The 7th Annual Space Education and Strategic Applications Conference
September 17th – 18th, 2026.
Sixty-five years after humans first left the confines of earth and entered the space environment, NASA and partners are poised to establish a permanent presence on the Moon. The 7th annual Space Education and Strategic Awareness (SESA) conference commemorates this and other 2026 milestones, including the 50th anniversary of the first landers (Viking 1 & 2) on Mars, by focusing on the policies, science, and technologies that will propel humankind into a new era of Solar System exploration beyond the confines of Earth orbit.
Conference Details
Dates: September 17 - 18, 2026
Format: Virtual
Cost: Free and open to the public
Themes and Topics
Explore and share advances and human exploration systems engineering through the following panel topics:
Commercial & Military Space
Exobiology & Life in the Universe
Earth & Planetary Sustainability
Evolution of the Human Space Factors & Systems
Protecting Earth: Earth Sciences & Defense
Space Economics
Analog Research & Development
Evolving Space Law & Policy
Astronomy Education & Space Technologies
ePoster Session
Proposal Guidelines
2026 Proposals are currently closed.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed based on originality, clarity, relevance, and impact. Accepted presenters will receive detailed participation guidelines upon acceptance. Any questions? Contact the conference organizers here: sesajournal@apus.edu
Presenters are additionally invited to submit a 3-6 page summary of their presentation to publication in the SESA Journal Conference Proceedings.
Conference Schedule
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Schedule TBD!