IPLC: Distributed Propulsion Architectures 14 June 2023 1300 - 1500

AIAA AVIATION Forum and Exposition / 2024 Program

VSTOL-03/TF-10
Technical Lecture: Vertical Landing for SpaceX’s Rockets: SpaceX is developing fully-reusable rockets that take off and land vertically, before refueling and reflight. The 2023 F.E. Newbold Awardee, Dr. Lars Blackmore, discusses the unique challenges of vertical landing for space launch vehicles and how SpaceX is overcoming these challenges with both vehicle-level design choices and new hardware/software technologies.

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Presenter

Lars Blackmore, Senior Principal Mars Landing Engineer, SpaceX

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