{"id":104503,"date":"2021-11-05T10:31:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/space-trends-2021-najwieksza-konferencja-poswiecona-napedom-kosmicznym\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T23:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:40:06","slug":"space-trends-2021-najwieksza-konferencja-poswiecona-napedom-kosmicznym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/space-trends-2021-najwieksza-konferencja-poswiecona-napedom-kosmicznym\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Trends 2021: the largest conference dedicated to space propulsion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On October 27, 2021, the 12th international conference \u201cDevelopment Trends in Space Propulsion Systems\u201d (Space Trends) was held. The event organized by the \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 Institute of Aviation and the Institute of Thermal Technology of the Warsaw University of Technology gathered 126 experts from research institutions from around the world.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference was aimed at scientists and industry representatives dealing with the subject of space propulsion systems, as well as students and young professionals. The meeting was attended by participants from Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, Ireland, Sweden, Ukraine, China, Qatar, Great Britain, Australia, the Netherlands and Taiwan. Such a wide participation of foreign speakers from the most renowned research institutions was a great success of the current edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 I am deeply convinced that it will bring the expansion of international cooperation, as well as it will help with the dissemination of information in the world of a wide scope and high level of work carried out at our Institute \u2013 emphasizes professor Piotr Wola\u0144ski, chairman of the conference organizing committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference presented the progress of work on projects and the latest achievements in the international space sector in the field of space propulsion. Particular attention should be paid to the European progress in this field and the current contribution of Poland, which in recent years has become one of the strengths of the European R&D arena in several technological niches in the field of space propulsion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This topic was discussed, among others, in the welcoming speeches of the deputy director of \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 Institute of Aviation, Sylwester Wyka, PhD Eng. and the vice-president of the Polish Space Agency, professor Marek Moszy\u0144ski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the conference keynote lecture, professor Piotr Wola\u0144ski presented the activities initiated at the Warsaw University of Technology and later continued at the Institute, which have an impact on the development of the entire domestic rocket propulsion sector. Professor Wola\u0144ski drew attention to the fact that the Institute carries out projects ranging from low levels of technological readiness (TRL) to technology demonstrators and projects concerning not only components, but entire propulsion systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This topic was extended later in the conference by presentations about projects and progress in works and tests carried out at the Institute (ILR-33 AMBER 2K rocket, projects: POLON, ESA SPRODEM, ESA TVC, ESA TLPD, the first RDE rocket in the world, expansion of the current rocket engine test bench).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The patronage over the conference was taken by the Polish Space Agency, the Space and Satellite Research Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Association of Polish Professionals in the Space Sector and the Association of Space Sector Employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next conference is scheduled for 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n