{
  "meta": {
    "title": "Verified space industry calendar",
    "coverage": "2026-07 through 2027-10",
    "verifiedAt": "2026-07-14",
    "sourceNote": "Double-checked public organizer pages. Excludes unverified years, private dinners, and side events without a public date page.",
    "count": 22
  },
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "space-investors-forum-2026",
      "title": "Space Investors Forum",
      "start": "2026-07-21",
      "end": "2026-07-21",
      "city": "Arlington, VA, USA",
      "venue": "Amazon HQ2",
      "category": "Investors / National Security / Capital",
      "priority": "Must attend",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "forum",
      "url": "https://nssaspace.org/event/space-investors-forum-26/",
      "notes": "NSSA forum linking national-security space leaders, ventures, and private capital. Highest-signal July presence for fundraising and dual-use conversations."
    },
    {
      "id": "h2m2-summit-2026",
      "title": "Humans to the Moon and Mars Summit",
      "start": "2026-07-21",
      "end": "2026-07-23",
      "city": "Houston, TX, USA",
      "venue": "BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University",
      "category": "Exploration / Policy / Human Spaceflight",
      "priority": "Consider",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "summit",
      "url": "https://exploremars.org/summit/",
      "notes": "Explore Mars H2M2 at Rice. Strong for Artemis and exploration narrative; secondary to investor forum if travel conflicts on July 21."
    },
    {
      "id": "satshow-2027-speaker-deadline",
      "title": "SATShow 2027 speaker deadline",
      "start": "2026-08-03",
      "end": "2026-08-03",
      "city": "Online",
      "venue": "Online submission",
      "category": "Deadline / Speaking",
      "priority": "Must apply",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "deadline",
      "url": "https://www.satshow.com/event/satshow-2027/call-for-speakers/",
      "notes": "Call for Speakers closes 3 Aug 2026 for SATShow Week 8–11 Mar 2027 in Washington, DC. Accepted speakers receive a complimentary conference pass."
    },
    {
      "id": "smallsat-2026",
      "title": "Small Satellite Conference",
      "start": "2026-08-23",
      "end": "2026-08-26",
      "city": "Salt Lake City, UT, USA",
      "venue": "Salt Palace Convention Center",
      "category": "Small Satellites / Engineering / Operators",
      "priority": "Must attend",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "conference",
      "url": "https://smallsat.org/",
      "notes": "40th Annual SmallSat. Core industry venue for constellation operators, onboard compute, and ground-segment partners."
    },
    {
      "id": "sdl-technical-workshop-2026",
      "title": "SDL Technical Workshop",
      "start": "2026-08-27",
      "end": "2026-08-28",
      "city": "North Logan, UT, USA",
      "venue": "Space Dynamics Laboratory",
      "category": "Small Satellites / Technical / Cleared",
      "priority": "Strong SmallSat add-on",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "workshop",
      "url": "https://www.sdl.usu.edu/media-events/sdl-technical-workshop",
      "notes": "Immediate SmallSat add-on. Attendance restricted to US citizens with appropriate clearance; seating limited."
    },
    {
      "id": "wsbw-2026",
      "title": "World Space Business Week",
      "start": "2026-09-14",
      "end": "2026-09-17",
      "city": "Paris, France",
      "venue": "Paris (multiple venues)",
      "category": "Business / Financing / Earth Observation",
      "priority": "Only with meetings or subsidized access",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "summit",
      "url": "https://wsbw.com/",
      "notes": "Reference European business week. Worth the trip only with pre-booked meetings or subsidized access given cost and density of competing September events."
    },
    {
      "id": "esa-isd-2026",
      "title": "ESA Industry Space Days",
      "start": "2026-09-16",
      "end": "2026-09-17",
      "city": "Noordwijk, Netherlands",
      "venue": "ESA ESTEC",
      "category": "European Partnerships / SME / Institutional",
      "priority": "High for European partnerships",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "forum",
      "url": "https://isd.esa.int/home/about/",
      "notes": "ESA SME-office networking with pre-arranged 1:1s. High value for European institutional and industry partnerships."
