COSMIC November Newsletter
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COSMIC’s November Joke
Question: What sound does a space turkey make? (answer below)
Upcoming COSMIC Programming
Featured: 2025 ISAM Products Survey
As COSMIC prepares for Virtual Convergence, we are sourcing ideas from stakeholders for products to begin development in 2025.
Have an idea for how COSMIC members can help advance ISAM? Let us know!
December 4th COSMIC Virtual Convergence
There is still time to join COSMIC before the 2024 Virtual Convergence on December 4th. If you are interested in learning more about 2024 accomplishments, collaboration, and product developments, as well as getting engaged for 2025, now is the best time to join.
COSMIC Community Briefings
Tuesday, November 19th at 1pm ET / 10am PT will be a Missions and Ecosystems Focus Area Briefing entitled “ISS Recycling Consortium”, presented by Greg Vialle of Lunexus Space.
Wednesday, November 20th at 12pm ET / 9am PT will be a Workforce Development Focus Area Briefing entitled “Workforce Development Through Orbital Manufacturing Experiments”, presented by Prof. Christoph Schaal of California St. University Northridge and Prof. Keng Hsu of Arizona St. University.
Thursday, November 21st at 2pm ET / 11am PT will be a Demonstration Infrastructure Focus Area Briefing entitled “ISAM-Focused Demonstration Flight in early 2026 Seeking Payloads”, presented by Rob Schwarz of Momentus Space.
Other COSMIC Programming
Monday, December 9th starting at 11am ET / 8am PT, COSMIC Workforce Development will host their C3 Midpoint Showcase: Flash Talks. FInal scheduling and registration information will be sent by the WD FA shortly. Contact WD-COSMIC@aero.org with any questions.
The COSMIC Government Caucus is currently scheduling their December quarterly meeting and participants were sent a tool to fill out on Monday, 11/18.
ISAM and COSMIC News
COSMIC in Space News: Satellite Servicing Industry Faces Uncertain Military Demand
COSMIC Member in Payload: Kall Morris Inc. Begins ISS Residency
COSMIC Members in Space News: NRO Announces Space Tech Agreements With Three Commercial Companies
Podcast/Webinar: Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy: Partnering for Safe, Secure, Sustainable
COSMIC Opportunities to Participate
The Demonstration Infrastructure Focus Area invites you to submit information about existing demonstration infrastructure resources that can be made available to other ISAM practitioners. Non-members may also submit information which will be shared with COSMIC participants.
Submit Your Test Infrastructure Now
Upcoming ISAM Conference Sessions and Panels
FISO
On December 11th, COSMIC’s Greg Richardson will brief the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) on COSMIC’s activities.
Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF)
The December 9-13 JANNAF meeting will include discussions on ISAM as well as a briefing by COSMIC. More information and registration can be found here: https://www.jannaf.org/mtgs/2024Dec/pages/index.html
AIAA SciTech
SciTech will be held January 6-10, 2025 in Orlando, FL and feature many ISAM components while hosting numerous COSMIC members as speakers. You can find out more and register at aiaa.org/SciTech/
If you are interested in participating in a COSMIC members meetup, please contact WD-COSMIC@aero.org
Space Mobility Conference
The Space Mobility Conference will be hosted on January 28-30, 2025 in Orlando, FL and host COSMIC CME as a presenter in addition to their programming featuring COSMIC members. Find out more at spacemobility.org/
South by Southwest (SxSW)
SxSW will be hosted March 7th-15th, 2025 in Austin, TX where COSMIC’s Executive Director Greg Richardson will moderate a panel on ISAM technologies entitled Building and Fixing Things In Space With Robotics. Find out more at sxsw.com/2025/events/PP154264
Joke answer: Hubble, hubble, hubble!
This month’s joke was brought to us by COSMIC Project Specialist Lynda Chrisco.