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Connecting @Ll Space People Welcome Message 2 Connecting @ll Space People Welcome Message 2 IAF 2018 Events Overview 3 IAF General Assembly 4 ISF 2017 6 IAF Spring Meetings 2018 8 GLAC 2018 9 IAC 2018 10 Overview 11 Plenaries 13 Highlight Lectures 20 Late Breaking News 23 IAF Global Networking Forum (GNF) 24 IAC Special Sessions 37 IAF IDEA “3G” Diversity Events 44 IAC Hosts Summit 46 9th IAF International Meeting for Members 48 of Parliaments YPP Networking Reception 50 Emerging Space Leaders 51 Grant Programme (ESL Grants) Press Conference: Upcoming Global Conference 52 on Space for Emerging Countries, GLEC 2019 ISF 2018 54 IAF Committees’ Reports 56 Technical Committees 57 Administrative Committees 78 Published by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) 3rd Issue - February 2019 IAF 2018 Activities 80 Copyright © International Astronautical Federation. Other 2018 Events 80 All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or transmitted by any form or by any The International Astronautical Federation 83 means, electronical or mechanical, including photocopying or recording by any information storage or retrieval system without prior written permission from the publishers. CONTENTS IAF 2018 Events Overview Welcome Message Spring has already event in Uruguay. For three days, than 10,000 attendees came to Meetings begun, but experts gathered in Montevideo witness this exceptional event. 2018 2019 we can look to discuss space applications back at 2018 as a very impressive with a specific focus on emerging The majority of IAF publications and successful year. This publica- space nations and Latin America. and for the first time, the IAC tion, the IAF Highlights, is sum- Final Programmes, have been marizing the main IAF events The 69th International Astro- printed in recycled paper this and activities that took place. nautical Congress returned to year. This is an important step The theme of IAC 2018, #Involvin- Europe and was organized to- towards more eco-friendly events gEveryone, is an approach that gether with The Center of Ap- and a mission we aim to continue has been seen throughout the plied Space Technology and in the years to come. year in IAF’s activities. The im- Microgravity (ZARM) in Bremen, portance of including everyone in Germany. IAC 2018 was an ex- IAF looks forward to yet anoth- the space sector and to collabo- traordinary event that managed er exciting year, in following its rate on a global level is essential. to break many records! The Tech- mission to encourage coopera- This concept is also strongly vis- nical Programme received a re- tion, promote international de- (Postponed from ualized in our 3G concept, Gen- cord number of abstracts with velopment and share knowledge. November 2017) eration, Gender and Geography, 4349 submissions, and during This year, in 2019, the 70th Inter- Global Space which aims to encourage and im- the IAC week the congress center national Astronautical Congress Applications Conference prove diversity. welcomed 6,458 delegates from will take place in Washington 81 countries. The programme DC as well as the celebration of GLAC 2018, the Global Space was more packed than ever, with the Apollo 50th Anniversary. We Applications Conference, was many interesting Plenaries, GNF look forward to share these im- co-organized together with Cen- sessions and the Technical Pro- portant events and much more tro de Investigación y Difusión gramme, that included as new with the whole IAF Community Aeronáutico Espacial (CIDA-E) in format Special Sessions. In addi- in 2019! Montevideo, Uruguay. This was tion, a dedicated Public Day pro- the first time that the IAF took gramme had been organized that one of its Global Conferences to involved a live session with Al- South America and also the first exander Gerst from the Interna- time that the IAF organized an tional Space Station (ISS). More Jean-Yves Le Gall Pascale Ehrenfreund President, Incoming President & VP for Communications, International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Publications and Global Conferences, International Astronautical Federation (IAF) 2 3 New IAF Members The IAF General Assembly also approved the applications of 29 new Member Organizations. With this, the IAF Membership IAF comprises 366 Member Organizations from 68 countries, confirming IAF’s position as a truly global Federation. The New IAF Members are: General Assembly Company Category Region Country Adriatic Aerospace Association Association & Professional Society Europe Croatia Azercosmos Space Agency Asia Azerbaijan he International Astronautical Federation bavAIRia e.V. Association & Professional Society Europe Germany General Assembly has gathered during the Beijing SpaceD Aerospace Application and Science International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2018 Association & Professional Society Asia China Education Co. Ltd. in Bremen, Germany, in two sessions (Monday, Black Engine Aerospace UG Industry Europe Germany T1 October 2018, and Friday, 5 October 2018). Several important decisions have been taken. