SmallSat 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
| Welcome | Jose Nunez |
| BryceTech’s Smallsats by the Numbers: 2026 | Fletcher Franklin |
| Supply Chain Observations | Bruce Yost |
Technology Shortfall |
Rudy de Rosee |
| SPARCS Camera and Early Science Observations | Kaitlyn Ashcroft |
| JPL: Skyfall | Tim Canham |
| SWIFT LINK Reboost | Bo Naasz |
| Flight Opportunities – Hosted Orbital Ecosystem – Fly Foundational Robos – Space Roboticist Challenge | Anh Nguyen |
| From Rideshare to Dedicated Launches: SmallSat Options with NASA LSP | Caley Burke |
| You Bring the Mission, We’ll Bring the Lab: Partnering with MSFC | Rush Elkins |
| NASA Ames Mission Design Center: Imagining the Next Generation of Spaceflight Missions | Matthew Napoli |
| Engineering Challenges and Best Practices from a Stellar Launch Cycle | Brad Williams |
| HIAD Payload Return Solution for SmallSats | Joe Del Corso |
3:25 – 4:10 PM
| Moderating | Bruce Yost |
| RTMD NASA | Greg Stover |
| SMD HPD ADF | Asal Naseri |
| HSMD CSLI/CLPS/ Commercial Access to Space (CAtS) | Pete Wilczynski |
| CARA: Conjunction Assessment Best Practices | Lauri Newman |
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 9:45 – 10:45 AM
| Moderating | Cari Reinert |
| SMD Panelist 1 – Solicitations | Aly Mendoza-Hill |
| STMD Panelist CATALYST – I-Corps | Maggie Yancey |
| SBIR / STTR- Launchpad for Innovation | Ryszard Pisarski |
| Agency level Tech Transfer | Jose Nunez |
3:15 – 4:15 PM
| Moderating | Aly Mendoza-Hill |
| SMD – APD Pioneers | Pablo Saz Parkinson |
| SMD – Science as a Service: What SmallSat Providers Need to Know | Beth Weinstein |
| SMD – HPD | Asal Naseri |
| ESCAPADE (HPD) Innovating Methods for Exploration | Skyler Kleinschmidt |
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 9:45 – 10:45 AM
| Moderator, FO Panelist | Danielle McCulloch |
| NASA CSLI, VADR Panelist | Norman Phelps |
| CLPS Panelist | Angela Melito |
| Rideshare Panelist | Aly Mendoza-hill |
| SLS | David Hitt |
3:15 – 4:15 PM
| Welcome / Close out Presentor/Moderator | Sam Pedrotty |
| JPL Mission INCUS | Benjamin (Benji) Donitz |
| SMD – Biological & Physical Sciences Payload Concepts for Future SmallSat Missions | Matthew Lera |
| SMD APD – SWIFT Reboost highlight | David Morris |
| SMD ESD – Mission Highlight | Sachidananda Babu |
| SMD HPD – TRACERS Mission Highlight | Skyler Kleinschmidt |
| SunRISE (SMD HPD) – Maximizing Science Uptime Across the Constellation | Carson Schubert |
| STMD USTP Overview | Mike Gaunce |
| STMD Mission CAPSTONE 02 | Sam Phan |
| STMD R5 Spacecraft Series | Sam Pedrotty |
| STMD GPDM | Nehemiah Williams |
| STMD Mission DiskSat | Roger Hunter |
