Orbital Science on Hosted Platforms (ancillary meeting at AGU)
Sunday December 8, 2024
1:00 – 6:00 PM
Westin Washington, DC Downtown
999 9th St NW
Potomac Salon 1
This community discussion will bring together stakeholders from various sectors—space agencies, commercial companies, academia, and potential payload developers (scientists and technologists) —to explore and discuss opportunities for collaboration and innovation in the use of hosted payloads on orbital platforms. NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program has recently expanded into orbital platforms. Vendors on this new contract will present their capabilities and we invite scientists and mission managers to discuss opportunities and obstacles to wider adoption for science missions. Goals for the discussion include soliciting community input to help NASA more effectively use hosted platforms for science.
Sponsored by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Programs Office
Point of Contact: Florence Tan florence.w.tan@nasa.gov
Sunday Dec 8 13:00 – 18:00 PM Potomac Salon 1 Westin Washington, 999 9th St NW Washington DC | |||
Time | Orbital Science on Hosted Platforms (ancillary meeting at AGU) | Moderator/ Speaker | Panelists |
12:00 - 13:00 | Check-in | All | |
13:00 - 13:05 | Welcome | Florence Tan Carolyn Mercer | |
13:05 - 13:15 | Overview: Objectives, motivation, and anticipated benefits of hosted platforms | Peg Luce | |
13:15 - 14:15 | NASA Science Mission Directorate PE/PM Perspective: Utility of Hosted Platforms | Carolyn Mercer | Alan Zide (Heliophysics) Bob Connerton (Earth Science Technology) Lucien Cox (Astrophysics) Mike Kaszyca (Earth Systems Science Pathfinder) |
14:15 - 14:30 | Networking Break | ||
14:30 - 15:15 | Government Programmatic Perspective: Unique Challenges and Success Factors, Lessons Learned from Utilization of Hosted Payloads | Bob Connerton | Danielle McCulloch (NASA Flight Opportunities) Alex Maag (Space Test Program - STP) Robert Plunket (Aerospace/STP) Michael Obland (ESD ISS Missions) Byron Knight (NRO/AS&T) |
15:15 - 16:15 | Industry Perspective: NASA Flight Opportunities Contracted Vendor Capabilities & Discussion | Danielle McCulloch | Chris Biddy (Astro Digital) Mitchell Scher (Loft Orbital) Jason Garvey (Momentus Space) Richard French (Rocket Lab) Kris Lindner (Spire Global) Keith Thompson (Terran Orbital) Eric Lasker (Varda Space Industries) |
16:15 - 16:30 | Networking Break | ||
16:30 - 17:20 | Science Mission Team Perspective: Advancing Science with Hosted Payloads: Needs, Challenges, and Keys to Success | Florence Tan | Juan Carlos Martinez Oliveros (HPD - PADRE) Peter Pilewskie (ESD - LIBERA, TSIS-1) Eric Roback (ESD - TEMPO) Keith Gendreau (APD - NICER) |
17:15 - 17:45 | Open Discussion: Bridging the Gap: How best can NASA use Hosted Payloads to advance Science? | All | Open Discussion - all perspectives |
17:45 - 18:00 | Recap and Next Steps | Florence Tan | |
