Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-11 — 62nd International Astronautical Congress

D2. SPACE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS SYMPOSIUM

Topics should address worldwide space transportation solutions and innovations. The goal is to foster understanding and cooperation amongst the world’s space-faring organizations.

Coordinator

Richard W. Tyson
University of Alabama in Huntsville — United States

Christophe Bonnal
European Conference for Aero-Space Sciences (EUCASS) — France

Secretary: John M. Horack
The Ohio State University College of Engineering — United States

D2.1. Launch Vehicles in Service or in Development

Review of up to date status of launch vehicle currently in use in the world or under short term development.

Chairman

Christian Dujarric
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

Col. Jose Duarte
Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE) — Brazil

Rapporteur: Ray F. Johnson
The Aerospace Corporation — United States

D2.2. Launch services, Missions, Operations and Facilities

Review of the current and planned launch services and support, including economics of Space Transportation Systems, financing, insurance, licensing. Advancements in ground infrastructure, ground operations, mission planning and mission control for both expendable and reusable launch services.

Chairman

Patrick M. McKenzie
MITSUI SEIKI KOGYO CO., LTD. — United States

Ulf Palmnäs
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) — Sweden

Rapporteur: Yves Gerard
Airbus Defence & Space — France

D2.3. Upper Stages, Space Transfer, Entry and Landing Systems

Discussion of existing, planned or new advanced concepts for cargo and human orbital transfer. Includes current and near term transfer, entry and landing systems, sub-systems and technologies for accommodating crew and cargo transfer in space.

Chairman

Luigi Bussolino
Bussolino and Associates — Italy

Harry A. Cikanek
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — United States

Rapporteur: Kenneth Bruce Morris
Booz Allen Hamilton — United States

D2.4. Future Space Transportation Systems

Discussion of future system designs and operational concepts for both expendable and reusable systems for Earth-to orbit transportation and exploration missions.

Chairman

Ramakrishnan Sundaram
Indian Space Researh Organisation — India

Walter Faulconer
— United States

Rapporteur: Norbert Puettmann
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

D2.5. Future Space Transportation Systems Technologies

Discussion of technologies enabling new reusable or expendable launch vehicles and in-space transportation systems. Emphasis is on hardware development and verification before flight.

Chairman

Yoshifumi Inatani
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

Sylvain Guédron
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France

Rapporteur: William R. Claybaugh, II
Orbital Sciences Corporation — United States

D2.6. Future Space Transportation Systems Verification and In-Flight Experimentation

Discussion of system, subsystems and technologies flight testing for Future Space Transportation Systems. Emphasis is on flight experimentation/verification and test experience.

Chairman

Giorgio Tumino
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

Charles E. Cockrell Jr.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Rapporteur: Michael L. Burris
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

D2.7. Small Launchers: concepts and operations

Discussion of existing, planned or future Small Launchers and On-orbit transfer systems for small payloads (from 500 kg to as low as 1 kg into Low Earth Orbit). Includes innovative solutions such as airborne systems, evolutions from sub-orbital concepts and flexible, highly reactive concepts. Includes piggy-back solutions based on larger launchers. Includes mission operations,associated operations and specific constraints.

Chairman

Nicolas Bérend
ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab — France

Shayne Swint
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Marshall Space Flight Center — United States

Rapporteur: Markus Jaeger
Airbus Defence & Space, Space Systems — Germany

D2.8. Heavy lift launchers capabilities and new missions

The session will address heavy lift capabilities, existing or under study, for new science, human exploration and other missions. The session will also deal with worldwide needs, requirements and potential solutions as well as related enabling technologies for heavy lift launchers.

Chairman

Martin Sippel
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

Daniel L. Dumbacher
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) — United States

Rapporteur: Oleg Ventskovsky
Yuzhnoye SDO European Representation in Brussels — Ukraine

D2.9. Private Human Access to Space: Sub-orbital and Orbital missions: Joint session D2 with Commercial Spaceflight Safety Commission D6

Systems, Technical solutions, Legal aspects, Market analysis, Insurance, Regulatory constraints, Spaceports…

Chairman

Douglas O. Stanley
National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) — United States

Jens Lassmann
ArianeGroup — Germany