America Beyond Earth: Space Industrialist Forum at National Press Club.
America Beyond Earth: Space Industrialist Forum
Thursday, October 15, 2026 · 8:30 a.m.– 11:00 a.m. · National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
A half-day, invitation-only working session for officials, operators, investors, and industry leaders responsible for securing, building, and financing America’s activity beyond low-Earth orbit. Convened by Cabeus Explorer as the Washington program of Space Industrialist Week, powered by Potomac Database Systems. The Forum is filmed.
The morning:
Building America’s Permanent Presence on the Moon. The Moon is an emerging market — and its first export is data. Permanence will require power, communications, logistics, infrastructure, and the industrial capacity to sustain operations through the lunar night.
The United States Space Academy and the Space-Collar Workforce. How a NASA-led Space Academy could strengthen the workforce already machining the parts, assembling the systems, and operating the infrastructure of the space economy.
Golden Dome and American Leadership in Space. The sensors, interceptors, communications, and command-and-control architecture required for missile defense from and through space — and what government, industry, and allies must deliver if that architecture is on time.
Confirmed: Peter Cabauy, CEO, City Labs Inc.; Dr. Bhavya Lal, recently served as the NASA Administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy; Jake Matthews, Founder & CEO, Potomac Database Systems, former co-founder and CTO of Zeno Power.