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SpaceCom Day 1 Closing Keynotes
- White House Special Report- Michael Kratsios (Invited)
- Commercial Keynote- Mark Peller, President and CEO, ULA
Michael Kratsios — White House Space and Technology Outlook
What he is speaking on:
The White House’s priorities for American leadership in space, science, and critical technologies—and what those priorities mean for government, industry, investment, and future commercial partnerships.
Why he was chosen:
Michael Kratsios brings a perspective no agency or commercial executive can replicate: a White House-level view across science, technology, national security, and economic competitiveness. As the President’s chief science and technology advisor, he helps shape priorities that influence multiple federal agencies and the broader innovation ecosystem. His 2026 report, Science: A New Golden Age, specifically identifies crewed lunar return and lunar-base development among the nation’s ambitious scientific missions.
Mark Peller — The Future of Launch: Reliability, Cadence, and Mission Readiness
What he would speak on:
The next chapter of U.S. launch—including Vulcan’s transition into operational service, increasing launch cadence, meeting civil, commercial, and national-security demand, and maintaining mission assurance while the industry scales.
Why he was chosen:
Mark Peller is taking the helm of United Launch Alliance at a pivotal moment for both the company and the national launch enterprise. Before becoming President and CEO, he led operations across the Atlas and Vulcan programs, with responsibility for engineering, production, supply chain, launch, quality assurance, and program integration. That combination makes him more than a newly appointed chief executive: he is an operational leader with firsthand knowledge of what it takes to move a launch system from development into dependable, higher-cadence service.
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