Photo Credit: NSMSS and CRASTE The 2021 National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) and the 2021 Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (CRASTE) continue their legacy in bringing together technologists, users and decision-makers with a co-located event taking place June 21-24, 2021 in Rockville, M.D., U.S., at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Both space-focused conferences, discussion involves key technology issues related to space, missiles, hypersonic systems and a variety of ground-breaking commercial space topics necessary for defense and research and development (R&D) pursuits. Specifically, NSMMS focuses on the material industry’s needs and most recent advances to enable new capabilities for challenges associated with new and future space and missile systems. A special focus is given to advanced materials technology development.