NASA Glenn hosts forum on Ohio’s role in space travel and defense – Crain’s Cleveland Business

NASA Glenn Research Center is set to host the third annual Ohio Space Forum, an event highlighting the state's role in space exploration, security and developing a future space workforce.

The two-day event on May 17-18 includes a tour of the NASA Glenn facility and brings together military, industry and academic leaders in the fields of space research, operations, intelligence, exploration and defense.

The forum provides companies in the space and aerospace industry, or those interested in working directly with NASA Glenn, the opportunity to hear from and speak with NASA and industry leaders.

Speakers at the event include James Free, NASA's associate administrator for exploration systems development; Col. (retired) Pamela Melroy, NASA's deputy administrator and former astronaut; and Col. Maurizio D. Calabrese, commander of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

The agenda features an examination of Ohio's role in space exploration, including an update on the state's part in designing systems to help the country return to the moon in 2024. Other topics include Ohio's role in commercial low-Earth orbit space stations; national security work with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center; and developing a future space workforce.

The program is organized by Dayton Development Coalition and its partners: Ohio Aerospace Institute, Team NEO, Greater Cleveland Partnership and JumpStart. Registration for the event ends May 10.

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