{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114521","title":"Space no longer the final frontier","body":"As the Aerospace and Defense Summit got underway on May 15 in Los Angeles, the purpose of the summit was made abundantly clear.\u201cSpace is no longer the frontier,\u201d said Anna Magzanyan, president of LA Times Studios and NantStudios, both Los Angeles Times Media Group companies. \u201cIt is the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-19T13:11:15-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/19\/2026-1:11pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Leaders and innovators came together to focus on the need for innovation and acceleration in the space industry at the Aerospace and Defense Summit, which was held in Los Angeles and hosted by ASU and the Los Angeles Times Media Group.","teaser":"As the Aerospace and Defense Summit got underway on May 15 in Los Angeles, the purpose of the summit was made abundantly clear.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/20260515%20LATAersospaceDefenseEvent_30%20Dania%20Maxwell.JPG?itok=N6jlgZVR","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260519-science-and-technology-space-no-longer-final-frontier","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Bordow","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/20260515%20LATAersospaceDefenseEvent_30%20Dania%20Maxwell.JPG?itok=N6jlgZVR","image_alt":"A woman gives a presentation on a stage that has a giant screen with a satellite displayed behind her","image_caption":"Laurie Leshin, University Professor for Space Futures at ASU and former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, presented a keynote talk at the Aerospace and Defense Summit held in Los Angeles on May 15. 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