2nd Planetary CubeSat Science Symposium

September 26, 2017
Sponsored by PCSI, the Planetary CubeSat Science Institute
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Building 36

Registration is now closed.

Logistical information
Posters

Session 1: Opportunities and Challenges

8:00-8:30am
8:30-8:35am
8:35-8:45am
8:45-8:50am
8:50-9:15am
9:15-9:30am
9:30-9:45am
9:45-10:00am
10:00-10:15am
10:15-10:45am
Welcome and local arrangements
Opening remarks
PCSI aims and objectives
Cubesats in 2050
Launching cubesats: rideshare and ESPA
GSFC Small Sat Office
Planetary protection
Q&A; discussion
Break
Morning coffee
C. Nixon, GSFC
C. Hartmann/P. Mahaffy,
GSFC
B. Lakew, GSFC
D. Schurr, NASA HQ
R. Caffrey, GSFC
T. Johnson, GSFC
C. Conley, NASA HQ
 

Session 2: Science concepts and Missions

10:45-11:00am
11:00-11:15am
11:15-11:30am
11:30-11:45am
11:45-12:00pm
12:00-12:15pm
12:15-1:30
Lunar Flashlight: Illuminating the Moon's South
Pole
BOLAS: Bi-sat Observations of the Lunar Atmosphere above Swirls
Cupid's Arrow
CUVE
APEX: Apophis Probe Experiment
Q&A; discussion
Lunch
B. Cohen, GSFC
T. Stubbs, GSFC
J. Baker, JPL
V. Cottini, UMD
J. Plescia, APL
 
 

Session 3: Technologies and Subsystems

1:30-1:45pm
1:45-2:00pm
2:00-2:15pm
2:15-2:30pm
2:30-2:45pm
2:45-3:00pm
3:00-3:30
Cubesat buses and architectures
Cubesat propulsion systems
Cubesat communications
Mass spectrometers for Cubesats
Cubesat cameras
Q&A; discussion
Break
C. Goodloe, GSFC
K. Parker, GSFC
J. Baker, JPL
N. Paschalidis, GSFC
D. Dufour, INO
 
 

3:30-5:00pm
POSTERS
 

Technical Program Committee:

Conor Nixon (GSFC, Chair)
Valeria Cottini (UMD)
Nicolas Gorius (CUA)
Michael Johnson (GSFC)
Brook Lakew (GSFC)
Tim Livengood (UMD)
Tim Stubbs (GSFC)
Sabrina Thompson (GSFC)

Website: Lori Tyahla and Karen Smale

Administrative Support: Jocelyn Lynch, Leslie Clare, Rita Melvin, Theresa Wirth