SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 LOCATION 

6:00PM MT NASA JPL F Prime Open Source Flight Software Tutorial Day 1 UI 507 — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 

NASA JPL F Prime Open Source Flight Software Tutorial Day 2 6:00PM MT UI 507 — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology 

MONDAY, AUGUST 7 

ESCL 130 10:00AM MT NASA Town Hall — NASA Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (Auditorium) 

Distributed Systems Missions (DSM) and the NASA Operational Simulator 3:30PM MT ESLC 46

for Small Satellites (NOS3) — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

3:30PM MT NASA JPL F Prime Open Source Flight Software Product Line OM 225 — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA@SmallSat2023 smallsat.org 

Side Meetings

This compendium of Small Satellite Conference events

is limited to those sponsored by NASA or that include NASA

participation. Visit the SmallSat 2023 website for the complete list of 

conference events and to confirm scheduled times and locations. 

Weekend 

Technical 

Sessions 

LOCATION 

Aggie Recreation Center, 

Utah State University 

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

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 

ADVANCED A Summary of Neural Radiance Fields for Shadow Removal and TECHNOLOGIES - NASAAmes Research Center 9:00AM MT 

RESEARCH & ACADEMIA I Relighting of Satellite Imagery —

MISSIONS AT SCALE: Developing Intelligent Space Systems: A Roadmap and Survey RESEARCH & ACADEMIA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — 11:00AM MT 

NEXT ON THE PAD - On-Orbit Results from the NASA Time-Resolved Observations 

RESEARCH & of Recipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of 5:00PM MT 

ACADEMIA Smallsats (TROPICS) Mission 

— NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Langley Research Center 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 

SCIENCE/MISSION Engineering Challenges of a CubeSat Mission Around the Moon: PAYLOADS - RESEARCH & 9:00AM MT First Steps on the Path to SelenITA — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center ACADEMIA II 

The Doppler Wind Temperature Sensor (DWTS) Flight Evaluation 

and Experiments — NASAAmes Research Center 9:45AM MT 

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

3:30PM MT Exploring Mars Together: Draft Plan for a Sustainable Future for Science LSB 133 at Mars — NASA Headquarters Planetary Science Division 
MONDAY, AUGUST 7 

COORDINATING 

SUCCESSFUL Air Force's University Nanosatellite Program (UNP)/NASA Mission 12:00PM MT 

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Concepts-1 Program — NASA Kennedy Space Center 

SCIENCE/MISSION Adapting On Orbit: Conclusions of the STP-H6 Spacecraft PAYLOADS - RESEARCH & Supercomputing for Image and Video Processing Experiment ACADEMIA II 2:00PM MT — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

YEAR IN REVIEW -

RESEARCH & CLICK A: Optical Communication Experiments from a CubeSat 2:30PM MT 

ACADEMIA Downlink Terminal — NASAAmes Research Center 

ADVANCED 

TECHNOLOGIES - The LightSail 2 Solar Sailing Mission Summary — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4:15PM MT 

RESEARCH & ACADEMIA II 

Windform® XT 2.0 Use as 3U CubeSat Primary Structure 4:30PM MT 

— NASA Langley Research Center 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 (cont.) 

Weekday 

Technical 

Sessions 

LOCATION 

Taggart Student Center, 

Utah State University 

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

YEAR IN REVIEW BioSentinel: Mission Summary and Lessons Learned from the First

Deep Space Biology CubeSat Mission — NASAAmes Research Center 2:30PM MT 

MISSIONS AT SCALE HelioSwarm: The Swarm is the Observatory — NASA Ames Research Center 4:45PM MT 

5:00PM MT

Alternate 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 

SCIENCE / MISSION The Pandora SmallSat: Mission Overview — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center PAYLOADS 8:00AM MT 

Small Spacecraft Technology, A NASA Perspective FUTURE DIRECTIONS — NASA Headquarters / Space Technology Mission Directorate 11:00AM MT 

Towards a U.S. Framework for Continuity of Satellite Observations of 

Earth’s Climate and for Supporting Societal Resilience 11:30AM MT 

— NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

PROPULISION Extended Life Qualification of the Magnetically Shielded Miniature 1:45PM MT 

(MaSMi) Hall thruster — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

The Journey of the Lunar Flashlight Propulsion System from 2:15PM MT Launch Through End of Mission 

— NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

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Active Swarm Resiliency in the HelioSwarm Mission 

— NASAAmes Research Center 

An Overview of Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy at NASAAmes 

— NASAAmes Research Center 
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 

Space Networking Implementation for Lunar Operations COMMUNICATIONS — NASA Glenn Research Center Alternate

ADVANCED BRAINSTACK – A Platform for Artificial Intelligence & Machine 2:15PM MT TECHNOLOGIES I Learning Collaborative Experiments on a Nano-Satellite 

— NASAAmes Research Center, NASA Glenn Research Center 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 

GROUND SYSTEMS Space Station Operations Capabilities in a Shoebox: Marshall Space 

Flight Center’s Telescience Resource Kit —NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 8:15AM MT

NASA Operational Simulator for SmallSats (NOS3) – Design Reference 

NASA Independent Verification and Validation Mission — 9:00AM MT

ADVANCED 10:45AM MT TECHNOLOGIES II 

LOCATION 

Fieldhouse Stage /

NASA Hyperwall

Swifty 

Sessions https://smallsat.org/conference/swifties

Swifty Sessions 1 TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 9:45AM - 10:45AM MT

Signals-of-Opportunity Architecture and Technology for Earth Science Observations — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

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

Multi-Element Missions at Mars Enabled Through Small, Low-Cost Platforms and Delivery — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging – SmallSat Reliability — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

SelenITA Science Rationale: A Dual Lunar CubeSat Mission to Characterize the Near-Surface Electromagnetic 

Plasma Environment — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

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

Access to Space (ATS) Decision Tree (DT) for Science Payloads — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

Tailoring Early Concept Maturity Levels for Small Satellite Missions — NASAAmes Research Center 

TechEdSat 7, 10, 13, 15: Exo-brake Experiments on the ISS, First Virgin Orbit, and First Firefly-Alpha Test Flights

 — NASAAmes Research Center 

The Pandora SmallSat Mission to Characterize Exoplanets and Their Host Stars 

— NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASAAmes Research Center 

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NASA Space Launch System Cubesats: First Flight and Future 

Opportunities — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 
IN-PERSON LOCATION NASA Fieldhouse Stage / NASA Hyperwall Short 

Talks 

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 3:30PM - 4:30PM MT

NASA’s Strategic Framework – A Small Spacecraft Perspective

— Small Spacecraft Technology Program, NASA Headquarters 

Overview of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Small Satellite Activities — NASA Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters 

Conjunction Assessment Best Practices — Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters 

Class D SmallSat Mission Acquisition Considerations — Science Mission Directorate Explorers Program, NASA Headquarters 

SmallSats at Goddard Space Flight Center: Learning and Leaning Forward 

— Small Satellite and Special Projects Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

An Overview of Small Satellite Activities at NASA’s Glenn Research Center

— Space Science Project Office, NASA Glenn Research Center 

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

International Space Station (ISS) Trajectory and Satellite Deploy Operations 

— ISS Trajectory Operations and Planning Office Leidos / NASA Johnson Space Center 

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

Distributed Science Observatory Missions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

— JPL Center for SmallSat Development NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 3:30PM - 4:30PM MT

Lessons Learned from Additive Manufacturing during the Lunar Flashlight Mission 

— Exploration Systems Development Branch, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

TES-n/Nano-Orbital Workshop (NOW) Series: Advances in Cognitive Communication, Rapid Devices, and Artificial 

Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Flight Experiments — Engineering Directorate, NASAAmes Research Center 

NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Program’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator Mission Series

— Small Spacecraft Technology Program, NASAAmes Research Center 

The Flight Demonstration of an Ultra Low-Mass Small Spacecraft Solar Array 

— Office of the Chief Technologist, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

Distributed Systems Missions (DSM) and the NASA Operational Simulator for Small Satellites (NOS3) 

— Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

Athena: Technology Demonstration of an Earth Radiation Budget Sensorcraft — Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center 

Electrospray Thrusters for Smallsat Missions — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 

Starling Swarm Technology Mission Status and Extended Mission — Intelligent Systems Division, NASAAmes Research Center 

Designing Scalable Testbeds for Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy — Intelligent Systems Division, NASAAmes Research Center 

R5: Pathfinding Lean Development and Accelerating Payloads to Orbit — Engineering Directorate, NASA Johnson Space Center 

