Mars L1 Workshop 2026

About Mars L1 Workshop

Mars L1 Workshop is a workshop scheduled for 20–22 October 2026 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States. The 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field brings astronomy and planetary science, observations and scientific data, research methods and modelling and instrumentation and missions together rather than treating them as separate subjects. The 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field uses a programme-led format built around specialist presentations, discussion and direct exchange between the communities represented. This format gives researchers and engineers a practical way to compare technical priorities, current applications and the organisations active at the 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field. For the 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field, the connection between astronomy and planetary science and observations and scientific data is central: one establishes the primary subject, while the other shows how that work is developed, tested or applied. The 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field also places research methods and modelling beside instrumentation and missions, making the interfaces between research, engineering, policy and delivery easier to follow.

Event history and organiser

The 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field forms part of a continuing event series. For the 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field, NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) is the organiser and publishes the information used to plan attendance. Across this series, the stable thread for the 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field is attention to astronomy and planetary science, observations and scientific data and research methods and modelling; dates, venues and programme details are set for each individual meeting. Continuity for the 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field comes from its specialist community and subject focus, not from repeating an identical agenda from one meeting to the next. The 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field meeting at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States gives the series a specific host-city and venue context while retaining its established professional purpose.

Topics and themes

The Moffett Field workshop connects its core subjects through the workshop format, showing how specialist work moves between research, engineering, policy and practical use.

• Astronomy and planetary science: At the Moffett Field workshop, this theme establishes the main technical context and links it with observations and scientific data in current projects and professional practice.
• Observations and scientific data: Moffett Field workshop sessions help participants understand how observations and scientific data depends on research methods and modelling, shared methods and informed technical decisions.
• Research methods and modelling: The Moffett Field workshop uses this subject to connect specialist evidence with instrumentation and missions and the organisations responsible for delivery.
• Instrumentation and missions: Work at the Moffett Field workshop focuses on the constraints, methods and applications that shape instrumentation and missions, including its relationship with international research collaboration.

Who should attend?

The principal audience for the 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field is researchers and engineers, university and laboratory teams and doctoral and early-career researchers. In Moffett Field, these groups can use the workshop to place astronomy and planetary science beside observations and scientific data and identify the programme areas closest to their responsibilities. Technical programme specialists bring a complementary perspective where their work intersects with the professional community at the 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field. Relevant agency and industry teams may also find a strong fit in Moffett Field sessions addressing research methods and modelling. The 2026 Mars L1 Workshop in Moffett Field is less suited to people seeking unrelated general-interest content because its value comes from a defined focus on astronomy and planetary science.

Practical information

Mars L1 Workshop is scheduled for 20–22 October 2026 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States. Before attending Moffett Field workshop, use the official event site to confirm the final programme, daily timings, registration status and venue access. Travel planning for Moffett Field workshop should include current transport and accommodation checks, particularly where the venue is outside the city centre or uses controlled access.