Join us for an illuminating fireside chat with Mickey Whitzer, Project Manager - Vehicle Systems Manager for NASA’s Gateway Project — a cornerstone of humanity’s return to the Moon and a stepping stone to Mars. In this session, we’ll explore how the advanced systems being developed for the lunar Gateway — from autonomous power management and thermal control to resilient system integration and remote diagnostics — can inspire transformative applications here on Earth.

As industries like chemicals, power, and oil & gas face growing demands for efficiency, resilience, and sustainability, NASA’s cutting-edge technologies offer a new frontier of opportunity. Discover how lessons from space can help us reimagine industrial operations, energy infrastructure, and complex systems engineering on our own planet.

Whether you’re navigating extreme environments, managing distributed assets, or driving innovation in critical infrastructure, this session will spark new ideas and connections between space exploration and Earth-based industry.