AMS 2026 Program plus Download Links

 

Time (CST)Paper TitleSession Chair / Presenting AuthorAffiliationFile Download
Tuesday May 12, 2026
18h00 - 20h00CHECK-IN AND REFRESHMENTS - South Hall Main Entrance
DAY-1: Wednesday May 13, 2026
All Sessions are in Ballrooms 1 & 2
07h00Presenters' Breakfast,
Meeting Room 1
08h00CHECK-IN -
South Hall Main Entrance
08h10INTRODUCTORY REMARKSJonathan Wood, General ChairLockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
David E. Eddleman, Host ChairNASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
Lisa Bates, Director of EngineeringNASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
Session I: DEPLOYABLESBen NicklessNASA Langley Research CenterTop Of Page
08h30Deployable Nose Landing Gear for Reusable Orbital Re-Entry VehicleBiju PrasadIndian Space Research Organisationprasad.pdf
09h00Design and Spaceflight Qualification of the Large Area Membrane Deployable AntennaTrey QuillerMMA Spacequiller.pdf
09h30Lessons Learned from In-Orbit Deployment Dynamics of a Large Solar ArrayAmit KambojU R Rao Satellite Centrekamboj.pdf
10h00A Tensioning and Deployment Mechanism for Thin Membrane Inflatable Lenticular Reflectors in SpaceAman ChandraSteward Observatory, University of Arizonachandra.pdf
10h3030 min Break
11h00Development and Qualification of Deployment Mechanisms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Antennas Onboard Small SatellitesCarlos Ramos GutiérrezArquimeagutierrez.pdf
11h30Deployable Contamination Cover for the IDEX Dust Mass SpectrometerChip BollendonkLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)bollendonk.pdf
12h00Lunch: Lunch for AMS Attendees
Session II: LAUNCH VEHICLESLionel GaillardESA/ESTECTop Of Page
13h00Emergency Egress Release and Braking System Testing Lessons LearnedNicholas BarlowRS&Hbarlow.pdf
13h30Compliant One-Way Valve for Payload Fairing VentingJohann WaesleBeyond Gravity Switzerlandweasle.pdf
14h0015 min Break
Session III: RELEASE MECHANISMSClaef HakunNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterTop Of Page
14h15An Analytical Approach to Predicting Separation Kinematics of Linear Shaped Charge Stage Separation SystemGrady LynchLockheed Martin Spacelynch.pdf
14h45Resolution of the CODEX Aperture Door AnomalyJason BudinoffVisioneering Space Corpbudinoff.pdf
15h15Performance Issues, Run-In Testing, and Lessons Learned with EBAD Pin PullersCharles FisherLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics fisher.pdf
15h4530 min Break
SESSION IV: POSTER SESSION PREVIEWMark BalzerNASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTop Of Page
A rapid fire session of poster papers. Each presenter will give their best 5-minute pitch and attendees can follow up at the reception or other time.
16h15Additive Manufacturing of Flywheel Mass for Reaction WheelsDimitri AlbertRockwell Collins Deutschland GmbHkohnen.pdf
16h20Development of a Compact, Planar, Spring Finger Latching Hinge for Small SatellitesLogan AlthoffLockheed Martin Spacealthoff.pdf
16h25Development and Qualification of Harmonic Drive® Gears with Customer Specific Ratios for Aerospace Applications: Design Challenges and Performance AssessmentInigo Ruiz de Velasco NebotHarmonic Drive SEnebot.pdf
16h30Design and Testing of an Origami-based Deployable Telescope SystemPhilip KlockeBrigham Young Universityklocke.pdf
16h35Detection of Axis‑of‑Rotation Variations in Spaceflight Mechanisms Using Encoder Alignment DataJohn BeasleyQuantic BEIbeasley.pdf
16h40Development of a Unit-Level Vibration Qualification Test for Small Satellite Solar Array Drive MechanismsJeremy HawkeUTIAS Space Flight Laboratoryhawke.pdf
16h45Design and Testing of a Thruster Pointing Mechanism (TPM-250) for Deep Space and IOS NanosatsFreddie WilliamsAVS UKfouto.pdf
16h50Lessons Learned from Designing and Qualifying a Zero-Lever-Arm Deployable Siderostat with a Release Nut HDRMGuillem Quintana BuilDcubedbuil.pdf
16h55Development of a Novel Bistable Kresling Origami Telescope BaffleBrennan ChungSandia National Labschung.pdf
17h00 - 22h00RECEPTION - Ballroom 4Component suppliers display current products and provide tutorials, Poster Papers are displayed, Robotics Team demonstrations, and a buffet meal.
