Permanent Committees

1/ Terms of Reference:

In the wake of the creation of the International Academy of Astronautics on 16 August 1960, a committee on the History of the Development of Rockets and Astronautics was created by Theodor Von Karman in 1961. Its task was to stimulate the preparation of scholarly studies of various aspects of the development of rockets and astronautics in different countries from the earliest times. After disappearing in the frame of the IAA reform in 2000, the History Committee has been re-instated on 13 October 2009. The History Committee is established to pursue activities related to the study of the history of rockets and astronautics. The committee belongs to Commission VI (Space & Society, Culture & Education) of the IAA. The committee is chaired by a member of the IAA. The term of membership for both chairman and vice-chairman is 2 years, in line with the 2-year term of the IAA Board of Trustees. The membership of this committee comes from all sections of the IAA, and also includes other qualified individuals who may not be members of the IAA. The membership term is 2-year renewable.

The History Committee is tasked with various activities:

1/ History of Astronautics Symposium: The History Committee’s crown jewel, a yearly History of Astronautics Symposium is organised in the frame of the IAC. Beginning with a single session in 1967, it progressed to 2 sessions in 1983, 3 sessions in 1995 and 4 sessions in 2002. This last, special session, is often dedicated to the contribution of the local IAC organiser to astronautics, or to a joint session (e.g. with COSPAR), or to a special anniversary (e.g. Sputnik), or to guest speakers. The basic core of the Symposium thus is made of 3 sessions: Memoirs, Organisational histories, Technical & scientific histories. Papers cover the whole range of astronautics, from the XIth century Chinese rockets to matters at least 25 years old.

2/ Proceedings of the History of Astronautics Symposium: One of the only two groups to do so in IAC (with the IISL), the History Committee has been publishing the proceedings of all its Symposium papers, since its beginnings in 1967, an absolutely unique and invaluable source of information for space historians. Each year a member of the committee is tasked with the edition of these papers, published in the American Astronautical Society (AAS) series. A special Book of Abstracts & Index was published in 2009, with all the abstracts of the papers published in the period 1967-2000, together with indices.

3/ Anniversaries: The History Committee is keeping track of astronautics anniversaries, and accordingly proposes any relevant commemoration activities.

4/ Deceased people: The History Committee keeps track of recently deceased people in the field of astronautics.

5/ Personnel/national activities: The History Committee establishes yearly summaries of its members activities, as well as relevant activities in the members home area or country.

6/ Study Groups: Specific IAA Study Groups can be established in the frame of the History Committee.

7/ Other activities: Special visits, dinners, teleconferences, venues of personalities (with press conference) are organised. Diaporamas or film screenings, cultural events (e.g. pyrotechnical performance) should be organised. Current events, joint sessions with other symposia should be organised.

2/ Activity:

Meeting minutes, Washington DC, USA, 24 October 2019
Meeting minutes, Paris, France, 25 March 2019
Meeting minutes, Bremen, Germany, 04 October 2018
Meeting minutes, Paris, France, March 26, 2018
Meeting minutes, Adelaide, Australia, September 29, 2017
Meeting minutes, Paris, France, March 20, 2017
Meeting minutes, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 29, 2016
Meeting minutes, Paris, France, March 21, 2016
Meeting minutes, Paris, France, March 23, 2015
Meeting minutes, Toronto, Canada, October 02, 2014
Meeting minutes, Paris, France, March 17, 2014
Meeting minutes, Beijing, China, September 26, 2013

Please visit the History Committee Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/HistoryCommitteeIAA

AAS History – IAA Proceedings: list of publications (Univelt.com).

