The Aerospace Corporation will join the space community at the 2024 ASCEND conference Jul. 30 - Aug. 1 live at Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas. ASCEND is powered by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Aerospace's participation includes a series of enlightening panels and technical paper presentations, providing a unique opportunity to explore the latest technology and trends, foster discussions and collaborations to solve problems, and contribute to the advancement of the following topics:
- Artificial Intelligence in space
- Technological investments in space
- In-Space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM)
- Strategic international partnerships
- Cislunar space missions
- Supply chain and space resiliency
- Space safety and in-space rescue
- Commercial Space and Government Adoption
Living on Mars: Aerospace Crew Accelerates Human Space Exploration Knowledge
Over a two-week mission, six experts worked and lived in an immersive, Mars-like environment, demonstrating the corporation’s drive to evolve its expertise and innovation to meet future needs.
Novel Workshop Spotlights Need for In-Space Rescue Capabilities
The Aerospace Corporation and RAND recently sponsored and co-hosted the first U.S. Space Rescue Workshop, bringing government, industry, and private space organizations together to advance the topic of in-space rescue capabilities and protocols.
Commercial Space Futures
Through Commercial Space Futures, Aerospace brings its deep technical expertise and independent insight to help the nation solve challenges and outpace threats in the rapidly evolving space environment. Commercial Space Futures is an extension of our existing support to the U.S. space enterprise to maximize U.S. government access to and incorporation of commercial space capabilities and technologies.
COSMIC: Propelling ISAM From Transformational to Routine
Aerospace supported the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC) in kicking off its endeavor in forging a whole-of-nation approach to in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing.
Tech Expo Showcases Aerospace's Technical Excellence to Defense Partners
The inaugural event invited senior leaders across DoD space offices to see some of Aerospace’s research and development portfolio firsthand, and to discuss future priorities and partnerships.
Shaping the Future of Space with Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Aerospace is advancing modern capabilities for space operations, and empowering the experts and diverse perspectives that drive these innovations.s
Aerospace’s Moonlighter Illuminates a Path to Resiliency
Aerospace developed the Moonlighter cyber test platform in partnership with Space Systems Command (SSC) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for the Hack-A-Sat 4 challenge at DEF CON 31. The testbed will help define new techniques and best practices to effectively protect systems in the growing and competitive space environment.
