C3 Final Outbrief 2026

The Countdown Begins!

As we approach the C3 Final Showcase, this will be your one-stop shop for all your Final Outbrief information!

Registration is open for all four days. Join us and see these students’ amazing work!

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View Statements of Intent here: 2025-2026 Statements of Intent

The Aerospace Corporation

El Segundo, CA

Start Time (Pacific)	Start Time (Eastern)	Duration (minutes)	Event	School
8:00am	11:00am	15	Program Start: Mentor of the Year Award
8:15am	11:15am	30	Mission for Orbital Service and Support (MOSS)	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
8:45am	11:45am	30	The Miners	University of Texas at El Paso
9:15am	12:15pm	30	The Droids	Georgia State University
9:45am	12:45pm	15	BREAK
10:00am	1:00pm	30	Flexion	California State University, Los Angeles
10:30am	1:30pm	30	Space Pirates	Texas A&M University
11:00am	2:00pm	30	Purdue Astrobotics	Purdue University
11:30am	2:30pm	75	Lunch
12:45pm	3:45pm	30	USAFA Astro	United States Air Force Academy
1:15pm	4:15pm	30	MOCA	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus
1:45pm	4:45pm	30	Break / Transition to Tours

The Aerospace Corporation

El Segundo, CA

Start Time (Pacific)	Start Time (Eastern)	Duration	Event	School
8:00am	11:00am	15	Program Start: Prototype of the Year Award
8:15am	11:15am	30	Astronautics Union for Lunar and Near-space Advancement (AULUNA)	Auburn University
8:45am	11:45am	30	War Eagle Lunar Team	Auburn University
9:15am	12:15pm	30	FORGE	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott
9:45am	12:45pm	15	Break
10:00am	1:00pm	30	Bend the Limit	California State University Los Angeles
10:30am	1:30pm	30	The Dockers	California State University Los Angeles
11:00am	2:00pm	30	H2Probe	University of Pittsburgh
11:30am	2:30pm	75	Lunch
12:45pm	3:45pm	30	Project Starch Shield	University of Hawaii at Manoa
1:15pm	4:15pm	30	CSUN ISAM R&D	California State University Northridge
1:45pm	4:45pm	30	Husky Satellite Lab	University of Washington
2:15pm	5:15pm	30	Break / Transition to Tours

NASA Kennedy Space Center

Merritt Island, FL

Start Time (Pacific)	Start Time (Eastern)	Duration	Event	School
8:00am	11:00am	15	Program Start: Welcome to Kennedy Space Center \| Speaker: TBD
8:15am	11:15am	30	Rats in Space	Texas A&M University
8:45am	11:45am	30	Wormhole	The University of New Hampshire
9:15am	12:15pm	30	REV-LE	Texas A&M University
9:45am	12:45pm	75	Lunch
11:00am	2:00pm	30	Orbital Gators	University of Florida
11:30am	2:30pm	30	Moonwalkers	Georgia State University
12:00pm	3:00pm	30	USF AIAA	University of South Florida
12:30pm	3:30pm	15	Break
12:45pm	3:45pm	30	Metal Maniacs	Missouri S&T
1:15pm	4:15pm	30	Deep Interstellar Solutions	Kennesaw State University
1:45pm	4:45pm		End of Day

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Greenbelt, MD

Start Time (Pacific)	Start Time (Eastern)	Duration	Event	School
8:00am	11:00am	15	Program Start: ISAM at NASA \| Speaker: Bo Naasz
8:15am	11:15am	30	OSCAR@VT	Virginia Tech
8:45am	11:45am	30	C3PO	Virginia Tech
9:15am	12:15pm	30	H2Space	University of Pittsburgh
9:45am	12:45pm	75	Lunch
11:00am	2:00pm	30	MISO (Michigan In-Space Servicing Orbiter)	University of Michigan
11:30am	2:30pm	30	Bearcat Assembly	University of Cincinnati
12:00pm	3:00pm	30	Team Buckeyes	The Ohio State University
12:30pm	3:30pm	15	Break
12:45pm	3:45pm	30	PackNanoSat	North Carolina State University
1:15pm	4:15pm	30	VT LUNA	Virginia Tech
1:45pm	4:45pm	30	InStellis	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach campus)
2:45pm	5:15pm		End of Day