Lauren Smith

Program Manager, In-Space Refueling at Northrop Grumman

About

Lauren Smith leads Northrop Grumman’s in-space refueling program portfolio. Earlier at the company, Smith managed operations and mechanical test engineering programs, including work on the James Webb Space Telescope. Smith previously worked at NASA Glenn Research Center on simulated lunar operations, mechanisms, and robotics.

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12

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JAN

14

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SpaceCom 2027
In-Person · Orlando, FL
$1,350 – $1,450
Finance
Space
Technology

SpaceCom, in collaboration with NASA, focuses on commercialization, procurement, investment, partnerships, and business growth across the space economy. Its tracks cover infrastructure, manufacturing, mobility, market demand, investment trends, procurement priorities, lunar and cislunar initiatives, emerging technologies, commercial low Earth orbit destinations, AI, and autonomy. Program themes include Artemis cadence and architecture, supply-chain readiness, workforce and industrial execution, lunar infrastructure, robotics, human systems, commercial space stations, nuclear power and propulsion, science missions, orbital manufacturing, and space traffic management. Sessions address space-infrastructure co-investment, manufacturing bottlenecks, commercial procurement and scale, policy and governance, spacecraft servicing, cybersecurity, AI-enabled operations, lunar resource systems, and commercial investment. Headline keynotes include invited NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson.

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