PROGRAMME

Stardust 2026

Four days of talks, personal stories and poster presentations, the Human Side of Space fireside and the finale of the Stardust Challenge, Monday 2 to Thursday 5 November. Online and free, streamed worldwide, nothing to travel to.

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Main stageProgrammefireside
12:00 PM
2 Nov PST
 Opening
Jason Michaud · Stardust Inc.
Main stage — streamed 30 min
12:30 PM
2 Nov PST
 Shifa Zahra
Main stage — streamed 30 min
1:00 PM
2 Nov PST
 Zain Tawana
Main stage — streamed 30 min
1:30 PM
2 Nov PST
 Shinul Paul
Main stage — streamed 30 min
9:00 AM
3 Nov PST
 Eddie Gonzales
Main stage — streamed 30 min
10:00 AM
3 Nov PST
 Personal stories: the road into this work
Dr. Alexandra Whitmire, Dr. Gretchen Green, Ashley Lewelling, Caroline Clark, Oscar O'Farrill, Titan Parris · NASA JSC; Blue Origin NS-32; GOWME; Expansum; ATA Mexico; Inspired 24
Main stage — streamed 60 min
11:00 AM
3 Nov PST
 Dr. Olav Krigolson
Main stage — streamed 30 min
11:30 AM
3 Nov PST
 Girinath Anandhan
Main stage — streamed 30 min
12:00 PM
3 Nov PST
 The Human Side of Space, the fireside
Jason Michaud, Frank White, Dr. Alexandra Whitmire, Dr. Gretchen Green, Ashley Lewelling, Caroline Clark, Oscar O'Farrill, Titan Parris, Martina Dimoska, Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca · Stardust; The Overview Effect; NASA JSC; Blue Origin NS-32; GOWME; Expansum; ATA Mexico; Inspired 24; International Space Alliance; Aexa Aerospace
Main stage — streamed 60 min
1:00 PM
3 Nov PST
 Julie Claveau
Main stage — streamed 30 min
1:30 PM
3 Nov PST
 Dr. Danny Jaques
Main stage — streamed 30 min
2:00 PM
3 Nov PST
 Rafael Kargren
Main stage — streamed 30 min
2:30 PM
3 Nov PST
 Steve Jones
Main stage — streamed 30 min
10:00 AM
4 Nov PST
 Dianea Carroll Phillips
Main stage — streamed 30 min
10:30 AM
4 Nov PST
 Robert Aillon
Main stage — streamed 30 min
11:00 AM
4 Nov PST
 Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca
Main stage — streamed 30 min
11:30 AM
4 Nov PST
 Caroline Clark
Main stage — streamed 30 min
12:00 PM
4 Nov PST
 Stephan Reckie
Main stage — streamed 30 min
12:30 PM
4 Nov PST
 David Bavaresco
Main stage — streamed 30 min
1:00 PM
4 Nov PST
 Paola Rodríguez
Main stage — streamed 30 min
1:30 PM
4 Nov PST
 Sharon Eggleston
Main stage — streamed 30 min
2:00 PM
4 Nov PST
 Oscar O'Farrill
Main stage — streamed 30 min
2:30 PM
4 Nov PST
 Dorra Saidi
Main stage — streamed 30 min
3:00 PM
4 Nov PST
 Dr. Alexandra (Sandra) Whitmire
Main stage — streamed 30 min
3:30 PM
4 Nov PST
 Gary L Gilbert, Jr.
Main stage — streamed 30 min
4:00 PM
4 Nov PST
 Martina Dimoska
Main stage — streamed 30 min
9:00 AM
5 Nov PST
 Carlo Vizzi
Main stage — streamed 30 min
9:30 AM
5 Nov PST
 Mariam Metawee
Main stage — streamed 30 min
10:00 AM
5 Nov PST
 Frank White
Main stage — streamed 30 min
10:30 AM
5 Nov PST
 Dr. Steven C. Smith
Main stage — streamed 30 min
11:00 AM
5 Nov PST
 Ken Ruffin
Main stage — streamed 30 min
11:30 AM
5 Nov PST
 Robert S. Katz
Main stage — streamed 30 min
12:00 PM
5 Nov PST
 Rocky Singh
Main stage — streamed 30 min
12:30 PM
5 Nov PST
 Dr Joshua Chou
Main stage — streamed 30 min
1:00 PM
5 Nov PST
 Abstract presentations
Main stage — streamed 60 min
2:00 PM
5 Nov PST
 The Stardust Challenge final
Main stage — streamed 90 min
3:30 PM
5 Nov PST
 Alejandra Islas
Main stage — streamed 30 min
4:00 PM
5 Nov PST
 Osho Priya
Main stage — streamed 30 min
4:30 PM
5 Nov PST
 Laura Granados
Main stage — streamed 30 min