session 8

Title: In-Space Transportation Solutions and Space Logistics
type: oral
Description: This session is focused on in-space transportation capabilities and mission architectures, existing or under study. Related enabling and support missions, such as robotic servicing and supply, as well as technology roadmaps shall be discussed. The session will also implement large scale exploration missions.
Date: 2025-10-03
Time: 10:15
Room: Room C4.1

IPC members

Co-Chair: Mr. Akhil Gujral, The Aerospace Corporation, United States;
Co-Chair: Mr. Josef Wiedemann, Isar Aerospace Technologies GmbH, Germany;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	10:15	Introducing The Exploration Company's Spacecraft Nyx Earth	10	confirmed	Mr. Fotios Kotzakioulafis	The Exploration Company GmbH	Germany
2	10:25	A location routing problem for the design of Mega Satellite Constellation Service Network	10		Dr. Ruida Xie		Australia
3	10:35	Assuring Success of Servicing Missions Driven by Commercial Capabilities	10	confirmed	Mr. Akhil Gujral	The Aerospace Corporation	United States
4	10:45	Autonomous Cluster Aggregation for LEO Satellite Recovery via Distributed Consensus-Based Lambert Transfer Method	10		Mr. Shalin Ye	LandSpace Technology Corporation Ltd.	China
5	10:55	NASA Deep Space Logistics Orbital Transfer Vehicles for Rideshare Opportunities to the Moon, Mars and Beyond	10		Mr. Matthew Wittal	NASA	United States
6	11:05	On-Orbit Refueling Demonstration to Support Expanded Mission Operations	10		Mr. Kevin Smith	Orbit Fab Ltd	United States
7	11:15	Orbital and Surface Supply Chain Coordination for Large-Scale Space Infrastructure Development	10	confirmed	Ms. HUDA MOHAMMAD	North Carolina State University	United States
8	11:25	RIPCORD: A Scalable and Modular Solution for Orbital Debris Remediation and Space Mission Support	10		Mr. Kevin DiMarzio	Benchmark Space Systems	United States
9	11:35	robust decision making for technology roadmapping of orbital transfer vehicles	10		Dr. Shunichiro Nomura	University of Tokyo	Japan
10	11:45	sustainable earth-moon logistics for future surface operations	10		Mr. Kimonas Poyiadjis	Cranfield University	United Kingdom
11	11:55	Converting Water to Performant Propellants for In-Space Propulsion: the GreenSWaP project	10		Dr. Angelo Pasini	University of Pisa	Italy
12	12:05	Leveraging Multimodal Propulsion for Time-Constrained Fuel-Optimal Multi-Vehicle Transport Architectures	10	confirmed	Mr. Shan Selvamurugan	Georgia Institute of Technology	United States
*		Comparisons of twin-thruster plumes' interaction and impingement heat flux estimates on lunar lander legs using DSMC, CFD and a collisionless plume expansion solver	10		Dr. Susheel Kumar Sekhar	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)	India
*		Repurposing Spent Rocket Stages for In-Orbit Propellant Storage: A Path to Sustainable Space Operations	10		Ms. Prisha Asher	Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)	India
*		Simulations of Multi-Thruster Plume Interactions with Lunar Surface for Chandrayaan-3 Lander	10		Mr. ANANT SINGHAL	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)	India

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