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Research and Development Europe Germany Columbian Space Agency Space Agency Latin America Colombia European GNSS Agency (GSA) Space Agency Europe Czech Republic Firefly Aeropspace Inc. Industry North America United States 2018 Elections of IAF Officers Fraunhofer INT Research and Development Europe Germany Hermes Engineering Research and Development Europe Bulgaria The Incoming President and 4 new Vice-Presidents have High Technology Unit (UAT) Faculty of Engineering - University Latin America Mexico been elected by the General Assembly: UNAM Infostellar Industry Asia Japan • Pascale EHRENFREUND, Chair of Upcoming IAF Events Executive Board, German Aerospace Center LandSpace Technology Corporaqtion Ltd. Industry Asia China (DLR), Germany, has been appointed as IAF During the IAF General Assembly sessions, reports were Mars Planet Association and Professional Society Europe Italy Incoming President given on the advancement of preparation for the IAC MEDES - IMPS Research and Development Europe France 2019 in Washington D.C., USA, and for the IAC 2020 in Moon Village Association (MVA) Association and Professional Society Europe Austria • Mohammed Nasser AL AHBABI, Dubai, UAE. Director General, United Arab Emirates Northrop Grumman Corporation Industry North America United States Space Agency, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Also, a detailed presentation was offered on the progress Paraguayan Space Agency Space Agency Latin America Paraguay has been appointed as IAF VP for Global made in the organization of the Global Conference on PTScientists Industry Europe Germany Membership Development Space for Emerging Countries 2019 (GLEC 2019) that will take place in Marrakech, Morocco on 24-26 April 2019 Polish Space Agency (POLSA) Space Agency Europe Poland • Bruce CHESLEY, Senior Director of in cooperation with the Centre Royal de Télédétection Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) University North America Canada Strategy, Space and Missile Systems, The Spatiale (CRTS). SpaceExcess LLC Industry North America United States Boeing Company, United States has been appointed as IAF VP for Industry Relations SpaceForest Industry Europe Poland IAF Finance Tsinghua University University Asia China • Minoo RATHNASABAPATHY, University of Bologna University Europe Italy Research Engineer, Space Enabled Research The IAF has also approved the final accounts 2017 and Group, MIT, United States, has been Auditor’s Statement 2017 and the revised budget Valispace Industry Europe Germany appointed as IAF VP Education and and preliminary accounts 2018 and the Proposed WEPA - Technologies GmbH Industry Europe Germany Workforce Development Budget 2019. Zhuhai Orbita Aeropspace Science & Technology Co. Ltd. Industry Asia China • S. SOMANATH, Director of the Liquid Propulsion System Center (LPSC) – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India, has been appointed as IAF VP for Technical Activities Selection of Host City for IAC 2021 The IAF General Assembly at its second session on 5 October 2019, selected Paris, France, as Host City for IAC 2021. The Hosting Organization is the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), a member of IAF since 1981. 4 5 Second International Space Forum at Ministerial Level – ISF 2017 The African Chapter (ISF 2017) 14 FEBRUARY 2018 | NAIROBI, KENYA he 2nd International Space Space Science and Academia for Sus- Forum at Ministerial Lev- tainable Development in Africa. The el – The African Chapter, result of the Nairobi event was the was initially scheduled adoption by consensus of the Nai- Tto take place in Nairobi, Kenya in robi Page to be added to the Trento November 2017, but it was moved Space Statement. to February 2018, due to the time conflict with the Kenyan presi- Raúl Kulichevsky, Executive and dential elections. The Forum was Technical Director of the Argentin- co-organized by the IAF, the Italian ian National Commission of Space Space Agency (ASI) and the Kenya Activities (CONAE) announced that Space Agency (KSA), and took place the new regional chapter of the ISF at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi focusing on Latin America would be on 14th February 2018. hosted by Argentina in November 2018. 42 governmental delegations, com- posed by Ministers, Ambassadors, The day after the Forum, a techni- Heads of space agencies, repre- cal visit was organized for the dele- sentatives of International Inter- gations to the Broglio Space Centre governmental Organizations and in Malindi. universities, gathered to contribute to this unique Forum dedicated
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