TODAY! NASA’s Big Science, Small Missions

Cosmic Origins… Cosmic Origins Community TODAY! NASA’s Big Science,… About CommunityExecutive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources 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) American Astronomical Society 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. Learn More American Astronomical Society (AAS) News Straight to Your Inbox Subscribe to your community email news list We will never share your email address. Privacy Policy " /> --> Sign Up The post TODAY! NASA’s Big Science, Small Missions appeared first on NASA Science.