NASA Ames Research Center, Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute

May 2026

Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute Director:
Bruce Yost

Editor:
Sasha Weston

Contributors and Reviewers:

Helpful suggestions and contributions were also received from numerous people across NASA. In particular, the following are acknowledged for their participation as contributors or reviewers on the 2026 SOA report:

From NASA Ames Research Center: Caleb Adams, Craig Burkhard, Sonja Caldwell, Julianna Fishman, Jeremy Frank, Michael Gaunce, Luke Idziak, Brian Kempa, Marc Murbach and the TechEdSat team, Rachel Ticknor, and Senior Technical Editor Teague Soderman

From NASA Glenn Research Center: Gabriel Benavides, Jonathan Valenzuela Brok, Thomas Liu, Jeremiah McNatt, and Brian Reed

From NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center and Wallops Flight Facility: Alistair Funge, Luis Santos Soto, and David Steinfeld

From NASA Johnson Space Flight Center: Sam Pedrotty and James Berek

From NASA Kennedy Space Center: Norman Phelps

From NASA Headquarters: Lauri Newman

From Bryce Space and Technology: Joseph Zimo and Anh Nguyen

From The Aerospace Corporation: Andrew Abraham and Miles Lifson

The authors would like to also thank all the companies, universities and organizations who provided information for this report.