
First Principles: Inside the Texas A&M Space Institute
Dr. Rob Ambrose discusses the facility being built near Johnson Space Center, how companies can access it, and startup opportunities.
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November 11, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
The Ion, Houston · Free ·
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Hear Dr. Rob Ambrose explain the Texas A&M Space Institute’s lunar and Martian simulation facility, access for companies, and where startups fit in.
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The world’s largest indoor lunar and Martian surface simulations are being built next to Johnson Space Center, and Houston founders, engineers, and investors can use them. Dr. Rob Ambrose, Associate Director of the Texas A&M Space Institute, will walk through the 400,000 sq ft facility at NASA’s Exploration Park: what’s being built, how companies will get access, and where startups fit in. About Rob Rob spent three decades at NASA JSC, where he led development of Robonaut and lunar rover prototy
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