If you need assistance accessing the facility on the days of the event on December 8 or 9, please call the conference venue, The Center for Space Education at The Astronaut Memorial Foundation, directly at (321) 378-9810.

Industrializing Space

The commercialization of space has taken root, but now we stand on the brink of a groundbreaking evolution: the INDUSTRIALIZATION of space. Are you ready to be part of this transformative phase?

This shift opens up a wealth of opportunities for space companies, including advanced mass production systems, innovative propellant solutions for launches and orbital positioning, cutting-edge industry analytics, and next-generation satellite communication systems.

We invite you to connect with the pioneers and visionaries who are leading this new era of Department of Defense and commercial Space industrialization. Meet the experts and program managers eager to collaborate with those who recognize the vast potential in this rapidly expanding sector. Seize this opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting frontier!

KEYNOTE:

Paul Browne

MG Stephen G. Purdy, Jr.

U.S. Space Force, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQE)

Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy, Jr., is the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, Washington, D.C.
He also serves as the Space Force University Partnership Program Champion for the University of Texas Austin.

Maj. Gen. Purdy as Military Deputy is responsible for research and development, worth more than $24 billion annually. His responsibilities include crafting program
strategies and options for representing DAF positions to the office of the Secretary of Defense, Congress and the White House.

Maj. Gen. Purdy entered the Air Force as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Baylor University in 1993. He has served in a variety of engineering, acquisition and policy capacities, including assignments at the Air Force Laboratory, the Pentagon, Congress, Space and Missile Systems Center and Headquarters United States Space Force. He has served as an Air Force Intern, Space/Nuclear/Cyber Congressional Appropriations Liaison, Materiel Leader in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program, Senior Materiel Leader for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency Program, Director Special Programs, Space and Missile Systems Center, and as the dual hatted Space Operations Command’s Director, Requirements, Architectures and Analysis and the Director, Plans, Programs and Financial Management. Prior to his current assignment, General Purdy was quad hatted as Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space; Commander, Space Launch Delta 45; Director of Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command; and Director of the Eastern Range, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.

EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Computer Emphasis), Baylor University, Texas
1995 Masters of Science in Computer Science, Baylor University, Texas
1999 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Master of Arts, Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2006 Congressional Fellow, Air Force Legislative Fellows Program, US Senate, Washington, D.C.
2010 Certificate in Legislative Studies, Georgetown University, Government Affairs Institute, Washington, D.C.
2010 Program Managers Course (PMT 401), Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2014 Masters of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2014 Executive Program Manager’s Course (PMT 402), Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2017 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2019 Executive Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1995-December 1997, Simulation Systems Engineer, Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
2. January 1998-July 1999, Executive Officer, Air Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. August 1999-May 2001, Air Force Intern, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (January 2000 – June 2000, Intern, Nuclear Matters, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington D.C.; June 2000-December 2000, Intern, Space Programs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.).
4. June 2001-December 2001, Chief, Atlas V Booster, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Prog, Los Angeles AFB, CA.
5. January 2002-May 2003, Chief, Atlas V Avionics, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
6. June 2003–March 2004, Chief Engineer, Atlas V, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
7. March 2004-July 2005, Joint Counterair Manager, Global Power Programs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. August 2005-December 2006, Fellow, Air Force Congressional Legislative Fellows Program, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. (Defense Fellow for United States Senator Pete V. Domenici, State of New Mexico).
9. January 2007-December 2007, Deputy, Congressional Appropriations Strategy and Engagement Division, Congressional Budget and Appropriations Office, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. January 2008-August 2008, Chief, Congressional Appropriations Strategy and Engagement Division, Congressional Budget and Appropriations Office, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. August 2008-June 2009, Space and Nuclear Congressional Liaison, Congressional Budget and Appropriations Office, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. June 2009-May 2010, Space, Nuclear and Cyber Congressional Liaison, Congressional Budget and Appropriations Office, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Budget), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. June 2010-June 2011, Senior Military Assistant/Executive Officer, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (Space Programs), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. July 2011-April 2012, Materiel Leader (Squadron Commander equivalent)/Chief, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Strategic Planning Branch, Launch and Range Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB,
Calif.
15. April 2012-January 2013, Materiel Leader (Squadron Commander equivalent)/Chief, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program Management Branch, Launch and Range Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
16. February 2013-June 2013, Materiel Leader (Squadron Commander equivalent)/Chief, Evolved Expendable Launch
Vehicle Program Management Branch, and Acting Branch Chief, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle New Entrant
Acquisitions, Launch and Range Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
17. July 2013-June 2014, Student, National War College, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
18. June 2014–June 2017, Senior Materiel Leader (Group Commander equivalent) and Division Chief, Protected Satellite Communications (Advanced Extremely High Frequency [AEHF] Satellite Program), Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
19. June 2017–March 2020, Senior Materiel Leader (Wing Commander equivalent) and Director, Space Superiority Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
20. March 2020–June 2020, Acting Director, Plans, Programs, Financial Management, Headquarters United States Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colo.
21. June 2020–August 2020, Director, Plans, Programs, Financial Management, Headquarters United States Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colo.
22. August 2020–October 2020, Dual Hatted, Director, Strategic Requirements, Architectures and Analysis and Director, Plans, Programs and Financial Management, Headquarters United States Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colo.
23. October 2020–January 2021, Dual Hatted, Director, Strategic Requirements, Architectures and Analysis and Director, Plans, Programs and Financial Management, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
24. January 2021–May 2021, Commander, 45th Space Wing; and Director, Eastern Range, Patrick SFB, Fla.
25. May 2021-August 2021, Commander, Space Launch Delta 45; and Director, Eastern Range, Patrick SFB, Fla.
26. August 2021-February 2022, Commander, Space Launch Delta 45; and Director, Eastern Range; and Director of Launch and Range Operations for Space Systems Command, Patrick SFB, Fla.
27. February 2022–June 2023, Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space; and Commander, Space Launch Delta 45; and Director, Eastern Range; and Director of Launch and Range Operations for Space Systems Command, Patrick SFB, Fla.
28. June 2023–present, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Organization Excellence Award with seven oak leaf clusters

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Lt Gen John W. O’Neill Award for Outstanding Program Director, 2019
FCW’s, The Federal 100 for Exceptional Federal IT Contributions, 2022

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 18, 1993
First Lieutenant Nov. 2, 1996
Captain Nov. 1, 1998
Major April 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2009
Colonel Oct. 1, 2014
Brigadier General Aug. 6, 2020
Major General Dec. 1, 2022

(Current as of November 2023)

Conference Topics Spotlight:

  • How rapidly evolving new technologies and geopolitical rivalries are moving the

    Space sector into a new phase

  • NASA and Space Force – engaging the innovative commercial players – new outreach

    initiatives and programs

  • Funding Space industrialization – capital sourcing for new Space technologies and

    the supporting terrestrial infrastructure

  • Spaceport launch infrastructure and ground support requirements

  • U.S. Space Defense – challenges and imperatives – Space as the likely first

    battleground in any future major conflict, and how Space Force Guardians are

    being integrated into our worldwide Combat Commands

  • Quantum and AI driving new frontiers in Space – and the clear and present dangers

    to U.S. Space assets and operations

  • Space supply chain challenges – Cybersecurity imperatives – and how to ensure

    availability of essential Space asset components

  • New developments in fabrication of Space equipment, on-orbit maintenance/repair

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Conference Special Features

Meet & Greet Bourbon Tasting with Astronauts
Featuring Robert Clyde Springer
Dec 08 | 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Mix and mingle with our guest star astronauts at Zarrella’s Italian & Wood Fired Pizza in
Cape Canaveral, FL while sampling select and smooth bourbons.

Robert Clyde Springer is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a mission specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1989 and 1990. He is a decorated aviator in the United States Marine Corps who also flew more than 500 combat sorties during the Vietnam War. He has logged over 237 hours in space and 4,500 hours flying time, including 3,500 hours in jet aircraft. [Wikipedia]

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