Poster Shipping Information

Please ship your poster prior to June 5th to the following address:

21 Enterprise Pkwy, Suite 300

Hampton, VA 23666

ATTN: Jenny Monokrousos, IPPW 2024

 

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Sessions

VENUS

A renaissance in Venus exploration is underway with ESA’s EnVision orbiter mission and NASA’s VERITAS orbiter and the DAVINCI in-situ probe missions all going to Venus by the early 2030s. Several other missions, both commercial and government-funded, are also targeting Venus exploration in the next decade. The subsequent steps in Venus exploration may include aerial platforms, short duration landers, and long-lived lander concepts for which technologies are still under development. Our dedicated Venus IPPW session invites submissions on both scientific platform technologies and the experiments that will be conducted from them. Of particular interest are innovative techniques for exploring Venus that employ methods for coping with and/or exploiting its severe environment. We especially welcome Venus science contributions, both surface and atmospheric, from selected missions or from missions in development.

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MARS​

This session will focus on recent, current, in development, and proposed Mars missions. Topics may include science, technology, and systems dealing with the in-situ exploration of Mars, including aerobraking, entry, descent, and landing segments, and sample return. Contributions to this session can address aspects such as (but not limited to) climate, atmospheric science, astrobiology, geology, in-situ resource utilization, and human exploration through the use of local, regional, or global landed networks.This session will focus on recent, current, in development, and proposed Mars missions. Topics may include science, technology, and systems dealing with the in-situ exploration of Mars, including aerobraking, entry, descent, and landing segments, and sample return. Contributions to this session can address aspects such as (but not limited to) climate, atmospheric science, astrobiology, geology, in-situ resource utilization, and human exploration through the use of local, regional, or global landed networks.

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ICE GIANTS & GAS GIANTS

The gas giants (Jupiter & Saturn) and ice giants (Uranus & Neptune) each offer unique opportunities for improving our understanding of planetary science and astrobiology. This is reflected in the recent planetary science decadal survey, which identifies the Uranus orbiter and probe as the highest priority new flagship mission and includes a Saturn probe as a prioritized theme for medium-class missions. This session will bring together contributions related to scientific investigation, entry descent and landing systems, cross-cutting technologies, and mission concepts relevant to in-situ exploration of the outer planets. Discussions of lessons learned from relevant previous missions or ongoing efforts are also welcome.

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TITAN & AIRLESS BODIES

This session combines contributions on all aspects of the exploration of two types of targets: water worlds (Europa, Enceladus, Titan) and airless bodies (Mercury, Earth’s moon, other airless planetary satellites, and small solar system bodies including asteroids and comets). Content may include related science and science goals/drivers, mission concepts, (entry,) descent and landing technologies, ocean access methods for the water worlds, architectures for and development of landers/rovers/vehicles, instrumentation, and field testing of technologies/equipment. Abstracts on current and future mission proposals, operational strategies, impact of lessons learned from previous missions, as well as results of current projects are equally invited.

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MODELING, SIMULATION, TESTING & VALIDATION

This session will focus on advancements in entry, descent, and landing (EDL) mission phases, either in the form of experiments or modeling & simulation. Such relevant topics include: flight dynamics/stability; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); shock layer radiation and kinetics, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC); materials and thermal protection systems (TPS); decelerator systems; plume surface interaction (PSI); integrated/optimized capabilities; and related disciplines. Current work in testing and demonstration techniques, model validation, and diagnostics are also a major component of this session. Work that advances the state-of-the-art, broadens the capabilities of EDL technologies, or compares/leverages both testing and computational models including data-driven modeling, is especially relevant. Preference is given to discussion of models, simulations, ground testing, flight tests, and validation applied directly to specific EDL missions and proposals, rather than general model development.

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INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS FOR EXPLORATION

This session invites submission of abstracts that propose novel and highly innovative future mission concepts, scientific measurement instruments, technologies, and programmatic approaches for solar system exploration. This includes, but is not limited to, non-traditional entry, descent, and landing concepts and technologies, innovative in-situ exploration of solar system bodies including multi-sensor/multi-probe and swarm approaches, small spacecraft exploration missions and technologies, and innovative solutions for reducing mission risk and/or life cycle costs to enable a greater number of mission opportunities or facilitate synergies between missions. Preference will be given to innovative and visionary ideas that have the potential to significantly advance the state of the art in current exploration approaches, capabilities or technologies.

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AEROCAPTURE, ENTRY, DESCENT & LANDING

This session focuses on the development and advancement of EDL technologies to enable future planetary missions involving probes, landers, and deployable flight vehicles. Areas of interest include but are not limited to aeroassist maneuvers, thermal protection systems, deployable heat shields, aerothermodynamics, parachutes, GN&C, retro-propulsion, landing systems, and associated instrumentation.  Discussion of new concepts and flight demonstrations is encouraged.

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SCIENCE, INSTRUMENTATION, EXPERIMENTS & IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS

Science instruments are a key component of planetary exploration missions. Scientific experiments in space exploration typically involve the development of instrument concepts and ideas through experiments and field campaigns. This session invites abstracts discussing instrument concepts, hardware, and field experiments aimed at demonstrating and developing scientific investigations for planetary exploration. Abstracts may include topics such as innovative concepts for previously infeasible measurements or report on progress made in developing instrumentation hardware or measurement techniques through experiments. Priority will be given to experiments or instrumentation geared towards in-situ measurements such as landers, probes, or aerial platforms. A combined scientific/technical approach, addressing both the scientific objectives and measurement principles are encouraged.

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EARTH RETURN

The Earth Return session will provide a discussion space for mission concepts, science objectives, and engineering related to Sample Return to Earth. Also welcome are submissions regarding sample acquisition, characterization, containment assurance, and planetary protection related to safely returning samples to Earth. The goal of this session is to present the state-of-the-art within the community for sample return to Earth missions as well as concepts to enable and enhance future Earth return missions.

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