SpaceVision 26
Conference Schedule
November 4–6, 2026 · Houston, Texas
Panels and events subject to change.
Each block runs from its start to its end time. Blocks side by side overlap.
- Keynote
- Panel
- Competition
- Networking
- Career
- Meal
- Social
Wednesday
November 4, 2026Private Tours
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Registration Open
3:00 – 7:00 PM
Making Your Mark at the Career Fair
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Resume reviews & printing available
How to Network and Pitch Yourself
4:45 – 5:45 PM
Maximizing Your SV26 Experience
6:00 – 6:45 PM
Opening Remarks
7:00 – 7:15 PM
Opening Keynote
7:15 – 8:00 PM
Closing Remarks
8:00 – 8:15 PM
Evening Social
8:15 – 9:30 PM
Thursday
November 5, 2026Check-In and Coffee
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Resume Review & Printing
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Morning Keynote
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Nancy Grace Roman: The Future of Astronomic Insight
9:45 – 10:30 AM
How Space Enables Change on Earth
9:45 – 10:30 AM
Lightning Talks
9:45 – 10:30 AM
Career Fair
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Planetary Defense: Detect, Track, and Mitigate
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Space Sustainability: Challenges of Operation, Future of Positive Change
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Town Hall
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Lunch
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Artemis III
12:45 – 1:30 PM
Manufacturing in Space
12:45 – 1:30 PM
Business Pitch Workshop
12:45 – 1:30 PM
Research Symposium
1:00 – 4:00 PM
International Relations through the Lens of Space
1:45 – 2:30 PM
Medical Care in Space: Healthcare, Standards, and New Technologies
1:45 – 2:30 PM
The Planetary Sunshade Solution
1:45 – 2:30 PM
Reflecting on Apollo: On the Shoulders of Giants
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Communications and Telemetry in Space
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Where does Sci-Fi end and Science Begin?
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Lunar Landers: What works and what doesn't
3:45 – 4:30 PM
Policy Debate Competition
3:45 – 5:30 PM
The Human Demands of Deep Space: Teaming and Survival
4:45 – 5:30 PM
Astronaut Fireside Chat
5:45 – 6:45 PM
Friday
November 6, 2026Check-In and Coffee
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Resume Review & Printing
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Morning Keynote
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Launch Systems for a High Cadence Future
9:45 – 10:30 AM
Space Start Ups: Up and Coming
9:45 – 10:30 AM
Lightning Talks
9:45 – 10:30 AM
Career Fair
10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Research Symposium
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Space Domain Awareness: National Defense
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Active Advocacy: Your Place in Securing the Future (Lecture)
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Town Hall
10:45 – 11:30 AM
Lunch / Candidate Speeches
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch in the Food Lab · Candidate speeches in the Space Center Theater
From the Depths: Oceans and Deep Sea Space Applications
12:45 – 1:30 PM
Academia to Industry: Bridging Gaps
12:45 – 1:30 PM
Combating Misinformation: Pop Science vs Science Literacy
12:45 – 1:30 PM
Perspectives on Nuclear Propulsion
1:45 – 2:30 PM
Astrobiology: The Origin of Life in the Solar System
1:45 – 2:30 PM
Business Pitch Competition
1:45 – 3:30 PM
Lunar Infrastructure: The Moon Base and The Lunar Economy
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Optics in Space: Visualization and Computer Technologies
2:45 – 3:30 PM
Evening Keynote
3:45 – 4:30 PM
Off the Record
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Gala Space Opens Early for Networking
6:30 – 6:45 PM
Closing Gala
6:45 – 9:15 PM