(Houston) — Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, will be Honorary Chair of World Space Week 2026, it was announced today by World Space Week Association. Led by Bruno, ULA has served as the custodian of America’s national security space missions, flying to the most challenging and exotic orbits the nation requires, while delivering the most accurate payload insertions in the world.
UN-declared World Space Week is celebrated annually each October 4-10 in 90 nations by schools, space agencies, aerospace companies, and planetaria, according to the Association.
“Tory is a most appropriate choice, as next year’s theme will be The Rocket Revolution,” said Association President Dennis Stone. “World Space Week 2026 will spotlight the transformative and disruptive evolution o