Where Space Leaders Meet: 12 Must-Attend Events & Conferences in February 2025
1st Feb 2025
The space industry never sleeps, and neither do the minds driving its progress. February 2025 has plenty in store for everyone: startup owner, aspiring engineer, a seasoned expert, or just someone captivated by the space.
These must-attend events in the UK and worldwide is a perfect chance to get a front-row seat to innovation, collaboration, and the next big leap beyond our atmosphere. If you’re looking to expand your network, stay ahead of industry trends, or get inspired by the latest advancements, this is your ultimate guide to what’s happening in the world of space next month.
UK Space Events
1. Ignite Space
When? 5 – 6 February 2025
Where? National Space Centre, Leicester, UK
Acting as a catalyst for commercial success, Ignite Space conference and exhibition 2025 will create opportunities for you and your business to engage with new customers, collaborators and investors within the UK space industry and its supply chain.

All those working in, or who seek opportunities in, the UK space sector are welcome. The organisers especially encourage SMEs in the space sector and businesses from sectors with space-applicable technologies to come along.
2. SPACEtalks
When? 25 – 27 February 2025
Where? European Space Agency Convention Centre, Oxfordshire, UK
The event spans three full days, featuring insightful presentations and discussions on existing markets, future markets, and security. SPACEtalks unite top-tier international speakers to delve into the latest industry trends. In collaboration with industry leaders, they create an expert-led community, carefully curating both our audience and program for an exceptional networking experience.
As a boutique conference, they meticulously select our audience and tailor our program, bringing together high-level attendees who seek to deepen their expertise and enhance their networking opportunities.
Worldwide Space Events
3. Paris Space Week
When? 4–5 February
Where? Espace Champerret, Paris, France
Paris Space Week is «The Worldwide business gathering Place» everyone talks about in the Space Industry, that ensures a high Return on investment through a fair pricing policy and an average number of very important Qualified leads. The moto of this event is “Business in Space as it should be”. The PSW business meetings focus on 4 main thematics:
- Space exploration: Launchers / Satellites
- Space on Earth: Ground systems & Space App
- Sustainibility
- Health
It’s a network among the leaders who create “Tomorrow”. 1,500 Key players and decision-makers meet through 9,000 pre-scheduled business meetings that are validated and confirmed on the basis of justified requests. See the 2024 participants list here.
4. SmallSat Symposium 2025
When? 4–6 February
Where? Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, USA
Globally recognized event that fosters innovation and collaboration within the SmallSat industry, the SmallSat Symposium is returning to the Computer History Museum for 2025. For the past decade, it has attracted top speakers, leading space companies, key decision-makers, and innovators that are shaping the industry. Hosted in Silicon Valley, SmallSat Symposium offers prime opportunities to learn from industry leaders, gain valuable market insights, and develop meaningful connections.
5. Africa and Middle East Space Conference (AMESC)
When? 5 – 8 February 2025
Where? Rabat, Morocco
Explore the future of space science. technology. and policy in Africa and the Middle-East. Organized by the Moroccan Initiative for Space lndustry (MISI) and hosted by Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P). this conference unites experts. policymakers. entrepreneurs. and students to foster innovation and collaboration in the space industry.
Why You Should Attend?
- Keynote Speeches: Insights from space industry leaders.
- Panel Discussions: Exploring space policy, innovation, and global collaboration.
- Interactive Workshops: Tackling regional space challenges.
- Exhibitions: Cutting-edge technology in space exploration.
- Networking Opportunities: Including a Gala Dinner and exclusive gatherings.
- Investment Insights: Emerging trends and opportunities in space.
6. Commercial Space Conference
When? 12 February 2025
Where? Washington DC, USA
The 27th Annual Commercial Space Conference – “Launching Tomorrow: Government and Industry Taking Space to New Heights”.
Speakers from:
- the FAA
- the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- the Department of Commerc,
- The White House
- the National Space Council
- Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, and more.
During this intensive one-day event, hundreds will gather to discuss the most pressing commercial space policy issues facing the industry and to hear insights from prominent U.S. government and industry leaders. Topics for discussion will include the policy and regulatory framework for launch and re-entry operations, commercial Earth observation activities, space situational awareness and space traffic coordination, orbital debris mitigation and space sustainability, and in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing or ISAM.
7. International Conference on Space Optical Systems and Applications (ICSOS)
When? 17-18 February
Where? Manila, Philippines
This event aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Space Optical Systems. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Space Optical Systems.
8. Small Satellites and Services International Forum
When? 18-20 February
Where? Malaga, Spain
Workshop for small satellites designers, technicians, developers and launchers. It’s a global key workshop that brings together every sector agent (designers, technicians, scientists, suppliers, developers and launchers). The forum offers a unique networking and knowledge opportunity about the current status and future trends of the small satellites sector.
9. ASCENDxTexas
When? 26-27 February
Where? Houston, Texas, USA
Progress to achieve Human Space Exploration for LEO, Lunar and Beyond, is dependent on strategic alignment across all stakeholders. Now, as we move towards successive launch, lander, destination, and exploration thresholds, collaboration is crucial for continued success. This year is the year of transitions: political, strategic, acquisitional, and mission-driven.
2025 ASCENDxTexas will focus on the innovation and adaptation necessary to navigate the evolving space economy – from policy discussions to commercial challenges and changing timelines, the next giant leap starts here.
10. Global Space Technology Convention & Exhibition
When? 26-27 February
Where? Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
A premier platform for your space and satellite enterprise to forge connections across Asia and beyond. GSTCE 2025 focuses on space technology as the centre of igniting innovation – for Space and for Earth – with a larger showcase of technologies and the capabilities of space tech. This new edition marks a significant milestone and opens new opportunities for the space sector and beyond.
11. GovSatCom
When? 27 February
Where? European Convention Center, Luxembourg
It’s a a key event on the agenda of International SATCOM actors from the satellite, governmental, institutional and defence fields. With more than 1100 participants gathered in 2024, this full day event is a great opportunity to meet the key players and influencers from the field of Government Satellite Communications, Space and Defence.
The conference is dedicated to Defence and Security talks and topics, covered by International and renowned speakers.
12. The NewSpace Renaissance
When? 27 February
Where? Virtual event
This programme will offer a multi viewpoint analysis of the communications and connectivity aspects of the NewSpace economy. Multi earth orbit satellite play plus new age ground stations and other enhancing capabilities, enabling a multitude of practical use cases and applications, comprise the central theme of this programme.
Reshaping technologies, for instance AI, Hyperconverged TMT Networks, Blockchain, and the Industrial Metaverse, which until recently were considered fantastical but which are now ubiquitous and effective in ways that are quite meaningful, are also key focal points of concern to this programme.
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