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Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2025

Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2025
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Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Sunday — May 4, 2025
12:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Exhibit Set Up from 12:00 –6:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Exhibit Hours
3:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 3:00–7:00 pm (Marriott Foyer) — Registration/Help Desk Hours
6:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Opening Reception (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Tour & Events
  • Exhibit from 6:00 - 8:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Exhibit Hours
Monday — May 5, 2025
7:00AM CDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast from 7:00–8:00 am (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Meals and Breaks
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am–4:00 pm (Marriott Foyer) — Registration/Help Desk Hours
  • Exhibit from 7:00 am –4:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Exhibit Hours
8:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Opening Plenary (Space & Rocket Center Auditorium)
9:30AM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 9:30–10:00 am (Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)) — Meals and Breaks
10:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Radioisotope Power System: Overviews (Salon EF (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Mission Guidelines (SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center))
  • Colonizing the Solar System with Fission Technology (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
11:40AM CDT
    Events
  • Lunch from 11:40 am–1:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Meals and Breaks
1:00PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power: Component/Fabrication (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
  • Radioisotope Power System: Plutonium-238 Production (Salon EF (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: CNTP Analysis (SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center))
  • Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Mission Guidelines (SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center))
2:40PM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)) — Meals and Breaks
3:15PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power Talks (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
  • Radioisotope Power System: Concepts (Salon EF (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Advanced Concepts (SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Talks: I (SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center))
5:30PM CDT
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  • Student Reception: Tea and Treats with Mentors (Hubble) — Tour & Events
Tuesday — May 6, 2025
7:00AM CDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast from 7:00–8:00 am (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Meals and Breaks
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am–4:00 pm (Marriott Foyer) — Registration/Help Desk Hours
  • Exhibit from 7:00 am –4:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Exhibit Hours
8:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Plenary II (Space & Rocket Center Auditorium)
9:30AM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 9:30–10:00 am (Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)) — Meals and Breaks
10:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power: System (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
  • Radioisotope Power System: Americium/Unicouples/Safety (Salon EF (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Concepts (SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center))
11:40AM CDT
    Events
  • Lunch from 11:40 am–1:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Meals and Breaks
1:00PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Hot off the Shelf: NASA Procurement Methods for Commercial Radioisotope Power Systems (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
  • Radioisotope Power System: Power Converters (Salon EF (Marriott))
  • Tangential Technologies for Space Nuclear Propulsion Architectures (SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: CNTP Testing (SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center))
2:40PM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)) — Meals and Breaks
3:15PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Radioisotope Power System Talks (Salon EF (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Electric Propulsion Talks (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Talks: II (SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center))
Wednesday — May 7, 2025
7:00AM CDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast from 7:00–8:00 am (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Meals and Breaks
  • Exhibit from 7:00 am –1:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Exhibit Hours
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am–4:00 pm (Marriott Foyer) — Registration/Help Desk Hours
8:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Plenary III (Space & Rocket Center Auditorium)
9:30AM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 9:30–10:00 am (Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)) — Meals and Breaks
10:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Radioisotope Power System: Thermoelectrics (Salon EF (Marriott))
  • Enabling Technologies for Space Nuclear Applications: Latest Industry Achievements (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Testing (SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center))
11:40AM CDT
    Events
  • Lunch from 11:40 am–1:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Meals and Breaks
1:00PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power: Testing (Salon EF (Marriott))
  • Recent Developments Related to Space Nuclear Systems (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Modeling I (SPOC B (Space & Rocket Center))
  • Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Modeling (SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center))
    Events
  • Exhibit Teardown from 1:00 pm –4:00 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD) — Exhibit Hours
2:40PM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm (Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)) — Meals and Breaks
3:15PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power: Modeling (Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott))
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Modeling II (Salon EF (Marriott))
6:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Banquet (Saturn V Hall) — Tour & Events
Thursday — May 8, 2025
9:15AM CDT
    Events
  • USSRC Tour (Sold Out) (Meet in the Huntsville Marriott lobby by 9:15 am - the busses will be departing promptly by 9:30 am) — Tour & Events
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