Space Congress Name Returns to Annual Event
The Canaveral Council of Technical Societies and NASA Kennedy Space Center, producers of the Spaceport Summit, will reinstate their legacy name "Space Congress" next year.
“For 49 years, Space Congress has worked alongside NASA and industry, showcasing the Space Coast’s involvement in Space Programs such as Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Commercial Crew – and will continue to do so as we embark on the future with Artemis.”
Tina Leighty, SpaceCom | Space Congress Program Chair.
After partnering this year with SpaceCom, the Global Commercial Space Conference & Exposition, the CCTS felt it was apparent that event’s decades-long legacy of industry leadership was stronger than ever. The partnership solidified the event's position as the event that has represented the entire Space Program and Space Coast since 1962.
The name of the event was changed to The Spaceport Summit following the 2019 event.
“Space Congress continues to foster the technical interchanges between aerospace professionals, faculty, students, and the general public to support and sustain space exploration” said Suzy Cunningham, NASA Strategy & Integration Manager and SpaceCom | Space Congress Government Chair.
“For 49 years, Space Congress has worked alongside NASA and industry, showcasing the Space Coast’s involvement in Space Programs such as Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Commercial Crew – and will continue to do so as we embark on the future with Artemis,” said Tina Leighty, Executive Director, Quality Compliance for Axient LLC, and SpaceCom | Space Congress Program Chair.
The fierce momentum of space projects from private organizations will be a major turning point for space exploration and technologies. The partnership provides a necessary forum for government and commercial companies to work together to further the science of space exploration, facilitate business and investment opportunities, cultivate on-planet solutions, and push the limits of what can be accomplished in space.
The 49th edition of the events will reconvene in Orlando, Florida, in 2023.
(Source: SpaceCom news release)