2025 Session 1
Session 1: State-of-the-Art (Buses & Boosters)
Date: 25 June 2025 11:00 AM - 3:10 PM EDT
Purpose: To review the state-of-the-art and current commercial advances in small payload buses and launch vehicles.
| Time (EDT) | Min | Topic | Presenter | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00-11:02 | 2 | Opening & Welcome | Tom Maultsby | SPRSA |
| 11:02-11:10 | 8 | Session Opening/Session Chairs Part A Part B | Bruce Yost Dan Lim | NASA ARC Xtenti |
| PART A - PAYLOAD BUSES | ||||
| 11:10-11:20 | 10 | Moderator Overview & Presentation | Luis Santos | NASA GSFC |
| 11:20-11:30 | 10 | TBD | Henry Martin | Blue Canyon Technologies |
| 11:30-11:40 | 10 | TBD | Alessandro Balossino | Argo Technology Group |
| 11:40-11:50 | 10 | TBD | Mitchell Scher | Loft Orbital |
| 11:50-12:00 | 10 | TBD | Robert Zee | SFL |
| 12:00-12:10 | 10 | TBD | Presenter | TBD |
| 12:10-12:40 | 30 | Moderator - Town Hall Discussions & Q&As | Luis Santos | NASA GSFC |
| 12:40-12:55 | 15 | Part A Summary | Luis Santos | NASA GSFC |
| 12:55 - 1:00 | 5 | Part A Closing | Bruce Yost | NASA ARC |
| PART B - LAUNCH VEHICLES | ||||
| 1:00-1:10 | 10 | Moderator Overview & Presentation | Moderator | TBD |
| 1:10-1:20 | 10 | TBD | Laura Maginnis | Blue Origin |
| 1:20-1:30 | 10 | TBD | Israel Figueroa | Firefly |
| 1:30-1:40 | 10 | TBD | Brian Rogers Asher Best | Rocket Lab |
| 1:40-1:50 | 10 | TBD | Devon Papandrew | Stoke |
| 1:50-2:00 | 10 | TBD | Presenter | TBD |
| 2:00-2:30 | 30 | Town Hall Discussions & Q&As/Moderator | Moderator | TBD |
| 2:30-2:45 | 15 | Part B Summary | Moderator | TBD |
| 2:45-3:00 | 15 | Part Closing | Dan Lim | Xtenti |
| CLOSING & SECOND SESSION OVERVIEW | ||||
| 3:00-3:10 | 10 | Session 1 Closing & Session 2 Overview | Bruce Yost Dan Lim | NASA ARC Xtenti |