DAY-2: Thursday May 14, 2026
07h30Presenters' Breakfast,
Meeting Room 1
Session V: DOCKINGTerry NienaberNASA Langley Research CenterTop Of Page
08h30Design and Development of a Novel Deployable Lever Based Rigidization Mechanism with Self Hold Down Feature for Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX)Abhishek KumarU R Rao Satellite Centre kapoor.pdf
09h00Design, Development, and Test of the Advanced Apollo Orbital Assembly SystemMarc JarmulowiczDynamic Concepts LLC, an Astrion subsidiaryjarmulowicz.pdf
09h30The NASA Docking System- Block 2: Changes and Challenges for Lunar explorationKarl KeiserOnyx Aerospacekeiser.pdf
10h0030 min Break
Session VI: THE STU LOEWENTHAL TRIBOLOGY SESSIONLance LiningerLockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CATop Of Page
10h30Radiation-Conditioned Ti–hBN Coatings for Space Mechanisms: Bridging Tribology and Irradiation Effects from Laboratory to Low-Earth OrbitAbhijith SukumaranFlorida International Universitysukumaran.pdf
11h00PFAS-Free Ionic Liquid Lubricants for Space MechanismsRomán de la PresillaKTH Royal Institute of Technologyde_la_presilla.pdf
11h30Development of a Micro-Torque Measurement System for Characterizing Novel Materials in Miniature Space BearingsJuan BoschAkron Engineering Tribology Laboratorybosch.pdf
12h00Lunch: Lunch for AMS Attendees
Session VII: INSTRUMENTSLouise JanduraNASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTop Of Page
13h00RSI100-220/60 Qualification StatusBen KohnenRockwell Collins Deutschland GmbHkohnen2.pdf
13h30Development of the DrACO Sample Delivery CarouselDavid YuHoneybee Robotics, a Blue Origin Companyyu.pdf
14h00Development of the MMX P-SMP Sample Return Hold and Release MechanismSherman LamHoneybee Robotics, a Blue Origin Companylam.pdf
14h3030 min Break
Session VIII: ACTUATORS & GIMBALSJustin ScheidlerNASA Glenn Research CenterTop Of Page
15h00Development of 3-Axes Advanced Electrical Propulsion Pointing Mechanisms (APPMAX3)Paul JanuBeyond Gravity Austriajanu.pdf
15h30Design and Test of the VIPER Mobility ActuatorsAlexander SobeyNASA Johnson Space Centersobey.pdf
16h00Development and Testing of a Low LoS Disturbance Antenna Gimbal Subsystem: Investigation and Lessons LearnedAndy KeeganSierra Spacekeegan.pdf
16h30SPECIAL PRESENTATION – Returning Humans to the Moon: HLS Program OverviewKent Chojnacki, HLS Deputy Program ManagerMarshall Space Flight Center
18h00 - 22h30BANQUET - Space & Rocket CenterDinner and entertainment under a Saturn V launch vehicle from the Apollo era.
DAY-3: Friday May 15, 2026
07h30Presenters' Breakfast,
Meeting Room 1
Session IX: SPACE EXPLORATIONNicolas HaddadNASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTop Of Page
08h30Orientation Mechanism for the Mars Sample Return Mission Capture and Containment Return SystemWalter SmithNASA Goddard Space Flight Centresmith.pdf
09h00Development and Qualification Testing of the “Beresheet” Lunar Lander Landing GearNadav Zimron-PolitiIsrael Aerospace Industrieszimron-politi.pdf
09h30ExoMars Landing Leg Mechanism Development and QualificationKevin Picton and
Aiala Artiagoitia Carlos		Senerpicton.pdf
10h00LISTER Coiled Tubing Deployable Boom and Lunar Pneumatic Drill – Development Challenges and Flight PerformancePeter NgoHoneybee Roboticsngo.pdf
10h3030 min Break
11h00Sample Retrieval Lander VECTOR – Vertically Ejected, Controlled Tip-Off ReleaseAlex BielawiecNASA JPLbielawiec.pdf
11h30The Return to the Moon: Highlights of the Artemis II mission from an SLS PerspectiveJohn Blevins, SLS Chief EngineerMarshall Space Flight Center
12h00TECHNICAL SESSIONS CONCLUSIONJonathan WoodLockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
Herzl Award Presentation
12h30Lunch: Lunch for AMS Attendees
TOURS
13h30Busses depart Convention Center for symposium tours
17h00Approximate time busses return to Convention Center