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OSC, NIST to Host Second Circular Space Economy Seminar

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The NOAA Office of Space Commerce invites you to attend the next seminar in our “Building an In-Space Circular Economy” series, co-hosted with the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This seminar builds upon the inaugural event that took place February 2025 (which may be accessed through the event webpage here).

The seminar will be held on Wednesday, August 27, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm (EDT). Virtual and in-person (at the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, DC) attendance options are available.

Registration:

For more information and to register, visit the event page at:
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2025/08/second-seminar-building-space-circular-economy

About:

Key topics this seminar will address include commercialization; investment, financing, and insurance for on-orbit servicing; in-situ resource utilization; advanced robotics for manufacturing and repair; and space situational awareness. In addition, technology-agnostic approaches for developing, testing, and deploying applications will be discussed to better understand the future of space-based infrastructure and its interoperability needs.  

Agenda:

A copy of the event agenda may be found on the NIST webpage, here.

Key Takeaways

Session topics cover a range of issues on how businesses, academia, and technology can increase access and build the in-space circular economy, including:

  • Tactics for finance and investment strategies to support current efforts and enable new ones.
  • Foundational technologies to support on-orbit efforts such as servicing with robotics, manufacturing techniques and fabrication, and in-situ resource use or recycling of materials;
  • Tools for material management and in-space utilization, such as utilizing resources found in space, like lunar regolith or asteroid materials for construction;
  • Improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of orbit access with new materials or fuels;
  • Encouragement and support for public-private partnerships to support collaborative efforts internationally; and

This page will be updated once a recording of the seminar becomes available.

Contact:

Questions regarding this event may be directed to the points of contact listed on the event page.

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