Technical programme
IAC-15 — 66th 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
Peter Graef
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — GermanyOleg Orlov
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation
A1.2. Human Physiology in Space (1)
This session focuses on space physiological research that relates to human health and to the countermeasures employed to maintain health and performance.
- Co-Chair
Inesa Kozlovskaya
State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Russian FederationRupert Gerzer
Skoltech Space Center — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Thais Russomano
Microgravity Centre — Brazil
A1.3. Human Physiology in Space (2)
This session focuses on space physiological research that relates to human health and to the countermeasures employed to maintain health and performance.
- Co-Chair
Hanns-Christian Gunga
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — GermanySatoshi Iwase
Aichi Medical University — Japan
- Rapporteur
Jeffrey R. Davis
Exploring 4 Solutions — United States
A1.4. 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
Patrik Sundblad
ESA — SwedenOleg Orlov
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation
- Rapporteur
Peter Graef
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany
A1.5. 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.
- Co-Chair
Guenther Reitz
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — GermanyRonald J. White
Montana Technological University — United StatesLawrence Pinsky
University of Houston — United States
- Rapporteur
Giovanni De Angelis
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology — Russian Federation
A1.6. Astrobiology and Exploration
A new era of 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) — GermanyPascale Ehrenfreund
International Space University (ISU) — France
- Rapporteur
Inge ten Kate
SETI Institute — United States
A1.7. Life Support, habitats 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.
- Co-Chair
Chiaki Mukai
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — JapanKlaus Slenzka
Blue Horizon s.à r.l. — Germany
A1.8. Biology in Space
This session focuses on all aspects of biology and biological systems related to gravity in ground-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 — CanadaMarlene Grenon
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — United States
- Rapporteur
Fengyuan Zhuang
Beihang University — China
A1.IP. Interactive Presentations
- Coordinator
Peter Graef
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — GermanyOleg Orlov
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation