Schedule at a Glance

Technical Paper Presentation Schedule

Sunday, October 26                
12:00 noon - 8:00 pm (Laclede Room)
Pre-Conference Short Course
Space Mining and Planetary Surface Construction
This short course is the first of its kind to address the new fields of space mining and planetary surface construction.

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dynamics & Control Technical Committee Meeting (Boardroom)

Monday, October 27
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
Ballroom Lobby

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Ballroom Lobby

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Opening Plenary Session
Plenary Speaker Gregg Maryniak
Fountains of the Moon
Ballroom A

9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Concurrent Technical Sessions

Symposium 1: Granular Materials in Space Exploration
(Laclede Room A/B)
Regolith Geotechnics 1 (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Regolith Geotechnics 2 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Regolith Physical Properties (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm)
Regolith Simulants (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

Symposium 2: Exploration and Utilization of Extra-Terrestrial Bodies
(Gateway Room A/B)
Planetary Drilling 1 (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Planetary Drilling 2 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Planetary Surface Sampling (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm)
Regolith as Construction Material (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Fontaine Room)
Civil Engineering in Space 1 (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

Symposium 3: Advanced Materials and Designs
(Fontaine Room)
Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Materials 1 (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Materials 2 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Materials 3 (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

Symposium 4: Structures in Challengine Environments (Hawthorn Room)
Advances in Diagnostic and Monitoring Methods 1 (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Advances in Diagnostic and Monitoring Methods 2 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Seismic, Tidal, and Artificial Loading of Structures (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm)
Advanced Structures and Actuation Technology (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

10:30 am - 11:00 am
Breaks/Visit Posters
Ballroom Prefunction

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Break for Lunch

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Journal of Aerospace Engineering Editorial Board
Fontaine

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Special Keynote
Speaker Hongnan Li
Advances and Applications on Structural Vibration Control of Infrastructures
Ballroom A

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Breaks/Visit Posters
Ballroom Prefunction

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Conference Reception
Ballroom B

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Executive Committee Meeting
Boardroom

Tuesday, October 28                
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
Ballroom Lobby

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Ballroom Lobby

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Plenary Session
Plenary Speaker Ray Arvidson
Roving on Mars with Opportunity and Curiosity: Terramechanics and Terrain Properties
Ballroom A

9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Concurrent Technical Sessions

Symposium 1: Granular Materials in Space Exploration
(Laclede Room A/B)
Mechanism-Regolith Interactions 1 (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Mechanism-Regolith Interactions 2 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Regolith-Rocket Exhaust Interactions (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm)
Rover-Regolith Interactions 1 (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

Symposium 2: Exploration and Utilization of Extra-Terrestrial Bodies
(Gateway Room A/B)
Novel Approaches and Architectures (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Civil Engineering in Space 2 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Planetary Excavation (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm)
Space Resources Utilization (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

Symposium 3: Advanced Materials and Designs
(Fontaine Room)
Structures Under Extreme Conditions (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Hydraulic Structures (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

Symposium 4: Structures in Challenging Environments
(Hawthorn Room)
Structures and Systems in Challenging Environments 1 (9:00 am - 10:30 am)
Structures and Systems in Challenging Environments 2 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Advances in Diagnosic and Monitoring Methods 3 (1:30 pm - 3:00 pm)

10:30 am - 11:00 am
Breaks/Visit Posters
Ballroom Prefunction

12:00 noon - 1:30 pm
Awards Luncheon
ASCE Columbia Award
ASCE Aerospace Division Awards
Speaker Don Pettit - Techno-Stories from Space
Ballroom B

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Breaks/Visit Posters
Ballroom Prefunction

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Advanced Materials
Technical Committee Meeting
Boardroom

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Regolith Operations and Mobility Robotics
Technical Committee Meeting
Laclede

‌Wednesday, October 29                
7:00 am – 10:00 am
Registration Desk Open
Ballroom Lobby

7:00 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Ballroom Lobby

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Plenary Session
Plenary Speaker Chris Lewicki
Redefining Natural Resources: The Next Audacious Step
Ballroom A

9:00 am - 11:00 am
Concurrent Technical Sessions
Symposium 1: Granular Materials in Space Exploration
(Laclede Room A/B)
Rover-Regolith Interactions 2 (9:00 am - 11:00 am)

Symposium 2: Exploration and Utilization of Extra-Terrestrial Bodies
(Gateway Room A/B)
Asteroid Utilization (9:00 am - 11:00 am)

Symposium 3: Advanced Materials and Designs
(Fontaine Room)
New Materials and Structures (9:00 am - 11:00 am)