Barcelona is honored to host the 7th International Planetary Probe Workshop from the 14th to the 18th of June

The main world experts in entry, descent and landing of planetary probes in Solar System planets and moons with an atmosphere, will meet in Barcelona in 2 weeks.

IPPW-7, the 7th International Planetary Probe Workshop, will begin in 2 weeks in Barcelona, from the 14th to the 18th of June. A Short Course on Planetary Protection will also take place on the 12th and 13th of June.

Around 200 scientists, engineers, technicians and also students, mainly from Europe and the United States, are expected in this year's edition of IPPW in Barcelona. Among them there will be a strong representation of attendees from NASA and ESA.

As in previous years, IPPW will have as its central theme the technologies and concepts for entry, descent and landing of robotic probes in planets and moons with an atmosphere. This year, for the first time, also airless bodies will be considered in a parallel session.

This workshop has been co-organised by an International Organising Committee and a Local Organising Committee, this last formed by CTAE, BAIE, the Barcelona City Council, the UPC, CSIC-IEEC and Deimos Space, with the collaboration of CIMNE running the Secretariat. BAIE, who helped in CTAE's bid to bring the Workshop this year to Barcelona, is in addition one of its sponsors.

You can find out all the details in www.planetaryprobe.eu.