10-C3.5

session 10-C3.5

Title: Joint Session on Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems, and Propellantless Propulsion
type: oral
Description: This session, organized jointly between the Space Power and the Space Propulsion Symposia, addresses all aspects related to nuclear power and propulsion systems for space applications. The session also addresses all types of propellantless propulsion including (but not limited to) solar sails, magnetic sails, laser propulsion, tethers, etc.
Date: 2023-10-06
Time: 13:45
Room: BCC A8

IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Leopold Summerer, ESA - European Space Agency, The Netherlands;
Co-Chair: Ms. Lisa May, Lockheed Martin (Space Systems Company), United States;
Co-Chair: Dr. Christian Bach, Technische Universität Dresden (DTU), Germany;
Rapporteur: Mr. Markus Jaeger, Airbus Defence & Space, Space Systems, Germany;
Rapporteur: Dr. Saroj Kumar, Propulsion Research Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	13:45	KEYNOTE: Nuclear Thermal Propulsion – Progress and Potential	30	confirmed	Dr. Dale Thomas	University of Alabama in Huntsville	United States
2	14:15	Deployment of the large size solar sail	12	confirmed	Prof. Roman Ya. Kezerashvili	New York City College of Technology, The City University of New York	United States
3	14:27	Adaptive Orbit Design and Control of Solar Sails in Complex and Uncertain Space Environments	12	confirmed	Ms. Jixin Ding	School of Astronautics, Beihang University	China
4	14:39	Application of Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems of High Power Level for Space Transportation	13	confirmed	Dr. Alexander Solodukhin	Keldysh Research Center	Russian Federation
5	14:52	Layout Optimization and Unloading Strategy for Solar Sails using Reflectivity Control Device	12	confirmed	Dr. Guanwei He	National University of Defense Technology	China
6	15:04	Recent Progress on Nuclear Fuel Testing Capabilities in the MIT Reactor Facility	12	confirmed	Mr. Roger X. Lenard	LPS	United States
7	15:16	Application of the Reliability-Driven Design and Test Methodology to Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems	12	confirmed	Ms. Samantha Rawlins	University of Alabama in Huntsville	United States
8	15:28	Development of a high power Nuclear Electric Propulsion System for interplanetary missions	12	confirmed	Mr. Thomas Munro-O'Brien	University of Southampton	United Kingdom
9	15:40	Research Progress toward Engineering Feasibility of the Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket	12	confirmed	Dr. Dale Thomas	University of Alabama in Huntsville	United States
10	15:52	System Design Optimization for a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket	12	confirmed	Mr. Mitchell Schroll	Propulsion Research Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville	United States
11	16:04	Beyond Science Fiction: A Comprehensive Study of Nuclear Fusion Propulsion	12	withdrawn	Ms. Rachel Reuben	Virginia Tech	United States
12	16:16	Sub-scale demonstration of an axial pulsed magnetic nozzle for nuclear propulsion systems	12	confirmed	Dr. Nathan Schilling	Kyushu University	United States

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