session 1

Title

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

Description

The topics addressed in this session cover the aspects of the development and verification of space vehicle structures (e.g. pressurized propellant tanks, non-pressurized structures of space vehicles, control surfaces) and their components (e.g. fluidic equipment and propulsive lines). The aspects of development, verification and qualification concern: • Thermo-Mechanical loads and environment • New structural concepts (e.g. multi-functional structures, design concepts for reusability) • Structure design and verification (stiffness, strength, static and dynamic stability, damage tolerance, reusability) • Structure optimization • Materials • Static and dynamic ground testing • Exploitation of flight measurements and in-orbit testing • Lessons learned related to space vehicle structures and components development, verification and qualification

IPC members

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

• Co-Chair: Dr. Andreas Rittweger, DLR (German Aerospace Center), Germany;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Jochen Albus, ArianeGroup, Germany;