Space Week NY 2026 -- New York Space Forum
Come join Empire Space and the Intrepid Museum for a full day of space conversations in NYC!
This is the Space Week NY 2026 Headliner Event
RSVP Required — Tickets: Standard admission is $50 and student/reduced-price admission is $25. If cost is a barrier and you need additional support, please email us at [email protected].
This event will spark conversations on the massive untapped industries that overlap with New York and space, bringing important, powerful, diverse, and often forgotten voices to the table. Panels include:
The Business of Space: Capital, Risk, and Growth
Governing the Frontier: Law, Ethics, and the Rules of Scale
Human in Space: Health, Habitats, and Commercial Pathways
Power, Proof, and Story: Building New York’s Space Identity
NY National Security Space: Pathways, Partners, Procurement
Astronomy Night — Space Is New York: The People, Places, and Projects Around You
Breakout discussions:
Workforce Development & Upskilling — Jobs, Pathways, and the NY Space Services Stack
Cybersecurity — Securing Space Systems, Data, and Space-Based Applications
Space-to-City Applications Lab — From Space Data → New York Decisions (Pilots + Procurement)
Analog Astronauts / Human Spaceflight Hub
Plus engaging exhibits and content:
Mission Briefing Hub: Projects, Posters, People
Forward this to your friends in the New York space community!
Space Week NY 2026 is a week full of space programming for New York! Find our other events at SpaceWeekNY.com/schedule-rsvp.
Other events include:
Monday April 20th 5:30pm [Virtual]: Empire Space Town Hall
Tuesday April 21st [Ithaca]: New York Consortium for Space Technology (NYCST) Symposium
Wednesday April 22nd 5:30pm [NYC]: NYC Kickoff at Luxembourg House
Thursday April 23rd 3:30-6:30pm [NYC]: The Spacetech Legal & Capital Playbook at Cooley
Saturday April 25th: 6-10pm [NYC]: Closing Townhouse Party
Space Week NY 2026 Partners:
Questions? Reach us by email [email protected] or on Twitter @EmpireSpaceNY
Want to learn more? Visit our website empirespace.org
Hosted at the Intrepid Museum on W 46th Street & 12th Avenue. RSVP for full address.