It's the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, and The Aerospace Corporation is here to meet with industry and government players, as well as hear from startups, investors, and the next generation of space talent.

Space Symposium is one of the biggest space events of the year, especially for governments and defense; every space agency out there is usually present, as well as representatives from international industry and militaries. Like any conference, there are panels, keynotes, roundtable discussions and press conferences, but the attendees are especially varied and notable. You often find yourself sitting next to and chatting with heads of agencies, CEOs, and generals.

This year's Symposium, as always, has a huge range of content to attend, and as always, Aerospace is taking part. We're also hoping to connect with new commercial space companies and others in this increasingly fast-moving enterprise; the phrase you'll hear shouted from the rooftop of the historic Broadmoor Hotel this time around is "rapid acquisition and deployment!"

We're going to be at a wide variety of events, but here are three on Tuesday you shouldn't miss:

•At 11:30, our Executive VP Tanya Pemberton will be on a high-level panel about how the U.S. Space Force and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency can work together in this fast-moving national security environment.

•At 12:15, CEO and President Steve Isakowitz will talk with major forces in finance about investing in space and the growing orbital economy.

•At 1:00, over at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Ron Birk will be talking about the opportunities in emerging space markets like cislunar infrastructure (a specialty for Ron) and Space-to-Earth capabilities. (You can catch him at the Redwire booth on Wednesday afternoon if you miss that one.)

We hope to see you in the Springs, but if you can't make it, don't worry. We'll be posting updates here on Kickstage regularly, and watch our Instagram and LinkedIn for some on-site interviews and other tidbits.