ISU-DC SPACE CAFE WITH LOFT ORBITAL’S JUSTIN TILMAN, May 28, 2026, Arlington, VA, 6:00-8:00 pm ET

The International Space University – USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter will hold its next Space Café on May 28, 2026 from 6:00-8:00 pm ET at 1020 N Highland St, Arlington, VA.

The speaker is Justin Tilman, Director for Civil Space Business at Loft Orbital.

More information is on the event’s website, which says:

The International Space University – USA Alumni Association’s Washington, DC Chapter is pleased to present our next monthly event! These events bring together prominent experts on space, ISU alumni, the space community, and the interested public in a casual forum that encourages interaction and discussion.

Date: Thursday, May 28th 2026

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00 pm

Venue: 1020 N Highland St, Arlington VA 22201 (Phoenix Clubhouse Room)

Dial 0001 on the call box and the concierge will let you in. Take the elevator to the clubhouse room on the second floor.

Justin Tilman is the Director for Civil Space Business Development at Loft Orbital, a commercial spaceflight company headquartered in San Francisco, California with a satellite processing facility in Golden, Colorado. Loft flies government, academia and commercial customer science, technology, AI and hardware payloads on its fleet of LEO satellites.Justin recently retired from a 25-year career at NASA, most recently as Deputy Director for International Science.

During his career, Justin supported all of NASA’s mission directorates and centers, including assignments at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. He has a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in political science and Asian studies from Phillips University. Justin lives in Falls Church with his family.