Name: 2023 Clean Space Industry Days
Start: 2023-10-16T13:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-10-19T19:00:00+02:00
Location: ESTEC

2023 Clean Space Industry Days

from Monday, October 16, 2023 (1:00 PM) to Thursday, October 19, 2023 (7:00 PM)

Monday, October 16, 2023

2:00 PM Welcome & Opening by Holger Krag
Welcome & Opening by Holger Krag
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Erasmus: High Bay

2:30 PM Pioneering the Way: Clean Space Initiatives Spotlight by Luisa Innocenti
Pioneering the Way: Clean Space Initiatives Spotlight by Luisa Innocenti
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Erasmus: High Bay

3:00 PM Refreshment break
Refreshment break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Panel "Towards a cleaner and safer space"
Panel "Towards a cleaner and safer space"
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Erasmus: High Bay

4:30 PM Legal framework for Space Debris Mitigation and Removal by Alexander Soucek
Legal framework for Space Debris Mitigation and Removal by Alexander Soucek
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Erasmus: High Bay
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
9:30 AM ESA's Ecodesign and Sustainability Spotlight
ESA's Ecodesign and Sustainability Spotlight
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

9:30 AM Opening of the Ecodesign sessions by Dietmar Pilz, ESA Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality

9:40 AM ESA's EcoDesign Journey - Sara Morales Serrano (ESA)

10:10 AM Building bridges between organizational GHG assessment and environmental footprint at system level: the ESA Green Agenda - Aurélie Gallice-Tanguy (ESA) Marta Caterina Salieri Lopez

10:30 AM Environmental Regulations and their Impact on the European Space Sector - Premysl Janik (REACH Officer at European Space Agency)
Plenary: Zero Debris Policy evolution
Plenary: Zero Debris Policy evolution
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

9:30 AM Introducing the Zero Debris approach - Tiago Soares (ESA)

10:00 AM Introducing the Zero Debris charter - Quentin Verspieren (ESA)

10:15 AM ESA Space Debris Mitigation Standard 2023 - Francesca Letizia (ESA)

10:45 AM Evolution of the LOS (Loi relatives aux Operations Spatiales/ French law on space operations) - Pierre Omaly (CNES)
11:00 AM Refreshment break
Refreshment break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM LCA in Projects Key Takeaways
LCA in Projects Key Takeaways
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM “Overview of Life Cycle Assessment and EcoDesign Activities for Large Space Missions at Thales Alenia Space” - Marco Giuliani (Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A.)

12:00 PM Key learnings when applying an iterative LCA approach during the different development phases of a space mission - An Vercalsteren (VITO) Stefanie De Smet (VITO)

12:30 PM ESA Space Segment LCA Studies by Airbus DS: Challenges and Insights - Catarina Val
Plenary: Removal services
Plenary: Removal services
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM GNC for rendezvous, dynamic capture and stabilization of spinning non-cooperative target - Baltazar Parreira (Deimos Engenharia)

11:50 AM e.Inspector phase B: 12U CubeSat for debris target multispectral close inspection - Michelle Lavagna (Politecnico di Milano)

12:10 PM COSMIC, UK’s first Active Debris Removal mission and Europe’s latest gem to the In-Orbit Servicing ecosystem - Maxime Valencon (Astroscale)

12:30 PM CAT-IOD: PHASE 0 FOR AN IN-ORBIT DEMONSTRATION MISSION FOR ACTIVE DEBRIS REMOVAL - Fernando Gandia (GMV)
1:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Navigating the ESA LCA Database: A User's Guide
Navigating the ESA LCA Database: A User's Guide
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Introduction to ESA's LCA Database - Estefania Padilla Gutierrez (ESA (ESOC)) Sara Morales Serrano (ESA)

2:30 PM ESA LCA DB End-User Experience - ELENA ROCCO (Rina Consulting) Ionut Grozea (SC DEIMOS SPACE SRL)
Lessons Learnt End-of-Life
Lessons Learnt End-of-Life
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Aeolus re-entry paving the way to mitigate on Ground casualty risk - Kristen Lagadec (Airbus)

2:18 PM Aeolus assisted reentry: a successful story - Tommaso Parrinello (ESA)

2:36 PM CHEOPS: from reentry in 25 years to 5 months - David Modrego Contreras (Isdefe)

2:54 PM Rocket body reentry trends - Ewan Wright (UBC)

3:12 PM Ariane 6 - Space debris limitation - Nathalie DIAS (ArianeGroup)
Mission Implementation: IOS
Mission Implementation: IOS
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM D-Orbit's In-Orbit Servicing: A Customer-Driven Development Approach - Diego Garces de Marcilla (D-Orbit UK Ltd) Stefano Antonetti (D-Orbit S.p.A.)

