Space is no longer a safe operating environment; it’s a contested one. As activity accelerates from low Earth orbit to cislunar space, the challenge is shifting from access to control. Moderated by Moderator James Coker, State Department Foreign Policy Advisor to SOUTHCOM, this session brings together Leslie Babich, Director at SOFWERX, Reid Melville, Commercial Lead at the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Taylor Johnston, Chief Operating Officer of the University of South Florida Institute of Applied Engineering, explore how space capabilities are being built, protected, and scaled. From resilient constellations to space domain awareness and launch infrastructure, this conversation focuses on what it takes to operate in an environment where congestion, competition, and risk are all increasing at once.
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National Security, Dual Use + Defense Tech, Space Tech
