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13 May 2008 Issue
IAA Academy Day, 12 July 2008, 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Montreal, Canada
Agenda
- 0900 Opening
- 1000 Astrophysics, Space Physics and Earth Science Missions: Recent Discoveries and Future Plans
- James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): Mark Clampin, Project Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Center.
- THEMIS Mission: Eric Donovan, Professor and Co-Investigator, University of Calgary.
- Cloudsat Late-Breaking Science Discoveries: Deborah Vane, Project Manager and Deputy Principal Investigator, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- 1200 Newly Elected Ceremony, followed by lunch
- 1400 Planetary Science Missions: Late-Breaking Science Discoveries
- Cassini at Saturn: Robert Pappalardo, Cassini Project Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Confirmed
- Phoenix Lands on Mars - First Results: Peter Smith, Principal Investigator, University of Arizona. Confirmed
- Venus Express Discoveries and Implications for Understanding Earth: Hakan Svedhem, Project Scientist, ESA/ESTEC. Tentatively confirmed
- 1600 End of Program
A working meeting with the IAA Secretary General was held on 1 April at ESPI, Vienna, to prepare the IAA/ESPI/SWF Workshop on the Fair and Responsible Use of Space to be held on Nov 20-21, 2008, in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Kai Uwe Schrogl, Director, hosted the meeting with Dr. Wolfgang Rathgeber, and Michel A. Jakob. ESPI is a new European Space Policy Institute founded by ESA.
On 2 June 2008, IAA Regional Meeting to be held at Act City Hamamatsu Congress Center, Hamamatsu City, JAPAN, Chaired by Prof. Keiken Ninomiya, Regional Secretary, IAA. visit www.ists.or.jp
- (15:30 – 16:30) and Astronautical Lecture
- Astronautical Lecture: Technical Education and Planetary Exploration.
For a successful and efficient space exploration-mission, technological innovations and inheritances shall always stay as a key-factor. From such a point of view, in this lecture which is arranged by the Japan Region of International Academy of Astronautics, the recent activities and trend in technical education at universities in Japan are reviewed. Then, the recent achievements in lunar and planetary missions by JAXA are presented and the near-term and future missions requiring innovative approaches will be introduced.
- Technical Education and Planetary Exploration (17:00 – 18:20)
- Nano- and Pico-Satellite Challenge towards Big Innovation – Its Educational and Scientific Contributions, by Shinichi Nakasuka, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo. (CM IAA)
- Japan’s Leap in Lunar and Planetary Exploration, by Junichiro Kawaguchi, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Space Exploration Agency(JAXA). (CM IAA)
On 1st April 2008, in Vienna, Austria, on the occasion of the 47th session of the Legal subcommittee of COPUOS, Dr Borrofice, Director General of the Nigerian Space Agency (NASRDA) confirmed to the IAA Secretary General that the second IAA Conference "Space for Africa" will be held 10-12 November 2009 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The IAA Award Dinner was held on Tuesday 25 March in Paris. Prof Joseph Singer Technion, Israel, was honored as Book Award 2007 for the Book entitled Buckling Experiments.
The 6th IAA Regional Meeting is going to be held 9h- 17h in Vienna, Austria, ESPI hosted by Prof. Kai-Uwe Schrogl. Speakers are Dr Klaus Pseiner, Dr Otto Koudelka, Rudiger Kledzig and Nicolas Chamussy. Visit of the Austrian Aerospace GmbH in the afternoon.
200 abstracts received for the First IAA-RACTs Conference Space for Humanity, Korolev City, Moscow region, Russia. Conference dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the Space Era. Anatoly Perminov, Roscosmos, M. Myasnikovich, Natl Acad Sciences Belarus, Yu Alekseev, Ukraine, B. Chertok, V. Nestorov, Khrunichev, G. Polishchuk, Lavoschkin, B. Katorgin, Energomash, Degtyar, Makeev, V. Rachuk. Voronezh, V. Lopota, Korolev, A. Kirilin TsSKB, S. Konyukhov, Yuzhnoye, JY Le Gall, Arianespace, A. Charmeau, EADS-Astrium Space Transportation and J-M Contant, IAA have confirmed their presence. Four Technical tours: Gagarin Mission Control Center, Cosmonaut Training Center, Korolev Energia and Lavochkin Production.
The program of the First IAA Symposium on Private Human Access to Space, Arcachon, near Bordeaux (France) May 28 to 30, 2008 is now available. 70 papers have been selected. The Symposium aims at addressing all topics related to the "Space Transportation of Passengers on a commercial basis"; the overall Goal is to identify and quantify the key topics associated to Private Human Access to Space for both Orbital and Sub-orbital missions.
JAXA Space Agency, Japan, joins the IAA Supporting Donor program together with the Polet JSC Company, Russia, IHI Corporation, Japan. The Supporting Donor is a special class of membership to recognize individuals or organizations who are recognized as having contributed to the Academy through donations, gifts and bequests. The Academy is grateful for the support to its activities. As to now, the 2007 Supporting Donors list is as follows: Lockheed Martin corp., EADS Astrium Space Transportation, ESA, CALT-China, JAXA, ISRO, Arianespace, EADS Astrium Satellites, SAFRAN, Polet JSC Air company, Aerospace Corp., Yuzhnoye, CAST, China, Dassault, France, DLR, IHI corp. Japan.
Commission VI is conducting a survey to help shape the future agenda for space by ascertaining the understanding and expectations of the public, particularly youth, regarding space activities. The survey is being distributed as widely as possible to diverse groups including high schools and universities; art, cultural and heritage organizations, as well as the public at large. Commission VI would like to solicit the assistance of IAA members in helping to formulate the future through recognition of the positive impacts of space activities upon society by distributing the invitation below throughout their organizations and among family and friends. Please assist the International Academy of Astronautics in assessing the status of the space arena with respect to your expectations.
Go to: www.space-expectations.org
Fill in the survey --- Enjoy the feedback --- Invite your family and friends to participate. Participate in the Celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of Spaceflight!
The International Institute of Space Law (IISL), recently established as an independent international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) under Dutch law in the Netherlands, is pleased to announce that Mrs Tanja Masson-Zwaan is elected President (See Press Release).
The most recent issue of Acta Astronautica is available. Titles of papers published in Acta Astronautica are available in the Acta Astronautica Data Base section. IAA members are entitled for a special subscription rate for their Journal.
We have lost mail contact with the following members. Any information is welcomed.
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