Government, business and education leaders at the annual Arizona Space Summit  accessed progress in making the state a leading hub for global space exploration  and semiconductor industry enterprises. Details were presented on ASU’s involvement with several NASA missions and noted the university’s NewSpace Initiative as one of 12 initiatives or institutes striving to lead the integration of academia with the commercial space sector. Hugh Barnaby, a professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, part of the Fulton Schools, and Fulton Schools Vice Dean for Research and Innovation Zachary Holman pointed to ventures taking shape at ASU to accelerate space and semiconductor sector endeavors.