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INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION IAF HIGHLIGHTS Connecting @ll Space People CONTENTS Welcome Message 2 IAF 2017 Events Overview 3 IAF General Assembly 4 IAF Symposium 2017 6 IAF Spring Meetings 2017 7 GLEX 2017 9 IAC 2017 11 Overview 11 Plenaries 13 Highlight Lectures 22 Late Breaking News 25 IAF Global Networking Forum (GNF) 27 Educators Professional Development Workshop 32 IAF IDEA “3G” Diversity Events 33 International Space Education Board (ISEB) 36 IAC Hosts Summit 37 8th International Meeting for MoPs 38 Published by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) IAF Committees’ Reports 39 2nd Issue - March 2018 Technical Committees 39 Administrative Committees 62 Copyright © International Astronautical Federation. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or transmitted by any form or by any IAF 2017 Activities 69 means, electronical or mechanical, including photocopying or recording by any information storage or retrieval system without prior written permission from the publishers. Other Events 69 New IAF Communications Initiatives 72 Welcome Message IAF 2017 Events Overview nother year has passed and following on were the welcome speech of the China’s Vice our initiative from 2016, we have compiled President at the Opening Ceremony, Buzz Aldrin’s our main highlights of the year for you to keynote on Cycling Pathways to Mars and many Aenjoy in this publication, IAF Highlights outstanding presentations from top-level speakers 2017. This has indeed been a memorable year for from all around the world. the International Astronautical Federation, with conferences organized in places such as Paris, The International Astronautical Congress 2017 Beijing and Adelaide. A strong emphasis in 2017 took place in Adelaide, Australia. This 68th IAC has been on space exploration, this was the theme was organized together with the Space Industry of our Global Conference but has also been a focus Association of Australia (SIAA) on the theme in our other events. Especially topics such as the “Unlocking imagination, fostering innovation exploration of the Moon and Mars have received and strengthening security”. The congress was a lot of attention, but more notably a strong attended by 4,472 delegates and among all the Spring focus has been on the International cooperation events there was an extraordinary technical Meetings in exploring space and how we can achieve goals programme and numerous exciting plenaries 2017 together. and GNF sessions, including talks by outstanding IAF Symposium Paris Vienna personalities such as Bill Nye, Charles Bolden and GLEX 2017 Beijing Our Global Space Exploration Conference, GLEX Elon Musk. 2017, was held in China and co-organized together with our colleagues from the Chinese Society of We hope you will enjoy this publication on our Astronautics (CSA). It was a great success and main highlights of 2017. We would like to thank all followed up the previous GLEX conference held in of you who are part of the IAF community, all IAF Washington D.C in 2012. More than 1,000 delegates volunteers and all delegates attending our events. from 50 different countries gathered in Beijing for You were all part of making this such a great year a few days to discuss important topics related to and we look forward to another fantastic IAF-year Space Exploration. Highlights of this conference with all of you in 2018! Adelaide Jean-Yves Le Gall Pascale Ehrenfreund IAC 2017 President, Vice-President for Communications, Publications International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and Global Conferences, International Astronautical Federation (IAF) 2 3 IAF General Assembly The General Assembly of the International Astronautical Federation has gathered during the New IAF Members International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2017 in Adelaide, Australia in two sessions (Monday, 25 September 2017, and Friday, 29 September 2017). Several important decisions have been The IAF General Assembly also approved the applications of 21 new Member Organizations from 15 countries worldwide. With this, the IAF Membership comprises 343 Member Organizations from 68 countries, confirming IAF’s taken. position as a truly global Federation. 