28th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Conference and Seminar 1 June 2026 – 5 June 2026 United Kingdom

An AIAA Co-sponsored Conference

The AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technical Committee, in collaboration with The Royal Aeronautical Society, is pleased to announce our 28^th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Conference and Seminar.

The Conference and Seminar will be held 1–5 June 2026. 1–3 June will involve solicited technical paper presentations at The Royal Aeronautical Society in London, UK, followed by an advanced materials seminar 4–5 June hosted by The National Aerospace Library in Farnborough, UK and Heathcoat Industries in Exeter, UK. Coach transportation will be provided between venues on 4–5 June.

Please register your interest at RAeS Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Conference and Seminar 2026. The Committee solicits abstracts on the topics given below. Please plan to submit an extended abstract by 18 December 2025 with full papers due on 4 May 2026.

Soliciting topics on parachute and aerodynamic decelerator design, testing, and analysis; including, but not limited to:

• Advanced cargo delivery systems using clusters of parachutes
• Ram air parafoils for payload delivery
• Mars Parachute and Deployable Aeroshell Applications
• Interplanetary Parachute Applications, including Venus and Titan destinations
• Commercial Earth Return Parachute Applications
• Orion and Artemis Mission Parachute Systems
• Sample Return Parachute Systems
• Alternative ways of payload delivery such as gliders, inflatable wings, and projectile delivery
• Advances in ejection seat parachutes and whole aircraft recovery systems
• Sub-orbital testing of deployable aeroshells for planetary entry
• Deployable decelerators and/or aero-capture
• Computational methods such as fluid structure interaction
• Miniaturized parachute and softgoods instrumentation
• Parachute or deployable aeroshell modeling and analysis
• Parachute multi-degree-of-freedom simulations
• Ground test techniques applicable to softgoods
• Advanced textile engineering and materials engineering applicable to parachutes or deployable aeroshells

Questions about abstracts should be referred to Lead Organizer Aaron Morris, [email protected]

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