C3 Final Outbrief 2026
Thank you to all of our student teams who participated in the 2026 C3 Final Showcase!
Check out all four days of presentations:
Presentation Logistics
- The COSMIC team will share the slides via Zoom
- As a backup, your team should be prepared to share the slides via Zoom (whether on-site or remote). This can be particularly important for animations. Follow along on your own laptop, and if the animations don’t work, you’ll be able to share
- Jacob will be monitoring the Zoom chat, and that’s the best way to reach the COSMIC team during the event.
- Each presentation slot will be 30 minutes long
- Each team will have 24 minutes to present, then 4 minutes to answer questions from judges. Other attendees are asked to post their questions in Zoom. Judges will have 2 minutes to record scores and take notes.
- We will do our best to start & end on time. You will get a 1-minute warning then you may be cut off at 24 minutes.
- We highly recommend watching the other presentations if your schedule allows.
For Students: Outbrief Deliverables
Submit your papers and presentations here!
Upload prototype video (optional)
C3 Spring 2026 Outbrief Template
Outbrief: Daily Presentation Schedules
View the full PDF schedule here: Full C3 2026 Final Outbrief Schedule
View Statements of Intent here: 2025-2026 Statements of Intent
View full schedule, including team, track, and statements of intent here: 2025-2026 C3: Full Outbrief Information – COSMIC

Day One: April 13th,
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 |
Day Two: April 14th,
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 |

Day Three: April 15th,
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 |
Day Four: April 16th,
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 |
