In September-October of 2021, the first student school on the interplanetary space mission analysis, design and optimization was initiated and hosted by Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics. The school objectives and format are presented and discussed in this preprint. The competition problem of designing a science mission to the Neptune system is described. The winner project is published to illustrate the level of the teams.

student school, interplanetary space mission, trajectory optimization, mission design, Neptune, Triton

Theoretical and applied problems of mechanics

Trofimov Sergey Pavlovich,  trofimov@keldysh.ru,  orcid.org/0000-0002-2850-5292,  KIAM RAS

Korneev Kirill Romanovich,  korneev.kr@phystech.edu;kirill_rnd@mail.ru,  orcid.org/0000-0003-4669-7643,  KIAM RAS

Pyriaev Evgeniy Viktorovich,  pyriaev.ev@phystech.edu,  orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-3266,  MIPT

Zagrebin Ivan Vyacheslavovich,  zagrebin.iv@phystech.edu,  orcid.org/0000-0002-9003-1905,  MIPT

Fattakhov Eldar Maratovich,  fattakhov.ehm@phystech.edu,  orcid.org/0000-0001-6917-252X,  MIPT

Morgunov Nikolay Vital'evich,  morgunov.nv@phystech.edu,  orcid.org/0000-0001-9072-6961,  MIPT

Khurtina Iuliia Olegovna,  khurtina.iuo@phystech.edu,  orcid.org/0000-0002-1702-6077,  MIPT

Lunin Danila Sergeyevich,  lunin.ds@phystech.edu,  orcid.org/0000-0001-8190-8413,  MIPT

Yakusheva Diana Evgenievna,  iakusheva.de@phystech.edu,  orcid.org/0000-0003-3173-2004,  MIPT

Vasiurin Kirill Sergeevich,  vasiurin.ks@phystech.edu,  orcid.org/0000-0002-6783-5366,  MIPT

Tselousova Anastasia Aleksandrovna,  tselousovaperm@mail.ru,  orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-626X,  KIAM RAS