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TODAY! NASA’s Big Science, Small Missions

16 June 2026

Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
1:00pm - 2:30pm

For Cosmic Origins at AAS, please visit the link below. 

https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/cosmic-origins/community/cosmic-origins-at-aas-248-june-2026

Splinter Session: NASA’s Big Science, Small Missions

Tuesday, June 16th, 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET, 10:00am -11:30am PT (Hybrid Session)

For remote participation, please look for the “Join the Session” link above the agenda on the Cosmic Origins at AAS website.

High-Impact Science
Smarter, Faster, Together

Agenda

Organizers: Swara Ravindranath (NASA/GSFC), Emily Witt (JHU)

TimeTopicSpeaker
10:00am ‑ 10:05amWelcomeSwara Ravindranath (NASA/GSFC)
10:05am ‑ 10:15amFORTIS Sounding RocketEmily Witt (JHU)
10:15am ‑ 10:25amBlackCAT CubeSatAbe Falcone (Pennsylvania State University)
10:25am ‑ 10:35amSunRISE CubeSat ConstellationJoseph Lazio (University of Michigan)
10:35am ‑ 10:45amSPHEREx Medium Explorer MissionRoberta Paladini (IPAC/Caltech)
10:45am ‑ 10:55am Landolt Pioneer MissionPeter Kurczynski (NASA/GSFC)
10:55am ‑ 11:05amNon-Traditional Path to MissionsSanchayeeta Borthakur (Arizona State University)
11:05am ‑ 11:10amBREAK
11:10am ‑ 11:30amPanel DiscussionSwara Ravindranath (NASA/GSFC, moderator) Panelists: Drew Miles (Caltech), Pablo Saz Parkinson (NASA HQ), Joseph Lazio (University of Michigan), Abe Falcone (Pennsylvania State University), David Ardila (JPL)
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The 248th Meeting of the AAS

The 248th AAS meeting (joint with the High Energy Astrophysics and the Laboratory Astrophysics Divisions) will be held 14-18 June 2026 in Pasadena, California.

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