Propelling the space economy
to new heights

Elevating our state as a premier space hub

Join Arizona State University and fellow industry leaders for the second annual Space Summit on March 28, 2024, in Tempe, AZ, where you can explore Arizona's dynamic space ecosystem. As the 5th largest employer in aerospace and defense manufacturing, boasting over 1,250 supply chain contributors, Arizona is involved in launch services, validation, component testing, space situational awareness, and mining. Discover its economic advantages for your organization and get access to unique student recruitment opportunities.

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2024 Highlights

  • Space Workforce Development

  • Arizona’s Space Future

  • Insights from Leading Space Hubs

  • Commercial LEO Economic Development

  • Commercial LEO R&D

  • Innovations in Resource Utilization

  • Investor Perspectives

2023 Highlights

 

  • Industry leaders with operations in the state including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, Virgin Galactic, World View Enterprises and General Dynamics Mission Systems.

  • The University of Arizona ranks fifth for NASA-funded activity and has long been at the forefront of space exploration dating to the founding of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the first Ranger missions to the moon in the 1960s.

  • Arizona ranks top 2 in the nation for aviation maintenance economic activity, received $11.4 billion Department of Defense Contracts in FY 2021 and is home to a $3 billion optics industry.

  • At Arizona State University, scientists and researchers have been leading contributors for Mars missions since the NASA Viking missions in the 1970s. The university boasts 40 instrument facilities and laboratories and is participating in more than 25 active space missions.

  • Arizona is home to one of Starliner’s landing locations.

 
 

  • Space Domain Awareness

    Space Debris

    Remote Sensing and Sensor Development

    Data analytics and processing

    Satellite communications

  • Satellite Component Manufacturing

    Space Vehicle Manufacturing

    Subsystems and subcomponent manufacturing

    In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing

  • Planetary Science and Geological Sciences

    Deep Space Exploration

    Microgravity Research

    Astronomy

  • Space Medicine/Health/Performance

    Space and the Humanities

    Space Business, Leadership, and Economy

    Space Tourism

    Augmented and Virtual Reality

 
 

Brett Mecum, Cadmus Public Affairs, LLC
Chase Kassel, Arizona State University, Interplanetary Initiative
David Trilling, Northern Arizona University
Eric Miller, PADT, Inc.
Greg Autry, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Jessica Rousset, Arizona State University, Interplanetary Initiative
Karyn MacVean, Arizona Commerce Authority
Katherine McConachie, Arizona State University, Interplanetary Initiative
Scott Smas, Arizona State University, NewSpace
Stephen Fleming, University of Arizona
Steven Zylstra, Arizona Technology Council
Taryn Struck, Arizona State University, Interplanetary Initiative
Thomas Maynard, Greater Phoenix Economic Council