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Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2025
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Monday, May 5, 2025

10:00–11:40AM CDT

Radioisotope Power System: Overviews

Salon EF (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems

Session Chair: Carl E. Sandifer

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Mission Guidelines

SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Mitchell Rodriguez

Colonizing the Solar System with Fission Technology

Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Michael G. Houts

1:00–2:40PM CDT

Fission Surface Power: Component/Fabrication

Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Fission Surface Power

Session Chair: Mark Lefebvre|Alternate Chair: Robert Okojie

Radioisotope Power System: Plutonium-238 Production

Salon EF (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems

Session Chair: David Frate

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: CNTP Analysis

SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Jason Cassibry

Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Mission Guidelines

SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Will Grier

3:15–4:55PM CDT

Fission Surface Power Talks

Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Fission Surface Power

Session Chair: Tyler Steiner

Radioisotope Power System: Concepts

Salon EF (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems

Session Chair: Allen Guzik

Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Advanced Concepts

SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: David Manzella

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Talks: I

SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Jarvis Caffrey


Tuesday, May 6, 2025

10:00–11:40AM CDT

Fission Surface Power: System

Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Fission Surface Power

Session Chair: Gregory Fedor|Alternate Chair: Mark Lefebvre

Radioisotope Power System: Americium/Unicouples/Safety

Salon EF (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems

Session Chair: Lauren Clayman

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Concepts

SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Doug Burns

1:00–2:40PM CDT

Hot off the Shelf: NASA Procurement Methods for Commercial Radioisotope Power Systems

Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems

Session Chair: June Zakrajsek

Radioisotope Power System: Power Converters

Salon EF (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems

Session Chair: Colleen Van Lear

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: CNTP Testing

SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Joel Krakower

Tangential Technologies for Space Nuclear Propulsion Architectures

Panel|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Julia E. Cline

3:15–4:55PM CDT

Radioisotope Power System Talks

Salon EF (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems

Session Chair: Andrea Marchica

Nuclear Electric Propulsion Talks

Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Kurt Polzin

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Talks: II

SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Tim Duquette


Wednesday, May 7, 2025

10:00–11:40AM CDT

Radioisotope Power System: Thermoelectrics

Salon EF (Marriott)|Radioisotope Power Systems

Session Chairs: Chris Whiting, Emily Hsu

Enabling Technologies for Space Nuclear Applications: Latest Industry Achievements

Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Ron S. Faibish

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Testing

SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Jason Reynolds|Alternate Chair: Justin Milner

1:00–2:40PM CDT

Fission Surface Power: Testing

Salon EF (Marriott)|Fission Surface Power

Session Chair: Mark Lefebvre|Alternate Chair: Greg Fedor

Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Modeling

SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: George Williams

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Modeling I

SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: James Maddox

Recent Developments Related to Space Nuclear Systems

Panel|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Michael Schoenfeld|Alternate Chair: Harold Gerrish

3:15–4:55PM CDT

Fission Surface Power: Modeling

Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)|Fission Surface Power

Session Chair: Tyler Steiner|Alternate Chair: Robert Okojie

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Modeling II

Salon EF (Marriott)|Space Nuclear Propulsion

Session Chair: Elora Kurz

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