Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-08 — 59th International Astronautical Congress

A2. MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES AND PROCESSES SYMPOSIUM

The objective of this Symposium is to highlight and discuss the state of the art in microgravity physical sciences and processes as well as to prepare the future orbital infrastructure. Session topics cover all microgravity sciences disciplines (materials sciences, fluid sciences, combustion science, fundamental physics, multi-phase flows), current results and research perspectives, together with relevant technology developments.

Coordinator: Antonio Viviani
Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" — Italy

Vice-Coordinator: Marcus Dejmek
Canadian Space Agency — Canada

A2.1. Gravity and Fundamental Physics

This session is devoted to the search of new fields of research in condensed matter physics and gravitational physics including cryogenic fluids, critical fluids, equivalence principle, atomic clock, plasma crystals.

Chairman

Marcus Dejmek
Canadian Space Agency — Canada

Francois Gonzalez
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France

Rapporteur: Bernard Zappoli
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France

A2.2. Fluid and Materials Sciences

The main focus of the session is on perspective research fields in fluid and materials sciences, multi-phase and chemically reacting flows including theoretical modelling, numerical simulations, and results of pathfinder laboratory experiments.

Chairman

Raimondo Fortezza
Telespazio S.p.A. — Italy

Nickolay N. Smirnov
Lomonosov Moscow State University — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Jean-Claude Legros
Université Libre de Bruxelles — Belgium

A2.3. Microgravity Experiments from Sub-orbital to Orbital Platforms

This session presents recent results of microgravity experiments from all disciplines using different microgravity platforms, including drop towers, parabolic aircrafts, sounding rockets and capsules.

Chairman

Ziad Saghir
Ryerson University — Canada

Raffaele Savino
University of Naples "Federico II" — Italy

Rapporteur: Vladimir Pletser
Blue Abyss — United Kingdom

A2.4. Science Results from Ground Based Research

This session is focused on the results of ground based preparatory experiments from all disciplines.

Chairman

Valentina Shevtsova
University of Mondragon — Spain

Antonio Viviani
Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" — Italy

Rapporteur: Nickolay N. Smirnov
Lomonosov Moscow State University — Russian Federation

A2.5. Facilities and Operations of Microgravity Experiments

This session is devoted to new diagnosis developments, new instruments definition and concepts for the future, ground and flight operation (telescience, robotics, hardware & software).

Chairman

Romain Marcout
Astrium Space Transportation — France

Rainer Willnecker
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Rapporteur: Peter Hofmann
OHB System AG - Munich — Germany

A2.6.A. Microgravity Sciences onboard the International Space Station and Beyond - Part I

Aimed to the presentation of results obtained from large orbital platforms, in particular the ISS, as well as preparation scenarios for further long term flight opportunities. The session includes description and performance of ground and in-orbit infrastructures.

Chairman

Kenol Jules
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Rodolfo Monti
University of Naples "Federico II" — Italy

Rapporteur: Thomas J. Sutliff
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

A2.6.B. Microgravity Sciences onboard the International Space Station and Beyond - Part II

Chairman

Kenol Jules
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Rodolfo Monti
University of Naples "Federico II" — Italy

Rapporteur: Thomas J. Sutliff
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

A2.7.-A1.7. Joint Session on Physical Sciences and Life Sciences for Space Exploration

Space life science and physical science is essential in preparation for the exploration in space and long duration flights. The understanding of the biological consequences of microgravity and radiation exposure will be significant to humans living in space. The session will be to bring together scientists from different fields to discuss topics of interdisciplinary character for space exploration, i.e. radiation biology, radiation shielding, bio-fluids under microgravity, habitats and life support systems, exploration of planetary resources, biochemical analysis, environmental resource utilisation.

Chairman

Jancy C. McPhee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center — United States

Rainer Willnecker
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Rapporteur

Vladislav Petrov
State Scientific Center of Russian Federation — Russian Federation

Ziad Saghir
Ryerson University — Canada