Expanding Exploration:
From Vision to Reality

The 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium

October 28-30, 2024
The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Convene, connect, and collaborate at the 17th annual von Braun Space Exploration Symposium! This year’s event will focus on how to take plans and strategies to fruition across the expanding space enterprise.

Topics include:

The Artemis Program
Artificial Intelligence and Space Exploration
Going Beyond LEO Discussion with Astronauts
Workforce Development
Space Propulsion
Space Science and Space Weather
Lunar Logistics and Mobility
Space Technologies Outlook

Confirmed participants include:

Will Ainsworth, Alabama Lieutenant Governor
A.C. Charania, Chief Technologist, NASA
Doug Hurley, Astronaut, Northrop Grumman
Joseph Pelfrey, Director, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Mark Polansky, Astronaut, Barrios

News and Updates:

Sep 26, 2024 – Deadline Extended – Student Poster Contest: Call for Abstracts due October 1.
Sep 24, 2024 – Student Poster Contest: Call for Abstracts for student design and research projects that show an explicit connection to aerospace systems. For full information on the student poster contest, and how to properly submit abstracts, read this document.
Submit your abstract here by ~~September 27~~ October 1.
Sep 17, 2024 – The draft agenda is now available here.
Sep 3, 2024 – Registration Now Open! Look below for rates and click through to register now! (Last year’s event reached maximum capacity, so don’t delay!)