COSMIC January Newsletter
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Have A COSMIC New Year
Are you ready to have your New Year’s Resolution put you in a stronger leadership position to shape the future of humanity in space?
As COSMIC enters its second full year, there is still tremendous opportunity to get in at the ground floor and build the future of ISAM by joining the Consortium.
ISAM and COSMIC News
NASA webinars: To help the space community of small businesses and research institutions prepare for the upcoming 2025 SBIR/STTR Solicitations, NASA held a series of Ask Me Anything webinars in December to help firms prepare to submit a Phase I proposal. Many of the topics included ISAM-related aspects. Find and watch all of the webinars here.
COSMIC Members in Gadgets360: NASA’s Astronaut Sunita Williams Poses with Tentacle-Armed Astrobee Robot on ISS
COSMIC Capstone in KSU News: Kennesaw State graduate combines aerospace passion with business ambition
COSMIC Members in Payload: What to Expect in 2025
ISAM in the Space News: In-orbit servicers get UK funds to help shape new regulations In-orbit servicers get UK funds to help shape new regulations
ICYMI: COSMIC Virtual Convergence was a Success
Upcoming COSMIC Programming
COSMIC Community Briefing
On Friday, Jan 31 from 1:00-2:30pm ET, the COSMIC Community Briefing will feature Chase Hamilton from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP on Export Control for ISAM and Lee Rosen from ThinkOrbital on Autonomous Welding.
COSMIC Working Group Meetings
The Research & Technology Focus Area meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 15th at 1pm ET / 10am PT.
The Workforce Development Focus Area meeting will be held on Thursday, January 16th at 12pm ET / 9am PT.
The Policy & Regulation Focus Area meeting will be held on Thursday, January 21st at 2pm ET / 11am PT.
The Missions & Ecosystems Focus Area meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 22nd at 1pm ET / 10am PT.
The Demonstration Infrastructure Focus Area meeting will be held on Thursday, January 23rd at 2pm ET / 11am PT.
Upcoming ISAM Conference Sessions and Panels
Find more information about all of the following events at https://cosmicspace.org/events/
Newly Listed: Space Power Workshop
The 42nd annual Space Power Workshop (SPW) will be held April 29 through May 1, 2025 at the Torrance Marriott Redondo Beach Hotel in Torrance, California. The workshop provides an informal, unclassified, international forum for the exchange of ideas and information on space power. This year’s theme is “Commoditization of Space: Maintaining Resiliency in the Age of Faster and Cheaper.”
Find out more at web.cvent.com/event/fe95b534-c286-4b54-b81a-e6c046fa3143/summary
Newly Listed: 2025 COSMIC Convergence
The 2025 COSMIC Convergence will be hosted June 4-5 in Los Angeles, California and feature two days of ISAM education and collaboration. Building upon the progress of COSMIC’s first year, this in-person event will allow participants to dive deeper into the potential and needs of the emerging in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing domestic sector.
Save the dates as registration will open March 3rd, 2025 at cosmicspace.org/cosmic-convergence-2025/
Space Mobility Conference, January 28-30. Find out more at spacemobility.org/
South by SouthWest (SXSW) ISAM Panel, Friday, March 7. Find out more information at schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP154264
AFRL 2025 Space Technologies Technology Interchange Meeting, March 24-28 March. Find out more at defenseinnovationmarketplace.dtic.mil/technology-interchange-meetings/2025-space-tech/
Space Tech Expo USA, June 3-4. Find out more information at spacetechexpo.com/conference/
AI for Contested Space Workshop, September 23-25. Contact AIContestedSpace@ll.mit.edu for more information