{"id":862868,"date":"2026-08-21T05:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862868\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T05:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:52:14","slug":"smallsat-2026-nasa-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862868\/","title":{"rendered":"SmallSat 2026 &#8211; NASA Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SmallSat 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Agenda below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 9:00 &#8211; 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>Welcome<br \/>Jose NunezBryceTech\u2019s Smallsats by the Numbers: 2026Fletcher FranklinSupply Chain ObservationsBruce Yost<br \/>Technology Shortfall\u00a0Rudy de RoseeSPARCS Camera and Early Science ObservationsKaitlyn AshcroftJPL: SkyfallTim CanhamSWIFT LINK ReboostBo NaaszFlight Opportunities &#8211; Hosted Orbital Ecosystem &#8211; Fly Foundational Robos &#8211; Space Roboticist ChallengeAnh NguyenFrom Rideshare to Dedicated Launches: SmallSat Options with NASA LSPCaley BurkeYou Bring the Mission, We&#8217;ll Bring the Lab: Partnering with MSFCRush ElkinsNASA Ames Mission Design Center: Imagining the Next Generation of Spaceflight MissionsMatthew NapoliEngineering Challenges and Best Practices from a Stellar Launch CycleBrad WilliamsHIAD Payload Return Solution for SmallSatsJoe Del Corso<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">3:25 &#8211; 4:10 PM<\/p>\n<p>Moderating<br \/>Bruce YostRTMD NASAGreg StoverSMD HPD ADF<br \/>Asal NaseriHSMD CSLI\/CLPS\/ Commercial Access to Space (CAtS)Pete WilczynskiCARA: Conjunction Assessment Best PracticesLauri Newman<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 9:45 &#8211; 10:45 AM<\/p>\n<p>ModeratingCari ReinertSMD Panelist 1 &#8211; SolicitationsAly Mendoza-HillSTMD Panelist CATALYST &#8211; I-CorpsMaggie YanceySBIR \/ STTR- Launchpad for InnovationRyszard PisarskiAgency level Tech TransferJose Nunez<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">3:15 &#8211; 4:15 PM<\/p>\n<p>ModeratingAly Mendoza-HillSMD &#8211; APD PioneersPablo Saz ParkinsonSMD &#8211; Science as a Service: What SmallSat Providers Need to KnowBeth WeinsteinSMD &#8211; HPDAsal NaseriESCAPADE (HPD) Innovating Methods for ExplorationSkyler Kleinschmidt<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 9:45 &#8211; 10:45 AM<\/p>\n<p>Moderator, FO PanelistDanielle McCullochNASA CSLI, VADR PanelistNorman PhelpsCLPS PanelistAngela MelitoRideshare PanelistAly Mendoza-hillSLSDavid Hitt<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">3:15 &#8211; 4:15 PM<\/p>\n<p>Welcome \/ Close out Presentor\/Moderator<br \/>Sam PedrottyJPL Mission INCUSBenjamin (Benji) DonitzSMD &#8211; Biological &amp; Physical Sciences Payload Concepts for Future SmallSat MissionsMatthew LeraSMD APD &#8211; SWIFT Reboost highlightDavid MorrisSMD ESD &#8211; Mission HighlightSachidananda BabuSMD HPD &#8211; TRACERS Mission HighlightSkyler KleinschmidtSunRISE (SMD HPD) &#8211; Maximizing Science Uptime Across the ConstellationCarson SchubertSTMD USTP OverviewMike GaunceSTMD Mission CAPSTONE 02Sam PhanSTMD R5 Spacecraft SeriesSam PedrottySTMD GPDMNehemiah WilliamsSTMD Mission DiskSatRoger Hunter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":862869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[64,63,129,128,285],"class_list":["post-862868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-earth","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/862869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}