© 2026 OpenC3, Inc.
AEROSPACE'S FIRST ALL-SOFTWARE CONFEReNCE
WESTMINSTER, CO
OCTOBER 5-7, 2026!
An Engineering Conference Exploring the Latest Innovation in Aerospace Software
Engineers, developers, managers, and teams from Ground, Flight, DevOps, Security, and more are all welcome to Space Software Summit in Westminster, CO. Join the discussion around AI, onboard high-compute, command and control, CI/CD pipelines, security, grounds and flight software development. Get up to speed on the state of the aerospace software industry. And even beat your colleagues at the AI Vibe Coding Hackathon!
Welcome from Ryan Melton
2026
Presentations
Flight Software Framework Options
Barry Hamilton
Red Canyon Software
Small But Mighty: Deploying Open-Weight LLMs for Autonomous Decision-Making Aboard Small Spacecraft
Daniel Marquand
Poolside
Orbit Fab: Reusable, Reliable, Refueling
Jules SMith
Orbit Fab
The Agentic Spacecraft
Jim Craft
BAE Systems
Component-based Software for Complex Space Missions
MARK McCRUM
Bright Ascension
Flight Software
Flight Software Framework Options
Barry Hamilton
Red Canyon Software
Small But Mighty: Deploying Open-Weight LLMs for Autonomous Decision-Making Aboard Small Spacecraft
Daniel Marquand
Poolside
Orbit Fab: Reusable, Reliable, Refueling
Jules SMith
Orbit Fab
The Agentic Spacecraft
Jim Craft
BAE Systems
Component-based Software for Complex Space Missions
MARK McCRUM
Bright Ascension
Modernizing Legacy Laboratory Control Software for Satellite Instrument Calibration
Jacob Kovarovic
SWRI
The Sky Is Falling (with Data)! — A Data Architecture Field Guide for Hardware-Heavy Space Software Labs
Sijia Qiu
Keysight Technologies
The Hard Parts of Distributed Flight Dynamics Software
Nick Gent
SEE
Lies Ground Software Taught Me
James Santucci
Umbra
Architecture
Modernizing Legacy Laboratory Control Software for Satellite Instrument Calibration
Jacob Kovarovic
SWRI
The Sky Is Falling (with Data)! — A Data Architecture Field Guide for Hardware-Heavy Space Software Labs
Sijia Qiu
Keysight Technologies
The Hard Parts of Distributed Flight Dynamics Software
Nick Gent
SEE
Lies Ground Software Taught Me
James Santucci
Umbra
The Microservices Shift: Future-Proofing Next-Gen Satellite Constellation Simulations
Asaf Lewin
Sim Dot Space
Bridging Operations and Simulation with SysML Orchestration
Chris Oravetz
Verge Defense
Simulation
The Microservices Shift: Future-Proofing Next-Gen Satellite Constellation Simulations
Asaf Lewin
Sim Dot Space
Bridging Operations and Simulation with SysML Orchestration
Chris Oravetz
Verge Defense
Forward-Weighted Co-Design and Autonomous Skill Synthesis for Aerospace Coding Agents
Jacob Seman
CU LASP
Guiding Operators from CDMs to Clarity: AI-Assisted Conjunction Assessment in Satcat
Sean Nelson
Kayhan Space
COSMOS-ML: A Machine Learning Framework for Telemetry Verification and Anomaly Alerting in Space Systems
Adam Baca
Sandia National Laboratories
AI
Forward-Weighted Co-Design and Autonomous Skill Synthesis for Aerospace Coding Agents
Jacob Seman
CU LASP
Guiding Operators from CDMs to Clarity: AI-Assisted Conjunction Assessment in Satcat
Sean Nelson
Kayhan Space
COSMOS-ML: A Machine Learning Framework for Telemetry Verification and Anomaly Alerting in Space Systems
Adam Baca
Sandia National Laboratories
How Machines Communicate: Lessons from Spacecraft, Drones, and Instrumentation
Clay Ito
OpenC3
CMAC: A New Paradigm to Atmospherically Correct VNIR Imagery to Surface Reflectance
David Groenveld
Resolv
When the Spec Doesn't Survive Contact with the Mission
Collin Sinclair
KSAT
Trident Smyth: Near Real Time Sensor Fusion, Track Stitching, and Track Projection Application- Improvements in 2026.
DR. RICK VINYARD
Sandia National Laboratories
Algorithms
Ask, Don’t Search — Chat is the new Docs
Clay Ito
OpenC3
Trident Smyth: Near Real Time Sensor Fusion, Track Stitching, and Track Projection Application- Improvements in 2026.
