Chloe Gentgen
Chloe Gentgen
Ph.D. Candidate in Space Systems
Ph.D. Candidate in Space Systems
MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics
MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Designing future space missions
Designing future space missions
Space Exploration ● Satellite Design ● Space Sustainability ● Technology Roadmapping
Space Exploration ● Satellite Design ● Space Sustainability ● Technology Roadmapping
I'm a Ph.D. candidate in the Engineering Systems Laboratory in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. My research focuses on robust and adaptive mission design for uncertain environments, with applications to Uranus and Enceladus missions.
I’m passionate about the early-stage design of future space missions, whether for exploration or Earth-focused applications, driven by forward-looking technologies and informed by space sustainability considerations. I thrive at the intersection of systems engineering, mission design, and science.
I graduated in 2022 with a dual M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and École Centrale Paris (Université Paris-Saclay, France). I have interned at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Thales Alenia Space.
Portfolio
Portfolio
Space exploration
Space exploration
Robotic space exploration
PhD research: Robust and adaptive mission design for planetary science in uncertain environments, with a focus on concept of operations and science value
Uranus Flagship mission and magnetosphere science
Enceladus mission characterizing south-polar geysers (JPL Internships)
Titan orbiter mission (JPL Planetary Science Summer School) and lake sample return concept (Caltech Space Challenge)
CubeSat testbed for atmospheric entry and characterization experiments at Mars
Multi-agent robotic architecture for exploring extreme lunar terrains
Crewed missions
Scalable in-situ resource architecture to produce propellant on Mars for crewed missions
Homestead architecture to sustain a crew on Mars for seven years
Crewed mission concept for surface exploration of Ceres
Satellite design
Satellite design
In-space propulsion and on-orbit refueling
Hybrid chemical-electric propulsion systems for CubeSats (MS thesis)
Microgravity experiment for on-orbit refueling launched on Blue Origin's New Shepard
Constellation and spacecraft design
Reconfigurable Earth observation constellations for increased revisit with fewer satellites
CubeSat system and concept of operations design for various mission architectures
Space sustainability
Space sustainability
Atmospheric impact of launch vehicles from technical, environmental, and policy perspectives
CubeSat mission characterizing debris reentry
Technology roadmapping
Technology roadmapping
Space technology roadmapping tool for NASA STMD
Starship applications for science missions to the outer solar system
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