AMOS 2026 Day 1 | OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS by General Stephen N Whiting

OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS Introduction by Victoria Samson, Chief Director, Space Security and Stability, Secure World Foundation General Stephen N. Whiting Commander, U.S. Space Command ___________________________________________________________________________ For more than 25 years, Maui’s AMOS (Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies) conference has been the nation’s leading technical conference on space situational/domain awareness — the science of observing, tracking, and predicting the behavior of objects in Earth’s orbit. Bringing together policymakers and experts from the private sector, academia, the military, and government agencies, the AMOS (Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies) conference attracts papers and presentations from the world’s foremost scientists working in the near-space arena. Programming includes technical sessions, keynote speakers, AMOS policy forum, and technical short courses on topics ranging from space law and collision avoidance, to space debris and the use of machine learning in SSA. The conference also features poster presentations, networking, and opportunities for students and young professionals, including the EMER-GEN® program. Learn more about the AMOS Conference at https://www.amostech.com and its' accompanying young professionals program EMER-GEN® at https://www.emer-gen.com