2017 Elections of IAF Officers Upcoming IAF Events Company Category Region Country ArianeGroup SAS Industry Europe France 4 new Vice-Presidents have been elected by the General During the IAF General Assembly sessions, reports Assembly: were given on the advancement of preparation for the Axiom Space LLC Industry North America United Kingdom IAC 2018 in Bremen, Germany and for the IAC 2019 in • Gabriella ARRIGO, Head of beSpace GmbH Industry Europe Germany Washington D.C., United States. Center for Innovation in Aerospace International Relations, Italian Space R&D Europe Spain Agency (ASI), Italy, has been appointed as Technology (CINAE) Also, a detailed presentation was offered on the IAF VP for Science & Academic Relations EOS Data Analytics Industry North America United States progress made in the organization of the Global Space and Global Networking Forum Applications Conference 2018 (GLAC 2018) that will Incomspace Industry Latin America Mexico • Seishiro KIBE, Advisor, Japan take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 21-23 May Institito Technológico de Costa Rica (TEC) University Latin America Costa Rica Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 2018 in cooperation with the Centro de Investigación y Japan, has been appointed as IAF VP for Difusión Aeronáutico Espacial (CIDA-E). ispace, inc Industry Asia Japan Honours and Awards New Zealand Space Agency Space Agencies & Offices Oceania New Zealand The IAF General Assembly has also endorsed the • Valanathan MUNSAMI, CEO, South Planet Labs Industry Europe The Netherlands potential organization of a Global Conference on Space African National Space Agency (SANSA), for Emerging Countries in 2019 (GLEC 2019). The PRatian LLC R&D North America Puerto Rico South Africa, has been appointed as International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the IAF VP for Developing Countries and PwC Advisory Industry Europe France Royal Centre for Remote Sensing (CRTS) will be co- Emerging Nations Singapore Space and Technology Association & Professional Asia Singapore organizing the event in Morocco. Association (SSTA) Societies • Baohua YANG, Vice President, Chinese Society of Astronautics (CSA) and Sky and Space Global (UK) Ltd Industry Europe United Kingdom Association & Professional China Aerospace Science and Technology IAF Finance Space Cooperative Inc North America United States Corporation (CAST), China, has been Societies Space Environment Research Centre appointed as IAF VP for Societies and The IAF has also approved the final accounts 2016 and R&D Oceania Australia Limited Museums auditor’s statement 2016 and the revised budget and preliminary accounts 2017 and the proposed Space Tech Expo - Smarter Shows Ltd Industry Europe United Kingdom budget 2018. Spacety Industry Asia China Selection of Host City for IAC 2020 Swiss Space Office SSO Space Agencies & Offices Europe Switzerland The IAF General Assembly at its second session on The University of Sydney University Oceania Australia September 29, selected Dubai, UAE, as Host City for Viterbi School of Engineering University North America United States IAC 2020. The Hosting Organization is the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), a member of IAF since 2012. 4 5 IAF Symposium 2017 IAF Spring Meetings 2017 IAF Symposium at UN COPUOS STSC in Vienna (8 February): What is at Stake in Space in 2017 and 2018? the International Space Station, are a testament to what is achievable by humanity when we all work together. Not only is there a need for communication between space agencies and space industries, there is a definite need to make all of humanity aware of the benefits of space. Sandy Magnus of the AIAA discussed the need to have clear communication with the public of the existing and future space activities, especially of Spring the reason why we do go to space. This is especially Meetings important with politicians and investors to ensure 2017 stability and continuity of existing space programmes despite domestic and international politics. On 21 – 23 March the IAF hosted its traditional Recent years have seen a dramatic shift in the way Spring Meetings 2017 in Paris. Various events humanity conducts space activities. Nicknamed Space The access to space has many direct benefits. Ground observation can provide information on the weather, took place during the SM including the selection 4.0, the space activities, space participants, and the of abstracts for IAC 2017; an IAF Diversity Day, impact of space has expanded from previously being ground fires, and the impacts of climate change on Earth’s environment to name a few. The use of the comprising of an IDEA 3G Diversity Breakfast, the sole activity of a few space agencies to being a Luncheon and Afterwork gathering; committees’ global endeavour of academia, industry, governments, internet from satellites has had lasting impacts in remote locations by connecting people from around meetings including 2 sessions of the IAF Bureau; Global and the public. Activities in space have had many Networking Forum sessions on various topics such as wide-reaching benefits, however there must be the globe, enabling the sharing of medical expertise, improving education, and allowing effective distribution the “2Outcome of the ESA Council Meeting at Ministerial international collaboration to ensure the ongoing Level”, “A Step by Step Approach to Low-cost Access