Technical programme
IAC-17 — 68th International Astronautical Congress
A3. SPACE EXPLORATION SYMPOSIUM
This symposium covers the current and future robotic missions and material plans for initiatives in the exploration of the Solar System.
- Coordinator
Christian Sallaberger
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation — CanadaBernard Foing
ILEWG "EuroMoonMars" — The Netherlands
A3.1. Space Exploration Overview
This Session covers Space Exploration strategies and architectures, as well as technology roadmaps. Papers of both national and international perspectives are invited, as are papers dealing with the emerging area of commercial space exploration activities.
- Co-Chair
Christian Sallaberger
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation — CanadaKathy Laurini
Osare Space Consulting Group — United States
- Rapporteur
Keyur Patel
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United StatesNorbert Frischauf
TU Graz — Austria
A3.2A. Moon Exploration – Part 1
This session will address current and future lunar missions. The session will address orbital missions, robotic surface missions, as well as life sciences on the Moon, resource utilisation and preparatory activities for future solar system exploration.
- Co-Chair
Bernard Foing
ILEWG "EuroMoonMars" — The NetherlandsDavid Korsmeyer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center — United States
- Rapporteur
Sylvie Espinasse
European Space Agency (ESA) — The NetherlandsNadeem Ghafoor
Avalon Space — Canada
A3.2B. Moon Exploration – Part 2
This session will address current and future lunar missions. The session will address orbital missions, robotic surface missions, as well as life sciences on the Moon, resource utilisation and preparatory activities for future solar system exploration.
- Co-Chair
Bernard Foing
ILEWG "EuroMoonMars" — The NetherlandsDavid Korsmeyer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center — United States
- Rapporteur
Sylvie Espinasse
European Space Agency (ESA) — The NetherlandsNadeem Ghafoor
Avalon Space — Canada
A3.2C. Moon Exploration – Part 3
This session will address current and future lunar missions. The session will address orbital missions, robotic surface missions, as well as life sciences on the Moon, resource utilisation and preparatory activities for future solar system exploration.
- Co-Chair
Bernard Foing
ILEWG "EuroMoonMars" — The NetherlandsDavid Korsmeyer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center — United States
- Rapporteur
Sylvie Espinasse
European Space Agency (ESA) — The NetherlandsNadeem Ghafoor
Avalon Space — Canada
A3.3A. Mars Exploration – missions current and future
The planet Mars is being explored now and in the coming years with multiple robotic missions from a variety of nations. This session will cover current results from ongoing Mars missions and the designs for proposed Mars missions.
- Co-Chair
Vincenzo Giorgio
Thales Alenia Space Italia — ItalyPierre W. Bousquet
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France
- Rapporteur
Amalia Ercoli Finzi
Politecnico di Milano — ItalyCheryl L.B. Reed
Northrop Grumman Corporation — United States
A3.3B. Mars Exploration – Science, Instruments and Technologies
The planet Mars is being explored now and in the coming years with multiple robotic missions from a variety of nations. This session will cover science, instruments and technologies for Mars missions including expected experiments. Papers on any aspects of the search for evidence or extinct Martian life, and forward and backward contamination are particularly welcome.
- Co-Chair
Vincenzo Giorgio
Thales Alenia Space Italia — ItalyPierre W. Bousquet
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) — France
- Rapporteur
Amalia Ercoli Finzi
Politecnico di Milano — ItalyCheryl L.B. Reed
Northrop Grumman Corporation — United States
A3.4A. Small Bodies Missions and Technologies (Part 1)
This session will present the missions and technological aspects related to the exploration of small bodies including a search for pre-biotic signatures.
- Co-Chair
Susan McKenna-Lawlor
Space Technology (Ireland) Ltd. — IrelandStephan Ulamec
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany
- Rapporteur
Marc D. Rayman
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United StatesNorbert Frischauf
TU Graz — Austria
A3.4B. Small Bodies Missions and Technologies (Part 2)
This session will present the missions and technological aspects related to the exploration of small bodies including a search for pre-biotic signatures.
A3.5. Solar System Exploration
This session covers robotic missions for Solar System exploration (inner and outer planets and their satellites, and space plasma physics) except the Earth, Moon, Mars, and small bodies covered in other sessions of this symposium. Papers covering both new mission concepts as well as the associated specific technologies are invited.
- Co-Chair
Mariella Graziano
GMV Aerospace & Defence SAU — SpainJunichiro Kawaguchi
Australian National University (ANU) — Australia
- Rapporteur
Charles E. Cockrell Jr.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United StatesAlain Ouellet
Canadian Space Agency — Canada
A3.IP. Interactive Presentations
This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Space Exploration addressed in the classic Sessions. The presentation will be displayed on a digital screen in a dedicated location and available for view by all Congress attendees for the entire Congress week. In addition, one afternoon is dedicated exclusively for the attendees to view the Interactive Presentations, and the author will be assigned a specific eight minute slot to personally present the topic and interact with the attendees present. The Interactive Presentation may take advantage of all electronic display capabilities, such as: PowerPoint charts, embedded hot links, pictures, audio and video clips etc. An award will also be presented to the author of the best Interactive Presentation in the A Category at a special ceremony. An Abstract that follows the standard format must be submitted by the deadline for standard IAC abstracts.
- Co-Chair
Christian Sallaberger
Canadensys Aerospace Corporation — CanadaBernard Foing
ILEWG "EuroMoonMars" — The Netherlands