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session 4

Title: Future Space Transportation Systems
type: oral
Description: Discussion of future overall transportation system designs and operational concepts for both expendable and reusable systems for Earth-to orbit transportation and exploration missions considering also emerging space ventures and deep space transportation.
Date: 2026-10-07
Time: 10:15
Room: Hall 23

IPC members

Co-Chair: Mr. José Gavira Izquierdo, International Space Consultant, Netherlands (Kingdom of the);
Co-Chair: Mr. Pier Michele Roviera, True Anomaly, Inc., United States;
Rapporteur: Mr. Nicolas Bérend, ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab, France;
Rapporteur: Mr. Geovian Stower, Kenya Space Agency (KSA), Kenya;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	10:15	KEYNOTE: ESA Preparation for Future European Heavy and Super Heavy Launch Systems	20	confirmed	Mr. Giorgio Tumino	European Space Agency (ESA)	France
3	10:35	From Concept Selection to Flight Simulation: Implementing Convex Guidance and Control Methods for Vertical Stage Landing	14	confirmed	Mr. Gökberk Gök	ROKETSAN Roket Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.	Türkiye
4	10:49	Robustness and Feasibility Evaluation of Rockoon-based Hybrid Rockets considering Initial Attitude Uncertainties	14	confirmed	Mr. TAKENORI YOSHIKAWA	Chiba Institute of Technology	Japan
5	11:03	Preparing for the future of Space Transportation: Perspectives, Methodologies and French strategic means to accelerate the pace	14	confirmed	Mrs. Ursula Aniakou	Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)	France
6	11:17	VORTEX, a reusable orbital spaceplane for the next industrial revolution	14	confirmed	Mr. Igor Fain	Dassault Aviation	France
7	11:31	Analyses and Critical Assessment of Advanced Space Transportation Systems	14	confirmed	Dr. Martin Sippel	Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)	Germany
8	11:45	Electrified Spaceports and Orbital Propellant Logistics: A Ground-Powered Launch Infrastructure for the Emerging Orbital Fuel Economy	14	confirmed	Mr. Tetsuya Ikegami	Independent Researcher	Japan
9	11:59	MANTIS: Enabling Flexible Mars Asset Delivery and Relay Operations through a Modular Infrastructure and Multi-Orbit Service Design	14	confirmed	Mr. Francesco Pezzi	Politecnico di Milano	Italy
10	12:13	The Economic Imperative of High-Acceleration Electromagnetic Space Launch: A Techno-Economic Analysis of Human-Rated Infrastructure	14	confirmed	Mr. Philip Swan		United States
11	12:27	Solving the Location Routing Problem for Mega-Constellation On-Orbit Servicing Incorporating Fuel Stations	14	confirmed	Dr. Ruida Xie		China