Technical programme

E5.1. New architectural, Strategic and Design Approaches to the Future of Human Space Flight

Currently Russia and China can launch people into orbit; and Europe, Japan, and the U.S. are close to human orbital capability along with combinations of commercial and governmental systems. By mid-decade there will likely be three human orbital outposts: the 16-nation International Space Station, a Chinese station, and one or more private stations. As new players arise, the goals of human space flight missions will diversify. No longer just about exploration or science, we will also see missions dedicated to high-end LEO tourism, commercial space servicing, orbital debris-removal, and efforts to industrialise space power in GEO. What will this diversity mean for human space flight? What next challenges must be addressed? Many types of mission scenarios, space flight systems, habitats, technologies, human systems, partnerships, and investment strategies will be needed to meet the complex, inter-related market for space architecture. How will the commercial options and solutions relate to government exploration programmes? What will it mean for humanity to extend its toehold and reach into space? This session of the Space and Society Symposium solicits papers on strategies, architecture, integrated systems, human systems, and humanistic aspects related to planning, designing, implementing, and operating missions that open new possibilities for humans in space.

E5.2. Moon, Mars and Beyond: Analogues, Habitation and Spin-Offs

This session will explore the design of habitats and habitable structures for analogue environments and extra-terrestrial planetary surfaces, includung spin-offs for terrestrial applications.

E5.3. Space Technologies - Earth Applications

This session will feature stories regarding technologies from space programmes that have, or can, transform and shape our future. This will be based on diverse perspectives regarding the benefits of technology transfer. Sources that validate space technology being applied to new products and activities that highlight the facts. Innovators, entrepreneurs and programme managers will be presented.

E5.4. Space as an Artistic Medium

Since the late 70s and early 80s a small group of artists has been exploring the potential of outer space as a medium for art. The application of space technology, materials, and data, coupled with an artistic vision, has created an art that is highly innovative and far removed from mainstream dictums. Examples of this new artistic genre centred on Interstellar Message Composition, Music, Dance in Weightlessness, Vacuum Deposition, Artificial Auroras, Orbital Debris, Water Management, War and Peace, Earth-Imaging, GPS and the Internet. This session will address the work of contemporary artists who have developed new ways to appropriate space as an artistic medium. Current and future applications of this aesthetic paradigm for space will be examined.

E5.5. Space Assets and Disaster Management

This session will explore the role that art can play on extended space missions and culture can enrich space programmes.

E5.6. Space Societies and Museums

Space Societies form a special and important group of IAF members, in size the second largest after space industries. They include professional societies, non-profit organisations and other organisations interested in space activities. Some have a large membership of 10.000 or more, others can be small to very small. There are some which are already a century old, others are just being created. They exist in traditional and emerging space nations. Together, they constitute an impressive number of individuals who all are connected to space. If things move according to plan, as of 2013 Space Museums are also entitled to become members of the IAF, providing their own interaction possibilities to space enthusiasts. This symposium, organised by the IAF Space Societies Committee, is the first of its nature. It is intended to offer a podium for ideas and proposals to enhance the interaction between the societies, their members and the Federation. Papers could for example address proposals to exchange experiences and good practices, sharing articles, exhibition or educational material, novel ideas to help outreach to the general public, etc. In particular also papers are invited on ways to integrate young societies, representatives of emerging space nations and museums in the IAF family and to develop mutual benefits.

E5.P. Poster Session