AMS 2026 Program

Time (CST)	Paper Title	Session Chair / Presenting Author	Affiliation
	Tuesday May 12, 2026
18h00 - 20h00	CHECK-IN - South Hall Main Entrance

	DAY-1: Wednesday May 13, 2026 All Sessions are in Ballrooms 1 & 2
07h00 CST	Presenters' Breakfast
08h00	CHECK-IN AND REFRESHMENTS
08h10	INTRODUCTORY REMARKS	Jonathan Wood, General Chair	Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
		David E. Eddleman, Host Chair	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
		TBD	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
	Session I: DEPLOYABLES	TBD	TBD	Top Of Page
08h30	Deployable Nose Landing Gear for Reusable Orbital Re-Entry Vehicle	Biju Prasad	Indian Space Research Organisation
09h00	Design and Spaceflight Qualification of the Large Area Membrane Deployable Antenna (LAMBDA)	Trey Quiller	MMA Space
09h30	Lessons Learned from In-Orbit Deployment Dynamics of a Large Solar Array	Amit Kamboj	Indian Space Research Organisation
10h00	30 min Break
10h30	A tensioning and deployment mechanism for thin membrane inflatable lenticular reflectors in space	Aman Chandra	Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
11h00	Deployment mechanisms for SAR antennas	Francisco Gutiérrez	Arquimea
11h30	Deployable Contamination Cover for the IDEX Dust Mass Spectrometer (18” one-shot door, deployed on-orbit Fall 2025)	Chip Bollendonk	Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP)
12h00	Lunch: Lunch for AMS Attendees
	Session II: LAUNCH VEHICULES	TBD	TBD	Top Of Page
13h00	Emergency Egress Release and Braking System Testing Lessons Learned	Nicholas Barlow	RS&H
13h30	Compliant One-Way Valve for Payload Fairing Venting	Johann Waesle	Beyond Gravity Switzerland
14h00	15 min Break
	Session III: RELEASE MECHANISMS	TBD	TBD
14h15	Analytical Approach to Predicting Separation Kinematics of Linear Shaped Charge Stage Separation System	Grady Lynch	Lockheed Martin Space
14h45	How an Aperture Door Mechanism Used a Robot to Tear a Blanket	Jason Budinoff	Visioneering Space Corp
15h15	Performance Issues, Run-In Testing, and Lessons Learned with EBAD Pin Pullers	Charles Fisher	Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
15h45	30 min Break
	SESSION IV: POSTER SESSION PREVIEW	TBD	TBD	Top Of Page
	SESSION IV: POSTER SESSION PREVIEW	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.
16h15	Additive Manufacturing of Flywheel mass for reaction wheels	Ben Kohnen	Rockwell Collins Deutschland GmbH
16h20	Development of a Compact, Planar, Spring Finger Latching Hinge for Small Satellites	Logan Althoff	Lockheed Martin Space
16h25	Development and Qualification of Harmonic Drive® Gears with customer specific Ratios for Aerospace Applications: Design Challenges and Performance Assessment	Inigo Ruiz de Velasco Nebot	Harmonic Drive SE
16h30	Design and Testing of an Origami-based Deployable Telescope System	Philip Klocke	Brigham Young University
16h35	Anomalies in the Build and Development of a Miniature Single Axis Rotary Scanner	Morgan Diefendorf	Visioneering Space Corp
16h40	Using Encoder Alignment Data to Detect and Compensate Axis of Rotation Errors in Spaceflight Mechanisms	John Beasley	Quantic BEI
16h45	Development of a Unit-Level Vibration Qualification Test Plan for Small Satellite Solar Array Drive Mechanisms	Jeremy Hawke	UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
16h50	Design and Testing of a Thruster Pointing Mechanism (TPM-250) for Deep Space and IOS Nanosats	Artur Fouto	AVS UK
16h55	Lessons learned from designing and qualifying a zero-lever-arm deployablesiderostat with a release nut HDRM	Guillem Quintana Buil	Dcubed
17h00	A Novel Deployable Telescope Baffle Using the Kresling Origami Fold	Brennan Chung	Sandia National Labs
17h05	Aerocapture Technology Demonstration Risk Reduction Activity	Scott Belbin	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
17h10 - 22h00	RECEPTION - Ballroom 4	Component suppliers display current products and provide tutorials, Poster Papers are displayed, Robotics Team demonstrations, and a buffet meal.

