Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
1:00pm - 2:30pm
For Cosmic Origins at AAS, please visit the link below.
Splinter Session: NASA’s Big Science, Small Missions
Tuesday, June 16th, 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET, 10:00am -11:30am PT (Hybrid Session)
For remote participation, please look for the “Join the Session” link above the agenda on the Cosmic Origins at AAS website.
Agenda
Organizers: Swara Ravindranath (NASA/GSFC), Emily Witt (JHU)
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00am ‑ 10:05am | Welcome | Swara Ravindranath (NASA/GSFC) |
| 10:05am ‑ 10:15am | FORTIS Sounding Rocket | Emily Witt (JHU) |
| 10:15am ‑ 10:25am | BlackCAT CubeSat | Abe Falcone (Pennsylvania State University) |
| 10:25am ‑ 10:35am | SunRISE CubeSat Constellation | Joseph Lazio (University of Michigan) |
| 10:35am ‑ 10:45am | SPHEREx Medium Explorer Mission | Roberta Paladini (IPAC/Caltech) |
| 10:45am ‑ 10:55am | Landolt Pioneer Mission | Peter Kurczynski (NASA/GSFC) |
| 10:55am ‑ 11:05am | Non-Traditional Path to Missions | Sanchayeeta Borthakur (Arizona State University) |
| 11:05am ‑ 11:10am | BREAK | |
| 11:10am ‑ 11:30am | Panel Discussion | Swara Ravindranath (NASA/GSFC, moderator) Panelists: Drew Miles (Caltech), Pablo Saz Parkinson (NASA HQ), Joseph Lazio (University of Michigan), Abe Falcone (Pennsylvania State University), David Ardila (JPL) |
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