| On July 9, 2025, the Future Space Leaders Foundation will host a two-part event for its 14th annual Future Space event at the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. The event will start at 1 pm and will feature a full afternoon of congressional and government officials’ keynotes as well as panel discussions addressing the latest technologies in space, trends in the market in the civil, commercial and DOD sectors. The conference will continue at Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St NW, for a networking and keynote reception at 5:30 pm. Future Space 2025 aims to advance learning and fosters interaction among current space and satellite industry leaders. The panel discussions will explore cutting edge technologies and new applications poised to transform the space and satellite industry. Sponsoring organizations supporting Future Space 2025 part 2 will enable fundraising for the organization’s goal to provide educational programs and networking opportunities for graduate students and young professionals pursuing careers in the space and satellite industry, by providing grants. By funding outstanding American graduate students and young professionals, the organization is enabling it’s Fellows to attend and present papers at major space-related symposia and conferences including the IAF’s International Astronautical Congress, SGAC Space Congress, AAS’ Goddard Memorial Symposium, National Space Club’s Goddard Dinner, SATELLITE, and more. |
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July 9, 2025 - Russell Senate Office Building
12:30PM: Check-in
1:00PM: Welcome Remarks from our Chair, Brad Cheetham, introduces Clay Mowry
1:15PM: Keynote by Clay Mowry, CEO of AIAA, Keynote on the global context and all the players, other constellations, other Moon plans.
1:30PM: Lunar Panel: Jump-Starting the Lunar Economy
Mr. Brett Alexander, Future Space Leaders Board Member – Moderator
Marchel Holle, ispace US
Ms. Rachel (Ray) Allensworth, Firefly Aerospace
Brad Cheetham, Advanced Space
Ms. Indra Hornsby, Interlune
2:20PM: Brent Blevins, Subcommittee Staff Director at U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
2:30PM: BREAK
3:00PM: Keynote Speaker - Air Marshal Paul Godfrey UK space command. Special asst to the CSO, Space Force (confirmed) followed by Fireside Chat with Debra Facktor
3:30PM: Policy Panel: From Transition to Transformation: Lessons from Past Inflection Points in U.S. Space Policy
From Transition to Transformation: Lessons from Past Inflection Points in U.S. Space Policy
This panel explores how the U.S. space sector adapted to major programmatic and funding shifts with a focus on the post-Shuttle period. Panelists discuss how those experiences can inform our response to current disruptions. From NASA’s role in catalyzing commercial markets to the emergence of state-level innovation ecosystems such as Space Florida and the Texas Space Commission, the panel examines how institutional agility and policy creativity helped reshape the industry.
Moderator: Rich Dalbello
David Cavossa, Commercial Space Federation
Shawn Barnes, Vice Chairman, Space Force Association
Jack Kiraly, Planetary Society
Steve Jacques, Executive Director, NSSA
4:30PM: Jared Stout, Chief Global Policy Officer, Axiom Space, to give a mission brief on AX-4.
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