The space economy is shifting from rockets to infrastructure as TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 unveils its Space Stage lineup. True Anomaly CEO Even Rogers and Vast founder Max Haot will headline discussions on defense-commercial partnerships and orbital platforms at the October 27-29 conference in San Francisco.
TechCrunch just dropped the lineup for its most ambitious space programming yet. The media giant's flagship Disrupt 2025 conference is betting big on the space economy's evolution beyond traditional launch providers, anchoring its Space Stage around a high-stakes conversation between defense and commercial innovators. The October 27-29 San Francisco event expects to draw over 10,000 attendees to Moscone West, with ticket prices jumping September 1.
The headliner panel features Even Rogers, co-founder and CEO of True Anomaly, alongside serial entrepreneur Max Haot, founder of Launcher (acquired by Vast). Their conversation promises to dissect what TechCrunch calls "entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets," signaling the industry's maturation from pure-play launch companies to integrated space infrastructure providers.
Rogers brings national security credentials that read like a Space Force origin story. The former Air Force officer served as a DARPA Service Chiefs Fellow and helped draft foundational doctrine for the U.S. Space Force before launching True Anomaly. His company focuses on orbital asset protection and space domain awareness, areas where government contracts increasingly intersect with venture capital. "We're reimagining how the U.S. ensures freedom of action in space," Rogers has said in previous interviews, positioning True Anomaly at the intersection of national security and commercial space operations.
