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Technical programme

IAC-16 — 67th International Astronautical Congress

D4. 14th IAA SYMPOSIUM ON VISIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE

This 14th Symposium is organized by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). In Space Activities the focus is usually kept on the short term developments, at the expense of future goals. The Symposium will discuss topics with at least 20 to 30 years prospective lead time and identify technologies and strategies that need to be developed. These developments will be examined with the goal to support also short/medium term projects and to identify priorities required for their development. The Sessions in the Symposium will address innovative technologies and Strategies to develop Space Elevator as well as Interstellar Precursor Missions. A session will address also how Space activities can contribute to the resolution of World Societal Changes as well as to increasing the countries engaged in space activities.

Coordinator

Giuseppe Reibaldi
Moon Village Association (MVA) — Austria

Yu Lu
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology(CALT) — China

D4.1. Innovative Concepts and Technologies

In order to realize future, sustainable programmes of space exploration and utilisation, a focused suite of transformational new system concept and supporting technologies must be developed during the coming decade. The technical objectives to be pursued should be drawn from a broad, forward looking view of the technologies and system needed, but must be sufficiently focused, to allow tangible progression and dramatic improvements over current capabilities. This session will address cross cutting considerations in which a number of discipline research topics and/or technologies may be successful developed to support transformational new system concept. Papers are solicited in these and related areas

Co-Chair

Roger X. Lenard
LPS — United States

Giorgio Saccoccia
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

Rapporteur: Paivi Jukola
Aalto University — Finland

D4.2. Contribution of Space Activities to Solving Global Societal Issues

The session will discuss the contributions, in the future, of space exploration and utilisation to the solution of global challenges (e.g. energy, population, sustainable development) and how the space systems will support the understanding of the global societal issues. The session will include also the identification of the related technologies that needs to be developed. The definition of a roadmap will be encouraged. Environmental issues including global climate change will not be covered in this particular session

Co-Chair

John C. Mankins
ARTEMIS Innovation Management Solutions, LLC — United States

Giuseppe Reibaldi
Moon Village Association (MVA) — Austria

D4.3. Space Elevator and Tethers

The IAA study (3-24) entitled "Road to Space Elevator Era" is half way completed and will have results to present. In addition there are two architectures in the industry being refined with individual work, corporate commitment and association studies. These efforts have intermediate results to be presented at the IAC in Mexico. They are all looking fo engineering, operational, and funding steps towards an operational capability. This session will suggest strategies to implement the space elevator infrastructure. In addition, the session can accept the strategies to leverage this remarkable transportation capability of routine, inexpensive and safe access to our solar system. Space tethers are seen as a viable tool for space systems.

Co-Chair

Peter Swan
Space Elevator Development Corporation — United States

Akira Tsuchida
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) — Japan

Rapporteur: Robert E Penny
Cholla Space Systems — United States

D4.5. Space Mineral Resources, Asteroid Mining and Lunar/Mars insitu

Exploitation of space mineral resources is becoming a commercial space endeavor for the benefit of humanity and profit. In 2012, the IAA approved a broad study of the technology, economics, legal and policy aspects of identifying, obtaining, and using these resources. The question on the table is not “how” to leverage space minerals resources, but ”how best” to leverage them. The purpose of this session is to provide the current state of the art of the technology, economics, law & policy related to Space Mineral Resource (SMR) opportunities. Our objective will be to put a developmental roadmap anchored in realities of engineering, economics and legal/policy.

Co-Chair

Roger X. Lenard
LPS — United States

Peter Swan
Space Elevator Development Corporation — United States

Rapporteur: Susan McKenna-Lawlor
Space Technology (Ireland) Ltd. — Ireland

D4.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.

Coordinator: Giuseppe Reibaldi
Moon Village Association (MVA) — Austria