newspace-spacefronteir2Washington State is becoming a leader in commercial space businesses and is welcoming the 3-day NewSpace conference to Seattle today. Organized by the Space Frontier Foundation, this is the first time the NewSpace conference has been held outside of Silicon Valley. Read more at Xconomy.com

Read updates from NewSpace 2016 Conference in Geekwire and The Seattle Times.

Space entrepreneurs like Blue Origin, Vulcan Aerospace, Planetary Resources, Tethers Unlimited, Spaceflight, SpaceX and Aerojet Rocketdyne are developing a dynamic ecosystem in the state that supports a range of space exploration efforts.  From mining resources on asteroids to developing reusable rockets and a rocket launch platform at 30,000 feet up Washington companies are defining the future of space travel and exploration.
To learn more about this emerging sector of the aerospace tradition in Washington contact moreinfo@choosewashington.com