Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-08 — 59th International Astronautical Congress

E3. SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE POLICY, REGULATIONS AND ECONOMICS

This symposium organized by theInternational Academy of Astronautics provides a systematic overview on the current trends in space policy, regulation and economics. It covers national as well as multilateral space policies and plans, assesses the Public-Private-Partnership model as one of the most challenging issues in the economical field and highlights the question of planetary protection, which is currently investigated under an IAA Cosmic Study project. The symposium also integrates the IAA/IISL Scientific-Legal Roundtable, which deals with “Paper Satellites”.

Coordinator

Kai-Uwe Schrogl
International Institute of Space Law (IISL) — France

Sergio Camacho
Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Latin American and The Caribbean (CRECTEALC) — Mexico

E3.1. New Developments in National Space Policies and Programmes

This session provides the forum for presenting current space policies and programmes of space-faring countries.

Chairman

Pierre Molette
— France

Janusz Zielinski
Space Research Center PAS — Poland

Rapporteur: Klaus Becher
Knowledge & Analysis LLP — United Kingdom

E3.2. Space Policies and Programmes of International Organizations

This session provides the forum for presenting current space policies and programmes of international organizations with space activities.

Chairman

Colin Hicks
—

Sergio Camacho
Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Latin American and The Caribbean (CRECTEALC) — Mexico

Rapporteur: Wolfgang Rathgeber
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

E3.3. Assessing Public-Private-Partnerships for Space Projects

Public-Private-Partnership has already been applied for a number of space activities thus joining forces of governments and private actors. This session reviews the results of PPP and discusses the future of this concept.

Chairman

Motoko Uchitomi
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

Gérard Brachet
Sic Itur — France

Rapporteur: Anna Burzykowska
Polish Space Office — Poland

E3.4. Policy and Regulations Questions in the Protection of the Environment of Celestial Bodies

IAA is currently conducting a Cosmic Study on this topic. This session will be the forum to discuss the preliminary results of this study project and to reflect on presentations concerning recent developments in this field.

Chairman

Petra Rettberg
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Mahulena Hofmann
University of Luxembourg — Luxembourg

Rapporteur: Marc Haese
DLR, German Aerospace Center — Germany

E3.5. Scientific-Legal Roundtable: "Paper Satellites" - Problems of Policy, Regulation and Economics (Invited Papers only)

A large number of satellite and frequency notifications with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are not implemented. This session deals with the political and legal as well as the economic consequences of this severe problem.

Chairman

Corinne M. Jorgenson
Advancing Space — United States

Lubos Perek
Astronomical Institute, Czech Academy of sciences — Czech Republic

Rapporteur: Nicola Rohner-Willsch
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany