“Vision without execution is hallucination.” — Thomas Edison
The past year was a whirlwind. Now, using the new year to pause, reflect and set my intentions for 2026, two words kept coming back to me: execute and scale.
After decades of exploration and experimentation, space is entering its next phase — execution, infrastructure, and scale. We are moving from proving that something can be done to building the systems that make it routine. That shift will define the year ahead.
Space is no longer just about reaching destinations. It is about building the ability to operate there — safely, reliably, and repeatedly. The future of space will be shaped not by single missions, but by durable platforms: stations, networks, infrastructure, and services that make activity beyond Earth sustainable.
This is why logistics will define the lasting space economy. Exploration opens frontiers. Logistics sustains them. The real advantage is not just about being first, it is who can deliver again and again, on schedule and at scale with a book of business that creates an economy, not just an experiment.
Scaling is equaling important in the energy sector. We must move from talking about the potential of nuclear power to delivering those systems to provide power at scale. The future of advanced nuclear energy will too be defined by logistic, infrastructure and reliability.
Four forces that will shape this transition in 2026.
First, intelligence moves onboard. AI will increasingly operate inside systems — from spacecraft to energy infrastructure — enabling autonomy, resilience, and real-time decision-making.
Second, space becomes core infrastructure. Space-based platforms are shifting from mission-based assets to permanent systems that support communications, navigation, observation, security, and commerce.
Third, commercial leadership drives scale. Private capital and entrepreneurship are accelerating deployment and turning vision into capability. The growth of the space and technology sector will continue to be defined by private innovation not reliant only on government actors.
Fourth, advanced nuclear energy enters its next chapter. Momentum continues to build behind small modular nuclear reactors and microreactor technologies as they move toward powering critical systems.
This is how deep-tech becomes operational — not as a moment, but as a process. We must focus now on executing on the vision and scaling to meet demand. And 2026 is when that process truly takes hold.