
The Global Spaceport Alliance’s annual GSA Spaceport Summit kicks off Commercial Space Week. The annual GSA Spaceport Summit is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit focuses on the future a commercial global network of spaceports.
Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
Commercial Space Week presented by SpaceCom, begins with GSA Spaceport Summit on January 29. The Space Mobility Conference begins on Jan 30 with SpaceCom on Jan 30 to Feb 1, 2024.
Registration OPEN!
JOIN AS A MEMBER and receive 3 tickets (up to a $1,875 value) PLUS discounts at Space Mobility and SpaceCom (up to $400 off per ticket)!
Advanced Rates 11/1/23 – 1/28/24 | On-Site | |
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GSA Member (*3 tickets included in membership; Membership also includes Space Week discounts for other conferences) | Included in membership benefits (up to 3 tickets*) | Included in membership benefits (up to 3 tickets*) |
Additional GSA Member Tickets | $325 – Please contact GSA** | $375 |
Non-Member | $625 | $625 |
Academia/Government | $315 | $315 |
Student | $75 Please contact GSA** | $75 |
USSF & USAF Military members | FREE – Please contact GSA** | $75 |
*3 tickets included in membership; Membership also includes Space Week discounts for other conferences.
**Please click HERE if you are requesting special tickets for additional members, students, or USSF/USAF military members.
Where:
Dates:
GSA Spaceport Summit – Monday, January 29
Space Mobility Conference – Jan 30-31
SpaceCom – Jan 31 – Feb 1, 2024
Location: Orange County Convention Center, Halls E
9800 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819
Get your tickets for all of the events
JOIN AS A MEMBER and receive 3 tickets (up to a $1,875 value) PLUS discounts at Space Mobility and SpaceCom! Special member code will be sent to you.
2023 Schedule
8:00 AM: Check-in and Registration
Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Merrick & Co.
8:30 AM: GSA Accomplishments in 2022
James Causey, Executive Director, Global Spaceport Alliance
Andrew Nelson, Vice President of Aerospace, RS&H
8:45 AM: Chairman Reports: Latest News Impacting the Spaceport Ecosystem
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
9:15 AM: FAA’s Office of Space Transportation: A Year of Opportunity
Kelvin Coleman, Associate Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
9:45 AM: US Space Force: Progress Report
Col. James T. Horne, III, Deputy Director, Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command, Patrick Space Force Base
10:15 AM: GSA Initiative 1: A Global Rapid Response and Readiness Network Commercial and Military Space Activities
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
Col. James T. Horne, III, Deputy Director, Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command, Patrick Space Force Base
Lt. General (Ret.) David J. Buck, President, BRPH Mission Solutions (Invited)
11:00 AM: Break Sponsored by RS&H
11:20 AM: GSA Initiative 2: Building the Future Global Workforce For Aerospace
Alice Carruth, Public Information Officer, Spaceport America
11:45 AM: Member Reports: Lessons Learned & Operational Updates
12:30 PM: Lunch Sponsored by BRPH
1:15 PM: Member Reports: Lessons Learned & Operational Updates
2:00 PM: Working Group Reports:
Point to Point: Oscar Garcia, Founder & CEO, InterFlight Global Corp.
Academic Partnerships: Alice Carruth, Public Information Officer, Spaceport America
Policy: Matt Anderson, Senior Advisor of Government Affairs, Air Liquide
Infrastructure Funding: Victoria Mechtly, Business Development Aerospace & Federal, RS&H
2:45 PM: Break Sponsored by RS&H
3:15 PM: Innovative Cluster Development in the U.K.
Paul Cremin, Commercial Spaceflight Regulation & Policy Lead, U.K. Dept. for Transportation
Melissa Thorpe, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Spaceport Cornwall
Roy Kirk, Project Director, Highland and Islands Enterprise
3:45 PM:
Resources Spaceports Need to Know About
Dr. George Nield, Chairman, Global Spaceport Alliance (Moderator)
Nate Whigham, President, EN Capital
A Possible Federal Tax Credit Option for Commercial Space Infrsatructure
Patricia Hynes, Director, New Mexico FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
An Essential Resource: Spaceports Online Reference Guide
Craig J. Smith, Executive Director, Oklahoma Air and Spaceport
Get to Know Your Federal and Local Officials
4:30 PM: Offshore Launch Options
Tom Marotta, CEO & Founder, The Spaceport Company
4:45 PM: Marketing Your Spaceport
Izzy House, Facilitator, Author, Spaceport Marketing
5:15 PM: Group Discussion on Next Steps for 2023
5:45 PM: Group Photograph
6:00 PM: Adjourn
GSA Spaceport Summits
The 8th Annual Global Spaceport Alliance Membership Caucus
February 20, 2023 | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
Download Final 2023 GSA Caucus Report
The Global Spaceport Alliance’s Annual Membership Caucus is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate.
Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
Keynotes
President
BRPH Missions Solutions
Co-CEO
Space Perspectives
Chair
Global Spaceport Alliance
Director
Office of Spaceport FAA-AST
2023 Speakers:
James Causey, Executive Director, Global Spaceport Alliance
Andrew Nelson, Vice President of Aerospace, RS&H
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
Kelvin Coleman, Associate Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Col. James T. Horne, III, Deputy Director, Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command, Patrick Space Force Base
Lt. General (Ret.) David J. Buck, President, BRPH Mission Solutions
Alice Carruth, Public Information Officer, Spaceport America
Paul Cremin, Commercial Spaceflight Regulation & Policy Lead, U.K. Dept. for Transportation
Melissa Thorpe, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Spaceport Cornwall
Roy Kirk, Project Director, Highland and Islands Enterprise
Nate Whigham, President, EN Capital
Patricia Hynes, Director, New Mexico FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
Craig J. Smith, Executive Director, Oklahoma Air and Spaceport
Tom Marotta, CEO & Founder, The Spaceport Company
Izzy House, Facilitator, Author, Spaceport Marketing
Working Group Reports:
Point to Point: Oscar Garcia, Founder & CEO, InterFlight Global Corp.
Academic Partnerships: Alice Carruth, Public Information Officer, Spaceport America
Policy: Matt Anderson, Senior Advisor of Government Affairs, Air Liquide
Infrastructure Funding: Victoria Mechtly, Business Development Aerospace & Federal, RS&H
For more information about the GSA Membership Caucus and how to join the Global Spaceport Alliance contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com.
NOT A GSA MEMBER?
Contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com or visit our membership page for information on how to join!
The 7th Annual Global Spaceport Alliance Membership Caucus
January 10, 2022 | Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL
Download Final 2022 GSA Caucus Report
The Global Spaceport Alliance’s Annual Membership Caucus is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate.
Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
7th Annual GSA Membership Caucus
Building the Spaceport Ecosystem
8:00 AM – Check-in and Registration
8:30 AM – Opening Remarks
8:45 AM – Chairman’s Report | Dr. George Nield – Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
9:00 AM – FAA Report from the Office of Spaceports | Pam Underwood – Director, Office of Spaceports
9:30 AM – The Range of the Future | Lt. Gen. (Ret.) David J. Buck – President, BRPH Missions Solutions
10:00 AM – Space Tourism as a Core Spaceport Activity | Taber MacCallum – Founder & Co-CEO, Space Perspective
10:30 AM – Break
11:00 AM – Member Reports, Lessons Learned & Operational Updates
12:00 PM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Member Reports, Lessons Learned & Operational Updates
1:45 PM – Six GSA Working Group Reports
2:30 PM – Role of Spaceports in the U.S. Space Force | Col. James T. Horne – Deputy Director, Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command, Patrick Space Force Base
3:00 PM – Break
3:30 PM – Group discussion
4:30 PM – GSA 2022 Action Plan
4:45 PM – Group Photograph
5:00 PM – Adjourn
For more information about the GSA Membership Caucus and how to join the Global Spaceport Alliance contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com.
NOT A GSA MEMBER?
Contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com or visit our membership page for information on how to join!
November 10 – 12, 2020 | Virtual Summit

The Global Spaceport Alliance’s Annual Commercial Spaceport Summit is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate. Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
In consideration of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 GSA Summit was held virtually in three 2-hour sessions November 10-12. The entire event was recorded and available for viewing to any GSA member not able to attend the meetings.
The GSA Summit is a members-only event. Please click here to find out about how to join the GSA.
Attendees Include:
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- Directors and staff of Domestic and International spaceports
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- Commercial space supplier
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- Launch services providers
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- Mayors or relevant public officials of cities that host spaceports
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- Government Agencies, FAA & CAA (UK)
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- Finance/Insurance
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- Law Firms/Legal
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- Facility Contractors
The 9th Annual GSA Spaceport Summit with membership caucus
February 29, 2024 | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
The Annual Spaceport Summit with the Membership Caucus is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate.
Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
Keynotes
Coming!
2024 Speakers:
Stay tuned!
James Causey, Executive Director, Global Spaceport Alliance
Andrew Nelson, Vice President of Aerospace, RS&H
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
Working Group Reports:
Point to Point: Oscar Garcia, Founder & CEO, InterFlight Global Corp.
Academic Partnerships: Alice Carruth, Producer t-Minus
Policy: Matt Anderson, Senior Advisor of Government Affairs, Air Liquide
Infrastructure Funding: Victoria Mechtly, Business Development Aerospace & Federal, RS&H
For more information about the GSA Membership Caucus and how to join the Global Spaceport Alliance contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com.
