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Nov. 2, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: M23-135 Workshop to Highlight NASA’s Support for Mobility, In-Space
Servicing
September’s full Moon, the Harvest Moon, is photographed from the International Space Station, perfectly placed in between exterior station
hardware. NASA leadership, including Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, will participate in a workshop on space mobility and in-space servicing on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the University of Maryland
in College Park. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST, the
Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC) workshop runs through Wednesday, Nov. 8. NASA
announced the consortium in April,
aiming to create a nationwide aerospace community alliance that provides global leadership in space mobility and in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) for use in Earth orbit, lunar orbit, deep space, and on planetary surfaces. Following welcome remarks from Prasun Desai, acting associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Melroy will provide a keynote
on NASA’s support for ISAM. Other leaders from The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the U.S. Department of Defense, the defense and aerospace industry, and academia, also will participate.
The conference features panel discussions and breakout workshops for COSMIC’s three caucuses – U.S. government, industry, and academia – and the Consortium’s
five
focus areas. Media interested in attending the opening day, either in person or virtually, should RSVP by 12 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, to Parker Wishik at 708-391-7806 or parker.wishik@aero.org.
NASA and COSMIC experts will be available for interview opportunities upon request. Other COSMIC plenary sessions will be recorded and later published to the
COSMIC
YouTube channel. NASA funds COSMIC, creating a nationwide alliance around the capability areas, and it will support the
ISAM
National Strategy and
National
ISAM Implementation Plan, released in 2022, which define a national approach to build on existing investments and emerging
capabilities to realize future opportunities enabled by ISAM. The Consortium aims to accelerate ISAM’s universal adoption and support its utilization as a routine part of space architectures and mission lifecycles.
The Aerospace Corporation leads COSMIC as the management entity contracted by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate to ensure coordination among members, caucuses, and
focus areas and to execute COSMIC initiative-focused events. For information on the COSMIC kickoff meeting, including the full agenda, visit:
https://cosmicspace.org/2023/08/cosmics-kickoff-meeting -end- Jimi Russell Parker Wishik TO RECEIVE NASA NEWS RELEASES NASA news releases and other information are available automatically by sending an e-mail to hqnews-join@newsletters.nasa.gov (no
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