3/ Membership:

Chair: Haeuplik-Meusburger Sandra
Co-Chair: Rohrwild Karl-Heinz
Past-Chair: Liepack Otfrid
Secretary: Mayer Hannes

Members:
Avila Cristian
Barry Bill
Becklake John
Charles John
Ciancone Mike
Cosyn Phillipe
De León Pablo
Dougherty Kerrie
Dowling Richard
Dumas Stephan
Dunham David
Elder Donald
Erickson Andrew
Fisher Richard
Freeman Marsha
Gainor Chris
Godwin Robert
Gomes Vera
Gruntman Mike
Harlow John
Inbar Tal
James George
Jones William
Jukola Päivi
Lardier Christian
Launius Roger
Liebermann Randy
Loureiro Geilson
Lundquist Charles
Malina Roger
Matogawa Yasunori
McKenna-Lawlor Susan
Mouriaux Pierre-Francois
Perera Mali
Picol Alan
Pirard Theo
Reinke Niklas
Rothmund Christophe
Rugescu Radu
Skoog A. Ingemar
Springer Tony
Sturdevant Rick W.
Teofilatto Paolo
Tillman Rachel
Watanabe Hirotaka
Winter Frank
Zhdanovich Olga

4/ Archives:

See Annex I for a summary of the chairs and secretaries; sessions, papers and attendance since 1994; anniversaries and other activities.

1/ Terms of Reference:

SETI is an acronym for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. The primary goal is to examine all aspects of possible future contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, with special reference to international issues and activities. The underlying science of the study of life in the universe includes relevant astrophysical and astronomical phenomena, the nature and distribution of the biogenic elements and compounds, the formation of life-bearing planets, the origin and evolution of biological systems, complex life and intelligence, and the emergence of technological civilizations. Associated missions and technology include planetary science missions designed to search for evidence of extraterrestrial life, the astronomical search for extrasolar planets, and the recovery of possible Martian microfossils on the Earth. The science and technology of SETI itself includes the development of search strategies, and the underlying intellectual foundation, the design, development, construction and operation of telescopes and signal detection systems, studies of their future location in space or on the lunar farside, rejection of radio frequency interference, the archiving of SETI data, and analysis of search results.

The SETI Permanent Committee will also continue to lead in discussions of the implications of detecting extraterrestrial signals: for example, in the areas of philosophy, historical analogs, anthropology, legal, political and institutional issues, sociology, psychology and theology, and interactions with the media and the educational system. All issues concerning possible future transmissions from Earth deliberately intended for ETI will also be included. Continuing collaboration will be sought with the International Institute of Space Law on some of these questions.

In addressing all of the above, the SETI Permanent Committee will seek learned papers for presentation at the SETI sessions of the International Astronautical Congress, publish the best of these papers in Acta Astronautica or elsewhere, generate and conduct, or support special Academy conferences or studies on important topics, and play a proactive role in the continuing study of extraterrestrial life and intelligence. Where appropriate, the SETI Permanent Committee will collaborate also with other committees of the Academy and the Federation, with the Bioastronomy Commission of the International Astronomical Union, and other national and international bodies and societies with an interest in SETI. These terms of reference exclude any consideration of UFO phenomena.
The SETI Permanent Study has four areas of particular concern:
1. Issues of Policy Concerning Communications with Extraterrestrial Intelligence. (Ernst Fasan AUSTRIA)
2. SETI Post-Detection Science and Technology. (Ray Norris AUSTRALIA)
3. Lunar SETI Studies. (Claudio Maccone ITALY)
4. Media and Education. (Roger Malina FRANCE)

2/ Activity:

Declaration of Principles concerning the Conduct of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Meeting minutes, Paris, France, 20 September, 2022
Meeting minutes, Dubai, UAE, 27 October, 2021
N. Kardashev commemoration, Washington DC, USA, 23 October, 2019
Meeting minutes, Bremen, Germany, 03 October, 2018
Meeting minutes, Adelaide, Australia, 27 September, 2017
Meeting minutes, Virtual meeting, 10 August, 2017
Meeting minutes, Guadalajara, Mexico, September, 2016
Meeting minutes, Paris, France, 20 March, 2015
Meeting minutes, Toronto, Canada, October 3rd, 2014
Meeting minutes, Paris, France, March 20, 2014
Meeting meeting, Beijing, China, September 24, 2013
Meeting minutes, Naples, Italy, October 3rd, 2012
Meeting minutes, Cape Town, South Africa, October 5th, 2011
Meeting minutes, Prague, Czech Republic, September 30th, 2010

