Project Phantom prototype in use
See Aerospace's latest AR/VR and simulation tools at Payload's event this week
October 13, 2025

Space news outlet Payload is hosting its Lunar and Mars Economy Summit this week, and Aerospace will be there, both to take part in the agenda and to show off our newest software projects. We'll be at our booth all day Tuesday and Wednesday, and don't miss our Tuesday 5:00 PM (central time local) on-stage session.

Tomorrow's panel is called "Commercial at the Core: Engineering and Industry-Led Economy," and will focus on the intersection of engineering-focused organizations like Aerospace with an increasingly commercial-focused space industry.

The session will be moderated by Aerospace's Ron Birk, who recently proposed a potentially transformative new model for partnership across industries and government - you can read that paper here. His panelists are Walter Schroeder, from CisLunar Industries; Timothy Bulk, from Aurex, and the Space Foundation's Kelli Kedis Ogborn.

Check out the rest of the Summit's agenda at Payload's site.

Each day will also have a series of talks and demos at our booth where you can learn about two of our advanced software projects and take virtual tours of two of Aerospace's world-class labs.

Here's the full daily schedule at our booth:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14

9:30 AM: Small Talk: LUNAverse / Aerospace Cislunar Modeling Environment (ACME)

10:15 AM: Demo: Project Phantom (AR/VR Exploration Prototype)

11:15 AM: Demo: Project Phantom

12:15 PM: Demo: Project Phantom

12:45 PM: Small Talk: LUNAverse / Aerospace Cislunar Modeling Environment (ACME)

1:15 PM: Demo: Project Phantom

2:30 PM: Virtual Tour: Aerospace Electric Propulsion Laboratory

3:00 PM: Small Talk: LUNAverse / Aerospace Cislunar Modeling Environment (ACME)

3:30 PM: Virtual Tour: Aerospace GNC/CAVE Robotics Laboratory

4:30 PM: Demo: Project Phantom

5:00-5:30 PM SESSION:
Commercial at the Core: Engineering an Industry-Led Economy

6:15 PM: Small Talk: LUNAverse / Aerospace Cislunar Modeling Environment (ACME)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15

9:30 AM: Small Talk: LUNAverse / Aerospace Cislunar Modeling Environment (ACME)

10:15 AM: Demo: Project Phantom (AR/VR Exploration Prototype)

11:15 AM: Demo: Project Phantom

12:15 PM: Demo: Project Phantom

12:45 PM: Small Talk: LUNAverse / Aerospace Cislunar Modeling Environment (ACME)

1:15 PM: Demo: Project Phantom

2:00 PM: Small Talk: Testbeds and Proving Grounds / ASC-100

2:30 PM: Virtual Tour: Aerospace Electric Propulsion Laboratory

3:00 PM: Small Talk: LUNAverse / Aerospace Cislunar Modeling Environment (ACME)

3:30 PM: Virtual Tour: Aerospace GNC/CAVE Robotics Laboratory

4:15 PM: Demo: Project Phantom