MITM7

With the advancement of small spacecraft technology and decrease in launch cost, the opportunities for frequent and focused missions to planetary bodies have increased. Moreover, advancement in instrumentation is enabling increasingly complex in situ science. The goal of this session is to highlight developments where technology advancement intersects innovative mission concepts to enable wider planetary exploration. This includes but is not limited to: small-scale planetary mission concepts, novel instruments concepts, development, and supporting lab/field experiments, innovative small-scale technologies, unconventional planetary exploration concepts and program management approaches for low-cost missions.