    },
    {
      "id": "texas-space-summit-2026",
      "title": "Texas Space Summit",
      "start": "2026-09-21",
      "end": "2026-09-23",
      "city": "San Antonio, TX, USA",
      "venue": "Henry B. González Convention Center",
      "category": "Business / Defense / Commercial / Policy",
      "priority": "High",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "summit",
      "url": "https://www.texasspacesummit.com/",
      "notes": "Inaugural statewide Texas business summit mixing DoD, NASA, primes, investors, and supply chain."
    },
    {
      "id": "nl-space-week-2026",
      "title": "NL Space Week",
      "start": "2026-09-26",
      "end": "2026-10-04",
      "city": "Netherlands",
      "venue": "Multiple venues / NL Space Campus",
      "category": "Public / Ecosystem / Europe",
      "priority": "Monitor program",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "summit",
      "url": "https://www.nlspacecampus.eu/events/nl-space-week-2026/",
      "notes": "Broad Dutch space week. Monitor the detailed program before committing travel; pair with ESA ISD if already in-country."
    },
    {
      "id": "sprsa-2026",
      "title": "Small Payload Ride Share Symposium",
      "start": "2026-09-29",
      "end": "2026-10-01",
      "city": "Moffett Field, CA, USA",
      "venue": "NASA Ames Research Center, Building 3",
      "category": "Launch / Rideshare / Small Payloads",
      "priority": "High",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "symposium",
      "url": "https://www.sprsa.org/2026-symposium",
      "notes": "SPRSA symposium at NASA Ames. High for access-to-orbit and small-payload orchestration conversations."
    },
    {
      "id": "iac-2026",
      "title": "International Astronautical Congress",
      "start": "2026-10-05",
      "end": "2026-10-09",
      "city": "Antalya, Türkiye",
      "venue": "IAC 2026 Congress venue",
      "category": "International / Technical / Papers",
      "priority": "High with planned meetings",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "conference",
      "url": "https://www.iac2026.org/",
      "notes": "Global congress. Prioritize only with planned meetings or accepted paper/session plan."
    },
    {
      "id": "ascend-2027-submission-deadline",
      "title": "ASCEND 2027 submission deadline",
      "start": "2026-10-08",
      "end": "2026-10-08",
      "city": "Online",
      "venue": "Online submission",
      "category": "Deadline / Content",
      "priority": "Must apply",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "deadline",
      "url": "https://www.ascend.events/",
      "notes": "AIAA ASCEND content deadline for the May 2027 apex event in Washington, DC. Call for content opens 21 Jul 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "issf-2026",
      "title": "International Security Space Forum",
      "start": "2026-10-20",
      "end": "2026-10-21",
      "city": "Arlington, VA, USA",
      "venue": "Boeing, Arlington",
      "category": "National Security / Allied Cooperation",
      "priority": "Consider",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "forum",
      "url": "https://nssaspace.org/event/int-security-space-forum-26/",
      "notes": "NSSA allied security-space forum. Consider if dual-use and allied-gov relationships are active priorities."
    },
    {
      "id": "svsw-2026",
      "title": "Silicon Valley Space Week",
      "start": "2026-10-27",
      "end": "2026-10-29",
      "city": "Mountain View, CA, USA",
      "venue": "Computer History Museum",
      "category": "Commercial / Defense / Satellite Innovation",
      "priority": "Must attend",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "conference",
      "url": "https://svspaceweek.com/",
      "notes": "Satellite Innovation + MilSat Symposium under one roof. Must-attend for Bay Area operator, investor, and defense density."
