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    Title

    Joint Session on Advanced and Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems

    type

    oral

    Description

    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.

    Date

    2017-09-29

    Time

    09:00

    Room

    Hall E3

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Dr. Leopold Summerer, European Space Agency (ESA), Netherlands (Kingdom of the);

    • Rapporteur: Dr. Koji Tanaka, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    2

    Utilization of Gas Core Nuclear Reactors for Interstellar Probes and for Interstellar Missions

    15

    confirmed

    Dr. Ugur Guven

    UN CSSTEAP

    United States

    4

    Thorium based nuclear energy generation to power Martian settlements

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. SOURAV KARMAKAR

    IIIT-H (research intern)

    India

    5

    Comparison of nuclear technologies for the design of a 1MW to 3MW compact power plant for multiple space uses.

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Pierre EVELLIN

    International Space University (ISU)

    France

    6

    Nuclear Systems Kilopower Project Overview

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Donald Palac

    NASA Glenn Research Center

    United States

    10

    The SpaceDrive Project – Developing Revolutionary Propulsion at TU Dresden

    15

    confirmed

    Prof. Martin Tajmar

    TU Dresden

    Germany

    11

    Improved Performance Estimates for the Solar Wind Ion Focusing Thruster

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Thomas Gemmer

    North Carolina State University

    United States