2:20 PM Regulatory Frameworks for a Thriving Circular Space Economy - Romain Buchs (ClearSpace SA)

2:40 PM Beyond ELSA-M – Developing Sustainable In-Orbit Commercial Services - Zaria Serfontein (Astroscale)

3:00 PM IOSHEX AND SPACERIDER INTEROPERABILITY TOWARDS ACTIVE DEBRIS REMOVAL AND RECYCLING - Marco Mariani (SAB Launch Services)
3:30 PM Refreshment break
Refreshment break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Improving Ecodesign Methodologies
Improving Ecodesign Methodologies
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM Evaluation of current DQ Methodology - Floor Bagchus

4:20 PM A Consensus-Based Single-Score for Life Cycle Assessment of Space Missions - Marnix Verkammen (TU Delft & eSpace EPFL)

4:40 PM Uncertainty in Environmental Life Cycle Assessments of Launch Vehicles - Guillermo Joaquin Dominguez Calabuig (University of Strathclyde)

5:00 PM The impact of re-entering satellites on atmospheric chemistry and Earth’s climate - Laura Schumacher (OHB System AG)
Space Surveillance and Tracking
Space Surveillance and Tracking
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM Objects characterisation with on-ground SST measurements in support of space debris removal operations - Angel Gallego Torrego (GMV) Adrián de Andrés Tirado (GMV) Carlos Paulete Periañez (GMV) Marc Torras Ribell (GMV) Javier Carro (GMV)

4:20 PM CNN4NEOOD - CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK FOR NEAR EARTH OBJECT OBSERVATION AND DETECTION - Aiswarya Unni (Tr2 srls) mauro venanzi (UrbyetOrbit srls)

4:40 PM Dark & Quiet Skies - Andrew Williams
Mission Implementation: IOS
Mission Implementation: IOS
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM EROSS IOD - Mission Progress Status - Pierre Dandré

4:20 PM Orbit Fab Podracer mission: an on-orbit testbed proving out the building blocks of sustainable orbital refueling - Connor Geiman (Orbit Fab)

4:40 PM SENER's perspective on Active Debris Removal - María Antonia Ramos Prada
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

9:30 AM Exploring Environmental Hotspot Allocation: An Interactive Session
Exploring Environmental Hotspot Allocation: An Interactive Session
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

How to reach Zero Debris WS: Successful Disposal and Orbital clearance
How to reach Zero Debris WS: Successful Disposal and Orbital clearance
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Policy and Close-Proximity Operations
Policy and Close-Proximity Operations
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

9:30 AM Verification and Validation of Rendezvous and CPO Safety - Anthea Comellini (Thales Alenia Space)

10:00 AM Navigating the Stars Responsibly: Ethics in Mission Implementation for Active Debris Removal and In-Orbit Servicing - Jane Davies (know.space) jane davies

10:30 AM ESA Close-Proximity Operations activities - Adina Cotuna (ESA\ESTEC)
11:00 AM Refreshment break
Refreshment break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Tools and Strategies for ecodesign in space
Tools and Strategies for ecodesign in space
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM The Ecobox project - developing a toolbox for Ecodesign - Ariane Bouilly (AirbusDS) Perrine Cau

11:45 AM Ecodesign criteria for R&T and technology assessment in Airbus Defence and Space - Luca Briganti (Airbus)

12:00 PM SEEDS tool, a Simplified Ecodesign Evaluation for new Development in Space - Perrine Cau

12:30 PM Rapid Life Cycle Assessment Software for Future Space Systems’ Design - The Assessment and Comparison Tool - Mathieu Udriot (EPFL Space Center)
How to reach Zero Debris WS: Active Debris Removal and Space Debris release
How to reach Zero Debris WS: Active Debris Removal and Space Debris release
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Robotics
Robotics
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM Grappling and Refuelling Active Solution for Propellants (GRASP) - A Concept for a European Active Side to the RAFTI Open License Interface - Sebastian Hill (Orbit Fab)

11:45 AM Minimum invasive refueling coupling, for teleoperated refueling operations. - Charalampos Kosmas (LUNAR CARGO P.C.)

