Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-10 — 61st International Astronautical Congress

B3. HUMAN SPACE ENDEAVOURS SYMPOSIUM

This symposium addresses all aspects of human space endeavours including the design, development, operations, utilization and future plans of space missions involving humans. The scope covers past, present and future space endeavours.

Coordinator

Mag Iskander
— Canada

Carlo Mirra
Airbus Defence & Space — The Netherlands

B3.1. Overview Session (Present and Near-Term Human Space Flight Programs)

This session provides the forum for "Overview" papers and presentations on present and evolving Human Space programs in Low Earth Orbit and on the Moon. It is anticipated that this Session will include the current status of the International Space Station, the future plans of those nations with an autonomous, or evolving, human space flight program and the spacecraft being developed to support them, and other human space flight programs including those under development as commercial ventures. Technical papers to be presented are expected to portray the latest development of these programs.

Chairman

Graham Gibbs
Canadian Space Agency (RETD) — Canada

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

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

B3.2. How Can We Best Apply Our Experience to Future Human Missions?

This session shall provide a forum for the exchange of the experience of previous human spaceflight missions like Apollo, Soyuz, Mir, Space Shuttle and ISS, and provide insight how this information can be best used for designing future missions. Technical papers to be presented are expected to show the direct relationship between past missions and their potential influence on newly designed missions. Special attention will be given to cost reduction efforts with enhanced crew and vehicle safety.

Chairman

Dieter Sabath
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Sergey K. Shaevich
Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Gene Rice
RWI - Rice Wigbels Int'l — United States

B3.3. ISS Operations and Utilization

This session provides the opportunity for papers to address operational, utilization and logistics issues currently experienced on the International Space Station.

Chairman

Carlo Mirra
Airbus Defence & Space — The Netherlands

Maria Stella Lavitola
Thales Alenia Space Italia — Italy

Rapporteur: Hiroyuki Ogo
Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation — Japan

B3.4.-B6.6. Sustainable Utilization of the ISS Beyond 2015 - Joint session of the Human Space Endeavours and Space Operations Symposia

This session will address key challenges related to extending the life of the International Space Station beyond the year 2015. Topics to be discussed include cost reduction for affordability, high-value scientific and industrial utilization, exploration test bed applications, and geopolitical value as a tool for promoting international cooperation.

Chairman

Paul Eckert
Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) — United States

Helmut Luttmann
Airbus Defence and Space - Space Systems — Germany

Rapporteur: Rachid Amekrane
Airbus DS GmbH — Germany

B3.5. Astronauts: Those Who Make it Happen

This session is designed to review and discuss issues related to a key element of Human missions; the Astronauts. Papers are solicited covering topics such as how to select astronauts, astronaut safety, decision-making process during spaceflight, actions at contingency situations on board, functional roles and responsibilities of crewmembers and Mission Control Center, physical and cognitive impacts of long duration spaceflight, extravehicular activity and space vehicle maintenance, astronaut as a researcher and test-pilot in space, design and utilization of suits and tools, recreation and entertainment in weightlessness, astronaut’s roles and challenges in surface operations (Moon, Mars and other planets), astronaut’s involvement in space program development (DDT&E), and considerations for the international nature of the crews.

Chairman

Igor V. Sorokin
S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia — Russian Federation

Alan T. DeLuna
American Astronautical Society (AAS) — United States

Rapporteur: Tai Nakamura
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

B3.6.-A5.3. Joint session on Human and Robotic Partnerships to Realize Space Exploration Goals

This session seeks papers on new systems and technologies for future human missions to the Moon and Mars, and the role of human and robotic partnerships in areas such as human surface mobility systems (rovers); habitat/infrastructure construction; robotic assistants; and, precursor activities such as sample returns, in-situ plant growth and food and fuel production demonstrations. This session also welcomes papers considering how the roles of humans, machines and intelligent systems are likely to evolve in the coming years and the corresponding impact on complex missions.

Chairman

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

Christian Sallaberger
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation — Canada

Rapporteur

Luigi D'Emiliano
Altec S.p.A. — Italy

Massimiliano Bottacini
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands

B3.7. Enablers for the Future Human Missions

This session is designed to examine the potential evolution of key elements of future Human missions, especially those driven by affordability and sustainability requirements. Papers are solicited that address how to shape the future of technologies, logistics, processes, procedures, etc. to enable future human space mission objectives that will include exploration, commercial initiatives, tourism, and industrial processes.

Chairman

Todd Fox
Odyssey Space Research — United States

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

Rapporteur: Gi-Hyuk Choi
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) — Korea, Republic of

B3.8.-E7.7. Joint IAF-IISL session on Legal Framework for Collaborative Human Space Missions

This session invites discussions around topics related to the legal aspects of international collaboration in future human space missions and programmes such as the ISS lifetime extension, post ISS activities in LEO, or the Lunar Exploration. The scope encompasses both inter-agency as well as industrial collaboration. The session shall provide a forum to discuss the regulatory framework to establish and effectively run these programmes through development and operation phases especially, but not exclusively, from an industrial point of view. In addition, the session will address current tendencies to extend the duration and partnership of the ISS programme and lessons learned in the legal domain from collaborative programmes such as the built-up phase of the ISS, Interkosmos, or the Shuttle-Spacelab programme.

Chairman

Cristian Bank
EUMETSAT — Germany

Lesley Jane Smith
Leuphana University of Lüneburg/Weber-Steinhaus & Smith — Germany

Rapporteur: Mark Hempsell
The British Interplanetary Society — United Kingdom