session 1

Title

Space Structures I - Development and Verification (Space Vehicles and Components)

Description

The topics to be addressed include evaluation of analysis versus test results, spacecraft and launch vehicles system and subsystems e.g. pressurized structures, tanks, loads introduction, primary structures, fluidic equipment, control surfaces; examination of both on-ground and in-orbit testing, launch dynamic environment as related to structural design, space vehicles development and launch verification such as sine, random and acoustic vibration testing, and lessons learned.

Date

2009-10-12

Time

15:00

Room

Technical Session #5

IPC members

• Chairman: Mr. Alwin Eisenmann, IABG Industrieanlagen - Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Germany;

• Chairman: Dr. Andreas Rittweger, DLR (German Aerospace Center), Germany;

• Rapporteur: Mr. Jean-Alain Massoni, Thales Alenia Space France, France;