Topputo Francesco
Full Professor
Topputo Francesco
Full Professor
Research labs
DART Lab - Deep-space Astrodynamics Research & Technology Laboratory
Group details
Research projects
ESA | Mars-PASS - Pre-Phase A Study of a Low-Cost Mars Mission Platform
Project detailsESA | LUMIO - Lunar Meteoroid Impacts Observer - Delta Phase B
Project detailsERC | AXESS - Accelerated X-in-the-loop Environment for Spacecraft Systems Testing
Project detailsASI | OPERATIVE - Soft-GPU per processamento dati intelligente e applicazioni avanzate a bordo
Project detailsPNRR | Space It Up! - Spoke 1
Project detailsESA | MILANI: Support to CNES for Mission Analysis and GNC Performance Assesment
Project detailsHORIZON EUROPE | FAAST - Perfecting autonomous control for self-driving spacecraft
Project detailsERC | GUIDO - A Computing Unit for Autonomous Spacecraft Guidance in Deep Space
Project detailsESA | STAR-Nav - Autonomous Relative Navigation Using Star Tracker Images
Project detailsERC | SENSE - A Sensor for Autonomous Navigation in Deep Space
Project detailsERC | EXTREMA - Engineering Extremely Rare Events in Astrodynamics for Deep-Space Missions in Autonomy
Project detailsH2020 | STARDUST-R - Stardust Reloaded
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Magazine articles
EXTREMA FINAL WORKSHOP
10/11/2025
FACILITATING AUTONOMY IN ASTRODYNAMICS FOR SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY (FAAST) – AN MSCA PROJECT
25/09/2025
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DELL’INGEGNERIA 2025
19/09/2025
BACK TO DEEP SPACE: POLITECNICO DI MILANO PREPARES FOR APOPHIS CLOSE ENCOUNTER
09/06/2025
CALL: MSCA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP MASTERCLASS
20/05/2025
OPENDAY25: COSTRUISCI IL TUO FUTURO @POLIMI
01/04/2025
EUROPE’S JOURNEY TO THE MOON: LUNAR MISSION ANALYSIS AT ESA
07/11/2024
UNVEILING DIDYMOS MYSTERIES FOR PLANETARY DEFENSE: THE HERA MISSION AND ITS CUBESAT MILANI
04/11/2024
I giovani e lo spazio - nuove opportunità per le nuove generazioni
11/10/2024
POLITECNICO DI MILANO BACK TO DEEP-SPACE WITH HERA MISSION TO STUDY THE ASTEROIDE DIDYMOS
08/10/2024
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DELL’INGEGNERIA 2024
14/09/2024
DESENSITIZED OPTIMAL CONTROL: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
09/09/2024
POLITECNICO DI MILANO EMPOWERS THE NEW SPACE PARADIGM WITH THE ERC-POC PROJECT AXESS
29/07/2024
LUMIO MISSION APPROVED BY THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
12/07/2024
ADVANCES IN PSEUDOSPECTRAL CONVEX OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR ENTRY, DESCENT, AND LANDING APPLICATIONS
10/05/2024
ENABLING FUTURE SMALL BODY OPERATIONS WITH AUTONOMY AND ROBOTICS RESEARCH
10/05/2024
REACHING FOR THE MOON: TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION & ON-BOARD GUIDANCE DESIGN FOR THE ESA ARGONAUT MISSION
29/04/2024
INCONTRI POLIMI: LA LUCE DELLE STELLE - LICIA TROISI INCONTRA FRANCESCO TOPPUTO
15/04/2024
AUTONOMOUS MINIATURIZED DISTRIBUTED SPACE SYSTEMS
15/12/2023
POLITECNICO DI MILANO ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESS LUMIO’S PRELIMINARY DESIGN
02/11/2023
FESTIVAL DELL’INGEGNER{I}A 2023
29/09/2023
KICK-OFF OF THE ERC-FUNDED PROJECT GUIDO
14/06/2023
DIRETTA FOCUS TV: IL LANCIO DI STARSHIP
28/04/2023
OPENDAY POLIMI 2023
01/04/2023
DAER AT 33RD AAS/AIAA SPACE FLIGHT MECHANICS MEETING
02/02/2023
POLITECNICO DI MILANO TOWARDS AUTONOMOUS SPACE EXPLORATION WITH THE ERC-POC PROJECT GUIDO
27/01/2023
ATLAS, NAUTILUS AND SunCubes ARE WINNERS OF THE SWITCH2PRODUCT INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2022
25/01/2023
INTERVISTA PER FOCUS TV
16/01/2023
POLITECNICO DI MILANO LEADS THE LUMIO MISSION PHASE B STUDY
11/10/2022
2022 FESTIVAL DELL'INGEGNERIA DEL POLITECNICO DI MILANO
09/09/2022
FRANCESCO TOPPUTO E FRANCO BERNELLI ZAZZERA A VOCI DI FRONTIERE
26/04/2022
POLITECNICO DI MILANO TOWARDS AUTONOMOUS SPACE EXPLORATION WITH THE ERC-POC PROJECT SENSE
07/02/2022
NOVEL MISSIONS ENABLED BY ELECTRIC PROPULSION
21/07/2021
FRANCESCO TOPPUTO IN DIRETTA SU FOCUS TV
20/07/2021
BACK TO SPACE: IN 2024 POLITECNICO DI MILANO WILL TAKE PART TO THE FIRST PLANETARY DEFENSE MISSION
18/09/2020
IL LANCIO DELLA CREW DRAGON DI SPACE X
31/05/2020
CUBESAT ESPLORATORI SPAZIALI "LOW COST"
24/04/2020
GIORNATA MONDIALE DEI VIAGGI DELL’UOMO NELLO SPAZIO
14/04/2020
DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO CONQUER THE SOLAR SYSTEM WITH THE ERC-FUNDED PROJECT EXTREMA
11/12/2019
POLIMOON | LUMIO MISSION: THINKING INSIDE THE BOX
30/10/2019
POLITECNICO DI MILANO PARTNER OF EU-FUNDED PROJECT “STARDUST RELOADED
30/10/2018