The Exploration of Asteroids Symposium
7-11 November 2022
ESA European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC),
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
The Exploration of Asteroids symposium aims to bring together world experts on asteroids to review the current state-of-the-art in the field and to discuss its future development. It will primarily focus on near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), and strategies to optimize the synergies between science, human exploration, planetary defence and mission planning for NEAs. The symposium will include invited talks, contributed talks and poster presentations.
Topics of Exploration of Asteroids symposium:
(Technical Programme)
- Computation of asteroid orbits
- Asteroid deflection
- Near-Earth Objects: observations
- Near-Earth Objects: models and simulations
- Asteroid exploration: orbiting about small bodies
- Asteroid exploration: navigating about small bodies
- Small satellite technologies for deep-space missions
- Autonomy and reliability of small satellites for deep-space exploration
- Industry and planetary protection
- Missions for minor bodies exploration
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Mikael Granvik, University of Helsinki/ Luleå University of Technology
Maximilian Hamm, German Aerospace Agency (DLR)
Revealing Asteroid (162173) Ryugu’s Thermophysical Properties with Data Assimilation
Xiyun Hou, Nanjing University
Bert Monna, Hyperion Technologies
Design of components and small satellites for critical missions.
Silvana Radu, European Space Agency
The path towards increasing autonomy and reliability of small satellites
