AIDAA 3rd Aerospace PhD Days

Last week, our Giacomo and Andrea attended the 3rd Aerospace PhD Days organised by AIDAA, and held in Bertinoro, presenting the work of their PhD research. The conference was an excellent opportunity to get to know, share and discuss with PhD students from other universities working in the aerospace fileds.

Marco Nugnes’ PhD Defence

Marco Nugnes successfully defended hid PhD thesis “Design of low-thrust trajectories through differential dynamic programming enhancing the effects of orbital perturbations” at Politecnico di Milano, to be awarded the degree of Doctor.

We are hiring!

We are hiring! New junior researcher position at @compass @aerospacepolimi with application deadline on 17/02/2023 on the design of transfer trajectories in the three-body problem of the Earth-Moon system and the Sun-Earth system and the dynamics of orbits under the effects of solar radiation pressure.

Link to the position: research grants polimi

New Acta Astronautica paper on active debris removal service for large constellations is out!

How can we guarantee the long-term sustainability of the constellation? One of the solution is represented by the development of active debris removal and servicing activities for the constellation fleet.
The new paper published in Acta Astronautica by @Giacomo Borelli, @Gabriella Gaias, @Camilla Colombo presents a design of the rendezvous and proximity operations required for an active debris removal service for large constellation.

Check it out for a 50-days free access at: here.