
37th Space Symposium opening fireworks, Monday, April 4, 2022, Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA staff give updates on center priorities at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA staff give updates on center priorities at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Associate Administrator, Steve Jurczyk, provides updates at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine listens as NASA staff give updates on center priorities at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine takes a selfie with NASA staff at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an International Exploration meeting at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA employees from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an International Exploration meeting at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA employees from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard gives remarks at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks at an International Exploration meeting at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA employees from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine listens as Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) directorate gives updates on HEO priorities at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, listens as NASA Chief Financial Officer, Jeff DeWitt, provides financial updates at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) directorate gives updates on HEO priorities at an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Kirk Shireman, ISS Program Manager, answers a question from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine during an agency meeting at the Space Symposium, Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Senior NASA officials from NASA centers around the country were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot is seen in the audience at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Audience members listen as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

The General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award is seen as General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot accepts the award at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks to former astronaut Al Worden in the audience at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin congratulates General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine listens as General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General William Shelton awards General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot, right, shakes hands with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at an event where General Stafford was awarded the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin introduces General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, center, and Al Worden, Apollo astronaut, right, listen to a speaker just prior to Administrator Bridenstine taking the stage to give keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

The audience stands and applauds for General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot after he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin introduces General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General William Shelton awards General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin introduces General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives keynote remarks at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Representatives from the space industry, military, and news media were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

General Thomas Patten Stafford, former NASA astronaut, Air Force officer and test pilot speaks at an event where he received the General James E. Hill Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Broadmoor Hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Former and current NASA Administrators were in attendance. Photo credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Bradley Cheetham, CEO and president, Advanced Space of Westminster, Colorado listens during a media event where NASA Administrator Bill Nelson introduce three local Colorado companies and university partners that help make NASA’s missions possible, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, during the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana speaks at “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” a news conference during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bradley Cheetham (CEO) or Tom Gardner (Director of Engineering), Advanced Space speaks at “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” a news conference during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Justin Cyrus, CEO, Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado gives comments during a media event where NASA Administrator Bill Nelson introduced three local Colorado companies and university partners that help make NASA’s missions possible, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, during the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Attendees visit the NASA Exhibit area during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Executive Vice President, Sierra Space, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Janet Kavandi participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Executive Vice President, Sierra Space, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Janet Kavandi participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Attendees visit the NASA Exhibit area during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Justin Cyrus, CEO, Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado gives comments during a media event where NASA Administrator Bill Nelson introduced three local Colorado companies and university partners that help make NASA’s missions possible, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, during the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Senior Advisor for Budget and Finance Bhavya Lal participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Attendees visit the NASA Exhibit area during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Director of the Technology Demonstration Missions Program, Trudy Kortes moderates a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Civil Space, Lockheed Martin Space, Lisa Callahan participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The NASA Exhibit area is seen in this 6 second exposure photograph during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Attendees visit the NASA Exhibit area during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana speaks at “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” a news conference during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, right, moderates a news conference, “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The panel included, from left: Joe Shoer, Lockheed Martin; Andres Martinez, program executive for small spacecraft in NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate; Bradley Cheetham (CEO) Advanced Space; and Elwood Agasid, deputy program manager for Small Spacecraft Technology at Ames Research Center and Space Technology Hall of Fame inductee. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Director of the Technology Demonstration Missions Program, Trudy Kortes moderates a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Dr. Luis Zea, implementation project manager, BioServe Space Technologies, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder gives comments during a media event where NASA Administrator Bill Nelson introduce three local Colorado companies and university partners that help make NASA’s missions possible, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, during the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Director of the Program Management Office at MSI STEM Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC), Latonia Jones participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Senior Advisor for Budget and Finance Bhavya Lal participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Senior Advisor for Budget and Finance Bhavya Lal participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bradley Cheetham, CEO and president, Advanced Space of Westminster, Colorado gives comments during a media event where NASA Administrator Bill Nelson introduce three local Colorado companies and university partners that help make NASA’s missions possible, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, during the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Andres Martinez, program executive for small spacecraft in NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate speaks at “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” a news conference during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Elwood Agasid, deputy program manager for Small Spacecraft Technology at Ames Research Center and Space Technology Hall of Fame inductee speaks at “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” a news conference during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

The NASA Exhibit area is seen in this 10 second exposure photograph during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Civil Space, Lockheed Martin Space, Lisa Callahan participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Elwood Agasid, deputy program manager for Small Spacecraft Technology at Ames Research Center and Space Technology Hall of Fame inductee speaks at “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” a news conference during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Attendees visit the NASA Exhibit area during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Joe Shoer, Lockheed Martin speaks at “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” a news conference during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Director of the Program Management Office at MSI STEM Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC), Latonia Jones participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana speaks at “Small Satellites, Big Missions: Pathfinding CubeSats Exploring the Moon and Beyond,” a news conference during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Justin Cyrus, CEO, Lunar Outpost of Golden, Colorado gives comments during a media event where NASA Administrator Bill Nelson introduced three local Colorado companies and university partners that help make NASA’s missions possible, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, during the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Senior Advisor for Budget and Finance Bhavya Lal participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Dr. Walther Pelzer, Head of the German Space Agency, German Aerospace Center (DLR) gives remarks in a Heads of Agency panel discussion, during the 36th Space Symposium, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Dr. Philippe Baptiste, President, French Space Agency (CNES) speaks in a Heads of Agency panel during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Dr. Paul Bate, Chief Executive Officer UK Space Agency (UKSA) speaks in a Heads of Agency panel during the 37th Space Symposium, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen gives remarks after the 2022 John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration was presented to the OSIRIS-REx team by the Space Foundation during the 37th Space Symposium, Monday, April 4, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration recognizes extraordinary accomplishments by a company, space agency, or consortium of organizations in the realm of space exploration and discovery. The award honors the memory of astronaut John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr., one of the inspirations for the creation of Space Foundation. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Ian Annett, Acting CEO for Programme Delivery, UK Space Agency (UKSA) gives remarks in a Heads of Agency panel discussion, during the 36th Space Symposium, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)