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    Title

    Enabling safe commercial spaceflight: vehicles and spaceports

    type

    oral

    Description

    This session addresses new and existing spaceports and factors that launch vehicle and spaceplane operators may use in evaluating the selection of a launch and/or landing location. Topics include: safety, air and spaceport facilities, runways, geography, air and space traffic, weather, population density, access to workforce and technical support, customer needs, regulations, and other areas. Papers are welcome from spaceports, airports, space transportation providers, support equipment providers, academia, commercial companies and governments.

    Date

    2021-10-29

    Time

    09:45

    Room

    Al Ain F

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Mr. John Sloan, Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST), United States;

    • Co-Chair: Dr. Francesco Santoro, Altec S.p.A., Italy;

    • Co-Chair: Ms. Misuzu Onuki, Space Access Corporation, Japan;

    • Rapporteur: Dr. Gennaro Russo, Campania Aerospace District, DAC, Italy;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    4

    09:45

    Maintaining the health of pilots and crew

    10

    confirmed

    Mrs. Taiko Kawakami

    ASTRAX, Inc.

    Japan

    8

    09:55

    Study of the selection of location for commercial spaceports in Japan

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Taichi Yamazaki

    ASTRAX, Inc.

    Japan

    1001

    10:05

    The Spaceport as hub for space travellers preparation to flight through enhanced, fully immersive experience: the Lunar City Park & Training Experience initiative.

    10

    withdrawn

    Dr. Alessandra Bonavina

    NEXT ONE FILM GROUP Srl

    Italy

    1002

    10:15

    Economic Viability of Commercial Spaceports: Lessons Learned from Two Case Studies

    10

    withdrawn

    Ms. Becca Browder

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    United States

    1003

    10:25

    Black Arrow Ship Launch: Enabling Safety from the Sea

    10

    withdrawn

    Dr. Andy Quinn

    United Kingdom

    1005

    10:35

    approaches to spaceport planning models to build up capabilities for space access platforms and associated ground infrastructures

    10

    withdrawn

    Dr. Francesco Santoro

    Altec S.p.A.

    Italy

    1006

    10:45

    Developing the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex, a launch site dedicated to high cadence operations to high inclination orbits

    10

    Mr. Andrew Curran

    Australia

    1007

    10:55

    The Koonibba Test Range, a collaborative development between Southern Launch and Australia’s First Nations people

    10

    Mrs. Elisha Buckley

    Australia

    1009

    11:05

    THE MICHIGAN LAUNCH INITIATIVE – CREATING A NEW INLAND POLAR ORBIT LAUNCH SITE USING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

    10

    Mr. Charles Lauer

    Rocketplane Global, Inc.

    United States

    1010

    11:15

    COMMERCIAL SPACEPORTS AND VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT STATUS IN JAPAN

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Misuzu Onuki

    Space Access Corporation

    Japan