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.

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;