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SmallSat 2026NASA
Aug 20, 2026 ArticleSmallSat 2026
Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Agenda below.
MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 9:00 - 10:00 AM
WelcomeJose NunezBryceTech’s Smallsats by the Numbers: 2026Fletcher FranklinSupply Chain ObservationsBruce Yost
Technology Shortfall Rudy de RoseeSPARCS Camera and Early Science ObservationsKaitlyn AshcroftJPL: SkyfallTim CanhamSWIFT LINK ReboostBo NaaszFlight Opportunities - Hosted Orbital Ecosystem - Fly Foundational Robos - Space Roboticist ChallengeAnh NguyenFrom Rideshare to Dedicated Launches: SmallSat Options with NASA LSPCaley BurkeYou Bring the Mission, We'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
3:25 - 4:10 PM
ModeratingBruce YostRTMD NASAGreg StoverSMD HPD ADF
Asal NaseriHSMD CSLI/CLPS/ Commercial Access to Space (CAtS)Pete WilczynskiCARA: Conjunction Assessment Best PracticesLauri Newman
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 9:45 - 10:45 AM
ModeratingCari ReinertSMD Panelist 1 - SolicitationsAly Mendoza-HillSTMD Panelist CATALYST - I-CorpsMaggie YanceySBIR / STTR- Launchpad for InnovationRyszard PisarskiAgency level Tech TransferJose Nunez3:15 - 4:15 PM
ModeratingAly Mendoza-HillSMD - APD PioneersPablo Saz ParkinsonSMD - Science as a Service: What SmallSat Providers Need to KnowBeth WeinsteinSMD - HPDAsal NaseriESCAPADE (HPD) Innovating Methods for ExplorationSkyler KleinschmidtWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 9:45 - 10:45 AM
Moderator, FO PanelistDanielle McCullochNASA CSLI, VADR PanelistNorman PhelpsCLPS PanelistAngela MelitoRideshare PanelistAly Mendoza-hillSLSDavid Hitt3:15 - 4:15 PM
Welcome / Close out Presentor/ModeratorSam PedrottyJPL Mission INCUSBenjamin (Benji) DonitzSMD - Biological & Physical Sciences Payload Concepts for Future SmallSat MissionsMatthew LeraSMD APD - SWIFT Reboost highlightDavid MorrisSMD ESD - Mission HighlightSachidananda BabuSMD HPD - TRACERS Mission HighlightSkyler KleinschmidtSunRISE (SMD HPD) - Maximizing Science Uptime Across the ConstellationCarson SchubertSTMD USTP OverviewMike GaunceSTMD Mission CAPSTONE 02Sam PhanSTMD R5 Spacecraft SeriesSam PedrottySTMD GPDMNehemiah WilliamsSTMD Mission DiskSatRoger Hunter