OPPORTUNITIES FOR ON-ORBIT COMPUTING (Space News), Apr 30, 2026, DC, 3:00-7:00 pm ET

Space News will hold an event in Washington, DC on April 30, 2026 from 3:00-7:00 pm ET to discuss “Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing” as part of its Orbital Data Center series.

The event is in-person only and seating is limited. The location of the event, other than Washington DC, is not provided in the Space News announcement.

Speakers as of April 23 are:

• Jay Schwarz, Chief, Space Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
• Andrew Rush, Co-founder and CEO, Star Catcher
• Marc Berte, Founder and CEO, Overview Energy
• Kelley Litzner, Director of Commercial Programs, The Aerospace Corporation
• Paul Tilghman, Chief Technology Officer, Voyager Technologies
• Michael Pierce, Principal, Technology Strategy Partners
• Brian Lewis, Pelican and Suncatcher Mission Director, Planet
• Dave Cavossa, President, Commercial Space Federation
• Mike Gruss, Chief Content and Strategy Officer, SpaceNews

More information and a “Request to Attend” link are on the event’s website, which says:

Orbital data centers have quickly moved from hypothetical to seemingly inevitable, and opportunities and challenges are coming into focus fast.

As players raise millions to drive the race to establish off-planet computing, join SpaceNews on April 30 in Washington, D.C., for an afternoon of conversations with industry and government leaders on building, powering and managing data infrastructure in space.

We’ll explore into the near- and long-term potential fueling the buzz and investment in on-orbit computing, assess how solar and nuclear power could solve a key hurdle and weigh how the proliferation of AI informs the calculus of what computing stays on Earth and what begins to be handled in space.

A networking reception will follow our program. The event will not be live-streamed. A post-event report featuring takeaways will be published in May and select conversations may be featured on upcoming episodes of our Space Minds podcast.

In-person event
Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing
Part of SpaceNews’ Orbital Data Centers Series
Thursday, April 30 | 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET
Washington, D.C.