Upcoming Events
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Lecture: FLOAT & SWIM – Novel Meso-Scale Robots for Extreme Lunar and Ocean World Environments
This lecture will discuss two NIAC Phase I studies (FLOAT and SWIM) which investigate novel solutions for the unique environmental, operational, and design constraints imposed on two types of robots operating on the Moon and Ocean Worlds.
20 - 21
Symposium: Venus Science Enabled by Human Proximity
This symposium will focus on evaluating the science opportunities enabled by human fly-by or orbital missions at Venus. The goals of the KISS symposium include identifying the most valuable science opportunities, technologies, engineering solutions, and effects that potential human Venus missions could have on robotic planet exploration and the overall Venus science community.
15 - 19
Workshop: Developing a Continuity Framework for Satellite Observations of Climate
The goal of the workshop is to establish consensus around the needs and challenges associated with “Continuity”, including: considering the needs for climate science, mitigation, adaptation, and identifying technical, programmatic, and observing architecture design challenges.
Proposal Concepts Due
Proposals Due
Panel Session/Networking Event:
The Space Connection - Navigating the Bridge between JPL and the Caltech Campus
Proposals Selections Announced
Solicitation Release Date
Proposal Concepts Due (noon)
Proposals Due (noon)
Star Formation and Nearby Galaxies with JWST
Proposal Concepts Due
KISS Affiliates Program Nominations Concepts Due
Proposals Due
Special Event:
Fireside Chat with Chad Edwards
Latest
Video Posted: A Year of Innovation and Action to Reduce Negative Impacts from Fires
This webinar overviews efforts to coordinate fire research, management, policy, and technology development for coordinated action to reduce negative impacts from wildfire. It builds on a workshop hosted by the Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) in March 2021. Since this workshop, many major national efforts have occurred, including: national policies and funding, research agendas, agency coordination, and big technology investments.
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Final Report: Non-Nuclear Exploration of the Solar System
The Keck Institute for Space Studies hosted a workshop that investigated the potential and limitations of a non-nuclear solar system exploration architecture. This final report represents the findings of this workshop, and provides evaluation of the system architectures and technologies necessary to extend solar-powered missions to the ice giants Uranus and Neptune.
Final Report DOI:10.7907/h62p-6328
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KISS Affiliate Aida Behmard won the Caltech Three Minute Thesis Competition
On April 19th, KISS Affiliate Aida Behmard won the Caltech Three Minute Thesis Final Event in an exciting competition with fourteen talented finalists. She won the $3000 grand prize for her presentation "Planets on a Galactic Scale".
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NASA Rethinks its Mars Strategy
Recent article by Leonard David published in Aerospace America describes a recommendation for NASA from the scientists working on the Keck Institute for Space Studies program "Revolutionizing Access to the Martian Surface" to send a variety of small robotic spacecraft to regions inaccessible to today's landers and rovers.
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