session 3

Title

Upper Stages, Space Transfer, Entry & Landing Systems

type

oral

Description

Discussion of existing, planned or new advanced concepts for cargo and human orbital transfer. Includes current and near term transfer, entry and landing systems, sub-systems and technologies for accommodating crew and cargo transfer in space.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Dr. Oliver Kunz, Beyond Gravity, Switzerland;

• Co-Chair: Mr. Bryan Smith, NASA Glenn Research Center, United States;

• Rapporteur: Prof. Nicole Viola, Politecnico di Torino, Italy;

• Rapporteur: Mr. Julio Monreal, European Space Agency (ESA), France;