SmallSat LEARN Forum
SmallSat LEARN Forum
This Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) for the NASA SmallSat community offered a dynamic agenda with panel discussions, networking opportunities, poster session, and many relevant topics.
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Day 1 – September 17, 2025GSFC WelcomeGiovanni RosanovaActing Chief, Small Satellite and Special Projects Office (NASA GSFC WFF)LEARN WelcomeJustin Treptow (NASA HQ STMD)Logistics, Announcements and IntroductionsLuis Santos (NASA GSFC)Market Spacecraft Bus IntroductionLuis Santos (NASA GSFC)DoD Space Test Program OverviewPerry Ballard (DoD STP)Spacecraft Bus Vendor Panel Discussion with BCT, SFL, NanoAvionics and Terran OrbitalModerator: Luis Santos (NASA GSFC)Blake Cardwell (BCT)Robert Zee (SFL mission)Andrew Swain (NanoAvionics)Keith Thompson (Terran Orbital)Launch Procurement Lessons LearnedJohn Hudeck (NASA GSFC WFF)Battery Passivation Workshop BriefingModerator: Florence TanDavid Cheney (NASA HQ SMD)Justin Treptow (NASA HQ STMD)Chris Ostrom (NASA JSC)Spacecraft Bus Procurement Panel Discussion Updates with CubIXSS, PADRE and BlackCATModerator: Jordan Karburn (LLNL)Amir Caspi (SwRI)Juan Martinez Oliveros (UC Berkeley)Abe Falcone (PSU)Mission Constellations Panel Discussion with Starling, Pre-FIRE, PUNCH and EZIEModerator: Larry Kepko (NASA GSFC)Jan Stupl (NASA Ames)Mary White (NASA JPL)William Wells (SwRI)Nelli Mosavi-Hoyer (JHU APL)Open ForumJustin Treptow (NASA HQ STMD)
Day 2 – September 18, 2025autoNGC: Autonomous NavigationSun Hur-Diaz (NASA GSFC)Technology Readiness Level (TRL) AssessmentsMichael Johnson (NASA GSFC)Right-Sized Earned Value Management for SmallSatsDavid Cheney (NASA HQ SMD)Project Management Panel Discussion with TigerISS, RS and PolSIRModerator: Yasir Tufail (NASA GSFC) Sam Pedrotty (NASA JSC)Greg Dell (NASA GSFC)Radiation Testing Panel DiscussionModerator: Michael Campola (NASA GSFC) Jeremy Myers (NASA MSFC)Ted Wilcox (NASA GSFC)SME Inner Workings Panel Discussion: Operations and DecommissioningModerator: Jeremy Perkins (NASA GSFC)Sam Pedrotty (NASA JSC)Lucian Tian (NASA GSFC)Kate Fowee-Gasaway (NASA GSFC)James Mason (JHU APL)Sean Semper (NASA GSFC)Manuel Vega (NASA GSFC)SME Inner Workings Panel Discussion: Formulation, Design and DevelopmentModerator: Jeremy Perkins (NASA GSFC)Sam Pedrotty (NASA JSC)Lucian Tian (NASA GSFC)Kate Fowee-Gasaway (NASA GSFC)James Mason (JHU APL)Sean Semper (NASA GSFC)Manuel Vega (NASA GSFC)Event ConclusionJustin Treptow (NASA HQ STMD)
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