NASA AMPERE Industry Day 2026: Registration Deadline, Cleveland Logistics, and What to Prepare

• NASA’s hybrid AMPERE Industry Day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, with virtual participation available.
• Registration is due by the end of the day on October 5, 2026. NASA has not yet posted the event agenda.
• The event is aimed at industry and government participants working on electric propulsion, spacecraft systems, manufacturing, testing, or related supply-chain capabilities.

NASA AMPERE Industry Day 2026: Current status and registration deadline

NASA has announced a hybrid Advanced Mid-Power Electric Rocket, or AMPERE, Industry Day for Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The event will be hosted at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, with online participation available for people who cannot attend in person.

The registration deadline is the end of the day on Monday, October 5, 2026. NASA says the event is intended for interested industry and government participants. The agenda is still listed as coming soon, so registrants should expect more detailed scheduling information before the event.

The main program is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. NASA also plans afternoon individual meetings with the AMPERE team, tours of electric-propulsion test facilities, and networking, with the full day expected to end by 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

What AMPERE is trying to address

AMPERE stands for Advanced Mid-Power Electric Rocket. NASA describes the project as an effort to support domestic development and commercialization of a mid-power Hall-effect thruster, or HET, for commercial and government missions.

Mid-power electric propulsion systems in the approximately 5-kilowatt range are used in mission concepts and spacecraft applications that can include geostationary communications, defense-related missions, and deep-space science. NASA says the current market is heavily dominated by foreign providers, creating supply-chain and national-security concerns for U.S. space missions.

The project is intended to help close that gap by encouraging a cost-effective domestic capability that still meets government mission needs. NASA’s stated approach includes an industry capability challenge followed by public-private partnerships with domestic producers. A consortium of commercial and government stakeholders is also expected to help shape AMPERE specifications and technology-maturation activities.

That means this Industry Day is more than a general technology briefing. It may be useful to organizations that could eventually contribute hardware, manufacturing, testing, engineering, integration, qualification, or related commercial expertise.

Who should consider attending?

NASA has not published a detailed eligibility checklist or announced a restriction that limits attendance to a specific type of company. Based on the project description, the event appears most relevant to organizations with a credible connection to electric propulsion or spacecraft production.

Potentially relevant participants include:

• Hall-effect thruster developers and electric-propulsion companies
• Spacecraft manufacturers and satellite integrators
• Power-processing, power-management, and spacecraft electronics suppliers
• Manufacturers with experience in aerospace production or qualification
• Test facilities and organizations with vacuum, thermal, vibration, electromagnetic, or propulsion-testing capabilities
• Universities, laboratories, and government organizations working on electric propulsion
• Companies interested in future public-private partnerships or domestic space-hardware supply chains

Organizations outside the United States should not assume that the event has a separate international participation process. NASA’s event listing does not provide a Canada-specific registration route or publish a full nationality, export-control, or facility-access policy. Canadian companies and researchers who believe they have a relevant capability should use the official registration process and contact the listed NASA point of contact with questions before making travel arrangements.

What participants can expect

The afternoon meetings may be especially useful for companies that need to explain a specific capability rather than simply attend the general presentations. NASA has not published a meeting-request procedure, appointment schedule, or presentation-length requirement, so participants should avoid assuming that a private technical briefing is guaranteed.

What to prepare before registering

You do not need to wait for the final agenda to begin preparing. A short, accurate capability summary can make it easier to decide whether AMPERE is a good fit and help your team use the event effectively.

1. Define your organization’s relevance

Write down the specific part of the AMPERE ecosystem your organization could support. For example, that might be thruster development, power electronics, materials, precision manufacturing, environmental testing, spacecraft integration, or qualification.

2. Prepare a concise capability brief

Have a one- or two-page overview ready with your organization’s technical focus, relevant facilities, approximate production capabilities, prior aerospace work, and the type of partnership you would want to explore. Keep the claims specific and supportable.

3. Identify the right attendees

A business-development representative may be useful for partnership discussions, while a propulsion, manufacturing, systems-engineering, or test specialist can handle technical questions. For a virtual registration, confirm that the selected attendees can participate during Eastern Time business hours.

4. List the questions you need answered

Useful questions may cover the expected thruster performance range, qualification standards, future capability-challenge requirements, anticipated partnership structure, intellectual-property treatment, domestic sourcing expectations, and the difference between attending the Industry Day and applying for a later opportunity.

NASA has not yet published the AMPERE solicitation, capability-challenge rules, award structure, or final technical specifications. The event should therefore be treated as an information and engagement opportunity, not as a guarantee of procurement, partnership, funding, or selection.

How to register for AMPERE Industry Day

1. Open NASA’s official AMPERE Industry Day event page.
2. Use the page’s “Register for Event” option.
3. Choose the participation format that fits your organization, if the form provides that choice.
4. Enter accurate contact, organization, and attendee information.
5. Submit the registration before the end of October 5, 2026.
6. Save any confirmation message or email and watch for follow-up information about the agenda, virtual access, lunch, meetings, or facility tours.

NASA warns that people using Mozilla Firefox may encounter problems with the registration form. If the form does not work, NASA recommends disabling browser extensions or trying another browser. Do not rely on an incomplete form submission; look for a confirmation or contact the event point of contact if you are unsure whether registration went through.

Cleveland logistics and travel planning

The in-person portion will take place at NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44135. The listed venue is Building 162, the Mission Integration Center Auditorium.

Because this is a NASA facility, registered visitors should wait for instructions about access, identification, parking, security screening, and any restrictions on photography or equipment. Those details are not included in the current event listing, and attendees should not assume that a normal conference badge or public-tour process applies.

Lunch will be available for purchase, with details promised to registrants. The event page does not currently list a registration fee, hotel block, reimbursement policy, or transportation service.

What happens after registration?

NASA says additional information will be provided to registrants before the event. That may include the final agenda, virtual attendance instructions, lunch arrangements, and details about the afternoon program.

Check the email address used during registration regularly, including spam and organizational filtering folders. If your company wants an individual discussion with the AMPERE team, contact NASA’s listed point of contact, Lindsay MacLeod, at lindsay.m.macleod@nasa.gov rather than assuming that every attendee will receive a scheduled private meeting.

The safest next step is to register through NASA’s event page before October 5, 2026, then prepare a short capability summary and a focused list of technical and partnership questions while waiting for the agenda.

Helpful Links

• NASA AMPERE Industry Day event page – Review the official event details and use the Register for Event option before the October 5 deadline.
• NASA Technology Transfer Program – Explore NASA technology-transfer information and related opportunities for industry collaboration.
• NASA Glenn Research Center Technology Transfer Office – Find Glenn Research Center technology-transfer information and office contacts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is NASA AMPERE Industry Day open to the public?

A. NASA describes the event as intended for interested industry and government participants. It is not presented as a general public open house, and NASA has not published a complete attendee-eligibility checklist. Organizations should register only if they have a meaningful connection to electric propulsion, spacecraft systems, manufacturing, testing, research, or related government capabilities.

Q. Can people attend AMPERE Industry Day virtually?

A. Yes. NASA describes AMPERE Industry Day as a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual participation. The current listing does not yet provide the virtual platform details, which are expected to be sent to registrants before the event.

Q. Does registering guarantee a meeting with the AMPERE team?

A. No. NASA lists individual meetings as part of the planned afternoon activities but does not say that every registrant will receive a private appointment. If your organization needs a specific discussion, contact the listed NASA point of contact and explain the purpose of the request.

Q. Has NASA released the AMPERE technical specifications or capability-challenge rules?

A. Not in the current Industry Day announcement. NASA says the agenda is coming soon, while the event description explains the project’s domestic electric-propulsion goals and possible future industry partnerships. Participants should not treat the announcement as a solicitation or assume that final requirements have been issued.