Call for Papers – IAA Human Space Exploration Conference, May 24-26, 2016, Korolyov, Russia
Dear Colleague,
We would like to invite you to contribute a paper for presentation at the IAA Human Space Exploration Conference, May 24-26, 2016, Korolyov, Russia
Please send your abstract online at: http://www.hse2016.com/abstract-submission/
By the April 1st, 2016 deadline.
Abstracts should be in English and should include the symposium topic addressed, the problem explored, the methodology used, results and conclusions so as to allow the Scientific Program Committee to make an informed decision regarding their suitability for inclusion into the symposium.
Topics
1. International cooperation in human space missions: current status and future goals;
• Heritage of international space programs.
• International and legal aspects of the ISS program.
• International integration of the ISS Russian and international segments.
• Commercial flight in the ISS program, including missions of space flight participants.
• LEO commercialization.
• International cooperation in distant space exploration and research. Open architecture of the “program of programs”.
• International crew missions to the Moon, Mars, asteroids.
• International near-lunar infrastructure.
• Commercial projects on deep-space missions.
• Contributions and rights of cooperation participants.
• Mutual dependence and program risk management.
• Optimal redundancy of critical elements maintained due to cooperation.
• Synergetic effect of cooperation for development of new technologies.
2. Scientific research carried out by humans in space. Objectives and prospects;
• Scientific research programs in ISS RS and USOS (development and implementation). Specification of research branches, statistics.
• ISS scientific equipment and tools.
• International scientific cooperation. Coordination of the ISS partners’ efforts in utilization programs. Joint experiments.
• ISS one-year expedition: current status and preliminary results.
• ISS scientific experiments with Progress cargo vehicles.
• Ground preparation and support of space experiments: MCC control of scientific program progress, pre- and post-flight studies, application of ground support facilities for scientific programs.
• Evolution of the ISS technical infrastructure for research activities up to 2024. ISS tests of technologies for human spaceflights beyond low earth orbit.
3. Biomedical problems of human space missions. Space flight influence on human body. Crew training;
3-A) Biomedical problems of human space missions. Space flight influence on human body
• Response of human physiological systems to weightlessness conditions.
• Combined impact of space flight factors on the human body.
• Changes in gravisensing systems that determine success of interplanetary missions.
• Factors which determine functioning of the body major systems when a human stays on the surface of cosmic bodies.
• Medical care as an element of success and safety of space missions beyond low-earth orbit (flights to the moon with landing and without, with the prospect of flights to asteroids and Mars).
• Special medical training of the crew members of deep space missions to ensure the possibility of providing in-depth and skilled medical care.
• Tasks and composition of the terrestrial medical support group for effective “board – MCC” interaction during interplanetary missions.
• Selection features, cosmonaut training and formation of the crew for long-term autonomous space flight including psychological aspect.
• Monitoring and ways of correction of physical performance level during autonomous flight.
• Negative weightlessness effect preventing system capable of providing adequate efficiency level immediately after landing on the surface and during the entire stay of the expedition on the planet (the moon).
• Psychological state and mental capacity monitoring and correction system for autonomous missions.
• Rehabilitation during flight to the Earth after the mission on the planet’s surface and after return to the Earth.
3-B) Crew training
• Professional activities of cosmonauts / astronauts (selection, training, space flight, post-flight rehabilitation).
• Results of space flights.
• New information technologies in cosmonaut / astronaut training.
• Technical tools for cosmonaut / astronaut training and simulation of spaceflight factors.
• Youth for present and future of manned spaceflight.
4. Application of automatic and robotic systems in human space missions;
• Construction principles for spacecraft/orbital station onboard and ground control systems.
• Interaction between on-board control systems and ground control facilities/the crew.
• Design and development of onboard and ground control facility software.
• Onboard and ground control facility software integrated debugging systems.
• Construction principles for automated systems in human space missions and during experiments and research.
• Testing of new service and research equipment for space applications, development and testing of new technologies for space research.
• Testing of human space flight and space research automating and robotics tools.
• Studies of new physical and engineering guidelines for service and scientific instruments development, experimental testing of advanced space devices.
5. Future human space projects. Scientific approach and concepts;
• The International Space Station: configuration, mission program, RS and USOS construction. Incorporation of Russia’s Advanced Transport Spacecraft and US commercial space vehicles into the ISS program.
• ISS application for deep space technology testing.
• LEO infrastructure of the new generation: service modules (OKA-T), solar tugs, inflatable modules, commercial space stations.
