NASA Short Talks

9:00–9:45 AM | NASA stage

Examine the key challenges facing the SmallSat community, including technology gaps, supply chain risks, cybersecurity, and integration complexities. Attendees will learn about emerging solutions that are helping to build a more resilient and scalable ecosystem.

10:00–10:45 AM | NASA stage

Learn how to connect with NASA through partnerships, solicitations, and collaboration pathways across small spacecraft science missions and technology development opportunities. Attendees from industry and academia will gain practical insight into how to engage and contribute, as well as understand opportunity timelines.

3:30–4:15 PM | NASA stage

Understand how small spacecraft are delivering high-impact science and enabling new capabilities in support of NASA’s Artemis missions. NASA speakers will explore mission-driven applications and emerging science use cases for small spacecraft that demonstrate the growing role of this platform for discovery and exploration.

10:00–10:45 AM | NASA stage

Understand the options and pathways to getting your payload to space – from hosted payload options to launch opportunities to Earth and lunar destinations. This session tackles readiness gaps, funding challenges, and cost realities to help you successfully navigate the journey to flight.

3:30–4:15 PM | NASA stage

Explore how NASA is advancing swarms / distributed system missions through on-orbit demonstrations of next-generation technologies. This session demonstrates how distributed architectures are enabling more capable, efficient missions, and what that means for future opportunities and community participation.