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Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026)
Schedule Timeline

Monday — April 27, 2026
2:00PM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk Open From 2:00 pm-7:00 pm
Gem City Ballroom Foyer
2:00PM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit Set Up From 2:00–5:00 pm
Gem City Ballroom
2:00PM
Workshops
Consensus Standards For Radioisotope Heat And Power Sources Workshop: The Key To Industry Innovation And Success
Meeting Room 302/303/304
5:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Keynote Sessions
Opening Plenary
Exhibit Hall C
6:00PM
Other Events
Opening Reception In The Exhibit Hall
Gem City Ballroom
Tuesday — April 28, 2026
7:00AM
Breaks and meals
Continental Breakfast
Gem City Ballroom
7:00AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk Open From 7:00 am-5:00 pm
Gem City Ballroom Foyer
7:00AM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit Open From 7:00 am–4:00 pm
Gem City Ballroom
8:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Opening Panel - Critical Challenges To The Near-Term Deployment Of Space Nuclear Systems
Room 305
Experiments Supporting NTP
Room 306
Opening Panel - SNPP Launch Approval Processes For Civil, Commercial, And Military Applications
Room 302/303/304
9:20AM
Breaks and meals
Networking Break
Gem City Ballroom
10:10AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Next Gen And F-5R Progress
Room 302/303/304
Nuclear Propulsion R&D
Room 306
Opening Panel - Scaling The Nuclear Space Renaissance
Room 305
11:30AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Keynote Sessions
Lunch/Plenary 1
Exhibit Hall C
1:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Fission Power Lightning Talks
Room 302/303/304
Analytics & Modeling Lightning Talks
Room 305
Space Nuclear Safety And Policy Lightning Talks
Room 306
2:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Looking Forward To Future Fission Power Needs
Room 302/303/304
Opening Panel - Lessons Learned From Past Programs
Room 305
Reactor Safety And Policy
Room 306
3:20PM
Breaks and meals
Networking Break
Gem City Ballroom
4:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Keynote Sessions
Keynote Speaker
TBD
5:00PM
Other Events
Student Reception
Exhibit Hall C
Wednesday — April 29, 2026
7:00AM
Breaks and meals
Continental Breakfast
Gem City Ballroom
7:00AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk Open From 7:00 am-5:00 pm
Gem City Ballroom Foyer
7:00AM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit Open From 7:00 am–4:00 pm
Gem City Ballroom
8:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Evaluating Impacts Of Lunar Reactors
Room 302/303/304
Infrastructure And System Support Strategies
Room 305
Safety And Legal Considerations For Space Nuclear Power
Room 306
9:20AM
Breaks and meals
Networking Break
Gem City Ballroom
10:10AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Status Of Active RPS Programs
Room 302/303/304
System And Radiological Implications Of Lunar Reactors
Room 305
Enabling Missions To Mars And Beyond
Room 306
11:30AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Keynote Sessions
Lunch/Plenary 2
Exhibit Hall C
1:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
NTP Lightning Talks
Room 302/303/304
Advanced Concepts and Radiation Lightning Talks
Room 305
Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases Lightning Talks
Room 306
2:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Americium-241 RPS Developments
Room 302/303/304
Executive Panel - Supporting Technologies for Space Nuclear Applications
Room 305
Past, Current, and Future Missions
Room 306
3:20PM
Breaks and meals
Networking Break
Gem City Ballroom
4:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Keynote Sessions
Keynote Speaker
TBD
5:00PM
Other Events
Evening Reception
Gem City Ballroom
Thursday — April 30, 2026
7:00AM
Breaks and meals
Continental Breakfast
Gem City Ballroom
7:00AM
Registration/Help Desk Hours
Registration/Help Desk Open From 7:00 am-5:00 pm
Gem City Ballroom Foyer
7:00AM
Exhibit Hours
Exhibit Open From 7:00 am–1:00 pm
Gem City Ballroom
8:00AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Testing and Evaluation Of Critical Matierals
Room 302/303/304
Thermal Management and Conversion in RTGs
Room 305
Evaluating the Enabling Power of Nuclear
Room 306
9:20AM
Breaks and meals
Networking Break
Gem City Ballroom
10:10AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Enhanced Thermal Management with Heat Pipes
Room 302/303/304
Space Reactor Neutronics And Radiation Analysis
Room 306
Executive Panel - An International Perspective on Space Nuclear Power R&D, Industrialisation, Missions and Applications
Room 305
11:30AM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Keynote Sessions
Lunch/Plenary 3
Exhibit Hall C
1:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Energy Conversion Lightning Talks
Room 302/303/304
Space Reactor Technology Lightning Talks
Room 306
Materials Processing Lightning Talks
Room 305
2:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Technical Sessions
Alternative Production And Radioisotope Fuel Designs For Stirling
Room 302/303/304
Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Room 305
RPS Fuels & Systems Lightning Talks
Room 306
3:20PM
Breaks and meals
Networking Break
Gem City Ballroom
4:00PM
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2026) Keynote Sessions
Keynote Speaker
Exhibit Hall C
6:00PM
Other Events
Banquet (Offsite)
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Friday — May 1, 2026
7:15AM
Tours
University Of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) Tour
TBD
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