Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-13 — 64th International Astronautical Congress

V. YOUNG PROFESSIONALS VIRTUAL FORUM

The Young Professional Virtual Forum is a technical session oriented towards young space professionals allowing for sharing of information on a global scale with presenters and audience both at the IAC venue and online at their home/work/university locations. There are two types of VFs: 1- Separate or supplemental IAC session with abstract selection. 2- Broadcast of existing IAC session at the venue.

Coordinator

Kathleen Coderre
Lockheed Martin (Space Systems Company) — United States

Guillaume Girard
Zero2infinity — Spain

V.1-B6.4. Flight Control Operations Young Professionals Virtual Forum - Joint Session of the Space Operations and Young Professionals Virtual Forum Symposia

This session is a virtual forum co-sponsored by the Space Operations Committee and the Workforce Development/Young Professionals Programme Committee. The forum targets hands-on flight control/operations personnel from multiple international organisations with objectives of sharing best practices, lessons learned, and issues. This is a joint session with session B6.4.

Chairman

Katja Leuoth
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Ahmed Farid
DLR (German Aerospace Center) — Germany

Rapporteur: Philip Harris
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center — United States

V.2-B3.9. Human Space Endeavours Young Professionals Virtual Forum

The Human Space Endeavours Young Professionals Virtual Forum is targeting individuals and organisations with the objective of sharing best practices, future projects, research and issues for the future of Human Space Endeavours. The is a virtual session co-sponsored by the Human Space Endeavours Committee and the Workforce Development/Young Professionals Programme Committee.

Chairman

Guillaume Girard
Zero2infinity — Spain

Cristian Bank
EUMETSAT — Germany

Rapporteur: Alexandra Kindrat
International Space University (ISU) — Canada

V.3-B2.8. Space Communications and Navigation Young Professionals Virtual Forum

A virtual session to present and discuss developments in a wide range of satellite communication topics, including fixed, mobile, broadcasting, and data relay technologies and services, as well as those for satellite based position determination, navigation, and timing. Both Earth orbital and interplanetary space communications topics can be addressed. This session is co-sponsored by the Space Communications and Navigation Committee and the Workforce Development/Young Professionals Programme Committee.

Chairman

Edward W. Ashford
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) — United States

Kevin Stube
The Planetary Society — United States

Rapporteur: Kevin Shortt
Airbus Defence & Space — Germany

V.4-E2.3. Student Team Competition

Undergraduate and graduate level student teams present papers on any subject related to space sciences, industry or technology. These papers will represent the work of the authors (three or more students). Students presenting in this session will compete for the Hans von Muldau Team Award. This virtual session will be a broadcast of session E2.3 Student Team Competition and is co-sponsored by the Space Education and Outreach Committee and the Workforce Development/Young Professionals Programme Committee. At least one team member must attend the IAC, but the others may attend virtually.

Chairman

Naomi Mathers
Space Industry Association of Australia — Australia

Carolyn Knowles
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Rapporteur: Thomas Snitch
University of Maryland — United States

V.5-B3.10. Next Generation Destinations for Human Exploration

The Next Generation members of the Heads of Industry and the Next Generation Plenary - Next Destinations for Human Flight panel will be joined by three more future human space flight leaders to give more in-depth information on the locations they believe are the best locations for future human space exploration. Each will give a brief presentation then all will engage in a panel discussion. The panelists will present compelling cases for human to explore the moon of Earth, Mars, Near Earth Objects and Asteroids, and Enceladus.

Co-Chair: Nicholas Fishwick
Airbus Defence and Space Ltd — United Kingdom

Rapporteur: Kevin Stube
The Planetary Society — United States