NOT A GSA MEMBER?
Contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com or visit our membership page for information on how to join
The 8th Annual GSA Spaceport Summit with membership caucus
February 20, 2023 | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
Download Final 2023 GSA Caucus Report
The GSA Spaceport Summit (Global Spaceport Alliance’s Annual Membership Caucus) is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate.
Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
Keynotes
President
BRPH Missions Solutions
Co-CEO
Space Perspectives
Chair
Global Spaceport Alliance
Director
Office of Spaceport FAA-AST
2023 Speakers:
James Causey, Executive Director, Global Spaceport Alliance
Andrew Nelson, Vice President of Aerospace, RS&H
Dr. George Nield, Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
Kelvin Coleman, Associate Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Col. James T. Horne, III, Deputy Director, Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command, Patrick Space Force Base
Lt. General (Ret.) David J. Buck, President, BRPH Mission Solutions
Alice Carruth, Public Information Officer, Spaceport America
Paul Cremin, Commercial Spaceflight Regulation & Policy Lead, U.K. Dept. for Transportation
Melissa Thorpe, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Spaceport Cornwall
Roy Kirk, Project Director, Highland and Islands Enterprise
Nate Whigham, President, EN Capital
Patricia Hynes, Director, New Mexico FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
Craig J. Smith, Executive Director, Oklahoma Air and Spaceport
Tom Marotta, CEO & Founder, The Spaceport Company
Izzy House, Facilitator, Author, Spaceport Marketing
Working Group Reports:
Point to Point: Oscar Garcia, Founder & CEO, InterFlight Global Corp.
Academic Partnerships: Alice Carruth, Public Information Officer, Spaceport America
Policy: Matt Anderson, Senior Advisor of Government Affairs, Air Liquide
Infrastructure Funding: Victoria Mechtly, Business Development Aerospace & Federal, RS&H
For more information about the GSA Membership Caucus and how to join the Global Spaceport Alliance contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com.
NOT A GSA MEMBER?
Contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com or visit our membership page for information on how to join!
The 7th Annual GSA Spaceport Summit with membership caucus
January 10, 2022 | Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL
Download Final 2022 GSA Caucus Report
The Global Spaceport Alliance’s Annual Membership Caucus is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate.
Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
7th Annual GSA Membership Caucus
Building the Spaceport Ecosystem
8:00 AM – Check-in and Registration
8:30 AM – Opening Remarks
8:45 AM – Chairman’s Report | Dr. George Nield – Chair, Global Spaceport Alliance
9:00 AM – FAA Report from the Office of Spaceports | Pam Underwood – Director, Office of Spaceports
9:30 AM – The Range of the Future | Lt. Gen. (Ret.) David J. Buck – President, BRPH Missions Solutions
10:00 AM – Space Tourism as a Core Spaceport Activity | Taber MacCallum – Founder & Co-CEO, Space Perspective
10:30 AM – Break
11:00 AM – Member Reports, Lessons Learned & Operational Updates
12:00 PM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Member Reports, Lessons Learned & Operational Updates
1:45 PM – Six GSA Working Group Reports
2:30 PM – Role of Spaceports in the U.S. Space Force | Col. James T. Horne – Deputy Director, Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command, Patrick Space Force Base
3:00 PM – Break
3:30 PM – Group discussion
4:30 PM – GSA 2022 Action Plan
4:45 PM – Group Photograph
5:00 PM – Adjourn
For more information about the GSA Membership Caucus and how to join the Global Spaceport Alliance contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com.
NOT A GSA MEMBER?
Contact Steve Wolfe at swolfe@globalspaceportalliance.com or visit our membership page for information on how to join!
November 10 – 12, 2020 | Virtual GSA Spaceport Summit

The Global Spaceport Alliance’s Annual Commercial Spaceport Summit is a unique forum among peers of spaceport facility executive managers from around the world. The Summit is a facilitated dialogue on the future commercial potential that a global network of spaceports will help to stimulate. Participants identify common challenges and brainstorm what initiatives, activities, and actions can be taken in the next few years to lay the foundation for enabling commerce to flourish across the international network of spaceports.
In consideration of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 GSA Summit was held virtually in three 2-hour sessions November 10-12. The entire event was recorded and available for viewing to any GSA member not able to attend the meetings.
The GSA Spaceport Summit is a members-only event this year. Please click here to find out about how to join the GSA.
Attendees Include:
-
- Directors and staff of Domestic and International spaceports
-
- Commercial space supplier
-
- Launch services providers
-
- Mayors or relevant public officials of cities that host spaceports
-
- Government Agencies, FAA & CAA (UK)
-
- Finance/Insurance
-
- Law Firms/Legal
-
- Facility Contractors