Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025)
Schedule Timeline
Sunday — May 4, 2025
12:00PM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit Set Up from 12:00 –6:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
3:00PM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 3:00–7:00 pm
Marriott Foyer
6:00PM
Tour & Events
Opening Reception
Grand Ballroom ABCD
6:00PM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit from 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
Monday — May 5, 2025
7:00AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am–4:00 pm
Marriott Foyer
7:00AM
Meals and Breaks
Continental Breakfast from 7:00–8:00 am
Grand Ballroom ABCD
7:00AM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit from 7:00 am –4:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
8:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Plenary Sessions
Opening Plenary
Space & Rocket Center Auditorium
9:30AM
Meals and Breaks
Networking Break from 9:30–10:00 am
Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)
10:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical 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
Meals and Breaks
Lunch from 11:40 am–1:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
1:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical 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
Meals and Breaks
Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)
3:15PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical 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
Tour & Events
Student Reception: Tea and Treats with Mentors
Hubble
Tuesday — May 6, 2025
7:00AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am–4:00 pm
Marriott Foyer
7:00AM
Meals and Breaks
Continental Breakfast from 7:00–8:00 am
Grand Ballroom ABCD
7:00AM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit from 7:00 am –4:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
8:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Plenary Sessions
Plenary II
Space & Rocket Center Auditorium
9:30AM
Meals and Breaks
Networking Break from 9:30–10:00 am
Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)
10:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical 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
Meals and Breaks
Lunch from 11:40 am–1:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
1:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical 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
Meals and Breaks
Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)
3:15PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical 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
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00 am–4:00 pm
Marriott Foyer
7:00AM
Meals and Breaks
Continental Breakfast from 7:00–8:00 am
Grand Ballroom ABCD
7:00AM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit from 7:00 am –1:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
8:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Plenary Sessions
Plenary III
Space & Rocket Center Auditorium
9:30AM
Meals and Breaks
Networking Break from 9:30–10:00 am
Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)
10:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical 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
Meals and Breaks
Lunch from 11:40 am–1:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
1:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical 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)
1:00PM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit Teardown from 1:00 pm –4:00 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD
2:40PM
Meals and Breaks
Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm
Grand Ballroom ABCD (Huntsville Marriott) and Foyer (Space and Rocket Center)
3:15PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2025) Technical Sessions
Fission Surface Power: Modeling
Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Modeling II
Salon EF (Marriott)
6:00PM
Tour & Events
Banquet
Saturn V Hall
Thursday — May 8, 2025
9:15AM
Tour & 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