Department of Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Bong Wie, Brian Kaplinger, and Sam Wagner to present technical papers at 60th International Astronautical Congress held in Daejeon, Korea, October 12-16, 2009

 

Professor Bong Wie and Aerospace graduate students, Brian Kaplinger, and Sam Wagner are attending the 60th International Astronautical Congress to be held in Daejeon, Korea, October 12 - 16, 2009. 

The 60th IAC will provide an international focus of the latest ideas, current activities, and future ambitions across a diverse range of space-related topics.  The theme for the 2009 Congress will be "Space for Sustainable Peace and Progress."  Approximately 3,000 participants are expected to attend.

Wie, Kaplinger, and Wagner are all part of ISU's Asteroid Deflection Research Center, which is located in the Aerospace Engineering department at Iowa State University.  Professor Bong Wie is a faculty member in the Aerospace Engineering department, Director of ISU's Asteroid Deflection Research Center, and also Director of the Spacecraft Systems and Controls Laboratory (SSCL).  Bong Wie will be presenting the John V. Breakwell Memorial lecture for Astrodynamics Symposium at this conference.

Below are 4 technical papers from the ADRC to be presented at the 60th IAC.

Orbital Dispersion Simulation of   Near-Earth Objects Deflection/Fragmentation by Nuclear Explosions, B. Kaplinger and B. Wie, IAC-09-C1.10.2

Interplanetary Ballistic Missile (IPBM) System Architecture Design for Near-Earth Object Threat Mitigation, S. Wagner, A.  Pitz, D. Zimmerman, and B. Wie,  IAC-09-D1.1.1

A Crewed 180-Day Mission to Asteroid Apophis in 2028-2029, S. Wagner and B. Wie, IAC-09-D2.8

Astrodynamic Principles for Deflecting Hazardous Near-Earth Objects, John Breakwell Memorial Lecture for Astrodynamics Symposium, IAC-09-C1.3.1 

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