IAF and CSIS International Space Education Portal Project

Paper number

IAC-08.E1.3.8

Author

Mr. Philippe Willekens, International Astronautical Federation, France

Coauthor

Ms. Lyn Wigbels, American Astronautical Society (AAS), United States

Coauthor

Ms. Rocio Caparros del Moral, International Astronautical Federation, France

Coauthor

Ms. Anne Elisabeth Brumfitt, Space Qualified Ltd, Australia

Year

2008

Abstract

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) organized, with the sponsorship of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the support of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), a workshop on “Human Space Exploration Education For all” on 4 October 2006 in Valencia, Spain, during the 57th International Astronautical Congress.  Over 55 participants from 18 countries attended the workshop.  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), European Space Agency (ESA), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shared information and ideas on their space education activities, including dissemination practices, relevant impact assessments and lessons learned.  Participants from developed and developing countries addressed their experiences with and the challenges of making materials like these available to youth globally.  

Workshop participants acknowledged the importance of sharing knowledge and discoveries resulting from space exploration with the world’s young generation and agreed that the creation of a multilingual web site that provides access to human space exploration education content would be highly desirable and an important contribution to reaching these goals.  Building on the results of this workshop, CSIS and IAF decided to create a multilingual web site providing access to human space exploration education materials and activities for educators and youth worldwide.  

This paper summarizes key concepts for the design of a Human Space Exploration Education Portal.  These include the website goals, audience, features, testing and dissemination.  Documenting these underlying ideas is a critical step in the design process and serves as a baseline for guiding decision making on and development of the portal.

Abstract document

IAC-08.E1.3.8.pdf

Manuscript document

IAC-08.E1.3.8.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).

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