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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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A year in orbit: ISS deployment tests radiation detectors for future space missions
The predawn darkness on a cool Florida night was shattered by the ignition of nine Merlin engines on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The thrust of the engines shook the ground miles away. From a distance, the rocket appeared to slowly rise above the horizon. For the cargo onboard, the launch was anything but gentle, as the ignition of liquid oxygen generated more than 1.5 million pounds of force. After the rocket had been out of sight for several minutes, the booster dramatically returned to Earth with several sonic booms in a captivating show of engineering designed to make space travel less expensive and more sustainable.
General Chair:
Tom Brown (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Assistant General Chair and Marketing Chair:
Daniel Boyette (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Media Fusion)
Program Chair:
Mike Houts (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Assistant Technical Program Chair:
Peter Ma
Technical Tours Chair/Local Area Liaison:
Harold Gerrish
Sponsorship Chair:
Chris Robinson
Student Co-Chairs:
Saroj Kumar
Emily Moon
Administrative Chair:
Nelson Gay
Committee Members:
Taylor Goodwin
Kirk Pierce
Shawn McEniry
Todd Cannon
Jena Rowe
Jason Reynolds
Technical Programs:
Julia Cline (LaRC)
Erofili Kardoulaki (LANL)
Sebastian Corbisiero (INL)
Diane Ezell (ORNL)
Jamelle Williams (MSFC) (MSFC)
Jason Reynolds (MSFC)
Lee Mason (GRC)
Andy Presby (GRC)
Lindsay Kaldon (GRC)
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