LOS ANGELES (LAVA PR) — The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA), the leading professional membership trade group fostering venture capital investment and offering programs showcasing Southern California investment opportunities, today announced the launch of LAVA Space, a peer group which focuses on all aspects of the emerging space economy, including military and government applications, aerospace technology, and commercial business ventures, including earth-based space-themed experiences.

LAVA Space joins a family of a dozen LAVA communities such as LAVA Fintech, LAVA Bio, LAVA Green and LAVA Media. The group will be supported by the Space Tourism Society (STC) and its affiliated event, the Space Tourism Conference, both also based in Los Angeles.