MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics invites you to attend SpaceTech 2021, a virtual afternoon event designed to inform and celebrate the present and future state of space technology. You’ll hear from influential members of the industry and have the opportunity to interact with AeroAstro researchers and learn more about how their work is propelling the field forward.

SpaceTech 2021 will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, from Noon – 4 p.m. ET, hosted virtually via Airmeet. This event is open to MIT affiliates.

This year's virtual event will feature:

• Fireside chat with SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell 
• Explorers Panel discussion with NASA astronaut and former administrator Charles Bolden, Payload Sales Director at Blue Origin Dr. Erika Wagner (SM '00, Ph.D '07), and Asha Balakrishnan (SM’99, PhD’07), Research Staff Member at the Science and Technology Policy Institute.
• Student Research Showcase featuring lightning talks from current AeroAstro graduate students.

Register for the event at https://www.spacetech.mit.edu/  by April 13. (Note: Space is limited. The Airmeet access link will be sent to registrants ahead of April 14 via the contact email provided during registration.)