session 8-E9.1
- Title
Policy, Legal, Institutional, Economic and Security Aspects of Debris Mitigation, Debris Remediation and STM
- type
oral
- Description
This session will address all non-technical aspects of debris mitigation, debris remediation and STM. Papers may focus on aspects of responsibility, liability and registration, on the role of bodies such as UNCOPUOS or IADC, as well as on insurance, financial incentives and funding. In addition, security-related aspects and the role of international cooperation in addressing these issues may be considered.
- Date
2026-10-05
- Time
- Room
- IPC members
Co-Chair: Dr. David Spencer, The Aerospace Corporation, United States;
Co-Chair: Prof. Serge Plattard, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom;
Co-Chair: Dr. Tanja Masson-Zwaan, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University, Netherlands (Kingdom of the);
Co-Chair: Dr. Andrea Capurso, LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy;
Rapporteur: Ms. Victoria Samson, Secure World Foundation, United States;
Rapporteur: Dr. Emma Kerr, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), United Kingdom;
Order | Time | Paper title | Mode | Presentation status | Speaker | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16:30 | Space Debris as Environmental Harm: Legal Responsibility and Governance Gaps in Low Earth Orbit | 10 | confirmed | Dr. ABHIRAM JAYAN NAIR | Erets Space | United Kingdom |
2 | 16:40 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. Reagan Aylmer | University of Oslo | Norway | |
3 | 16:50 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. Niki Giannakou | University of Oxford | Greece | |
4 | 17:00 | 10 | confirmed | Mr. Yoshiyuki Muto | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan | |
5 | 17:10 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. Soyoung Chung | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) | Republic of Korea | |
6 | 17:20 | 10 | confirmed | Prof. YONGLIANG YAN | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | |
7 | 17:30 | 10 | confirmed | Mr. Tao Zhang | Xiamen University | China | |
8 | 17:40 | 10 | confirmed | Mr. Guankun Chen | Columbia University | United States | |
9 | 17:50 | 10 | confirmed | Mr. Dmitrii Vokhmintsev | Russian Federation | ||
10 | 18:00 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. Anca Agachi | RAND | United States | |
10 | 18:00 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. Eloisa Versaci | SEE Lab - SDA Bocconi School of Management | Italy | |
11 | 18:20 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. İrem Çetinkaya | Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University | Türkiye | |
12 | 18:30 | AI-enabled space operations: How do international responsibility and liability apply? | 10 | confirmed | Dr. Elina Morozova | Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications | Russian Federation |
