Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-10 — 61st 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 sciences 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

Ronald J. White
Montana Technological University — United States

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

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

This session considers psychosocial, 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

Vadim Gushin
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Gro M. Sandal
University of Bergen — Norway

A1.2. Human Physiology in Space

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

Satoshi Iwase
Aichi Medical University — Japan

Rapporteur: Hanns-Christian Gunga
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Germany

A1.3. Medical Care for Humans in Space

The session focuses on medical care for astronauts including operational medicine aspects, countermeasure development and applications as well as needs for future care for astronauts during long term stays in space and missions to and on Moon and Mars. A further focus will lie on medical care for passengers and operators of commercial suborbital and orbital space flights.

Chairman

Rupert Gerzer
Skoltech Space Center — Russian Federation

Anatoly I. Grigoriev
Russian Academy of Sciences — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Patrik Sundblad
ESA — Sweden

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

The major topics of this session are the characterisation of the radiation environment by theoretical modelling and experimental data, radiation effects on physical and biological systems, countermeasures to radiation and radiation risk assessment.

Chairman

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

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

A1.5. Astrobiology and Exploration

A new era of space exploration will soon expand into a global endeavour to achieve highly ambitious goals such as establishing human bases on the Moon, journeys to Mars and the construction of new infrastructures in space. Astrobiology plays a key role in the strategic search for organic compounds and life on Mars and other planetary objects in our solar system and can provide support in the preparation of human exploration endeavours. The session invites papers of astrobiological content supporting future robotic and human exploration missions.

Chairman

Pascale Ehrenfreund
International Space University (ISU) — France

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

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

A1.6. 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

Chiaki Mukai
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

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

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

A1.7. Biology in Space

This session focuses on the molecular and cellular systems in plants and animals to analyse the mechanisms of gravisensitivity in ground-based and space flight experiments.

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 in Space Life Sciences

This session focuses on all aspects of public outreach and education activities related to space life sciences: strategies, best practice examples, future concepts and the integration into the space life sciences program development process.

Chairman

Marlene MacLeish
— United States

Andrea Boese
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

Rapporteur: Chrysoula Kourtidou-Papadeli
Greek Aerospace Medical Association — Greece