Cislunar Space Workshop
Explore NASA’s Artemis missions and cislunar orbital motion. Learn the basics of reference frames, trajectory design, and orbit propagation, with a short Python demonstration and a discussion of current cislunar research opportunities.
Hosted by C.O.D.E — Community of Developers & Engineers
Workshop leader
Scott Blender
Scott is a third-year Ph.D. student in aerospace engineering at RPI and a researcher in the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory. His research focuses on spacecraft guidance, cislunar space domain awareness, and lunar-surface sensor networks.
Event topics
- Artemis and NASA’s return to the Moon
- Orbital motion fundamentals
- Reference frames and selenocentric orbits
- Cislunar research: SSA, landing, and robotics
- Live Python orbit propagation demo
- Q&A and ways to get involved