SSIB 2026 Conference Recordings
2026 State of the Space Industrial Base Conference – Albuquerque, NM
Day 1 – May 26
Day 1 of SSIB 2026 – Pre-SSIB Space Nuclear Power Exploratory Session led by Dan Crouch, Senior Advisor, NewSpace Nexus.
Day 1 of SSIB 2026 – Welcome by Casey Anglada DeRaad, CEO, NewSpace Nexus.
Day 1 of SSIB 2026 – SSIB Scorecard Discussion led by Chirag Parikh, Former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council.
Day 1 of SSIB 2026 – AFRL Directed Energy Directorate Update by Erin Pettyjohn, Director of Directed Energy Directorate, AFRL.
Day 1 of SSIB 2026 – Defense Innovation Unit Strategy by Steven “Bucky” J. Butow, Senior Advisor & Executive Committee Member, Defense Innovation Unit.
Day 2 – May 27
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Welcome by NewSpace and Oliver Riquelme, National Security Advisor, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM).
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Key Partner Keynote by Col. Timothy Trimailo, Director of the Commercial Space Office (COMSO), Space Systems Command.
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Fireside Chat with Lt. Gen John Shaw, USSF (Ret.), Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command and Col. Carol Welsch (Retired), USAF, CEO and Founder, Creative Research Consulting, LLC.
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Keynote by Thomas Ainsworth, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space Acquisition and Integration and the Space Service Acquisition Executive.
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Space Policy and Regulation Working Group Panel moderated by Dr. Diane Howard (Principal, sur l’espace PLLC), featuring panelists Oliver Riquelme (National Security Advisor, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich), Mandy F. Vaughn (GXO, Inc. & Operating Partner, Embedded Ventures), and Katie Wall (The Artemis Group).
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Advanced Power, Propulsion and Emerging Technologies Working Group Panel moderated by Dan Crouch (NewSpace Nexus), featuring panelists Dr. Seth Lacy (Air Force Research Laboratory), Will Madsen (Antares), and Zach Tolley (Blue Origin).
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Space Access, Mobility and Logistics/ISAM Working Group Panel moderated by Dr. Rob Antypas (Air Force Research Laboratory), featuring panelists Col. Scott Carstetter (U.S. Space Force) and Mike Nishimura (VARDA).
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Space Communication and Sensing Panel moderated by Charlotte Gerhart (Space Systems Command), featuring panelists Uyen Dinh (BlackSky Global, LLC), Dr. Lawrence “Robbie” Robertson III (Air Force Research Laboratory), and Dr. Peter Wegner (BlackVe, Inc.).
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Enablers for Commercial Space Innovators Panel moderated by Casey Anglada DeRaad (NewSpace Nexus), featuring panelists Scott Aughenbaugh (Air Force Tech Transfer & Transition Program Office), Charlene Jacka (SpaceWERX), Col. Timothy Trimailo (Commercial Space Office, Space Systems Command), and Bill Weber (Cortado Ventures).
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Keynote by Dr. Kelly D. Hammett, Director and Program Executive Officer (PEO) for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO).
Day 2 of SSIB 2026 – Industrial Base Readiness Panel moderated by Dr. Jaime Stearns (Space Rapid Capabilities Office), featuring panelists Arthur Grijalva (SpaceWERX), Col. Owen Stephens (Space Rapid Capabilities Office), Dr. Russ Teehan (Space Development Agency), and Dr. Peter Wegner (BlackVe, Inc.).
Day 3 – May 28
Day 3 of SSIB 2026 – Keynote by James Mismash, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War, Director, Office of Small Business Programs.
Day 3 of SSIB 2026 – Fireside Chat by Brig. Gen. Christopher “Trigger” Fernengel, Director, Plans and Programs, U.S. Space Force and Casey Anglada DeRaad, CEO, NewSpace Nexus.
Day 3 of SSIB 2026 – Space Education, Workforce and STEM Co-Innovation Session moderated by Kathy Steen (NewSpace Nexus), featuring panelists Paulo Oemig, Albert Perry (Rocket Lab), and Brendan Rosseau (Blue Origin).
Day 3 of SSIB 2026 – Presentation by Dr. David Denhard, Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor, U.S. Space Command.
Day 3 of SSIB 2026 – Fireside Chat with Dr. John Plumb (Head of Strategy, K2 Space; Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy) and Dr. Eric Felt (Chief Technology Officer, University of Texas at El Paso National Security Institute).
Day 3 of SSIB 2026 – Keynote by Dr. Chris Bassler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Strategy and Force Development.
Day 3 of SSIB 2026 – Presentation by Dr. Andrew ‘Andy’ Williams, AFRL/RJ Director, Space Warfighting.
Day 3 of SSIB 2026 – Non-traditional Operating Regimes Panel moderated by Lee Steinke (CisLunar Industries), featuring panelists Asher Best (Rocket Lab), Seth Lacy (Air Force Research Laboratory), and Jaime Stearns (USSF Cislunar Coordination Office).
Day 4 – May 29
Day 4 of SSIB 2026 – Presentation by Dr. Russell Teehan, Technical Director, Space Development Agency (SDA).
Day 4 of SSIB 2026 – International Partnerships Panel moderated by Ron Caton (Air Force Research Laboratory), featuring panelists Lt. Col. Brian Crouse (U.S. Space Force), Benjamin Najar Jr. (Mexican Federation of the Aerospace Industry – FEMIA), and Gen. Luis Felipe Saez (Ret.) (Chilean Air Force).
Day 4 of SSIB 2026 – Supply Chain Discussion by Steven Jordan Tomaszewski (Aerospace Industries Association) and Ozzie Ortiz (PwC).
Day 4 of SSIB 2026 – Acquisition Reform / Supply Chain Panel moderated by Steven Jordan Tomaszewski (Aerospace Industries Association), featuring panelists Megan McCord (True Anomaly), Sarah Mineiro (Tanagra Enterprises), Dr. Russ Teehan (Space Development Agency), and Paula Trimble (Muon Space).