Take the Con

A conference for everyone working on space security. Everyone working on the problem, in one place, for the first time.

Take the Con is a conference for everyone working on space security. Join us at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Take the Con is built for the people working on aerospace security, but it isn't only for them. If you are serious about cybersecurity, hacking, aerospace, or security research, you belong in the room.

You do not have to do this for a living. You do not have to come from government or academia; private-sector and independent researchers stand on equal footing here.

If you have been doing this work mostly alone, this is where you find the others doing it too.

Visit takethecon.org for updates and information.

When

• April 28: Training, 9 am–5 pm
• April 29: Conference, 9 am–5 pm

Registration opens at 8 am both days.

Conference · April 29

A day of talks and conversation about space security, bringing together the people building, operating, defending, and researching these systems. Hear what others are working on, compare approaches, and meet people tackling the same problems. Speakers and the full schedule will be announced as they’re confirmed.

Training · April 28

Training sales close at 12:00 AM Central on March 1, 2027.

Things you'll learn about:

• Environmental and operational constraints of the space domain
• Operating & attacking space systems
• The implications of space cyber convergence
• Methodology for red teaming satellites in orbit (from people who've done it)
• Adversarial tradecraft, satellite vulnerabilities, and attack mapping with SPARTA
• State of cybersecurity for the space industry and emerging trends

Things you'll do:

• Use and abuse common satellite command and control applications
• Task and fly a satellite without its ground station software
• Hide and detect malicious activity on satellites
• Intercept and alter satellite commands and telemetry
• Hack modern flight software with CVEs and live-off-the-land techniques

Purchasing Multiple Tickets

Choose Conference, Training, or Conference + Training. You can buy any combination of these tickets for your group.

Attendee Details

After checkout, complete the first name, last name, email address and organization/affiliation for each person attending.

Only the purchaser can make changes to the ticketholder (name and email) after purchase.