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    IAC-21 — 72nd International Astronautical Congress

    E9. IAF SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE SECURITY

    This symposium, organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), will address two major issues regarding safe and secure operations of space systems via two separate sessions: i) policy, legal, institutional and economic aspects of space debris detection, mitigation and removal, jointly with the IAA Symposium on Space Debris, and, ii) cyber security threats to space missions and countermeasures to address them, jointly with the IAA Symposium on Safety, Quality and Knowledge Management on Space Activities. Papers dealing with non-technical aspects of space debris mitigation and removal, as well as planetary defence against asteroid impact threats, and case studies focusing on countermeasures needs, including cryptography processes, operational security, supply chain and other aspects relevant to ensure a “cyber secure” mission will be well received in this Symposium.

    Coordinator

    Serge Plattard
    University College London (UCL)United Kingdom

    Stefano Zatti
    University of Rome “La Sapienza”Italy

    E9.1-A6.8. Political, Legal, Institutional and Economic Aspects of Space Debris Mitigation and Removal - STM Security

    This session will address all non-technical aspects of Operations and Security in a Debris Dominated Environment. This STM session will mainly include the non-technical aspect of space debris mitigation and removal. Political, legal and institutional aspects includes role of IADC and UNCOPUOS and other multilateral bodies. Economic issues including insurance, financial incentives and funding for space debris mitigation and removal. The role of international cooperation in addressing these issues will be considered.

    Co-Chair

    David Spencer
    The Aerospace CorporationUnited States

    Serge Plattard
    University College London (UCL)United Kingdom

    Tanja Masson-Zwaan
    International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden UniversityThe Netherlands

    Rapporteur

    Samantha Le May
    RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)Australia

    E9.2. Cyber-based security threats to space missions: establishing the legal, institutional and collaborative framework to counteract them

    The increasingly pervasive network connectivity following the Internet explosion introduces a whole new families of cyber-security threats to space missions. To send commands to a spacecraft now you would not need to build a ground station, but you can penetrate from your home or office the existing ground infrastructures, bypassing their protection measures, from anywhere in the world. The questions to be addressed in the session will span across the following issues: - What is the interest of cyber-crime and cyber-activism with respect to space activities? - How are aerospace organisations managing the ability to introduce the right level of security measures in the process to plan and develop new missions? - What legal and protection framework is or has to be put in place to enable secure cooperation across corporate and international boundaries? - How is knowledge about security threats captured, shared, and used to follow the evolution of cyber threats? - Which ones of these specific threats are to be expected to target space missions, from the ground and from space? - What is particularly to be expected from the cyber-space to target outer space? Contribution are expected to focus on cyber-specific legislation, best practices, processes, collaboration methods between law enforcement and institutional partners, and any other aspects of the organization of space missions that are all constituting the formal components to keep a mission “cyber secure”.

    Co-Chair

    Julien Airaud
    Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)France

    Stefano Zatti
    University of Rome “La Sapienza”Italy

    E9.IP. Interactive Presentations - IAF SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE SECURITY

    This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Space Security addressed in the classic Sessions. The IP session is not restricted to any specific topic related to space law and invites authors to contribute presentations on any interesting, relevant and current space law issues. 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 E Category at a special ceremony. An Abstract that follows the standard format must be submitted by the deadline for standard IAC abstracts.

    Coordinator

    Serge Plattard
    University College London (UCL)United Kingdom