Cosmic Origins
16 June 2026
Tuesday, June 16th, 20261:00pm – 2:30pm
For Cosmic Origins at AAS, please visit the link below.
https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/cosmic-origins/community/cosmic-origins-at-aas-248-june-2026
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)
TimeTopicSpeaker10:00am ‑ 10:05amWelcomeSwara Ravindranath (NASA/GSFC)10:05am ‑ 10:15amFORTIS Sounding RocketEmily Witt (JHU)10:15am ‑ 10:25amBlackCAT CubeSatAbe Falcone (Pennsylvania State University)10:25am ‑ 10:35amSunRISE CubeSat ConstellationJoseph Lazio (University of Michigan)10:35am ‑ 10:45amSPHEREx Medium Explorer MissionRoberta Paladini (IPAC/Caltech)10:45am ‑ 10:55am Landolt Pioneer MissionPeter Kurczynski (NASA/GSFC)10:55am ‑ 11:05amNon-Traditional Path to MissionsSanchayeeta Borthakur (Arizona State University)11:05am ‑ 11:10amBREAK11:10am ‑ 11:30amPanel DiscussionSwara 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)
American Astronomical Society
The 248th Meeting of the AAS
The 248th AAS meeting (joint with the High Energy Astrophysics and the Laboratory Astrophysics Divisions) will be held 14-18 June 2026 in Pasadena, California.
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