Technical programme
IAC-13 — 64th International Astronautical Congress
C4. SPACE PROPULSION SYMPOSIUM
The Space Propulsion Symposium addresses sub-orbital, Earth to orbit and in-space propulsion. The general areas considered include both chemical and non-chemical rocket propulsion, air-breathing propulsion, and combined air-breathing and rocket systems. Typical specific propulsion categories of interest are liquid, sold and hybrid rocket systems, ramjet, scramjet, and various combinations of air-breathing and rocket propulsion and nuclear, electric, solar and other advanced rocket systems. The Symposium is concerned with component technologies, the operation and application to missions of overall propulsion systems and unique propulsion test facilities.
- Coordinator
Giorgio Saccoccia
Italian Space Agency (ASI) — ItalyRichard Blott
British Interplanetary Society — United KingdomDavid Micheletti
Universal Technical Resource Services — United States
C4.1. Propulsion System (1)
This session is dedicated to all aspects of Liquid Rocket Engines.
- Chairman
Max Calabro
The Inner Arch — FranceChristophe Bonhomme
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France
- Rapporteur
Walter Zinner
ArianeGroup — Germany
C4.2. Propulsion System (2)
This session is dedicated to all aspects of Solid and Hybrid Propulsion.
- Chairman
Stéphane Henry
— FranceI-Shih Chang
The Aerospace Corporation — United States
- Rapporteur
Toru Shimada
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — Japan
C4.3. Propulsion Technology
This session includes all science and technologies supporting all aspects of space propulsion. The emphasis in this session is plased in particular on components for propulsion.
- Chairman
John Harlow
Aerojet Rocketdyne — United KingdomGeorge Schmidt
NASA Glenn Research Center — United States
- Rapporteur
Didier Boury
ArianeGroup SAS — France
C4.4. Electric Propulsion
This session is dedicated to all aspects of electric propulsion technologies, systems and applications.
- Chairman
Garri A. Popov
Research Institute of Applied Mechanics and Electrodynamics (RIAME), MAI — Russian FederationMariano Andrenucci
Independent consultant — Italy
- Rapporteur
Norbert Puettmann
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany
C4.5. Special session: Thematic Workshop with Professionals and Students
Scope of this session is to stimulate papers from professionals and students, subjects of high interest and to debate the proposed solutions during the session. Chair persons will act as moderators. Papers on Hypersonic and Combined Cycle Propulsion will be particularly welcomed for this session.
- Chairman
Giorgio Saccoccia
Italian Space Agency (ASI) — ItalyRichard Blott
British Interplanetary Society — United Kingdom
- Rapporteur
Jacques Gigou
European Space Agency (ESA) — France
C4.6. New Missions Enabled by New Propulsion Technology and Systems
Many missions are precluded by limitations on current propulsion technologies and systems. The session will explore concepts for new missions that can be enabled by specific advancements in propulsion and/or integration of various propulsion technologies and systems.
- Chairman
Giorgio Saccoccia
Italian Space Agency (ASI) — ItalyDavid A. Micheletti
MSE Technology Applications, Inc. — United States
- Rapporteur
Jerrol Littles
Aerojet Rocketdyne — United States
C4.7-C3.5. Joint Session on Nuclear Propulsion and Power
This session, organised jointly between the Space Power and the Space Propulsion Symposium, includes papers addressing all aspects related to nuclear power and propulsion for space applications.
- Chairman
Leopold Summerer
European Space Agency (ESA) — The NetherlandsMariano Andrenucci
Independent consultant — Italy
C4.8. Advanced and Combined Propulsion Systems
The session is for the presentation of advanced propulsion concepts being studied or considered. The advanced concepts should seek to deliver breakthroughs in overcoming the limitations of propulsion systems in current use or development. For advanced concepts technologies should normally be in the range TRL 0 to TRL 2. Advanced concepts with higher TRL technologies may also be presented where a combination of propulsion technologies can lead to performance breakthroughs which can not be achieved with a single technology. A combination can include for example both chemical and electric or solid and liquid chemical.
- Chairman
Jacques Gigou
European Space Agency (ESA) — FranceRichard Blott
British Interplanetary Society — United Kingdom
- Rapporteur
William W. Smith
Aerojet Rocketdyne — United States
C4.9. Hypersonic and Combined Cycle Propulsion
This session covers papers on space propulsion application and R&D with a wide range of interest.
- Chairman
Salvatore Borrelli
CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre — ItalyShigeru Aso
Kurume Institute of Technology — Japan
- Rapporteur
Patrick Danous
ArianeGroup — France
C4.P. Poster Session
- Co-Chair
Richard Blott
British Interplanetary Society — United KingdomDavid Micheletti
Universal Technical Resource Services — United StatesGiorgio Saccoccia
Italian Space Agency (ASI) — Italy