Launch Event

​Please join us for the official launch of the Florida Space Research Consortium. This kickoff event at the Kennedy Space Center will feature a full day of networking and discussions with industry and academic partners.

​Space companies are invited to participate in roundtable sessions and help shape the consortium from the start.
Agenda and time are being formalized, but this will be worth the drive, your time, and anything else you want to give away to attend.

Plan to arrive at 9 and leave at 3:30, with networking and coffee at the start and end.

​Here's an outline of the day:

09:00 a.m. - Registration & Coffee

​09:45 a.m. - Opening Remarks/Consortium Overview (Jim O'Connell)

​10:00 a.m. - Sen. Bill Nelson

​10:10 a.m. - KSC Resources Overview (Dr. Kathy Loftin)

​10:25 a.m. - Space Florida (Mike Miller)

​10:40 a.m. - Technical Overview/Capabilities (member universities speak for 10 minutes each) + Seraphim Space

​12:00 p.m. - Lunch (sponsored by Space Florida)

​01:30 p.m. - Afternoon Breakout Meetings

• ​Track A: Industry Roundtable

• ​Track B: Science Meeting

​03:00 p.m. - Coffee/networking