Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-11 — 62nd International Astronautical Congress

A1. SPACE LIFE SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM

The symposium jointly organized by the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Astronautical Federation addresses all aspects of space life sciences research and practice in human and robotic spaceflight, from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to the universe beyond, and from the Big Bang to the lives of future explorers on other planets of our solar system.

Coordinator

Peter Graef
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Ronald J. White
Montana Technological University — United States

A1.1. Behaviour, Performance and Psychosocial Issues in Space

This session considers psychosocial, interpersonal, cultural, cognitive, circadian/sleep and human factors issues and countermeasures related to human spaceflight and space exploration.

Chairman

Nick Kanas
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — United States

Peter Suedfeld
University of British Columbia — Canada

Rapporteur: Vadim Gushin
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation

A1.2. Human Physiology in Space

This session focuses on all aspects of spaceflight physiology that relate to human health and to the countermeasures employed to maintain health and performance.

Chairman

Inesa Kozlovskaya
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Russian Federation

Satoshi Iwase
Aichi Medical University — Japan

Rapporteur: Hanns-Christian Gunga
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Germany

A1.3. Medical Care for Humans in Space

The session focuses on medical care for astronauts including operational medicine aspects, countermeasure development and applications as well as needs for future care for astronauts during long term stays in space and missions to and on Moon and Mars. A further focus will lie on medical care for passengers and operators of commercial suborbital and orbital space flights.

Chairman

Rupert Gerzer
Skoltech Space Center — Russian Federation

Anatoly I. Grigoriev
Russian Academy of Sciences — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Patrik Sundblad
ESA — Sweden

A1.4. Radiation Fields, Effects and Risks in Human Space Missions

The major topics of this session are the characterisation of the radiation environment by theoretical modelling and experimental data, radiation effects on physical and biological systems, countermeasures to radiation and radiation risk assessment.

Chairman

Günther Reitz
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Giovanni De Angelis
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Nicole Buckley
Canadian Space Agency — Canada

A1.5. Astrobiology and Exploration

Astrobiology plays a key role in the preparation of space exploration endeavours to find life in our solar system and beyond. Investigating habitability constraints and instrument technology to search for organic compounds and life provides support to current and future robotic missions to inner and outer solar system bodies as well as human exploration missions targeting the Earth-Moon-Mars space. The session invites papers of astrobiological content supporting space exploration.

Chairman

Petra Rettberg
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Pascale Ehrenfreund
COSPAR — France

Rapporteur: Inge ten Kate
SETI Institute — United States

A1.6. Life Support and EVA Systems

This session will address strategies, solutions and technologies in providing for human requirements during future deep space and planetary/lunar surface exploration.

Chairman

Chiaki Mukai
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

Bernhard Koch
DLR VO-R Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

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

A1.7. Biology in Space

This session focuses on the molecular and cellular systems in plants and animals to analyse the mechanisms of gravisensitivity in ground-based and space flight experiments.

Chairman

Catharine Conley
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Ludmila Buravkova
SSC RF Institute for bio-medical problems RAS — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Jancy C. McPhee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center — United States

A1.8.-E1.7. Living In Space - Education And Outreach In Space Life Sciences and infrastructure development for capacity building

This is a joint session of IAA Commission II on Space Life Sciences and the IAF Space Education and Outreach Committee. This interdisciplinary session focuses on all aspects of education and outreach activities related to space life and material sciences including the International Space Station.

Chairman

Andrea Boese
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

Marilyn Steinberg
Canadian Space Agency — Canada

Lyn Wigbels
American Astronautical Society (AAS) — United States

Rapporteur

Rachid Amekrane
Airbus DS GmbH — Germany

Marlene MacLeish
— United States

Chrysoula Kourtidou-Papadeli
Greek Aerospace Medical Association — Greece