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update as of 25 February 2012:

Table of current IAA studies in preparation


  • COMMISSION 1: Space Physical Science
    - S 1.5 Particle Radiation Hazards en route to and at Mars - (McKenna-Lawlor)
    - S 1.6 Lunar Farside Protection - (Maccone)

  • COMMISSION 2: Space Life Sciences
    - S 2.8 e-Learning in Space Life Sciences - (Kourtidou Papadeli)
    - S 2.9 International Standards for Bed Rest Studies - (Sundblad / Orlov)
    - S 2.10 International Cooperation for Space Exploration Knowledge Sharing and Development in Africa - (MacLeish / White / Akinyede)
    - S 2.11 Medical Safety Guidelines for Space Crews Involved in Short-Duration Commercial Orbital Space Flight Operations (Antunano / Gerzer)

  • COMMISSION 3: Space Technology & System Development
    - S 3.9 Private Human Access to Space - (Bonnal)
    - S 3.10 Technologies to enable near term Interstellar Precursor Mission - (Bruno / Matloff)
    - S 3.12 Global Human Exploration - The Next Steps - (Mendell / Perino)
    - S 3.13 Assessment of the Technological Feasibility and Challenges of the Space Elevator Concept (Swan / Raitt)

  • COMMISSION 4: Space System Operation & Utilisation
    - S 4.1 Knowledge Management of Space Activities - (Holm)
    - S 4.5 Hitch-Hiking to the Moon - (Alkalai / Foing)
    - S 4.8 Space Systems Cross-Compatibility - (Esper / D'Errico)
    - S 4.9 International Aerospace System for Monitoring of Global Geophysical Phenomena and Forecasting of Natural and Man-Caused Disasters - (Menshikov / Murthi)
    - S 4.10 Distributed Space Missions for Earth System Monitoring - (D'Errico / Wertz)
    - S 4.11 Coordination and Cooperation for Global Environmental Impact - (Gu Xingfa)

  • COMMISSION 5: Space Policies, Law & Economics
    - S 5.5 Space Debris Environment Remediation - (Klinkrad / Johnson)
    - S 5.9 International Cooperation on Space Weather - (Baker / Balogh / Paxton)
    - S 5.10 Orbital Debris Removal: Policy, Legal, Political and Economic Considerations

  • COMMISSION 6: Space & Society, Culture & Education
    - S 6.3 Interstellar Message Construction - (Tarter / Vakoch)
    - S 6.8 Space Expectation - (Swan / Raitt / Woods)
    -     S 6.9 The Architecture of Space: Tools for Development in the 21st Century - (Bannova / Tolyarenko)
    - S 6.12 Lunar Laser Reflectors for First Moon-Light timing & Navigation Applications - (Ayari)
    - S 6.14 Active SETI: Scientific, Technical, Societal & Legal Dimensions -(Vakoch / Languedoc)

    Waiting Status Studies


    • none


      Completed Studies

      • COMMISSION 1: Space Physical Science
        - S 1.1 Next Steps in Exploring Deep Space
        - S 1.7 SETI Declaration

      • COMMISSION 2: Space Life Sciences
        - S 2.2 Artificial Gravity as a Tool in Biology and Medicine
        - S 2.4 Psychology and Culture in Long Duration Space Missions
        - S 2.6 Medical Safety Guidelines for Passengers on Commercial Orbital Space Flights
      • COMMISSION 3: Space Technology & System Development
        - S 3.2 Nuclear Propulsion
        - S 3.5 Dealing with the Threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets
        - S 3.11 Solar energy from space: the first international assessment of opportunities, issues and potential pathways forward
      • COMMISSION 4: Space System Operation & Utilisation
        -         S 4.3 Small Satellites for Earth Observation
        - S 4.4 Cost Effective Earth Observation Missions

      • COMMISSION 5: Space Policies, Law & Economics
        -         S 5.1 Space Traffic Management
        -         S 5.3 Traffic Management Rules for Space Operations
        -         S 5.4 Space to Promote Peace (Focus on Re-construction of Afghanistan)
        - S 5.6 Protecting the Environment of Celestial Bodies

      • COMMISSION 6: Space & Society, Culture & Education
        -         S 6.1 Multilingual Space Dictionary
        -         S 6.4 Bibliographic Resource of IAA History Papers 1968 - 2000
        -         S 6.5 Space Art Data Base Study Group
        -         S 6.6 Impact of Space Activities upon Society
        - S 6.7 50th Anniversary of the Space Era in 2007
        - S 6.10 The 50th Anniversary of the Space-Era Edition of the IAA Multilingual Space Dictionary
        - S 6.13 Space Terminology for Africa: Afrikaans

      Cancelled Studies

      - S 1.2 Lunar Farside of the Moon
      - S 1.4 The Next Steps for Human Space Exploration: What are the Alternatives?
      - S 2.3 Biosystems for Future Extraterrestrial Habitats and in Terrestrial Applications
      - S 2.5 Astrobiological Studies of Solar Systems
      - S 2.7 Integrative Physiology in Long-duration Space Flight: Nutritional Aspects
      - S 3.3 Quantum Reduction States in Space
      - S 3.6 Strategies and Concepts for Future Exploration and Development
      - S 3.8 Space Elevator Feasibility and Impact
      - S 4.2 Quality of Space Programs
      - S 4.6 Quality Considerations for Space Programmes
      - S 4.7 Integrated Applications Services
      - S 4.13 Small Satellite Project For Cameroon
      - S 4.14 ERPSat-1 Scientific Pico Satellite for Cartography & forest protection
      (- S 4.15 Piggy Backing to Planets merged with S 4.5)
      - S 5.7 Launch Regulations and Policies: Perspectives for the 21st Century
      - S 5.8 Space Systems as Critical Infrastructures
      - S 6.2 Future Directions in Space Exploration Education
      - S 6.11 Competency Based Space Systems Engineer Education

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