Technical programme
IAC-11 — 62nd International Astronautical Congress
D3. 9th SYMPOSIUM ON STEPPING STONES TO THE FUTURE: STRATEGIES, ARCHITECTURES, CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES
This 9th Symposium is organized by the International Academy of Astronautics. The international discussion of future directions for space exploration and utilization is fully underway, including activities involving all major space-faring nations. Decisions are now being made that will set the course for space activities for many years to come. New approaches are needed that establish strategies, architectures, concepts and technologies that will lead to sustainable human and robotic space exploration and utilization during the coming decades. This Symposium will examine the possible paths, beginning with current capabilities such as the International Space Station, which may lead to ambitious future opportunities for space exploration, discovery and benefits.
- Coordinator
John C. Mankins
ARTEMIS Innovation Management Solutions, LLC — United StatesAlain Pradier
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands
D3.1. Strategies and Architectures to Establish a “Stepping Stone” Approach to our Future in Space
Future scenarios for sustainable space exploration and utilization will unfold in the context of global conditions that vary greatly from those of the 1950s-1970s. It is likely that space-faring countries will pursue their goals and objectives in a step-wise fashion, rather than through massive, geo-politically driven programs (such as those that typified the Moon race of the 1960s). As a result, it is important that the international community engage in an ongoing discussion of strategies to establish a “stepping stone” approach to our future in space. Such a strategy should involve sustainable budget levels and multiple-purpose system-of-systems capabilities that lead to a diverse range of future activities of broad benefit to humanity and would represent a substantial departure from past models for major space programs. Moreover, nearer term developments, such as those in the Earth’s neighborhood should be structure to best support later evolution and reconfiguration to pursue still more ambitious missions–such as continuing robotic exploration Mars and targets beyond, and the search for Earth-like planetar around nearby stars. This session will address strategies and approaches that may allow a new paradigm–a “stepping stone” approach– to be established among the space-faring countries. Papers are solicited in these and related areas.
- Chairman
John C. Mankins
ARTEMIS Innovation Management Solutions, LLC — United StatesMaria Antonietta Perino
Thales Alenia Space Italia — Italy
- Rapporteur
William H. Siegfried
The Boeing Company — United States
D3.2. Concepts, Technologies, Infrastructures and Systems for the Exploration and Utilisation of Space
In order to realize future, sustainable programs of space exploration and utilization, a focused suite of transformational new systems concepts and supporting technologies must be advanced during the coming decade. The technical objectives to be pursued should be drawn from a broad, forward looking view of the technologies and systems needed, but must be sufficiently well focused to allow tangible progression—and dramatic improvements over current capabilities—to be realized in the foreseeable future. This session will address cross cutting considerations in which a number of discipline research topics and/or technologies may be successful synthesized to enable a transformation new systems concept to be achieved. Papers are solicited in these and related areas.
- Chairman
William H. Siegfried
The Boeing Company — United StatesScott Hovland
European Space Agency (ESA) — The Netherlands
- Rapporteur
Hiroshi Yamakawa
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan
D3.4. Space Technology and Systems Management Practices and Tools
The effective management on space technology and systems development is critical to our future success in space exploration and utilization. This joint session (new in 2007) in two parts provides a unique international forum to further the development of a family of ‘best practices’ in this important field. Specific areas of potential interest include: (1) Technology Management Methodologies and Best Practices; (2) R&D Management Software Tools and Databases; (3) Systems Analysis Methods and Tools; and, (4) Particular topics could include: Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), Technology Readiness Assessments, Technology R&D Risk Management, etc. Either more theoretical discussions, or examples of applications of R&D management tools to specific R&D programs and projects are of interest for the session.
- Chairman
Paivi Jukola
Aalto University — FinlandPeter Swan
Teaching Science and Technology, Inc (TSTI) — United States
- Rapporteur
Christopher Moore
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States