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 focus on creating scalable, sustainable, and interoperable infrastructure that implements large scale exploration and operational missions.
Date: 2026-10-09
Time: 10:15
Room: Hall 23

IPC members

Co-Chair: Mr. Akhil Gujral, The Aerospace Corporation, United States;
Co-Chair: Mr. Josef Wiedemann, Isar Aerospace Technologies GmbH, Germany;
Rapporteur: Dr. Élcio Jeronimo de Oliveira, Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica (AIDAA), Uruguay;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	10:15	FLARE-XL: Unifying Lunar Surface–Orbit Logistics and Orbital Servicing with ISRU Water-Derived Propulsion	10	confirmed	Mr. Patrick Suen		United States
2	10:25	The Depot Problem: Why In-Space Refuelling Infrastructure Is the Unlocking Capability Nobody Is Funding	10	confirmed	Mr. Orestis Delardas	Individual colaboration	United Kingdom
3	10:35	ai-optimized surface logistics network design for scalable lunar and martian settlement operations	10		Mr. Vishnurat Kadagadakai	Ramaiah Institute of Technology	India
4	10:45	Mission-Driven Selection of Attitude Control Architectures for Chemical Propulsion-Enabled Advanced Space Transportation	10	confirmed	Ms. NIVETHA RAJKUMAR	Letara Ltd.	Japan
5	10:55	Drift-Aware Multi-Target Space Tug Logistics Using Natural Orbital Precession	10	confirmed	Mr. Kaan Göktürk	Istanbul Technical University	Türkiye
6	11:05	Adaptive planning for LEO In-Orbit Servicing: Operational decision-making and strategic evaluation	10	confirmed	Ms. Alice Caseiro	Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)	Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
7	11:15	A MILP-Based Decision Model for the Design of a Sustainable Orbital Fueling Infrastructure	10	confirmed	Ms. Rabia Çok	Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University	Türkiye
8	11:25	Lunar Gateway Evolution by utilizing Glennway Architecture	10	confirmed	Mr. Rok Kete	ILEWG "EuroMoonMars"	Slovenia
9	11:35	Green SWaP – Innovative Hydrogen Peroxide-Hydrogen In-Space Water Propulsion: Second Year Project Overview	10	confirmed	Dr. Angelo Pasini	University of Pisa	Italy
10	11:45	A Conceptual Working Principle for a Reusable LEO-Based Transfer System in Cis-Lunar Logistics	10	confirmed	Mrs. begüm dinçsoy	Istanbul Technical University	Türkiye
11	11:55	GEOHEX - Orbital Transfer Vehicle for GTO-to-GEO Transfer Services	10	confirmed	Ms. Maria Casanovas Crespo	SAB Launch Services srl	Spain
12	12:05	The Missing Link to Space Superiority: In-Orbit Refueling	10	confirmed	Mr. Marco Borghi	Novaspace	Belgium
13	12:15	A Bi-Level Optimization Framework for Low-Thrust Space Logistics Using Deep Learning Surrogates	10	confirmed	Dr. Ruida Xie		China

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