ISSC

This conference is organized by students, alumni, and staff from Caltech, MIT, Cornell, the University of Michigan, JPL, California Polytechnic State University, and NASA's Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute. We look forward to welcoming the community back to ISSC to explore mission concepts, discuss emerging technologies, and foster “outside the box” thinking that will be critical to future interplanetary small satellite missions.

Announcements

Many thanks to our speakers, poster presenters, exhibitors, and attendees. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in person for ISSC2025!

ISSC 2025 Keynote Speakers

Dr. Cynthia Phillips

Dr. Cynthia Phillips is a planetary geologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. She currently works on the Europa Clipper mission, where she serves as a Project Staff Scientist among other roles, in addition to being Project Scientist on a New Frontiers mission concept proposal. Dr. Phillips received her undergraduate degree in astrophysics from Harvard, and her PhD in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona. She spent 15 years at the SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center before joining JPL in 2015. Dr. Phillips is an expert in scientific image processing and small-scale surface processes on planetary satellites, with a particular focus on Europa, Io, and Enceladus.

Previous Conferences

Click the link below to access papers, presentations, and other information about previous conferences. This page will be used to archive conference materials as this event continues in future years.