session 2

Title

Launch Services, Missions, Operations, and Facilities

type

oral

Description

Review of the current and planned launch services and support, including economics of space transportation systems, financing, cost, insurance, licensing. Advancements in ground infrastructure, ground operations, production methods, mission planning and mission control for both expendable and reusable launch services.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Mrs. Tina Buechner da Costa, European Space Agency (ESA), France;

• Co-Chair: Mr. Iwao Igarashi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan;

• Rapporteur: Mr. Christian Corba, EUMETSAT, Germany;

• Rapporteur: Mr. Geovian Stower, Kenya Space Agency (KSA), Kenya;