Tom Mulder

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Tom Mulder is a researcher specializing in spacecraft flight dynamics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C), and in-space servicing technologies. His work sits at the intersection of human spaceflight and commercial space applications, focusing on the advanced systems needed to enable ambitious future missions. Mulder's most recognized contribution is his research into flight dynamics and GN&C for spacecraft servicing missions, which addresses the technical foundations required for satellite servicing and in-space assembly. This work explores how spacecraft can be guided, navigated, and controlled with the precision necessary to approach, service, and interact with other vehicles in orbit — capabilities critical to extending satellite lifespans and enabling deep space exploration architectures. His research highlights the growing importance of on-orbit servicing as both a commercial opportunity and an enabler of future human exploration beyond Earth orbit. By advancing GN&C methodologies tailored to these complex rendezvous and proximity operations scenarios, Mulder has contributed meaningful technical groundwork to a field that has since grown considerably in relevance with the rise of commercial servicing ventures. His cited publications reflect foundational thinking in an area that continues to shape modern space mission design and operations strategy.