Stéphanie Lizy-Destrez

Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE) • Full Professor

Stéphanie Lizy-Destrez is Full Professor in Space Systems Engineering at ISAE-SUPAERO (Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace), a worldwide center of excellence in Engineering research and education in Toulouse (France). She is the head of the Space Advanced Concept research group. She is a graduate of Stuttgart University (Dr-Eng. in 2015) in Germany and ISAE-SUPAERO (PhD in 2015, Msc in 1995). With more than 29 years of experience working for space agencies, industries and universities in space domain, she conducts research and teaching in human and robotic space exploration (Moon, Mars and asteroids) and in astrodynamics. Her researches are oriented along two main axes: first, trajectory optimization for interplanetary missions (Moon, Mars and Asteroid), with a particular focus on rendezvous in cis-lunar space and secondly, Human-Robotic interaction during long-term exploration missions, with a focus on the impact of confinement and isolation on crew performances. As an engineer, she had the opportunity to be on console during the main critical operational phases of the ATV Jules Verne mission in 2008. She is the co-founder of the Spaceflight Institute. She serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets and is a former member of the Astrodynamics Committee of the IAF (International Astronautical Federation). She authored and co-authored more than one hundred journal and conference papers.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

Participation: