Alessandro Martinelli is a PhD student in Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. He holds a M.Sc. in Space Engineering and a B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering both from Politecnico di Milano. He is currently part of the Mission Analysis team of the LUnar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) CubeSat mission. His main research interest are nonlinear astrodynamics, mission analysis and trajectory optimization.