• Flights beyond low-Earth orbit. Lunar program. Lunar infrastructure. Lunar Base. Inhabited modules, crew protection against negative factors, propulsion power modules, docking modules. Multi-module arrangement. Open architecture. Flights to asteroids. Mars program. Asteroid hazard defense system.
• Advanced transport spacecraft. Space vehicle subsystems. Advanced technological solutions. Operations. Reusable and winged systems. Tether systems.
• Other promising projects of human space programs.
6. Functions of state and business in space exploration. Economics and management;
• Actual problems of state regulation in space activities, taking into account evolution of private sector.
• Forms of interaction between government and business, including introduction of public-private partnership (PPP).
• Role of development institutions in shaping of favorable environment for interaction between government and business in space activities.
• Specifics of inter-sector cooperation in the various countries engaged in space activities.
• Private companies and their role in human space flights.
• Project management issues in PPP.
• Financial and economic models for PPP projects.
• Actual issues of space law and special legal relations arising in PPP projects.
• Intellectual property issues in space programs.
• Integration processes in activities of space program international participants and development of international space law.
• Application of knowledge management system for efficiency improvement in the processes of human space exploration.
7. Human resources. Training. Educational programs. Popularization of human space exploration.
• Actual problems of space education.
• Role of space education in space exploration: from nano-satellites to human space missions.
• Interaction of the state and business in space education of scholars and students.
• International cooperation in space education.
• Space education for schoolchildren.
• University space education.
• Role of mass media in space education of general public.
• Promotion of space science and technology for the benefit of education.
• Heritage and prospects of the ISS application in space education.
• Application of the Virtual Space concept (orbital station, moon base, etc.) and virtual tourism in educational space.
• Mobility of space education.
• Electronic forms of space and distance education.
Program Committee
Anatoly N. Perminov (Chairman – Program Committee) Vice President – Scientific Activities, IAA; Deputy Director General, Deputy Designer General, JSC Russian Space Systems
Vladimir L. Solntsev (Chairman – Organizational Committee) President, S.P.Korolev RSC-Energia
Afonin, Andrey Yu. – Director General, IPK Mashpribor company, URSC, Russia
Alifanov, Oleg M. – Head of Space Systems and Rocket Design Department, Moscow Aviation Institute, Russia
Back-Impallomeni, Elizabeth – Professor, University of Padua, Italy
Barmin, Igor V. – President, K.E.Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Astronautics, Russia
Contant, Jean-Michel – Secretary General, IAA, France
Crocker James – Vice President & General Manager, Civil Space Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Genta Giancarlo – Professor, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
Gerstenmaier, William H. – Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, NASA, USA
Kosmodemiansky, Evgeny V. – Deputy Designer General, Scientific Activities, RSC Progress, Russia
Krikalev, Sergey K. – Deputy Director General, TSNIIMASh state company, cosmonaut, Russia
Lazutkin, Alexander I. – Deputy Designer General, Zvezda R&D company, cosmonaut, Russia
Lonchakov, Yury V. – Head, Yu. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, cosmonaut, Russia
Makarov, Yury N. – Head of Department, Federal Space Agency, Russia
Moiseev, Nikolai F. – Deputy Chair, Scientific and Engineering Board, Federal Space Agency, Russia
Orlov, Oleg I. – Director, Institute of Biological and Medical Problems, Russia
Pischel, Rene – Head, ESA Permanent Mission in Russia, EU
Savinykh, Victor P. – President, Moscow Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, USSR Cosmonaut, Russia
Tiulin, Andrey E. – Director General, JSC Russian Space Systems
Suchet Lionel – Director Innovation, Application and Science, CNES, France
Yang Hong – Professor, Institute of Manned Space System, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
Zeleny, Lev M. – Vice President, Russian Academy of Sciences, Director, Institute of Space Research, Russia
Registration
Early bird registration until March 15, 2016.
To register please visit the conference website at:
http://www.hse2016.com/registration/
Conference Venue
Korolev, Moscow region, Russia
Plenary session
DK Kalinina Address: Moscow region, Korolev, Tereshkova str., 1
Session meeting
IPK “mashpribor” Address: Moscow region, Korolev, October Blvd., 12
For more detailed information, please visit the IAA website at
http://iaaweb.org/content/view/646/852/ (pdf print version of the Call for Papers is available)
and the conference website at
http://www.hse2016.com/en/
Thank you and best regards,
IAA Office
