Rocketry Safety Symposium 2026
Group photo of rocketeers at the Spaceport America Cup 2025
Welcome!
Virginia Tech Environmental Health and Safety and Aerospace and Ocean Engineering will host a one-day rocketry safety symposium for EHS professionals, team advisors, and campus partners involved in planning, reviewing, supporting, or participating in rocketry-related activities.
William "Bill" Diesslin, Director of Environmental Health and Safety Services at Iowa State University, will be presenting "Rocketry Safety for EHS Professionals".
Representatives from the Virginia Spaceport Authority, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, which owns and operates the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) will be presenting on their facilities and opportunities to potentially provide static test support on the east coast.
Who should attend?
- Environmental Heatlh and Safety professionals
- Fire Safety professionals
- Rocketry team members and advisors
- Safety Managers
- Compliance Officers
- Risk Management professionals