2026 Program
April 14-16, 2026
*All times listed are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and are subject to change
7:30AM-10:00AM
Check in & Breakfast
10:15AM–12:00PM:
Session 1: Core Spacecraft Hardware & Mechanisms
12:00PM-1:00PM: Lunch
1:00PM–2:00PM:
Session 2: Environmental Engineering, Radiation & Reliability
2:00PM-3:00PM: Lab Tours
3:00PM–4:45PM:
Session 3: Communications Systems & Onboard Architectures
6:00PM–10:00PM: Networking Dinner at The Hub, SLO
8:00AM-10:00AM
Check in & Breakfast
10:15AM–12:30PM:
Session 4: Science Payloads & Advanced Instrumentation
12:30PM-1:30PM: Lunch
1:30PM–2:45PM:
Session 5: Deployment, Simulation & Strategic Scaling
2:45PM–4:00PM:
Poster Session
4:00PM–5:30PM:
Session 6: Mission Operations, Software & Autonomy
8:00AM-10:00AM
Check in & Breakfast
10:00AM–11:45AM:
Session 7: Mission Design, Integration & Flight Demonstrations
11:45AM-1:45PM:
Career Fair
6:30PM-8:30PM: Farmer’s Market