Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-12 — 63rd International Astronautical Congress

D4. SYMPOSIUM ON VISIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE FAR FUTURE

This 10th Symposium is organised by the international Academy of Astronautics (IAA). In space activities the focus is usually kept on short term developments, at the expense of far future goals. The Symposium will discuss goals with at least 20 to 30 years of prospective development and identify technologies and methodologies that need to be developed. These developments will also be examined with the intention to support short/medium-term projects and to identify the priorities required for their development. The symposium will address innovative public/ private initiatives mainly in the technology field, with the goal to decrease the development and operation costs. How space activities can contribute to the resolution of world societal challenges will also be addressed.

Coordinator

Giuseppe Reibaldi
Moon Village Association (MVA) — Austria

Hans E.W. Hoffmann
— Germany

D4.1. Novel Concepts and Technologies

In order to realise future, sustainable programmes of space exploration and utilisation, a focused suite of transformational new systems concepts and supporting technologies must be advanced during the coming decade. The technical objectives to be pursued should be drawn from a broad, forward looking view of the technologies and systems needed, but must be sufficiently well focused to allow tangible progression and dramatic improvements over current capabilities to be realised in the foreseeable future. This session will address cross cutting considerations in which a number of discipline research topics and/or technologies may be successful synthesised to enable a transformation new systems concept to be achieved. Papers are solicited in these and related areas.

Chairman

Claudio Bruno
— United States

Alain Dupas
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development — France

Rapporteur

Paivi Jukola
Aalto University — Finland

Hans E.W. Hoffmann
— Germany

D4.2-E6.4. Joint Session on Global Public/Private Innovative Initiatives in Spaceflight

This session will cover innovative system concepts in spaceflight activities, including human spaceflight, to reduce the costs of space launch and in-orbit infrastructures while increasing utilisation. The complementary roles of industry and governments at a global scale will be discussed, initiatives and emerging issues will be presented.

Chairman

Horst Rauck
DLR, German Aerospace Center — Germany

Rachel Villain
Euroconsult — France

Rapporteur: Ramakrishnan Sundaram
Indian Space Researh Organisation — India

D4.3. Space Elevator Feasibility and Technology

A visionary, far future concept that has received particular attention during the past two decades is that of the “Space Elevator” – a space access option that might, if successfully developed, enable extremely large-scale access to space at a low marginal cost. However, there remain numerous conceptual and technologically challenges that must be overcome before the Space Elevator can be deemed technically feasible, or economically viable. In support of an ongoing IAA study group, this session will encompass the identification of key technologies for the Space Elevator concept, examine the TRLs (technology readiness levels) of these, and consider the likely challenge and uncertainties in research and development (R&D) efforts focused on the Space Elevator. The session also invites reports on relevant recent R&D results, and will identify possible development strategies for space elevators and tethers.

Chairman

Peter Swan
Teaching Science and Technology, Inc (TSTI) — United States

Robert E Penny
Cholla Space Systems — United States

Rapporteur: Bruce Chesley
Teaching Science and Technology, Inc (TSTI) — United States

D4.4. Contribution of Space Activities to Solving Global Societal Challenges

The session will discuss the contributions in the far future of space activities to the solution of world challenges (e.g. energy, population…), and how the space systems approach will support the understanding of the global societal issues. The session will also include the identification of the related technologies that need to be developed. World global challenges will be discussed and the possible contributions of space activities identified. The definition of a roadmap will be encouraged. Environmental issues including global climate change will be not covered in this particular session.

Chairman

John C. Mankins
ARTEMIS Innovation Management Solutions, LLC — United States

Giuseppe Reibaldi
Moon Village Association (MVA) — Austria

Rapporteur: Paivi Jukola
Aalto University — Finland