Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-21 — 72nd International Astronautical Congress

D6. IAF SYMPOSIUM ON COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT SAFETY ISSUES

Topics of this symposium, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), address commercial safety and regulatory policy issues for orbital and suborbital space transportation and spaceports. The goal is to identify issues common to commercial operators of both human and robotic space vehicles to increase international safety and interoperability.

Coordinator

John Sloan
Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) — United States

Francesco Santoro
Altec S.p.A. — Italy

D6.1. Commercial Spaceflight Safety and Emerging Issues

Topics for this session cover commercial space transportation and safety issues including human and robotic vehicles, spaceports, reentry vehicles, in-space transportation vehicles, and regulations. Papers related to commercial space transportation are also encouraged on: policy and law; operations and training; best practices and standards; pilot, crew and participant safety; and ground operations and launch site safety.

Co-Chair

John Sloan
Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) — United States

Francesco Santoro
Altec S.p.A. — Italy

Ken Davidian
— United States

Rapporteur: Gennaro Russo
Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica (AIDAA) — Italy

D6.2-D2.9. Emerging Global Space Ventures, including Reusability and other Innovations

This session is dedicated to discussions of innovations or initiatives that enable new or evolving space transportation entrants, markets, or mission solutions. Of particular interest are reusability and associated maintenance, repair and operability (MR&O) concerns as well as spaceport new needs for recovery (flight safety), implementing MR&O capabilities and testing, and economic viability.

Co-Chair

Aline Decadi
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

Charles E. Cockrell Jr.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) — United States

Rapporteur: Andrew J. Aldrin
Secure World Foundation — United States

D6.3. Enabling safe commercial spaceflight: vehicles and spaceports

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.

Co-Chair

John Sloan
Federal Aviation Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA/AST) — United States

Francesco Santoro
Altec S.p.A. — Italy

Misuzu Onuki
Space Access Corporation — Japan

Rapporteur: Gennaro Russo
Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica (AIDAA) — Italy