Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Overview

Nuclear Power and Propulsion International Gap Assessment

10:00–10:25AM MDT

Markus Landgraf (European Space Agency), Lee S. Mason (NASA Glenn Research Center), Hiroshi Ueno (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Martin Anderson (Canadian Space Agency), Pierre Boutté (Centre National d'Études Spatiales), Daniel Brady (National Resources Canada), Joshua Brayford (UK Space Agency), Pascal Bultel (Centre National d'Études Spatiales), Antoine de la Chevrotière (National Resources Canada), Leonard Dudzinski (NASA Headquarters), Kandyce Goodliff (NASA Langley Research Center), John Guidi (NASA Headquarters), Adrian Guzmán (Agencia Espacial Mexicana), Jintae Hong (KAERI), Chan Soo Kim (KAERI), Andrew Kuh (UK Space Agency), William Mackey (Canadian Space Agency), Micah Melnyk (National Resources Canada), Jun Nakajima (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Claire Parfitt (European Space Agency), Rinat Rashapov (Canadian Space Agency), Dong Young Rew (KAERI), Danilo Sakay (Agência Espacial Brasileira), Leopold Summerer (European Space Agency), Ernest Tan (Canadian Space Agency), Manu Varrier (Indian Space Research Organisation), Brent Wilhelm (National Resources Canada)

Applications of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion for Deep Space Science Missions

10:25–10:50AM MDT

Christopher B. Reynolds (Aerojet Rocketdyne), C. Russell Joyner II (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Timothy Kokan (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Daniel J. H. Levack (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Brian J. Muzek (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Rod Noble (Aerojet Rocketdyne)

The Politics of Nuclear Rocket Development

10:50–11:15AM MDT

James C. Howe (247 Strategic Consulting)

Benefits of NTP in Cislunar Transportation System for NASA's Artemis Program

11:15–11:40AM MDT

Saroj Kumar (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jason T. Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)