Accenture joins spaceNEXT 2026 as a Pioneer Sponsor, bringing deep expertise in enterprise platforms, satellite data integration, and commercialization readiness as space becomes critical infrastructure for global industries.

George Mason University, one of the nation’s most innovative and fastest-growing public research universities, will serve as the Lead Academic Partner for spaceNEXT, the inaugural global convening focused on the commercialization of space and a flagship program of Connected DMV’s Potomac Center for the New Space Economy.

Capella Space, a global leader in high-resolution, all-weather synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, will serve as a leading Pioneer Sponsor of spaceNEXT 2026.

Connected DMV announced that the inaugural spaceNEXT convening will now take place February 18–20, 2026, at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia.

Connected DMV today unveiled the Potomac Center for New Space Economy (connecteddmv.org/space), a next-generation growth initiative built to strengthen the Greater Washington region’s position as a global leader in the rapidly expanding space commercialization sector.