SDL Technical Workshop 2026

About SDL Technical Workshop

SDL Technical Workshop is a restricted technical workshop scheduled for 27–28 August 2026 at Space Dynamics Laboratory in North Logan, United States. Its scope brings small satellite technologies, future space architectures, mission lessons learned and technology demonstrations into one programme, giving the event a clear primary identity rather than treating every adjacent aerospace or space subject as equivalent. SDL Technical Workshop is built around focused sessions, technical exchange and participant discussion, which clarifies what the event actually offers.

For cleared US Government personnel, small-satellite engineers and mission and programme leaders, SDL Technical Workshop offers specialist subjects in the context of the organisations, systems and decisions that use them. SDL Technical Workshop also creates useful links between small satellite technologies and future space architectures, two areas that often need to be considered together in real projects. At SDL Technical Workshop, the venue and programme should be read together because its restricted technical workshop format determines how the day is organised.

For 2026, SDL lists a full programme day on Thursday 27 August and a morning programme on Friday 28 August. Lunch is provided on Thursday, and the published schedule uses Mountain Time.

Event history and organiser

SDL Technical Workshop is presented as a continuing event family, with SDL Technical Workshop 2026 forming its 2026 edition. Space Dynamics Laboratory is named in the current event information as the organisation responsible for, or directly connected with, SDL Technical Workshop. For SDL Technical Workshop, the year is the clearest edition marker and separates the current programme from archived material for earlier events. Across SDL Technical Workshop editions, the stable identity comes from small satellite technologies, future space architectures and mission lessons learned, while dates, venue arrangements and access details remain edition-specific. SDL Technical Workshop should therefore be understood through both its continuing sector role and the practical information published for 2026. Space Dynamics Laboratory's relationship with SDL Technical Workshop identifies who sets the programme context and where attendees should look for authoritative updates. The SDL Technical Workshop edition at Space Dynamics Laboratory in North Logan, United States continues that identity while giving the programme a specific geographic and institutional setting.

Topics and themes

SDL Technical Workshop groups its subject matter around small satellite technologies, future space architectures and mission lessons learned. For small satellite technologies at SDL Technical Workshop, the themes below explain practical relationships with the format and intended audience rather than repeating isolated terms.

• Small satellite technologies: At SDL Technical Workshop, places small satellite technologies within the programme so that cleared US Government personnel can connect.
• Future space architectures: At SDL Technical Workshop, places future space architectures within the programme so that cleared US Government personnel can connect.
• Mission lessons learned: At SDL Technical Workshop, places mission lessons learned within the programme so that cleared US Government personnel can connect.
• Technology demonstrations: At SDL Technical Workshop, places technology demonstrations within the programme so that cleared US Government personnel can connect specialist.
• Government technical requirements: At SDL Technical Workshop, places government technical requirements within the programme so that cleared US Government personnel can connect.

Who should attend?

SDL Technical Workshop is principally relevant to cleared US Government personnel, small-satellite engineers and mission and programme leaders. At SDL Technical Workshop, these groups can use the focused sessions and technical exchange to place small satellite technologies alongside future space architectures and identify programme areas closest to their responsibilities. Systems architects can assess SDL Technical Workshop from a different angle, using its themes to understand where their work intersects with the main professional community. Qualified industry and research specialists may also find a good fit where the programme addresses mission lessons learned. SDL Technical Workshop is less useful to people seeking unrelated general-interest content because its value comes from the defined focus on small satellite technologies.

For the 2026 edition, attendance is restricted to US citizens holding the appropriate security clearance. Seating is limited and registration is closed.

Practical information

SDL Technical Workshop is scheduled for 27–28 August 2026 at Space Dynamics Laboratory in North Logan, United States. Before attending SDL Technical Workshop, use its official site to confirm the final programme, opening or session times, registration status and any access conditions. Travel planning for SDL Technical Workshop should include separate checks of venue directions and local transport, especially when the site is outside the city centre.