National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

NASA Participation GuideSmallSat2022 

smallsat.org 

This compendium of Small Satellite Conference events

is limited to those sponsored by NASA or that include NASA

participation. Visit the SmallSat 2022 website for the complete list of

conference events and to confirm scheduled times and locations. 

Side Meetings https://smallsat.org/extras/side-meetings

9:45AM MT Ask Me Anything Panel #3 — NASAScience Mission Directorate 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 

MONDAY, AUGUST 8 LOCATION

Introduction to Radiation Effects: Enabling Longer Duration and Harsher 9:00AM MT OM 121

ESCL 130

(Auditorium)

DBH

Presidents Hall

ESCL 130

(Auditorium)

ESCL 130

(Auditorium)

ESCL 130 

(Auditorium)

Environment SmallSat Missions — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

10:00AM MT NASA Town Hall — NASASmall Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute 

NASA JPL F Prime Open Source Flight Software Product Line 11:30AM MT — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 

9:45AM MT Ask Me Anything Panel #1 — NASA Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute 

Weekend LOCATION

Technical Daines Concert Hall,

Sessions Fine Arts Center,

Utah State University

https://smallsat.org/conference/technical-sessions

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 

ADVANCED CONCEPTS - Autonomous System-level Fault Diagnosis in Satellites RESEARCH & 

ACADEMIA I Using Housekeeping Telemetry — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 8:45AM MT

ADVANCED CONCEPTS - Small Satellite-sized Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators 

RESEARCH & for Interplanetary Science Missions — NASALangley Research Center 4:15PM MT 

ACADEMIA II 

Flight Envelope Assessment of SmallSat Aerocapture  5:30PM MT Trajectories at Venus and Mars — NASALangley Research Center; 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 

COORDINATING Small Satellite Reliability Initiative (SSRI) Knowledge Base Tool: SUCCESSFUL Use Case Review and Future Functionality and Content Direction 9:00AM MT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS — NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

SCIENCE/MISSION Adapting on Orbit: Conclusions of the STP-H6 Spacecraft

PAYLOADS - RESEARCH & Supercomputing for Image and Video Processing Experiment 2:00PM MT 

ACADEMIA II — NASAGoddard Space Flight Center 

NEXT ON THE PAD - Snooping Around: Automated Observation Planning for the Signals RESEARCH & ACADEMIA NASAGoddard Space Flight Center 5:00PM MT of Opportunity P-Band Investigation (SNOOPI) —

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12:45PM MT Ask Me Anything Panel #2 — NASASpace Technology Mission Directorate 
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 

 

Weekday

Technical

Sessions

LOCATION 

Taggart Student Center, 

Utah State University 

https://smallsat.org/conference/technical-sessions

BEYOND LEO 

The NASA Solar Cruiser Mission – Solar Sail Propulsion Enabling

Heliophysics Missions — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Goddard Space 

Flight Center 

5:00PM MT 

GTOSAT: Radiation Belt Dynamics from the Inside 

— NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

5:15PM MT 

Integration and Test of the Lunar Flashlight Spacecraft 

— NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

Alternate 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 

SCIENCE/MISSION 

PAYLOADS Small Spacecraft Sample Return Mission Concept to Support Gateway 

and Lunar Science — NASAAmes Research Center, NASA Kennedy Space Center 8:45AM MT 

The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) Mission and the

Microwave Electrojet Magnetogram (MEM) Radiometer Instrument

— NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

9:00AM MT 

Science Conops for Application of Sport Mission Data to Study Large 

(~1000km) Ionospheric Plasma Depletions

— NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

9:15AM MT 

Enabling Big Science in a Small Satellite - The Global L-band

Observatory for Water Cycle Studies (Glows) Mission 

— NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

9:30AM MT 

FUTURE DIRECTIONS Cislunar Small Satellites and the Artemis Program

— NASA Headquarters 11:05AM MT 

Safe Space Conduct: NASA Best Practices for SmallSats

— NASA Headquarters 

11:45AM MT 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 

ADVANCED Disksat: Demonstration Mission for a Two-dimensional 

TECHNOLOGIES III Satellite Architecture — NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate 10:45AM MT 

Developing Lunar Flashlight and Near Earth Asteroid Scout Flight 

Software Concurrently Using Open Source F Prime Flight Software 11:15AM MT 

Framework — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

RECENT LAUNCHES Near Earth Asteroid Scout - Mission Update

— NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2:00PM MT

Development of Ascent Propellant Thrusters and PROPULSION Alternate Propulsion Systems — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 

Performance Evaluation of Silicon Mach-Zehnder Modulator After 

COMMUNICATIONS Cosmic Radiation to Enable Small Satellite Laser Communication 10:45AM MT 

— NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

Cosmic Radiation Reduced Photo-thermal Dispersion in Silicon 11:15AM MT Micro-ring Resonators — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 

