Technical programme
IAC-15 — 66th 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 KingdomToru Shimada
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — JapanHelen Webber
Reaction Engines Ltd. — United Kingdom
C4.1. Propulsion System (1)
This session is dedicated to all aspects of Liquid Rocket Engines.
- Co-Chair
Christophe Bonhomme
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — FrancePatrick Danous
ArianeGroup — France
- Rapporteur
Vanniyaperumal Narayanan
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) — India
C4.2. Propulsion System (2)
This session is dedicated to all aspects of Solid and Hybrid Propulsion.
- Co-Chair
Stéphane Henry
— FranceToru Shimada
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — Japan
- Rapporteur
M. Badrinayarana Murthy
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) — India
C4.3. Propulsion Technology (1)
This session included all science and technologies supporting all aspects of space propulsion. The emphasis in this session is plased in particular components for propulsion.
- Co-Chair
Didier Boury
ArianeGroup SAS — FranceAngelo Cervone
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) — The Netherlands
- Rapporteur
John Harlow
Aerojet Rocketdyne — United Kingdom
C4.4. Electric Propulsion
This session is dedicated to all aspects of electric propulsion technologies, systems and applications.
- Co-Chair
Garri A. Popov
Research Institute of Applied Mechanics and Electrodynamics (RIAME), MAI — Russian FederationNorbert Puettmann
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany
- Rapporteur
Vanessa Vial
SAFRAN — France
C4.5. Propulsion Technology (2)
This session includes all science and technologies supporting all aspects of space propulsion. An objective is to attract papers from students and young professionals with a more technical rather than programmatic or organisational focus.
- Co-Chair
Walter Zinner
ArianeGroup — GermanyMax Calabro
The Inner Arch — France
- Rapporteur
Davina Di Cara
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands
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.
- Co-Chair
Giorgio Saccoccia
Italian Space Agency (ASI) — ItalyJerrol Littles
Aerojet Rocketdyne — United States
- Rapporteur
Mariano Andrenucci
Independent consultant — Italy
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.
- Co-Chair
Leopold Summerer
European Space Agency (ESA) — The NetherlandsJacques Gigou
European Space Agency (ESA) — France
- Rapporteur
George Schmidt
NASA Glenn Research Center — United States
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.
- Co-Chair
Zvika Zuckerman
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. — IsraelYoung min Yoon
KARI — Korea, Republic of
- Rapporteur
Constanze Syring
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft-und Raumfahrt, Lilienthal-Oberth e.V. (DGLR) — Germany
C4.9. Hypersonic and Combined Cycle Propulsion
This session covers papers on Hypersonic and Combined Cycle Propulsion for space applications.
- Co-Chair
Helen Webber
Reaction Engines Ltd. — United KingdomRiheng Zheng
Beihang University — China
- Rapporteur
Salvatore Borrelli
CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre — Italy
C4.IP. Interactive Presentations
- Coordinator
Giorgio Saccoccia
Italian Space Agency (ASI) — ItalyRichard Blott
British Interplanetary Society — United KingdomToru Shimada
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — JapanHelen Webber
Reaction Engines Ltd. — United Kingdom