	DAY-2: Thursday May 14, 2026
07h30 CST	Presenters' Breakfast
	Session V: DOCKING	TBD	TBD	Top Of Page
08h30	Design and Development of a Novel Deployable Lever Based Rigidization Mechanism with Self Hold Down Feature for Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX)	Abhinandan Kapoor	U R Rao Satellite Centre
09h00	Design, Development, and Test of the Advanced Apollo Orbital Assembly System	Marc Jarmulowicz	Dynamic Concepts LLC, an Astrion subsidiary
09h30	The NASA Docking System- Block 2: Changes and Challenges for Lunar exploration	Karl Keiser	Onyx Aerospace
10h00	30 min Break
	Session VI: THE STU LOEWENTHAL TRIBOLOGY SESSION	Stu Loewenthal	Lockheed Martin Space (Retired), Sunnyvale, CA	Top Of Page
10h30	Radiation-Conditioned Ti–hBN Coatings for Space Mechanisms: Bridging Tribology and Irradiation Effects from Laboratory to Low-Earth Orbit	Abhijith Sukumaran	Florida International University
11h00	PFAS-Free Ionic Liquid Lubricants for Space Mechanisms	Román de la Presilla	KTH Royal Institute of Technology
11h30	Development of a micro- torque measurement system for characterizing novel materials in miniature space bearings	Juan Bosch	Akron Engineering Tribology Laboratory
12h00	Assessment of Turbopump Bearing Performance after High-Load Water Tests	Alp Calicioglu	Roketsan
12h30	Lunch: Lunch for AMS Attendees
	Session VII: INSTRUMENTS	TBD	TBD	Top Of Page
13h30	RSI100-220/60 Qualification Status	Ben Kohnen	Rockwell Collins Deutschland GmbH
14h00	Development and Test of a Ribbonized Fiber Twist-Capsule Mechanism for Coudé Optical Paths in Laser Communication Terminals	Zachary Dodge	Cristek Group
14h30	Development of the Sample Delivery Carousel for the Dragonfly Mission	David Yu	Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin Company
15h00	Development of the MMX P-SMP Sample Return Hold and Release Mechanism	Sherman Lam	Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin Company
15h30	30 min Break
	Session VIII: ACTUATORS & GIMBALS	TBD	TBD	Top Of Page
16h00	Development of 3-Axes Advanced Electrical Propulsion Pointing Mechanisms (APPMAX3)	Paul Janu	Beyond Gravity Austria
16h30	Design and Test of the VIPER Mobility Actuators	Alexander Sobey	NASA Johnson Space Center
17h00	Development and Testing of a Low Disturbance Antenna Gimbal Subsystem: Investigation and Lessons Learned	Andy Keegan	Sierra Space
17h30	Manufacture and Testing of a Magnetically-Geared Actuator for Extremely Cold Environments	Justin Scheidler	NASA Glenn Research Center
18h00	SPECIAL PRESENTATION – TBA	TBA
19h00 - 22h30	BANQUET - Space & Rocket Center	Dinner and entertainment under a Saturn V launch vehicle from the Apollo era.

	DAY-3: Friday May 15, 2026
07h30 CST	Presenters' Breakfast
	Session IX: SPACE EXPLORATION	TBD	TBD	Top Of Page
08h30	Development and Qualification Testing of the “Beresheet” Lunar Lander Landing Gear	Nadav Zimron-Politi	Israel Aerospace Industries
09h00	ExoMars Landing Leg Mechanism Development and Qualification	Kevin Picton	Sener
09h30	Development and Flight Performance of the LISTER Coiled Tube Pneumatic Drill on the Moon	Peter Ngo	Honeybee Robotics
10h00	30 min Break
10h30	Sample Retrieval Lander VECTOR – Vertically Ejected, Controlled Tip-Off Release	Alex Bielaweic	NASA JPL
11h00	Orientation Mechanism as part of Mars Sample Return Mission Capture and Containment Return System	Walter Smith	NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre
11h30	Return to the Moon: Highlights of the Artemis II Mission from the SLS Perspective	John Blevins, SLS Chief Engineer	NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
12h00	TECHNICAL SESSIONS CONCLUSION	Jonathan Wood	Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
12h00	Herzl Award Presentation	Jonathan Wood	Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
12h30	Lunch: Lunch for AMS Attendees
	TOURS
13h30	Busses depart Convention Center for symposium tours
17h00	Approximate time busses return to Convention Center

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