Tuesday, June 26th 2007

8.00 pm






afterwards

Key Note Speech

Vision for Space Exploration: Moon, Mars, and Beyond
Dr. Mrityunjay Singh
Ohio Aerospace Institute, USA

Italian Get-together

8.45 am

Welcome address
Prof. Dr. Paolo Spinelli
Politecnico di Torino

9.00 am              Session 1:

requirement for space materials

Space applications and reference extreme environment

CMC for Thermal Protection Systems and Hot Structures in Space Vehicles: Requirements, Testing, and Current Concepts

afterwards

Dr. Franco Fossati
Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy


Ralf Knoche
EADS Astrium GmbH, Germany

Coffee break

11.00 am            Session 2:

Material processing

High temperature ceramic matrix composites and coatings for aerospace applications

SiC multilayer for thermal protection of space re-entry vehicles

UHTC ceramics and composites: processingmicrostructure
and properties

Dr. Alberto Ortona
ICIMSI Research Institute, Switzerland


Prof. Dr. Claudio Badini
Politecnico di Torino, Italy


Dr. Alida Bellosi
National Research Council, Italy

1.00 pm

Lunch

2.15 pm                  Session 3:

testing and material refurbishment

Ground testing of re-entry materials:
Methods, Challenges, and Significance for Application

Characterization of protection materials and compounds for high temperature and high heat flux applications

In Space Repair and Refurbishment of TPS Structures

Dr. Volker Liedtke
Austrian Research Centers GmbH, Austria


Dr. Jochen Linke
Forschungszentrum Jülich,
Germany



Dr. Mrityunjay Singh
Ohio Aerospace Institute,
USA

5.00 pm

End