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Launch and Learn Seminar Series
Every month, Texas Space Coalition offers a brown-bag-lunch-style, 45 minute, session with key thought leaders and innovators within the space community. The format offered is a 30 minute presentation followed by topic related questions via chat. All speaker sessions are recorded for on-demand viewing.
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IN PERSON !!!!! May, 2026
11:30-1:00pm CT / Petroleum Museum, Midland TX
Previous Editions
Launch and Learn: April 20, 2026 Charlene "Charlie" Jacka, Chief Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory
Charlie Jacka leads SpaceWERX engineering and technical activities, supporting a $450M Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) portfolio, and ensuring strategic mission alignment for the United States Space Force and the national space ecosystem. Huge thanks to our Launch and Learn Sponsor, Q Station, who is focused on driving high-tech economic development and new business opportunities to New Mexico.
Launch and Learn: April 7, 2026 Sara Harris, Executive Director, Midland Development Corporation
This month's episode is expands our reach further into west Texas where you won't want to miss Sara Harris, Executive Director for the Midland Development Corporation as she discusses the growing space economy in west Texas. Listen as she describes Midland as a future-ready economy and educates space organizations and companies about the potential of Midland.
Launch and Learn: February 24, 2026 Col Omar Perea, US Space Force
This month's episode is from our first IN-PERSON launch and learn, delivered from Coronado Country Club in El Paso and sponsored by M3 Aerospace. Colonel Perea takes us through US Space Force intentions in El Paso and talks about what local industry can do to capitalize on workforce and economic development opportunities coming to west Texas.
Launch and Learn: January 13, 2026 Maddy Davis, Professional Senate Staffer
This month's episode is with Maddy Davis, Professional Senate Staffer from Senator Ted Cruz' office who will cover hot topics including the NASA authorization bill, Jared Isaacman's nomination and the upcoming Artemis II launch.
Launch and Learn: December 9, 2025 Dr. Joel Mozer, A futurist's Look at Dynamic Space Operations and Contested Space
Joel Mozer is a Director, Science, Technology & Research for United States Space Force and Chief Scientist, United States Space Force, Space Operations Command. Interested in any and all things related to science, technology, research and development that supports our space warfighters.
Launch and Learn: October 28, 2025 Greg Gillinger, SVP Strategy and Development Integrity ISR, Tracking Chinese and Russian Space
Retired USAF professional and self-professed Space Nerd, Greg Gillinger takes a deep dive into recent co-orbital activities we've observed from the Chinese and Russian space programs. Complete with videos depicting potentially nefarious activity from our adversaries and mitigation techniques utilized to thwart attempts to learn more about true intended use of their satellites. Tune in to learn more.
Launch and Learn: September 30, 2025 Blue Origin: Building a Road to Space for the Benefit of Earth
Ms. Summer Webb speaks on Blue Origin's mission and vision, how they're growing in West Texas and highlights how other industry partners can join in the journey of increasing access to space. "Club for the Future" is Blue Origin's non-profit offering "access" to space through postcards to space and other creative programs. Summer captured our attention with a dynamic presentation including videos of launches and test stand firings. You won't want to pass this up.
Launch and Learn: August 26, 2025 Spaceport America: The World's First Purpose Built Commercial Spaceport
Mr. Scott McLaughlin gives an inside look at Spaceport America, the first purpose-built commercial spaceport. Mr. McLaughlin will share the story of Spaceport America’s history and progress, highlight findings from a new economic impact report, and discuss the growing importance of the “Space Valley” corridor stretching from Los Alamos to El Paso and beyond. He’ll also preview Spaceport America’s upcoming Open House on Sunday, September 21, and offer a glimpse into what orbital launch from an inland spaceport could mean for the future of space exploration and industry.
Launch and Learn: July 30, 2025 David Radzanowski: Space Budgets and Strategies: Exploring Regional Entities Roles in Future Space Activities
As the former CFO of NASA and the The Aerospace Corporation, Dave Radzanowski brings unique insight into the multi-billion dollar space apparatus, as well as an appreciation for the complexities of international business functions, having served as the Senior Vice President of the Equator Corporation where he led the strategic business functions of Australia's multi-decade, multibillion-dollar Future Submarine Program, the largest defense procurement program in the country's history.
June 24, 2025 John Keefe: 4 Tensions: Contours of NASA
Mr. John Keefe, NASA's most recent head of cross-agency strategy speaks to the items most plaguing the space industry both on the government and the commercial side. Join us for an in-depth view of how to avoid budgeting miscues.
May 27, 2025 UTEP Aerospace Center Boldly Going...
Dr. Shery Welsh speaks from the University of Texas at El Paso's Aerospace Center. Dr Welsh discusses the exciting new advancements UTEP is pursuing and how the US Government, Academia and Industry involved in space-development are poised to assert and maintain dominance over our international competitors.
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