Technical programme

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.

D6.2-D2.9. Sustainable Approaches and Impact of Space Transportation Solutions on Earth + Space Environment and on General Safety

This session is dedicated to the study of the impact of space transportation solutions on the earth and space environment and on the relevant safety aspects. This session can address methodologies for life cycle analysis, environmental impact mitigation and assessment, sustainability, and eco-design for space transportation. It will also address new and emerging technologies for space transportation systems to mitigate the impact on the earth and space environments, yet guaranteeing Space and Ground Safety.

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.

D6.IP. Interactive Presentations - IAF SYMPOSIUM ON COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT SAFETY ISSUES

This session offers a unique opportunity to deliver your key messages in an interactive presentation on any of the subjects of Commercial Spaceflight Safety Issues 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 D Category at a special ceremony. An Abstract that follows the standard format must be submitted by the deadline for standard IAC abstracts.

D6.IPB. Interactive Presentations - IAF SYMPOSIUM ON COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT SAFETY ISSUES

D6.LBA. Late Breaking abstracts (LBA)