    },
    {
      "id": "space-satellites-usa-2026",
      "title": "Space & Satellites USA",
      "start": "2026-11-09",
      "end": "2026-11-10",
      "city": "Washington, DC, USA",
      "venue": "Marriott at Metro Center",
      "category": "Policy / Investment / Senior Leadership",
      "priority": "High",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "summit",
      "url": "https://events.reutersevents.com/space/space-satellites-usa",
      "notes": "Reuters Events senior summit capped around 250 leaders. High for post-midterm policy and 2027 budget conversations."
    },
    {
      "id": "space-tech-expo-europe-2026",
      "title": "Space Tech Expo Europe",
      "start": "2026-11-17",
      "end": "2026-11-19",
      "city": "Bremen, Germany",
      "venue": "Messe Bremen / Congress Bremen",
      "category": "Hardware / Supply Chain / Europe",
      "priority": "High for hardware partnerships",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "conference",
      "url": "https://www.spacetechexpo-europe.com/",
      "notes": "European hardware and supply-chain expo. High if pursuing manufacturing or ground-segment hardware partners."
    },
    {
      "id": "smallsat-symposium-2027",
      "title": "SmallSat Symposium",
      "start": "2027-02-09",
      "end": "2027-02-11",
      "city": "Mountain View, CA, USA",
      "venue": "Computer History Museum",
      "category": "Small Satellites / Business",
      "priority": "Must attend",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "symposium",
      "url": "https://smallsatshow.com/",
      "notes": "Definitive SmallSat business conference returning to the Computer History Museum for 2027."
    },
    {
      "id": "ascendx-texas-2027",
      "title": "ASCENDxTexas",
      "start": "2027-02-24",
      "end": "2027-02-25",
      "city": "League City, TX, USA",
      "venue": "South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center",
      "category": "Exploration / Commercial / Regional",
      "priority": "High",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "summit",
      "url": "https://www.ascend.events/ascendx/ascendxtexas-2027/",
      "notes": "AIAA ASCENDx regional summit feeding into ASCEND 2027. Strong for Texas ecosystem and off-world commercial strategy."
    },
    {
      "id": "satshow-week-2027",
      "title": "SATShow Week",
      "start": "2027-03-08",
      "end": "2027-03-11",
      "city": "Washington, DC, USA",
      "venue": "Walter E. Washington Convention Center",
      "category": "Satellite / GovMilSpace / Global",
      "priority": "Must attend",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "conference",
      "url": "https://www.satshow.com/",
      "notes": "Largest early-year satellite week. Registration opens August 2026; speaker path closes 3 Aug 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "ascend-2027",
      "title": "ASCEND",
      "start": "2027-05-18",
      "end": "2027-05-20",
      "city": "Washington, DC, USA",
      "venue": "Washington, DC",
      "category": "Interdisciplinary / Off-World / Policy",
      "priority": "High",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "conference",
      "url": "https://www.ascend.events/",
      "notes": "AIAA ASCEND apex event. Content deadline 8 Oct 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "space-tech-expo-usa-2027",
      "title": "Space Tech Expo USA",
      "start": "2027-06-29",
      "end": "2027-07-01",
      "city": "Anaheim, CA, USA",
      "venue": "Anaheim Convention Center area",
      "category": "Hardware / Supply Chain / USA",
      "priority": "High for hardware partnerships",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "conference",
      "url": "https://www.spacetechexpo.com/",
      "notes": "US counterpart to the European hardware expo. Track for supply-chain and manufacturing partners."
    },
    {
      "id": "iac-2027",
      "title": "International Astronautical Congress 2027",
      "start": "2027-09-27",
      "end": "2027-10-01",
      "city": "Poznań, Poland",
      "venue": "IAC 2027 Congress venue",
      "category": "International / Technical / Papers",
      "priority": "High with planned meetings",
      "status": "Confirmed",
      "kind": "conference",
      "url": "https://www.iafastro.org/",
      "notes": "IAC 2027 in Poznań. Plan paper and meeting strategy after IAC 2026 outcomes."
    }
  ]
}