Monday, August 3rd, 2020

View the Recorded NASA Town Hall Proceedings

Welcome
Bruce Yost, Director, Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (S3VI), NASA Ames Research Center

Opening Remarks
Walter Engelund, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

Organizational Updates and Status

Small Spacecraft Coordination Group (SSCG)
Florence Tan, Chair SSCG, Deputy Chief Technologist, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

Space Technology Mission Directorate
Christopher Baker, Program Executive, Small Spacecraft Technology and Flight Opportunities Programs, NASA Headquarters

Small Spacecraft Technology Program
Roger Hunter, Program Manager, NASA Ames Research Center

Flight Opportunities Program
John Kelly, Program Manager, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

Advanced Exploration Systems
Andres Martinez, Program Executive, NASA Ames Research Center

Science Mission Directorate
•    Astrophysics Division — ​Michael Garcia, Astrophysics SmallSats Program Scientist, NASA Headquarters
•    Earth Science Technology Office — ​Sachidananda R. Babu, Program Manager, In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST), NASA Headquarters
•    Planetary Science Division — ​Carolyn Mercer, Program Executive, Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx), NASA Headquarters
•    Heliophysics Division — ​Dan Moses, Chief Technologist, NASA Headquarters
•    Biological and Physical Sciences Division — ​Craig Kundrot, Director, NASA Headquarters
•    SMD Rideshare Office — ​Aly Mendoza-Hill, SMD Rideshare Lead, NASA Headquarters

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) /
Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR)
Bruce Cogan, Lead SBIR/STTR, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

CubeSat Launch Initiative
Scott Higginbotham, LSP CSLI/ELaNa Lead, NASA Kennedy Space Center

Question & Answer Session Details / Recorded NASA Town Hall

A question and answer (Q&A) session will be held during the last 30 minutes of the NASA Town Hall.
Please type your question(s) in the Q&A section at the bottom right of the WebEx window. You may submit questions at any time during the Town Hall. Please be sure to indicate the speaker for whom your question is intended by using the drop down menu of speaker names. Questions will be held until the end of the last presentation. The moderator will select and read aloud questions for the speaker panel.

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