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Technical programme

IAC-18 — 69th International Astronautical Congress

A1. IAF/IAA SPACE LIFE SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM

This symposium, jointly organized 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

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

Peter Suedfeld
University of British Columbia — Canada

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

Jens Jordan
Institute of Aerospace Medicine (DLR) — Germany

Rapporteur: Elena Fomina
State Scientific Center of Russian Federation, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences — Russian Federation

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 spaceflights.

Co-Chair

Satoshi Iwase
Aichi Medical University — Japan

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

Rapporteur: Katrin Stang
DLR (German Aerospace Center) — Germany

A1.4. Medicine in Space and Extreme Environments

Over the last decades numerous space missions and experiments have taken place. The use of microgravity as a tool to study new fundamentals of life revealed a substantial number of new scientific insights and surprises. Space is the most famous extreme environment but different extreme environments also exist on Earth, such as high altitudes, confined and isolated environments like Antarctica and Arctica or even submarines. Results from research in these environments can be successfully applied for the benefits of human beings both in space and on Earth. This session will cover the latest scientific results and technological achievements from medical-physiological or psychological research in extreme environments for the benefit on Earth.

Co-Chair

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

Hanns-Christian Gunga
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Germany

Rapporteur: Christian Rogon
DLR (German Aerospace Center) — 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) — Germany

Lawrence Pinsky
University of Houston — United States

Rapporteur: Premkumar Saganti
Prairie View A&M University — United States

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) — Germany

Nicolas Walter
European Science Foundation (ESF) — France

Rapporteur

Brent Sherwood
Blue Origin LLC — United States

Susann Groß
DLR (German Aerospace Center) — Germany

A1.7. Life Support, habitats and EVA Systems

This session will address strategies, solutions and technologies in providing Life Support for finally human requirements during future deep space and planetary/lunar surface exploration as well as extreme environments in general. An important task of Life Support is the use of in situ resources. This research and technology development is of utmost interest also for Earth application.

Co-Chair

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

Liu Hong
Xi'an Aerospace Propulsion Institute — China

Rapporteur

Chiaki Mukai
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan

Michael Becker
DLR (German Aerospace Center) — 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

Fengyuan Zhuang
Beihang University — China

Markus Braun
DLR, German Aerospace Center — Germany

Rapporteur

Nicole Buckley
Canadian Space Agency — Canada

Cora S. Thiel
University of Zurich — Switzerland

A1.IP. Interactive Presentations - IAF/IAA SPACE LIFE SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM

This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Space Life Sciences 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 ten 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

Cora Thiel
University of Zurich — Switzerland

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