12:00 PM Development of Modular Robotic System for Servicing and Deorbiting Missions - Dominik Kleszczyński (PIAP Space)

12:15 PM Unveiling the Potential of Cooperative Multi-Agent Spacecraft for ADR, IOS, and Cyclic Space Economy - Marek Gebura (Space scAvengers)

12:30 PM Extending Ground Segment Products for supporting a large range of In-Orbit Services - Marc Niezette (Telespazio Germany GmbH)
1:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Keynote by Former ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain: "Bridging Earth and Space for Environmental Responsibility"
Keynote by Former ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain: "Bridging Earth and Space for Environmental Responsibility"
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Green propellants
Green propellants
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Contributions

3:00 PM Single Score Methodology for Space LCA - Lily Blondel (Università di Pisa)

3:20 PM Comparative life cycle sustainability assessment of novel monopropellant systems. - Pepijn Deroo

3:40 PM Water Propulsion – The Ultimate Green Technology - Malte Wurdak (ArianeGroup)

4:00 PM Laser beam melting for the manufacturing of rocket engine parts: a study of the environmental impacts - Laurence Rozenberg Mathilde Jullienne Noémie Boucherit
How to reach Zero Debris WS: Collision risk management and Space Situational Awareness
How to reach Zero Debris WS: Collision risk management and Space Situational Awareness
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)
Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Contributions

3:00 PM Trajectory Optimization for The Proximity Rendezvous Operation Considering The Relative Navigation Error - Yu Nakajima (Politecnico di Milano)

3:30 PM Opportunities and Challenges in Deep Learning-based Spacecraft Pose Estimation for Future In-orbit Servicing missions. - Arunkumar Rathinam (University of Luxembourg)
4:30 PM Refreshment break
Refreshment break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM Launchers
Launchers
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Contributions

5:00 PM Ariane 6 & P120C Process improvements contribution to a more sustainable European Launcher manufacturing - Nicoletta Wagner (ESA STS)

5:20 PM Comparison of the Environmental Impact of Production and Launch Emissions of Different Common Launcher Architectures and Propellants - Jan-Steffen Fischer (University of Stuttgart, Institute of Space Systems)

5:40 PM MaiaSpace's update on the implementation of LCA and ecodesign in the development of a semi-reusable minilauncher - Loïs Miraux (Maia)
How to reach Zero Debris WS: Re-entry safety
How to reach Zero Debris WS: Re-entry safety
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)
Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Contributions

5:15 PM A fault-tolerant AI processor to accelerate onboard computer vision workloads - Jasper Wouters (Magics Technologies NV)

5:30 PM Progress in vision-based navigation technologies for non-cooperative close proximity operations - David Regad (LMO)

5:45 PM A multispectral camera solution for guidance and navigation on space servicing vehicles - Chiara Palla (MDA UK)

6:00 PM A reliable visible camera suite for In-Orbit Servicing - Laurent Majewski
6:00 PM Ecodesign Sessions Wrap-up
Ecodesign Sessions Wrap-up
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Thursday, October 19, 2023
9:30 AM Space Life Cycle Perception Board Game
Space Life Cycle Perception Board Game
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

9:30 AM Space LCP Board Game
Deorbit & Passivation technologies
Deorbit & Passivation technologies
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

9:30 AM Advancements in Inflatable Drag Devices for Satellite De-Orbiting by SPACEO - Joao Pedro Loureiro (SPACEO)

9:48 AM Deorbiting Solid Rocket Motor equipped with Thrust Vector Control – a base for propulsion system for controlled re-entry - Ewa Majewska (Lukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation)

10:06 AM The Deorbiting Kit: Optimised solution for ESA’s Zero Debris Policy Implementation - Diego Garces de Marcilla (D-Orbit UK) Gemma Saura Carretero (D-Orbit UK Ltd) Stefano Antonetti (D-Orbit S.p.A.)

10:24 AM Equipment for Satellite End-of life Management and Deorbit - Malte Wurdak (ArianeGroup)

10:42 AM Introducing the European Reconfigurable Battery Unplugging System: a Step Towards Sustainable End-of-Life Management for Small-Satellites Constellations - Emilio Fazzoletto (argotec)
Circular economy in space
Circular economy in space
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Contributions

9:30 AM The Space Rider System key-role for a future cleaner and sustainable space environment. - Antonio Rinlducci (ESA) Fabio Caramelli (ESA)

9:48 AM Toward a Circular Space Economy: Overcoming Blockers for Sustainability - Portia Bowman (Growbotics Space Ltd)

10:06 AM Role of refueling in the global satellite ecosystem. - Nikhil Balasubramanian (OrbitAID Aerospace Private Limited) Sakthikumar Ramachandran (OrbitAID Aerospace)

10:25 AM Guidance, Navigation, and Control of In-Orbit Assembly of Large Antennas – technologies and approach for IOANT - Nuno Paulino (GMV)
Planetary Boundaries Fresk
Planetary Boundaries Fresk
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Want to understand environmental issues to preserve a habitable planet ? Please join for a 3 hours fresk to immerse yourself into the planetary boundaries concept and take action. All the data in the workshop comes from scientific studies published in peer-reviewed journals and you will be driven by a certified animator through collaborative reflection and creativity methods to discover and exchange about this now very important concept. Please email Aurelie Gallice-Tanguy - aurelie.gallice@ext.esa.int - to register to the Planetary Boundaries Fresk

