CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2020 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel – South Lake Tahoe, CAABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 15, 2020

http://space-flight.org/docs/2020_summer/2020_summer.html
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, the Summer 2020 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics
Specialist Conference organizers will continue to monitor the situation. To provide relief tothose dealing with changing work circumstances, the abstract submission deadline has been
extended to Friday, May 15, 2020. In the event that the COVID-19 situation prevents holding
the conference in person, we are also discussing various options for hosting some type of apurely virtual conference and then publishing all accepted papers in the conference
proceedings. Further information will be posted on our conference website as it becomes
available.
Even if the conference is held in person, we are interested in experimenting with a small
number of virtual presentations. If you are interested in presenting your paper as aninteractive or virtual presentation, please indicate this on the abstract submission form.

The 2020 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, hosted by the AmericanAstronautical Society (AAS) and co-hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics (AIAA) will be held August 9 - 13, 2020 at the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South
Lake Tahoe, California. This conference is organized by the American Astronautical Society(AAS) Space Flight Mechanics Committee and co-sponsored by the American Institute ofAeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Astrodynamics Technical Committee. Manuscripts aresolicited on topics related to space-flight mechanics and astrodynamics, including but notnecessarily limited to:●
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Asteroid and non-Earth orbiting missions
Atmospheric re-entry guidance and control
Attitude dynamics, determination and control
Attitude-sensor and payload-sensor calibration
Dynamical systems theory applied to space flight problems
Dynamics and control of large space structures and tethers
Earth orbital and planetary mission studies
Flight dynamics operations and spacecraft autonomy
Orbital dynamics, perturbations, and stability
Orbit determination and space-surveillance tracking
Orbital debris and space environment
Rendezvous, relative motion, proximity missions, and formation flying
Reusable launch vehicle design, dynamics, guidance, and control
Satellite constellations
Spacecraft guidance, navigation and control (GNC)Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Conjunction Analysis (CA), and collision avoidanceTrajectory / mission / maneuver design and optimization
Technology Anniversary: Lessons Learned and Impact
The history of Astrodynamics: Review of seminal astrodynamical, theoretical andpractical developments

Artemis Program Special Session: In addition to the above general topics, papers are also
solicited for a special session on the flight dynamics of NASA’s Artemis Program, which includes
research and development on the Space Flight System, Orion spacecraft, Lunar Gateway, as well
as longer-term plans for crewed flights to Mars. Authors are asked to indicate on the abstract
submission if you would like to be considered for inclusion in this special session. Manuscripts
not selected for this special session will be allocated to other relevant sessions.
For complete details, please refer to the Call for Papers at:
http://www.space-flight.org/docs/2020_summer/2020_summer.html
The URL https://www.xcdsystem.com/aas/abstract/index.cfm?ID=dVFkTca will continue toaccept abstract submissions until 15 May 2020, 20:00 Eastern Time.

We greatly appreciate the wide distribution of this announcement to other colleagues that may beinterested, and we look forward to your participation.
Conference Chairs
AAS General Chair
Dr. Kathleen Howell
Purdue University3235 Armstrong Hall
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
West Lafayette, IN(765) 494-5786
howell(AT)purdue.edu

AIAA General Chair
Dr. Felix Hoots
The Aerospace Corporation
Systems Engineering Division
7250 Getting Heights
Colorado Springs, CO 80916(719) 375-6208
Felix.Hoots(AT)aero.org

AAS Technical Chair
Dr. Roby Wilson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mail Stop 301-121
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109(818) 393-5301
roby.s.wilson(AT)jpl.nasa.gov

AIAA Technical Chair
Dr. Jinjun Shan
York University4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada+1 (416) 736 2100 ext. 77757
jjshan(AT)yorku.ca(This announcement is being distributed using data from multiple address lists. If you received
this message multiple times, or in error, we sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.)