Technical programme
IAC-14 — 65th International Astronautical Congress
A1. SPACE LIFE SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM
This symposium jointly organised by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) 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
Nicole Buckley
Canadian Space Agency — CanadaRonald J. White
Montana Technological University — United States
A1.1. Behaviour, Performance and Psychosocial Issues in Space
This session considers psychosocial, interpersonal, cultural, cognitive, sleep, circadian rythm and human factors issues and countermeasures related to human spaceflight and space exploration.
- Co-Chair
Nick Kanas
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — United States
- Rapporteur
Gro M. Sandal
University of Bergen — NorwayVadim Gushin
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation
A1.2. Human Physiology in Space
This session focuses on space physiological research that relates to human health and to the countermeasures employed to maintain health and performance.
- Co-Chair
Satoshi Iwase
Aichi Medical University — JapanInesa Kozlovskaya
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Thais Russomano
Microgravity Centre — BrazilHanns-Christian Gunga
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Germany
A1.3. Medical Care for Humans in Space
This 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 the Moon and Mars. A further focus will lie on medical care for passengers and operators of commercial suborbital and orbital space flights.
- Co-Chair
Jeffrey R. Davis
— United StatesOleg Orlov
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Marlene Grenon
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — United StatesRichard Hughson
University of Waterloo — Canada
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 measurement.
- Co-Chair
Brent Lewis
Royal Military College — CanadaGiovanni De Angelis
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Yai-Ping Mimi Shao
Florida Hospital Cancer Institute — United States
A1.5. Astrobiology and Exploration
A new era os space exploration will soon expand into a global endeavour to achieve highly ambitious goals such as establishing human bases on the Moon, journeys to Mars and the construction of new infrastructures in space. Astrobiology plays a key role in the strategic search for organic compounds and life on Mars and other planetary objects in our solar system and can provide support in the preparation of human exploration endeavours. The session invites papers of astrobiological content supporting future robotic and human exploration missions.
- Co-Chair
Petra Rettberg
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — GermanyVictoria Hipkin
Canadian Space Agency — Canada
- Rapporteur
Cora S. Thiel
University of Zurich — Switzerland
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 explorations.
- Co-Chair
Klaus Slenzka
Blue Horizon s.à r.l. — GermanyLowell Misener
— Canada
- Rapporteur
Peter Hofmann
OHB System AG - Munich — GermanyPhilip Ferguson
Magellan Aerospace Corporation — Canada
A1.7. Biology in Space
This session focuses on all aspects of biology and biological systems related to gravity in groung based and space flight experiments as well as on topics not covered by other sessions of this symposium.
- Co-Chair
Nicole Buckley
Canadian Space Agency — CanadaPeter Graef
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany
- Rapporteur
Luchino Cohen
Canadian Space Agency — Canada
A1.8. Multidisciplinary Space Life Sciences Research
This session focuses on various types of multidisciplinary space life sciences research in physiology and biology.
- Co-Chair
Willam Paloski
University of Houston — United StatesPatrik Sundblad
ESA — Sweden
- Rapporteur
Jean-Marc Comtois
Canadian Space Agency — CanadaJancy C. McPhee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center — United States