11:00 AM Refreshment break
Refreshment break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM EOL for SmallSats
EOL for SmallSats
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM ADEO-N2 - Dragsail Deorbit Misson - The European Commercial Passive De-Orbit Subsystem Enabling Space Debris Mitigation for CubeSats, SmallSats and Constellations - Daniel Stelzl

11:45 AM Assessing impacts of Zero Debris approach on Cubesats: A System Analysis - Lucia Suriani (European Space Agency)

12:00 PM SmallSat End-of-Life Workshop
Methods and tools for Zero Debris and re-entry
Methods and tools for Zero Debris and re-entry
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM Utilization of a risk index to incentivize satellite operators to follow best practices for post mission disposal: the mission index module of the Space Sustainability Rating - Adrien Saada (Space Sustainability Rating)

11:48 AM A cloud-based multi-fidelity solution for space debris assessment - Thibault Bridel-Bertomeu

12:06 PM Methodologies and Tools to Ensure the Safe and Sustainable Re-entry of Spacecrafts - Andreea Burlou (Deimos Space SRL)

12:24 PM A Direct Approach for Assessing Demise Capability and Modelling Correlation for DRAMA: A Case Study on Composite Materials - Alexandre Looten (EPFL)

12:42 PM Extension of ESA’s Survival And Risk Analysis tool with hemisphere and lattice shapes - Martin Spel (R Tech)
Circular economy in space
Circular economy in space
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

11:30 AM Manufacturing using waste from space resources for a circular space economy - Timon Schild (ESRIC - European Space Resources Innovation Centre)

11:48 AM Orbiting Sustainability: Crafting a Circular Economy White Paper for Space
1:00 PM Lunch break
Lunch break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Design for Demise
Design for Demise
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM SpaceCraft Object Risk Evaluation Database (SCORED) - James Beck (Belstead Research Ltd)

2:20 PM The Topology Optimization approach, a promising technology to adopt as a Design for Demise solution - Stephane Galera (CNES)

2:40 PM A Multiscale Heating Correction Code for Space Debris Demise Simulations - James Merrifield (Fluid Gravity Engineering) Nathan Donaldson (Fluid Gravity Engineering Ltd)

3:00 PM On Demisable Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composites - Thorn Schleutker (German Aerospace Center DLR)

3:20 PM Challenges in the development for a demisable Xenon Tank - Philipp Heher (Peak Technology)
Design for Removal
Design for Removal
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Preparing for a Cleaner Space: Introduction to ESA's Design for Removal - Estefania Padilla (ESA)

2:10 PM Markers Supporting Navigation Development and Qualification - Laszlo Szegedi (Admatis Ltd., Miskolc, Hungary)

2:30 PM MICE (Mechanical Interface for Capture at End-of-Life): Qualification results and future use - Carmen Camañes (AVS)

2:50 PM A PASSIVE DEVICE FOR POSTMORTEM DETUMBLING / ANTITUMBLING OF LEO SATELLITES, TO FACILITATE ACTIVE REMOVAL - Maxime SENES Kristen Lagadec Frédéric Payot

3:10 PM The puzzling dynamic evolution of defunct satellites: a challenge for Active Debris Removal missions - Alain BENOIT (ABSpaceConsulting)
3:30 PM Refreshment break
Refreshment break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM Design for Demise
Design for Demise
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM Generic separation technologies to improve demise behaviour - Martin Weihreter (Airbus)

4:18 PM Demise Testing and Modelling of Glass Materials and Demisable Bipod Concepts - James Beck (Belstead Research Ltd)

4:36 PM Influence of the Selected Alloy and the Dynamic Loads on the Demisability of Aluminium - Thorn Schleutker (German Aerospace Center DLR)

4:54 PM DRACO mission phases A-B1 outcomes and way forward - Saul Campo (Elecnor Deimos)

5:12 PM Demisability of Platform Optics and Electronics - Bradley Lockett (OHB)
Design for Removal
Design for Removal
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM CAT: A Satellite Capture Payload Bay for ADR Servicing - Fernando Gandia (GMV) Manuel Prieto (GMV)
4:20 PM Workshop: Standardized removal interface
Workshop: Standardized removal interface
4:20 PM - 5:30 PM
Contributions

4:20 PM Standardized Removal Interface Workshop
5:30 PM Clean Space Industry days Wrap-Up
Clean Space Industry days Wrap-Up
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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