{"id":1159970,"date":"2026-08-20T21:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1159970\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:02:15","slug":"smallsat-2026-nasa-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1159970\/","title":{"rendered":"SmallSat 2026 – NASA Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

SmallSat 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Agenda below.<\/p>\n

MONDAY, AUGUST 24<\/strong>, 9:00 – 10:00 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n\nWelcome<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nJose Nunez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBryceTech\u2019s Smallsats by the Numbers: 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nFletcher Franklin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSupply Chain Observations<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nBruce Yost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n
Technology Shortfall\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nRudy de Rosee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSPARCS Camera and Early Science Observations<\/strong><\/td>\nKaitlyn Ashcroft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nJPL: Skyfall<\/strong><\/td>\nTim Canham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSWIFT LINK Reboost<\/strong><\/td>\nBo Naasz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFlight Opportunities – Hosted Orbital Ecosystem – Fly Foundational Robos – Space Roboticist Challenge<\/strong><\/td>\nAnh Nguyen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFrom Rideshare to Dedicated Launches: SmallSat Options with NASA LSP<\/strong><\/td>\nCaley Burke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nYou Bring the Mission, We’ll Bring the Lab: Partnering with MSFC<\/strong><\/td>\nRush Elkins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNASA Ames Mission Design Center: Imagining the Next Generation of Spaceflight Missions<\/strong><\/td>\nMatthew Napoli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nEngineering Challenges and Best Practices from a Stellar Launch Cycle<\/strong><\/td>\nBrad Williams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHIAD Payload Return Solution for SmallSats<\/strong><\/td>\nJoe Del Corso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3:25 – 4:10 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\nModerating<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nBruce Yost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nRTMD NASA<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nGreg Stover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD HPD ADF<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nAsal Naseri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHSMD CSLI\/CLPS\/ Commercial Access to Space (CAtS)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nPete Wilczynski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCARA: Conjunction Assessment Best Practices<\/strong><\/td>\nLauri Newman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

TUESDAY, AUGUST <\/strong>25, 9:45 – 10:45 AM<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\nModerating<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nCari Reinert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD Panelist 1 – Solicitations<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nAly Mendoza-Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSTMD Panelist CATALYST – I-Corps<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nMaggie Yancey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSBIR \/ STTR- Launchpad for Innovation<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nRyszard Pisarski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAgency level Tech Transfer<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nJose Nunez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3:15 – 4:15 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\nModerating<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nAly Mendoza-Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD – APD Pioneers<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nPablo Saz Parkinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD – Science as a Service: What SmallSat Providers Need to Know<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nBeth Weinstein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD – HPD<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nAsal Naseri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nESCAPADE (HPD) Innovating Methods for Exploration<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nSkyler Kleinschmidt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST <\/strong>26, 9:45 – 10:45 AM<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\nModerator, FO Panelist<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nDanielle McCulloch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNASA CSLI, VADR Panelist<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nNorman Phelps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCLPS Panelist<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nAngela Melito<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nRideshare Panelist<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nAly Mendoza-hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSLS<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nDavid Hitt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3:15 – 4:15 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\nWelcome \/ Close out Presentor\/Moderator<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nSam Pedrotty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nJPL Mission INCUS<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nBenjamin (Benji) Donitz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD – Biological & Physical Sciences Payload Concepts for Future SmallSat Missions<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nMatthew Lera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD APD – SWIFT Reboost highlight<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nDavid Morris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD ESD – Mission Highlight<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nSachidananda Babu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSMD HPD – TRACERS Mission Highlight<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nSkyler Kleinschmidt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSunRISE (SMD HPD) – Maximizing Science Uptime Across the Constellation<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nCarson Schubert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSTMD USTP Overview<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nMike Gaunce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSTMD Mission CAPSTONE 02<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nSam Phan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSTMD R5 Spacecraft Series<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nSam Pedrotty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSTMD GPDM<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nNehemiah Williams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSTMD Mission DiskSat<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nRoger Hunter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1159971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3844],"tags":[875,70,413,16,15],"class_list":["post-1159970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-earth","tag-science","tag-space","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117129861935647080","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1159970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1159970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1159970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1159971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1159970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1159970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1159970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}