Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-09 — 60th International Astronautical Congress

A1. SPACE LIFE SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM

The symposium jointly organized by the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Astronautical Federation addresses all aspects of space life science research and practice in human and robotic spaceflight, from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to the universe beyond, and from the Big Bang to the lives of future explorers on other planets of our solar system.

Coordinator

Peter Graef
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Chiaki Mukai
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

A1.1. Behavior, Performance and Psychosocial Issues in Space

This session will deal with psychological, interpersonal, cultural, cognitive, circadian/sleep, and human factors issues and countermeasures related to human spaceflight and space exploration.

Chairman

Nick Kanas
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — United States

Peter Suedfeld
University of British Columbia — Canada

Rapporteur: Peter Suedfeld
University of British Columbia — Canada

A1.2. Human Health : Countermeasures

This session focuses on all aspects of spaceflight physiology that relate to human health and to the countermeasures employed to maintain health and performance.

Chairman

Inesa Kozlovskaya
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Russian Federation

Peter Graef
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Rapporteur: Satoshi Iwase
Aichi Medical University — Japan

A1.3. Applications of Space Medicine to Earth-Related Health Issues

This session focuses on the translation of knowledge gained in space medicine to the treatment of health problems on Earth.

Chairman

Anatoly I. Grigoriev
Russian Academy of Sciences — Russian Federation

Ronald J. White
Montana Technological University — United States

Rapporteur: Patrik Sundblad
ESA — Sweden

A1.4. Radiation Effects and Risks in Human Space Missions

Countermeasures to radiation; radiation effects on biological systems; characterization of the radiation environmant; radiation risk assessment are the major topics of this session.

Chairman

Günther Reitz
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Giovanni De Angelis
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Myung-Hee Y. Kim
USRA — United States

A1.5. Astrobiology

This session will cover astrobiological studies: - in outer space - on bodies of the solar system and beyond - in laboratory simulation facilities - on terrestrial analogues and instruments, methods and missions

Chairman

Gerda Horneck
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Pascale Ehrenfreund
International Space University (ISU) — France

Rapporteur: Nicole Buckley
Canadian Space Agency — Canada

A1.6. Environmental Control, Life Support and EVA Systems

This session will address strategies, solutions and technologies in providing for human requirements during future deep space and planetary/lunar surface exploration.

Chairman

Bernhard Koch
DLR VO-R Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Terrence G. Reese
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

A1.7. Fundamental Gravitational Biology

This session concerns the effects of microgravity on molecular and cellular systems in plants and animals and on the development in the whole organism.

Chairman

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

Ludmila Buravkova
SSC RF Institute for bio-medical problems RAS — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Catharine Conley
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

A1.8. Public Outreach and Education - Integral Elements of Space Life Sciences Program Development

The session focuses on all aspects of public outreach and education activities related to space life sciences and the integration into the program development process.

Chairman

Marlene MacLeish
— United States

Chiaki Mukai
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

Rapporteur: Andrea Boese
European Space Agency (ESA) — France