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: 2025-10-03
Time: 13:45
Room: Room C3.6

IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Leopold Summerer, ESA - European Space Agency, The Netherlands;
Co-Chair: Dr. Saroj Kumar, Propulsion Research Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States;
Co-Chair: Ms. Lisa May, United States;
Rapporteur: Mrs. Jamila Mansouri, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands;
Rapporteur: Prof. Paolo Gessini, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	13:45	Pumps Reliability Increment as a Result of Autogenous Pressurization Applied to a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System	10	confirmed	Ms. Samantha Rawlins	University of Alabama in Huntsville	United States
2	13:55	United Kingdom's Advances in Nuclear Power Technology for Space Exploration	10	confirmed	Dr. Mauro Augelli	UK Space Agency	United Kingdom
3	14:05	Energy Optimization in Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Solar-Nuclear Integration for Mars Missions	10	confirmed	Mr. Haniel Castellano Guarachi	Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos	Peru
4	14:15	Cold Fusion in Space: A Game-Changer for Deep Space Propulsion?	10	confirmed	Ms. Samiksha Raviraja	Airbus Defence and Space	United Kingdom
5	14:25	advanced nuclear thermal propulsion : a hybrid approach	10	confirmed	Mr. Aykhan Mammadov	Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU)	Azerbaijan
6	14:35	Development of A Propellant-Free Solenoid Thruster Driven by Geomagnetic Field	10	confirmed	Prof. Kuo-Long Pan	National Taiwan University	Taipei
7	14:45	quantitative analysis of solar sail thrust uncertainty under multi-factor coupling	10	confirmed	Mr. Zilong Cheng		China
8	14:55	Advancing Radioisotope-Based Technologies for Sustained Lunar and Deep-Space Operations: RHU and RTG Development by entX, UniSA, and UniSQ.	10	confirmed	Mr. Scott Edwards		Australia
9		dynamic model of a Brayton cycle power conversion system coupled with a generic nuclear microreactor for nuclear electric propulsion application	10	withdrawn	Ms. Ana Santos	Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA)	Brazil
10	15:05	Reduced-Order Model of Ammonia Decomposition Reaction for Increasing Nuclear Thermal Rocket Performance	10	confirmed	Mr. Elia Puccinelli	University of Pisa	Italy
11	15:15	Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) Fuel Degradation in Deep Space Conditions	10	confirmed	Ms. Maryam abuqtaish		Jordan
12	15:25	Experimental analysis of a Centrifugal Fuel Element from a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine	10	confirmed	Mr. Spencer Christian	The Ohio State University College of Engineering	United States
13	15:35	ESTE4SPACE: Tool for safety analyses of future space missions with nuclear power source, with the potential to support response to real events.	10	confirmed	Dr. Eva Fojcikova	Abmerit-nuclear and space, Ltd.	Slovak Republic
14	15:45	Mission Burn Characterization Using a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket	10	confirmed	Mr. Mitchell Schroll	Propulsion Research Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville	United States
15	15:55	Three Dimensional Modeling of Hydrogen Bubble Trajectories in a Centrifugal Fuel Element for Advanced Propulsion	10	confirmed	Dr. Jason Cassibry	University of Alabama in Huntsville	United States
*		Multi-Isotope Solutions to Meet Common Space Exploration Power Needs	10	withdrawn	Mr. Thomas J. Sutliff	The Aerospace Corporation	United States

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