session 1

Title: Human Space Endeavour: Overview
Description: This session will include the status of the International Space Station partners programmes. It also covers planning and programs under way in preparation for the next era of human space exploration beyond and Earth orbit. Papers are encouraged from government and private sectors.
Date: 2008-09-29
Time: 15:00
Room: Castle 2

IPC members

Chairman: Mr. Graham Gibbs, Canadian Space Agency (RETD), Canada;
Chairman: Mr. Terrence G. Reese, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), United States;
Rapporteur: Dr. Maria Stella Lavitola, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy;

papers
Order	Paper title	Mode	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	On The Ground And In The Sky: International Space Station Operations	presentation	Mr. William H. Gerstenmaier	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	United States
2	Japan's ISS Program Status	presentation	Mr. Yoshiyuki Hasegawa	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)	Japan
3	CANADA AND THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM: OVERVIEW AND STATUS SINCE IAC 2007	presentation	Mr. Benoit Marcotte	Canadian Space Agency	Canada
4	Crew on the ISS: Creativity or Determinism?	presentation	Dr. Sergey Krikalev	Yu.A. Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center	Russian Federation
5	Requirement Generation for the Habitation Extension Module	discussion	Mr. Mark Hempsell	Reaction Engines Ltd.	United Kingdom
6	Examining the Vision for Space Exploration: Workshop Findings and Roadmap Analysis	presentation	Prof. Scott Hubbard	Stanford University	United States
7	NASA’s Constellation Program: From Concept to Reality	presentation	Dr. Jennifer Rhatigan	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center	United States
8	ESA Analysis of architectures for Human spaceflight and Exploration	presentation	Mr. Olivier Mongrard	European Space Agency (ESA)	The Netherlands
9	Lessons Learned From International Cooperation	presentation	Dr. Alexander G. Derechin	S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia	Russian Federation
10	A Global Imperative: We Must Go!	discussion	Mr. Sanjoy Som	University of Washington	United States