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IAC-16 — 67th International Astronautical Congress

A1. IAA/IAF 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) — Germany

Oleg Orlov
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation

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

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

This session considers psychosocial, interpersonal, cultural, cognitive, sleep, circadian rhythm 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

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

Rapporteur: Gro M. Sandal
University of Bergen — Norway

A1.2. Human Physiology in Space

This session focuses on physiological effects of short- and long-duration spaceflight, and how this affects general health. Research into mitigation (countermeasures) of space effects are also included.

Co-Chair

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

Rupert Gerzer
Skoltech Space Center — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Thais Russomano
Microgravity Centre — Brazil

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

Satoshi Iwase
Aichi Medical University — Japan

Oleg Orlov
Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) — Russian Federation

Rapporteur: Hanns-Christian Gunga
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Germany

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.

Co-Chair

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

Yai-Ping Mimi Shao
Florida Hospital Cancer Institute — United States

A1.5. 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) — Germany

Inge ten Kate
SETI Institute — United States

A1.6. 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) — Japan

Klaus Slenzka
Blue Horizon s.à r.l. — Germany

A1.7. 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 — Canada

Fengyuan Zhuang
Beihang University — China

Rapporteur: Cora S. Thiel
University of Zurich — Switzerland

A1.IP. Interactive Presentations

Authors with an abstract accepted for an interactive presentation will be asked to prepare slides and display them for the duration of the congress on plasma screens. Authors will be assigned to interactive sessions in which they must be near the plasma screens to engage in interactive discussions with other congress attendees.