(New York City, June 12, 2025) – Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has opened nominations for the next “20 Under 35” cohort. The “20 Under 35” will be named on December 18, 2025 and honored in early 2026 on the same night as the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, in a cross-generational Night of Excellence celebration. Nominations for the “20 Under 35” are due by October 3, 2025.  Every year, SSPI honors its list of the “20 Under 35” (www.sspi.org/awards/20-under-35) young space and satellite professionals to watch in the years ahead. “20 Under 35” honorees are employees or entrepreneurs under the age of 35 who have demonstrated initiative, creativity and problem-solving skills that created new capabilities, overcame major challenges and ensured excellence in technology and service.
The “20 Under 35” are selected by a panel of judges based on scoring of nomination forms. SSPI will unveil the list in December. During the Night of Excellence in early 2026, SSPI will honor the “20 Under 35” and will present three honorees, announced that night, with its Promise Award in recognition of their potential to advance into leadership roles in the industry. “SSPI continues to evolve the ‘20 Under 35’ program to ensure that our industry is always championing the people who represent our space and satellite futures,” said executive director Tamara Bond-Williams. With the opening of this year’s nominations, we are pleased to invite participation through two parallel tracks: the global nomination process now open to all, and the launch of specialized recognition programs organized by SSPI chapters, affiliates, and SSPI-WISE. Together, these efforts will shine a broader spotlight on the next generation of industry leaders, culminating in the “20 Under 35” honorees recognized globally. Nomination forms are available on SSPI’s website. Groups wishing to organize a specialized recognition program – such as through a chapter, affiliate, or SSPI-WISE – can also find guidelines and support materials on the SSPI website.
About SSPI
Founded in 1983, Space & Satellite Professionals International (www.sspi.org) is on a mission to make the space and satellite industry one of the world’s best at attracting and engaging the talent that powers innovation. The space and satellite business has never seen a time of greater experimentation and disruption than we see today. Investment is the fuel for transformation, but people are the engine. SSPI helps the industry attract, develop and retain the talented people it needs to keep the engine turning. People who connect through high-profile events and gain recognition from prestigious awards. People who rely on SSPI for a broader understanding of the industry as much as for individual networking and career mentoring. From young people seeking a career path to industry veterans with wisdom to share, SSPI connects them all.
Talent, investment and opportunity flow to industries that make a difference. SSPI is the only organization that also promotes the enormous value of space and satellite through dramatic stories of our technologies and companies making a better world. Those stories overturn misconceptions about the industry that hold it back. They inspire our people and attract new ones to the industry. They help justify investment and give new customers a reason to care about our services and products. Through the stories we tell and the people we serve, SSPI inspires the growth of the $1 trillion space economy of the future.
For More Information
Victoria Krisman
Communications Associate
Space & Satellite Professionals International
vkrisman@sspi.org
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