Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-09 — 60th International Astronautical Congress

A5. HUMAN EXPLORATION OF THE MOON AND MARS SYMPOSIUM

This 12th Symposium organized by the International Academy of Astronautics covers the strategic plans, architectural concepts and technology development for future human exploration of the Moon and Mars. In particular the topics of Moon and Mars colonies and Human/Robotic synergies are examined in depth.

Coordinator

Christian Sallaberger
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation — Canada

Wendell Mendell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

A5.1. Strategies to Establish Lunar and Mars Colonies

Many studies of human lunar return have been conducted in the 35 years since the first Apollo Moon landing. Utilization and colonization of the Moon will require that a long term, sustainable strategy be developed - and followed. In addition, future lunar enterprise must be considered as part of an evolving space infrastructure that can utilize the goods and services stemming from a lunar colony to enhance or enable ever more ambitious human and robotic space exploration goals. This session will address strategic aspects of political, philosophical, legal and commercial “enablers”, including technological road maps and benefits to humanity that might result from human exploration and ultimately colonization. A goal of the session is the advancement of a strategy leading toward self-supporting colonies.

Chairman

Uwe Apel
Hochschule Bremen — Germany

William H. Siegfried
The Boeing Company — United States

Rapporteur: George Morgenthaler
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, University of Colorado — United States

A5.2.-B3.6. Joint Session on the Role of Humans, Machines and Intelligent systems in the Future of Space Endeavours

This session seeks papers on new systems, and technologies needed for future human missions to the Moon and Mars, and the role of human and robotic partnerships to realize ambitious future space exploration goals, including human surface mobility systems (rovers); habitat/infrastructure construction, robotic assistants; and, precursor activities such as sample returns, in-situ plant growth and food production demonstration, Mars weather and seismic stations, etc.

Chairman

Anthony R. Gross
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Christian Sallaberger
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation — Canada

Rapporteur

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

Benton C. Clark
Lockheed Martin Space Systems — United States

A5.3.-B3.5. Joint Session on Future Human Space Endeavours

This session invites papers addressing new concepts and plans for future human space endeavours: this includes such missions as space exploration to Moon and Mars, tourism, industrial processing in space and other commercial initiatives in which human would play a critical role.

Chairman

Ernst Messerschmid
University of Stuttgart — Germany

Genevieve Gargir
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France

Rapporteur: Gerhard Schwehm
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands