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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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OSTP memo guides space nuclear plan
A White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum released on Tuesday guides NASA, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense on their roles in deploying near-term space nuclear power.
This follows a series of NASA announcements last month—driven by the executive order “Ensuring American Space Superiority,” issued by Trump in December—including an ambitious timeline for establishing a moon base, which would rely on fission surface power (FSP) to survive the long lunar night at the moon’s south pole, and plans for a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) rocket to be launched in 2028.
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Salon A/B|Session Chair: Paul E. Cantonwine
Monday, October 10, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT
Adagio/Allegro|Session Chair: Cristina Munoz-Reja Ruiz
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|8:20–10:00AM EDT
Adagio/Allegro|Session Chair: Joshua T. White
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT
Salon A/B|Session Chair: Hyun-Gil Kim
Monday, October 10, 2022|1:30–3:10PM EDT
Salon A/B|Session Chair: Luke Olson
Monday, October 10, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT
Salon A/B|Session Chair: Zeses E. Karoutas
Salon A/B|Session Chair: Jonathan Wright
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|1:30–3:10PM EDT
Salon A/B|Session Chair: Martin Steinbrück
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT
Salon A/B|Session Chair: David Kamerman
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|8:20–10:00AM EDT
Salon A/B|Session Chair: Hyochan Kim
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|1:30–3:10PM EDT
Branle|Session Chair: Chao Wang
Branle|Session Chair: Ian Porter
Branle|Session Chair: Charlie Folsom
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT
Branle|Session Chair: Jack Galloway
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT
Branle|Session Chair: Aylin Kucuk
Branle|Session Chair: David Schrire
Salon A/B|Session Chair: Britta Helmersson
Adagio/Allegro|Session Chair: Jinzhao Zhang
Adagio/Allegro|Session Chair: Michelle Bales
Adagio/Allegro|Session Chair: Olivier Marchand
Branle|Session Chair: Ricardo Torres
Adagio/Allegro|Session Chair: Brady Hanson
Adagio/Allegro|Session Chair: Rose Montgomery
