2020 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 9 August - 13 August 2020 Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel , South Lake Tahoe, California

An AIAA Co-sponsored Conference

The 2020 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference will be held August 9-13, 2020 at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe, CA. The conference is organized by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) Space Flight Mechanics Committee and co-sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Astrodynamics Technical Committee.

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Call for Papers

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: APRIL 10, 2020

Manuscripts are solicited on topics related to space-flight mechanics and astrodynamics, including but not necessarily limited to:

  • Asteroid and non-Earth orbiting missions
  • Atmospheric re-entry guidance and control
  • Attitude dynamics, determination and control
  • Attitude-sensor and payload-sensor calibration
  • Dynamical systems theory applied to space flight      problems
  • Dynamics and control of large space structures and tethers 
  • Earth orbital and planetary mission studies
  • Flight dynamics operations and spacecraft autonomy
  • Orbital dynamics, perturbations, and stability
  • Orbit determination and space-surveillance tracking
  • Orbital debris and space environment
  • Rendezvous, relative motion, proximity missions, and formation flying
  • Reusable launch vehicle design, dynamics, guidance, and control
  • Satellite constellations
  • Spacecraft guidance, navigation and control (GNC)
  • Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Conjunction Analysis (CA), and collision avoidance
  • Trajectory / mission / maneuver design and     optimization
  • Technology Anniversary: Lessons Learned and Impact
  • The history of Astrodynamics: Review of seminal astrodynamical, theoretical and practical developments