Swifty LOCATION

Sessions Fieldhouse Stage / 

NASA Hyperwall

Swifty Sessions 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 9:45AM - 10:45AM MT

Biosentinel: to the Moon or Beyond? — NASAAmes Research Center 

Iris Transponder Enhancements for Deep Space and Lunar Operations — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

Swifty Sessions 3 THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 9:45AM - 10:45AM MT

Adaptive: Visualization Tool for the Future NASA Geodynamics Constellation Mission — NASAAmes Research Center 

Mission Operations, Cubed: NASA Marshall Operations Support for SmallSats — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

Attitude Determination and Control System Design with Orbit Considerations for the GTOSat Mission 

— NASA Wallops Flight Facility, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility 

NASA LOCATION

Short Talks Fieldhouse Stage / 

NASA Hyperwall

3:30PM - 4:30PM MT 

NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate Envisioned Future Capabilities for SmallSats

— NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Program, NASA Headquarters 

NASA Innovative Science Missions — NASA Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters 

Status of Small Satellite Developments at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory —NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 

CubeSat Launch Initiative Update - Lessons Learned —NASA Launch Services Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center 

Flying with NASA as a Rideshare Payload — NASA Launch Services Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center 

The SmallSat Tech Resource You Didn’t Know You Needed — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

Ten CubeSats Loose in Deep Space: NASA's Artemis I and Its Smallsat Payloads — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

Technology Educational Satellite-13: The First Experimental Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) 

Nanosat with a Neuromorphic Processor — NASAAmes Research Center 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 3:30PM - 4:30PM MT

NASA Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute - Overview —Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute, NASAAmes Research Center 

NASA TechRise Student Challenge —Flight Opportunities Program, NASAArmstrong Flight Research Center 

Starling Swarm Technology Demonstration: Mission Objectives and Preparations for Launch 

—NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Program, NASAAmes Research Center 

Celebrating Success, Learning, and Pioneering New SmallSat Architectures 

—Small Satellite and Special Projects Office, NASA Wallops Flight Facility 

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Deep Space SmallSat Capabilities —NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 

Status of NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Program Investments in Laser Communications 

—NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Program, NASAAmes Research Center 

NASAAdvanced Multi-Mission Operations System (AMMOS) Mission Control Products 

—NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 

F Prime Flight Software and Embedded Systems Framework —NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 

Payload Accelerator for CubeSat Endeavors-2 and Beyond —NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Program, NASAAmes Research Center 

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https://smallsat.org/conference/swifties

https://smallsat.org/conference/nasa-short-talks
 

 https://smallsat.org/conference/posters Poster

9:00am to 5:00pm with dedicated viewing: Sessions WEEKEND POSTER

SESSION 2 SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 10:15am to 11:00am & 3:30pm to 4:15pm 

CubeSat Radiation Hardness Assurance Beyond Total Dose: Evaluating Single Event Effects 

— NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

Evaluating Network Performance of Containerized Test Framework for Distributed Space Systems 

— NASAAmes Research Center 

9:00am to 12:00pm with dedicated WEEKDAY POSTER viewing: 9:45am to 10:45am SESSION 1 TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 

Learning From Past Missions for Today’s Case Studies — NASAAmes Research Center 

WEEKDAY POSTER 9:00am to 12:00pm with dedicated

SESSION 3 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 viewing: 9:45am to 10:45am 

High Performance Compact Computing Systems Using SpaceVNX+ and HPSC —NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

WEEKDAY POSTER 1:00pm to 5:00pm with dedicated

SESSION 4 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 viewing: 3:30pm to 4:30pm 

Flight and Direct to Earth/Space Relay Communication System Architecture for GSFC CubeSat Missions

—NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

9:00am to 12:00pm with dedicated WEEKDAY POSTER viewing: 9:45am to 10:45am SESSION 5 THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 

Pandora SmallSat Data Simulation and Target Selection —NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

NASA

Exhibits

LOCATION

Taggart Student Center, 

Juniper Lounge 

https://smallsat.org/exhibitors/exhibit-hall

Booth # NASA Organization 

Booth 74 NASAAmes Research Center Engineering

Exhibit

Hours

 All exhibits are open: 

MON 11AM - 5PM

TUES 9AM - 5PM

WED 9AM - 5PM

THUR 9 AM -12PM

Booth 75 

Booth 76 

Booth 77 

Booth 78 

Booth 79 

Booth 80 

Booth 81 

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Wallops Flight Facility

NASAAdvanced Multi-Mission Operations System (AMMOS) 

NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Kennedy Space Center – Launch Services Program

NASA Science Mission Directorate

NASA LOCATION

Hyperwall Fieldhouse Stage

All times outside of NASA Short Talks and Swifties NASA Small Spacecraft Programming

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