2024 NASA Short Talks Session:
NASA Leadership Panel – Opportunities for the SmallSat Community
Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Streamed live from the Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah.
Description: NASA and its partners are deeply engaged in every aspect of small spacecraft mission concept design, development, and operations. We harness our interests and capabilities to promote small spacecraft as innovative and adaptable platforms that contribute to the agency’s goals for exploration, scientific return, and workforce development. Join a panel of NASA leaders from the Science Mission Directorate, Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Space Operations Mission Directorate as they discuss how NASA collaborates to define capability needs and investment strategies that enable funding opportunities for the small spacecraft community. An active dialogue with conference attendees is encouraged.
MODERATOR – Florence Tan, Chair, Small Spacecraft Coordination Group, Deputy Chief Technologist, NASA Science Mission Directorate
Panelists:
- Liam Cheney, Mission Manager, Launch Services Program, NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate (slides 4 and 5 of Moderator – Florence Tan presentation)
- Rachele Cocks, Chair, Small Spacecraft Working Group, Science Mission Directorate and Program Executive, Astrophysics Division, NASA Science Mission Directorate (slides 6 and 7 of Moderator – Florence Tan presentation)
- Christopher Baker, Program Executive, Small Spacecraft Technology Program and Flight Opportunities Program, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate