratton, Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs and Requirements, United States Space Force, the Pentagon.
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Featured Panel: Commercial Space Integration. Panelists include Dr. Andrew “Andy” Williams (AFRL), Jason Lapadula (LeoLabs), Corey Jacobson (K2 Space), and Dave Vorland (DOD).
Day 3 of the NewSpace Nexus 6th Annual SSIB with Featured Panel: International Partnerships. Panelists include Namrata Goswami (Johns Hopkins University), and Peter Wegner (BlackVe).