Program
| DAY 1 – DECEMBER 5, 2024 | |
| 9:30 | Registration and morning cup of coffee |
| 10:00 | Welcome to Space Trends Conference! Opening remarks: • PhD Eng. Paweł Stężycki, General Director of the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation • PhD Michał Doligalski, IGF Poland, Director of the Department of Innovation and Development, Ministry of Science and Higher Education • PhD Eng. Maciej Zasuwa, Vice-Dean for Education, Faculty of MeiL, Warsaw University of Technology • Col. Marcin Mazur, Vice President of the Polish Space Agency |
| 10:15 | Introduction speech
• Green propulsion: from AMBER Rocket to orbital operations |
| 10:30 | KEYNOTE SPEECH Professor Michael Gozin (School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University)“Janus-type Hypergolic Fuels for Hybrid Systems using H2O2 and HAN – based oxidizers” |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 | Panel Discussion 1 Technical Challenges in the Development of Green Space Propulsion – Environmental Impact vs. Cost and Availability Moderator: Kamil Sobczak – Head of Space Propulsion Department Łukasiewicz – Institute of AviationPanelists: 1. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Kirchberger – Head of Department Institute of Space Propulsion Satellite and Orbital Propulsion, German Aerospace Center – DLR Lampoldshausen 2. Dr Mark Ford – Head of the Propulsion Engineering Section, European Space Agency 3. Prof. Niklas Wingborg – Project Manager, FMV |
| 12:30 | Busch Group – market insight:
How vacuum technology enables progress in spaceflight |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 | Panel Discussion 2 Bringing New Space Propulsion to the MarketModerator: Dr Jamila Mansouri – Head of Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Engineering Division, European Space AgencyPanelists TBD: 1. Andrew Clark – Head of Propulsion Products and Tanks, Airbus Defence and Space (online) 2. Błażej Marciniak – CEO, Thaliana Space 3. Derek Harris – Business Development Manager, Nammo Ireland 4. Ismael Gutierrez – Co-Founder & Director of Propulsion, Arkadia Space 5. Joe Hunter – Strategy, Marketing and Sales, Thales Alenia Space |
| 15:00-17:00 | LABORATORY TECHNICAL TOUR
Discover Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation laboratories for space technologies including vacuum propulsion hotfire facility |
| 20:00 | Gala Dinner. Tribute to the late Prof Wolański |
| DAY 2 – DECEMBER 6, 2024 | |
| 8:30 | Registration and morning cup of coffee |
| 09:00 | KEYNOTE SPEECH Prof. Maurizio Natali (University of Perugia)“State-of-the-art of high temperature materials for rocket motors: a review” |
| 09:30 | Technical Session 1 Chairpersons: Dr Dirk Schneider, ESA Dr Łukasz Kapusta, Warsaw University of Technology ”Propulsion testing and modeling’• Overview of Cryogenic Propulsion Components Tests at the DLR M3 Infrastructure – Justin Hardi (Head of the Rocket Propulsion Technology Department, German Aerospace Center (DLR)) • The commissioning of the high-altitude test facility for space rocket propulsion testing – Michał Zieliński (Engineer at Space Technology Center, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation) • Challenges in developing students’ remote test stand for rocket propulsion systems – Michał Kret (Member of Students’ Space Association, Warsaw University of Technology) • Dynamics of E-pumps Developed for the RELIANCE Rocket Engine – Jiří Kozak (Project Manager, Inpraise Systems s.r.o.) • The influence of flash-boiling conditions on droplets from impinging-jet spray – Hernan Amaya (Warsaw University of Technology) • Effect of flash-boiling on spray-wall interaction under low-pressure injection – Rohit Thokala (Aerospace Engineer, Warsaw University of Technology) • Overview of Rocket Propulsion Test Activities at Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation in 2023-2024 – Tobiasz Mayer (Head of the Rocket Propulsion Test Section, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation) • Throttleable Liquid Propulsion Demonstrator Simulation – Krzysztof Matysek (Simulation Engineer, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation) |
| 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 | Panel Discussion 3 Space Propulsion Beyond LEO – the next decades Moderator: Dariusz Aksamit – Science Communicator, Medical Physicist, NGO Activist, Warsaw University of TechnologyPanelists: 1. Kate Underhill – FLPP Propulsion Engineer, European Space Agency 2. Dr Andrzej Piątkowski – Deputy Director Research and Innovation Department, Polish Space Agency 3. Dr Jiří Kozák, Project Manager, InPraise Systems |
| 12:30 | „SOLID AND HYBRID PROPULSION” Chairpersons: Dr Alexander Weigand, Bayern Chemie Dr Christopher Glaser, Research Fellow, German Aerospace Center (DLR) TECHNICAL SESSION 2• Development of a ø610 mm solid rocket motor – Dariusz Sokołowski (Military Institute of Armament Technology) • 3D printing as a viable method of inhibiting solid propellant grains – Michał Tomporowski (Warsaw University of Technology) • Green Flip Control System – a hybrid propulsion solution for rotating a launcher’s first stage – Adam Matusiewicz (Manager of the Experimental Rockets Department, SpaceForest) • Hybrid rocket motors’ development in Students’ Space Association – Bartosz Hyży (Warsaw University of Technology) |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | KEYNOTE SPEECH Leonard Dudziński, Chief Technologist, Planetary Science Division, NASA (online) “The status of Nuclear Propulsion, a critical technology for advancing human and robotic exploration of the solar system” |
| 15:00 | “GREEN PROPULSION” Chairpersons: Kate Underhill (FLPP Propulsion Engineer, ESA) Prof. Niklas Wingborg (FMV) TECHNICAL SESSION 3 • Green Propellant Research at DLR Lampoldshausen – Christoph Kirchberger (Head of the Satellite and Orbital Propulsion Departament, German Aerospace Center (DLR)) • Grace Development Programme: A green Engine for Future Spacecraft and Space Transportation – PhD Eng. Paweł Surmacz (Head of the Satellite Propulsion Section, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation) • Engine control unit for a green microsatellite propulsion system – Konrad Wojciechowski (Systems Engineer, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation) • Demonstration of deep throttling with green storable propellants – a step towards future flexible space propusion – Dawid Cieśliński (Head of the Rocket Analysis and Test Section, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation) |
| 15:50 | ”FUTURE PROPULSION SYSTEMS” Chairpersons: Dr Agata Jóźwicka-Perlant, ESA Ewa Majewska, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation TECHNICAL SESSION 4• Detonative Propulsion Research at Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation – PhD Eng. Michał Kawalec (Head of the Space Propulsion Section, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation) • Water Electrolysis Propulsion for Spacecraft: A Comprehensive Review and Status Assessment – Puneeth Bheesetty (Warsaw University of Technology) • Electric propulsion activities in IFPiLM – Maciej Jakubczak (Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion) |
| 16:30 | Conference Conclusion and Best Presentation Award |
| 17:00 | End of the Event |