DR. RICK VINYARD
Sandia National Laboratories
When the Spec Doesn't Survive Contact with the Mission
Collin Sinclair
KSAT
CMAC: A New Paradigm to Atmospherically Correct VNIR Imagery to Surface Reflectance
David Groenveld
Resolv
Usability Testing to Improve Space Software: it’s easier than you think!
Jenny Knuth
CU LASP
'When should I use this tool?' -- Finding the best use cases for FreeFlyer and STK
Meagan Thatcher
University of Central Florida
Common Sense Security Controls for Emergent Space Technologies and Operations
Jon Sparks
Decen Space
Timothy Canham
JPL
Hot Topics
Usability Testing to Improve Space Software: it’s easier than you think!
Jenny Knuth
CU LASP
'When should I use this tool?' -- Finding the best use cases for FreeFlyer and STK
Meagan Thatcher
University of Central Florida
Common Sense Security Controls for Emergent Space Technologies and Operations
Jon Sparks
Decen Space
Timothy Canham
JPL
Space Software Summit Agenda
October 6
WorkshopS
Add-On Workshop Day:
Morning Session
8:30 - 12:00
Using OpenC3 COSMOS
or
Intro to Zendir
or
Intro to Spideroak Aranya
Afternoon Session
1:00 - 4:30
Configuring OpenC3 COSMOS
or
Intro to the MAX Toolbox Suite
October 7
Conference Day 1
7:30 - Registration Opens
7:30 - 9:00 - Breakfast and Networking
9:00 - Keynote
9:30 - 10:45 - Session 1: Flight Software
10:45 - 11:00 - Snack Break
11:00 - 12:15 - Session 2: Architecture
12:15 - 1:45 - Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 - Session 3: Security
3:00 - 3:15 - Snack Break
3:15 - 4:30 - Session 4: Algorithms I
4:30 - 7:00 - Exhibits and Happy Hour
October 8
Conference day 2
7:30 - Registration Opens
7:30 - 8:30 - Breakfast and Networking
8:30 - Keynote
9:00 - 10:15 - Session 5: Open Source
10:15 - 10:30 - Snack Break
10:30 - 11:45 - Session 6: Algorithms II
11:45 - Lunch
12:45 - 2:25 - Session 7: Automation
2:25 - 2:40 - Snack Break
2:40 - 4:50 Breakout Sessions
* COSMOS Con
* AI Vibe Coding Hackathon
* The Great Debate
4:50 - 5:00 - Wrap Up and Awards
2026 Summit Agenda
October 5
WorkshopS
October 6
Conference Day 1
October 7
Conference day 2
7:30am - Registration
8:30am - Morning Workshop Session
OpenC3 COSMOS User Training
Zendir
Noon - Lunch
1:00pm - Afternoon Workshop Session
OpenC3 COSMOS Configuration Training
Right Ascension231 - Build an
Agent-Ready Data Lakehouse
7:30am - Registration Opens
7:30am - Networking
8:30am - Keynote
9:00am - AI
10:45 - Algorithms
12:25pm - Lunch
1:25pm - Simulation
2:45pm - Architecture
4:25pm - Reception & Exhibits
7:30am - Registration Opens
7:30am - Networking
8:30am - Breakout Sessions
11:00 am - Flight Software I
12:15pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Hot Topics
3:35pm - Flight Software II
4:25pm - Wrap Up
2026 Summit Agenda
October 5
WorkshopS
7:30am - Registration
8:30am - Morning Workshop Session
OpenC3 COSMOS User Training
Zendir
Noon - Lunch
1:00pm - Afternoon Workshop Session
OpenC3 COSMOS Configuration Training
Right Ascension231 - Build an
Agent-Ready Data Lakehouse
October 6
Conference Day 1
7:30am - Registration Opens
7:30am - Networking
8:30am - Keynote
9:00am - AI
10:45 - Algorithms
12:25pm - Lunch
1:25pm - Simulation
2:45pm - Architecture
4:25pm - Reception & Exhibits
October 7
Conference day 2
7:30am - Registration Opens
7:30am - Networking
8:30am - Breakout Sessions
11:00 am - Flight Software I
12:15pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Hot Topics
3:35pm - Flight Software II
4:25pm - Wrap Up
Lodging For
Space Software
Summit 2026
DENVER
MARRIOTT
WESTMINSTER
7000 Church Ranch Boulevard
Westminster, Co 80021
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September 7th
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