// Open Space Conference

Shape The
Future Of
Space2026

Date
July 17th, 2026
Venue
Venue TBD
Location
Manchester, UK
Format
In-person + Livestream
Edition
OSC 2026
What Is OSC

A new kind of space conference — open, participatory, inter-disciplinary. Designed to open the industry, bring people together, and get them into the field.

OSC exists outside the primes and the agencies. Built in the community, for the people actually shaping the future of the space sector. No gatekeeping. No corporate agenda. Just the work.

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~100
Livestream viewers — specialist, international audience
30+
In-person delegates — engineers, researchers, founders
1
Single track — full audience attention, no competing sessions
// About OSC

Why A New
Space Conference

The Case

There are already plenty of space conferences. Businesses, government and military are well served. Numerous events at all levels — from building in orbit to how we use data from the satellites already up there. But there always seems to be one group of people missing from the conversation.

The general public.

// Why This Matters
01
There has been a persistent gap in engagement and outreach when it comes to space — because it feels so far away to many. "Astronauts are the best of us," we are told. Space is hard. It's no wonder people turn away once the spectacle of rocket launches becomes commonplace.
02
There is a theory about the ability of people to see themselves in a role being necessary to achieve it. It's the foundation of any magic. That's what it really means to dream.
03
Space is the most hostile environment we've ever known — the driest of deserts, the most treacherous of voyages. And yet to live on orbit has been nothing short of a miracle, built on the efforts of scientists and engineers who have developed solar panels, CO2 scrubbers, climate systems, and medical advances that we now use back on Earth.
04
The ability to know where you are on the planet at any time. Live knowledge of weather patterns. Predictions that farmers in the agricultural revolution could only have dreamed of. That is the power of working together in space. It has broken down national barriers once thought impossible to breach.
05
Billionaires and their toys have ruled the conversation for decades. The problems on Earth only seem to be multiplying. But it will be in going further out into space that we find the solutions we need to live on and heal this planet.
// What OSC Aims To Deliver
Open To All

The Open Space Conference aims to open space up for everyone. Whether you have a passing interest or you're an industry veteran — a room full of people both interesting and interested, learning how we can support one another and build a space where all feel welcome.

I've spent the past decade breaking down these barriers. Open source astronaut training you can follow yourself — for free. Labs that bring the technology of space down to Earth for everyday people. Dropping ladders for people to climb.

I still believe anyone can be an astronaut. It wouldn't diminish the work that goes into it to say so. I also still believe our best days are ahead of us — but it does matter that we chase our dreams wherever they may lead. Unapologetically and unafraid.

— Adam Paigge, Supernova Labs

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// Programme

Agenda
July 17th

// Coming Soon
The full programme will be released closer to the event.
In the meantime — if you'd like to speak, run a session, or propose a talk, we'd love to hear from you.
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// Speakers

The People
Shaping Space

// Coming Soon
Speaker announcements will be released closer to the event.
We're confirming a programme of engineers, researchers, founders and practitioners. Want to be one of them?
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// The Organisers

Built By
The Community

The Team

OSC is built by a small, distributed team of people who care about opening the space industry. We're not a corporate events company. We're practitioners — engineers, researchers, communicators — who believe this conference needs to exist.

// Core Team
Adam Paigge
Founder
Supernova Labs
Akash Joshi
Events & Logistics
OSC
Beth Ferguson
Events & Logistics
OSC
Your Name Here
Get Involved
We're building in the open
// Get Involved
Join Us

We're building this conference in the community. If you want to volunteer, help organise, run a session, or contribute in any other way — get in touch.

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// Sponsorship Prospectus

Support
Open Space

Why Sponsor

A new kind of space conference — open, participatory, inter-disciplinary. Designed to open the industry, bring people together, and get them into the field. OSC exists outside the primes and the agencies, built in the community for the people actually shaping the future of the space sector.

// Sponsorship Packages
Founding Sponsor
Launch Partner
£3,500
Your name on the event.
Presenting sponsor status.
  • Presenting title on all materials & comms — "OSC 2026, supported by [Your Company]"
  • Logo on stage, print, and event site
  • Persistent logo overlay on livestream
  • Named speaking slot or stage intro (5 min)
  • Exhibition table / demo space
  • Named in every email & social post
  • 6 complimentary delegate tickets
  • Post-event audience report
Conference Sponsor
Supporter
£1,000
Visible presence.
Direct access to the audience.
  • Logo on event site and printed materials
  • Logo on livestream title card
  • Verbal acknowledgement from the stage
  • 3 complimentary delegate tickets
  • Listed in post-event communications
// Who You're Reaching
~100
Livestream viewers — specialist, international audience
30+
In-person delegates — general public, engineers, researchers, founders
1
Single track — full audience attention, no competing sessions