Innovative Lunar Lander Technologies for Sustainable Exploration

Day: Thursday 17 October
Time: 16:40 - 17:35 CEST
Location: Red Hall, Level 1, North Wing, MiCo Convention Centre

The recent and diverse set of robotics missions to the lunar surface have utilized different mission concepts and technologies for landing. This panel will focus on the various technologies that developers have utilized in their mission architectures. Discussion will focus on in-space mission design, de-orbit/descent/landing (DDL) approaches, surface survival, payload accommodations, and future plans. We will also discuss lessons learned from recent missions, observations on infusing new technologies, technology gap areas, and medium and longer term technology areas of interest, and how to explore sustainability for the future.

Moderator

A. C. CHARANIA

Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Speakers

Dan HENDRICKSON

Vice President Business Development, Astrobotic

United States

Tim CRAIN

Chief Growth Officer / Co-founder, Intuitive Machines

United States

Masaki FUJIMOTO

Professor and Deputy Director General of ISAS/JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Japan

Veeramuthuvel PALANIVEL

Project Director, Chandrayaan-3, Group Director, Spacecraft Systems Engineering Group, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India