Technical programme

E3.1. International cooperation in using space for sustainable development: The “Space2030” agenda

As the societal benefits of space technologies and applications are growing, the international community has increasingly shifted its attention to their contributions to the global agendas on sustainability and development, in particular the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this regard, the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS) has decided to develop a “Space2030” agenda and its implementation plan. This session provides the opportunity to discuss the agenda as finalized at COPUOS 2021, its implementation, especially how international cooperation in space activities can contribute to these objectives.

E3.2. The future of space exploration and innovation

Technological innovation, new policies and initiatives have allowed public and private actors to once again focus their energy on both human and robotic space exploration ventures. Established and new players are preparing new missions and initiatives to different destinations be it Low Earth orbits, Moon or Mars. This session provides an opportunity to discuss the changing space exploration context and current opportunities and challenges opportunities for future space activities in this domain.

E3.3. Space Economy Session – A focus on in-space operations and their potential to stimulate economic development

Over the past few years a number of national space agencies have issued policy, strategic, and implementation plans for in-space activities that are likely to have significant economic impact. These activities include satellite servicing, other rendezvous and proximity operations, and assembly/manufacturing of components. Also in recent years, market segments are emerging for products and services delivered to in-orbit locations as well as to cis-lunar and deeper space destinations. Priority in this session will be given to papers that focus on the economic analysis of these new and emerging market segments and on the impacts they will have in stimulating broader economic developments in space and on the Earth. Papers dealing with the space economy at large, and with overall economic impacts of space activities are still considered within the scope of this session and will also be given consideration for presentation.

E3.4. Assuring a Safe, Secure and Sustainable Environment for Space Activities

Space Activities provide a wealth of increasing benefits for people on Earth. However, space actors have come to realize that the benefits of the space infrastructure for the world community depend on technical, legal, policy and political means to keep a safe, secure and sustainable space environment. This session will explore the progress being made within multilateral fora, the private sector and individual countries in supporting the goal of a safe, secure and sustainable space environment. It will focus on the LTS follow-up process at UNCOPUOS, the Guidelines agreed upon, new initiatives for STM and the way forward.

E3.5-E7.6. 37th IAA/IISL Scientific Legal Roundtable: "Space Launch from Celestial Bodies: Technology, Law and Policy"

Space launches from Earth have long been the defining technical and legal qualification for states and other entities desiring to engage in the exploration and utilization of the outer space region. Representing a hard-won scientific and technological achievement, space launches are also the basis for assigning legal jurisdiction, supervision, and liability to the launching state under the five foundational outer space treaties. Rapidly growing numbers of non-governmental commercial space companies and facilities are soon moving space launch operations to the Moon and other celestial bodies, augmenting and in some cases replacing governmental space launch entities. Prospects for an extensive expansion of deep space explorations on the Moon, asteroids, and planets will include a greatly diversified range of space launch technologies and regulatory regimes. Space exploration will require both crewed and uncrewed launches, while sample return missions from asteroids, planets, and their moons will also feature dynamically evolving technologies as well as concerns for contamination and environmental protection. This 37th Joint IAA IISL Roundtable will examine the scientific, technical, legal, and regulatory aspects of space launches from celestial bodies. Roundtable Participants: IAA Secretary-General: Jean-Michel Contant, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), France IISL President: Dr. Kai-Uwe Schrogl, European Space Agency (ESA), France Invited Speakers: Technical Speaker: Dr. Erika Wagner, Blue Origin, Seattle, WA, United States Legal Speakers: Dr. Antonino Salmeri, Open Lunar Foundation Dr. Andrea Harrington, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

E3.6. Cost and Procurement impacts on Space Programmes linked to high inflation and world-wide scarcity of components and materials

From the first half of 2021, the world-wide overall production and supply chain has been affected by a marked scarcity of electronic components, affecting several sectors including Space. Additionally, the period has been marked by a high inflationary trend which is now increasing rapidly, following the world crisis due to COVID and the geopolitical tensions. In this context, the role of countries/companies in space technology supply chains and space related services in Europe severely affected -directly or indirectly- by the economic/politic crisis could lead to acute challenges for Space Programmes for several years to come. The purpose of this technical session is to identify specifically the impacts on costs and on the procurement process of Space Programmes linked to high inflation and world-wide scarcity of components and materials, and to exchange on measures taken and additional ways forwards from Industry and Public Procurement Organizations perspectives, as well as to exchange on how these problems are addressed in the full commercial sector by customers and suppliers.

E3.IP. Interactive Presentations - 36th IAA SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE POLICY, REGULATIONS AND ECONOMICS

Authors with an abstract accepted for an interactive presentation will be asked to prepare slides and display them for the duration of the congress on plasma screens. Authors will be assigned to interactive sessions in which they must be near plasma screens to engage in interactive discussions with other congress attendees.

E3.IPB. Interactive Presentations - 36th IAA SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE POLICY, REGULATIONS AND ECONOMICS

E3.LBA. Late Breaking Abstracts (LBA)