What’s New With F Prime Open Source Flight Software

— Small Scale Flight Software Group, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 

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Poster 

Sessions SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 WEEKEND POSTER Dedicated Viewing Time 

SESSION 1 10:15 - 11:00 AM; 3:30 - 4:15 PM 

A Multi-Sensor, Low Volume, Automated Culture System for Space Biology Experiments — NASAAmes Research Center 

A Framework for Multi-Agent Fault Reasoning in Swarm Satellite Systems — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 WEEKDAY POSTER Dedicated Viewing Time 

SESSION 1 9:45 - 10:45 AM 

A Reusable Framework for Fault Detection and Isolation in Small Satellites — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

An Autonomous Agent Framework for Constellation Missions: A Use Case for Predicting Atmospheric CO2 

— NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

NASA SpaceCube Next-Generation Artificial-Intelligence Computing for STP-H9-SCENIC on ISS 

— NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 WEEKDAY POSTER Dedicated Viewing Time 

SESSION 2 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Distributed Spacecraft Mission (DSM) Plume Design Reference Mission (DRM) Inter-satellite link Modeling,

Analysis and Simulation — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

Trajectory Planning and Control Status in Initial and Cruise Phase to Earth-Moon Lagrange Point for 6U 

CubeSat EQUULEUS — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

WEEKDAY POSTER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 Dedicated Viewing Time 

SESSION 3 9:45 - 10:45 AM 

COMPACT: Analogy-Based Cost Estimation for CubeSats — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

WEEKDAY POSTER THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 Dedicated Viewing Time 

SESSION 5 9:45 - 10:45 AM 

Pandora Payload Engineering for Exoplanet Astrophysics — NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

https://smallsat.org/conference/posters 

LOCATION 

Taggart Student Center, 

NASA Lounge 

NASA 

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

BOOTH # NASA Organization 

Booth 74 NASA Science Mission Directorate 

Booth 75 NASA SLS Secondary Payloads 

Booth 76 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

Booth 77 NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate 

Booth 78 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

Booth 79 NASAAdvanced Multi-Mission Operations System 

Booth 80 NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 

Booth 81 NASAAmes Research Center Engineering 

Booth 82 NASA Kennedy Space Center - Launch Services Program 

Exhibit 

Hours

 All exhibits are open: 

MON 11AM - 5PM 

TUES 9AM - 5PM 

WED 9AM - 5PM 

THUR 9AM -12PM 

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NASA 

Hyperwall 

LOCATION 

Fieldhouse Stage

All times outside of NASA Short Talks and Swifties 

Meet a NASA

 Program Executive / Project Manager 

NASA Small Spacecraft Programming 

LOCATION 

NASA Exhibit Lounge in the

Taggart Student Center 

Meet NASA program executives, program managers, and investigators engaged in 

NASA SmallSat efforts! Each day of the conference during select afternoon and 

morning breaks, NASA staff will be available in the NASA Exhibit Lounge to speak with you on 

topics listed below. No appointments needed. 

MONDAY, AUGUST 7 

3:30 - 4:30PM MT 

Access to Space and

Conjunction Assessment 

Danielle McCulloch 

Program Manager, Flight Opportunities Program 

Lauri Newman 

Conjunction Assessment Program Officer, 

Science Mission Directorate 

Norman Phelps

Launch Service Program, CSLI/ELaNa Lead 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

9:45AM – 10:45AM MT 

NASA Project Management 

John Hudeck 

Deputy Chief, Small Satellite and Special Projects Office 

Tom Johnson 

Project Manager, Astrophysics and Heliophysics Portfolios 

Matthew Napoli

Project Manager, BioSentinel 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 

9:45AM – 10:45AM MT 

NASA Science 

David Cheney

Program Executive, Heliophysics Division 

Rachele Cocks 

Program Executive, Astrophysics Division 

Florence Tan 

Deputy Chief Technologist, Science Mission Directorate 

Alan Zide 

Program Executive, Heliophysics Division 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10

9:45AM – 10:45AM MT 

NASA Mission /

Project Management 

Elwood Agasid

Deputy Program Manager, Small Spacecraft Technology Program 

Project Manager, Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System 

Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) 

Samuel Pedrotty

Project Manager, Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost 

high-Risk Research (R5) 

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