3/ Membership:

Chair: Garrett Michael
Co-Chair: Oliver Carol
Co-Chair: Siemion Andrew
Secretary: Walton Lori

Members:
Almar Ivan J
Antonietti Nicolo
Ben Hayoun Nelly
Carrigan Richard A
Cirkovic Milan M
Clar Richard S
Cosmovici Cristiano
Croft Steve
Davies Paul CW
De Paulis Daniela
De Vito Carl L
DeMarines Julia
Denning Kathryn
Diamond Bill
Dick Steven J.
Dominik Martin
Drake Frank
Elliott John
Foster Griffin
Gajjar Vishal
Gurvits Leonid
Haqq-Misra Jacob
Hellbourg Gregory
Herzing Denise
Hickish Jack
Korpela Eric J.
Lemarchand Guillermo A
Loeb Avi
Maccone Claudio
Malina Roger F
Margot Jean-Luc
Melis Andrea
Monari Jader
Montebugnoli Stelio
Musso Paolo
Panov Alexander D.
Piotelat Elisabeth
Pluchino Salvatore
Price Danny C.
Qian Lei
Ramirez Rosa Maria
Richards Jon
Rummel John D
Shostak Seth G.
Sterns Patricia M
Stone Remington
Tarter Jill C
Tennen Leslie I
Tingay Steven
Villaroel Beatriz
Werthimer Dan
Worden Pete
Wright Jason T.

4/ SETI Protocols

One of the functions of the IAA SETI Permanent Committee is to establish protocols to be followed by SETI scientists in the detection, analysis, verification, announcement, and response to signals from extraterrestrial civilizations. Follow the links below to download copies of the various SETI protocols, relevant articles, and related proposals.

• Cover Letter for Post-Detection Protocols
• SETI Post-Detection Protocols (adopted 1989)
• Declaration of Principles (revised 2010)
• Proposed SETI Reply Protocols
• Position paper: Sending Communications to Extraterrestrial Civilizations (1996 draft)
• Position paper: Sending Communications to Extraterrestrial Civilizations (2007 revision)
• A Contrarian Perspective on Altruism: the Dangers of First Contact
• Ten Decisions That Could Shake the World
• Rio Scale for quantifying significance of a SETI detection
• San Marino Scale for quantifying potential hazard of transmission from Earth

Archives

Membership Roster (2014)

Minutes, October 2009
Minutes, September 2008
Minutes, September 2007
Minutes, October 2006
Minutes, October 2005
Minutes, October 2004
Minutes, September 2003
Minutes, October 2002
Minutes, September 2001
Minutes, September 2000
Minutes, October 1999
Status report, March 2007
Status report, September 2006

Link to SETI  website: TBD

1/ Terms of Reference:

It is the intention of the IAA Permanent Committee on Small Satellite Missions to support any activities in connection with small satellite missions, and to bring within the reach of every country the opportunity to operate small satellite missions and utilize the data effectively at low costs, as well as to develop and build application-driven missions. In this context the Committee supports all activities to develop and promote concepts and processes by various user communities to conduct or participate in small satellite missions using small, economical satellites, and associated launches, ground stations, data distributions structures, and space system management approaches. For instance, small satellite missions for Earth observation can easily be tailored to the particular solutions of a country or a group of countries concerning the geography, economical and environmental needs. Novel types of constellations of small satellites are currently being designed that could serve the application needs and economic possibilities of countries and user communities by sharing the contributions and the costs. The use of low-cost satellite missions for planetary exploration will also be considered as well as the use of low-cost satellite missions for educational purposes and for technology demonstration.

The IAA Committee on Small Satellite Missions has the following general goals:
1) Organizing symposia at the International Astronautical Congresses, COSPAR and stand-alone conferences/symposia/workshops.
2) Making presentations in countries and organizations throughout the world as appropriate, especially in developing countries and countries emerging in space activities.
3) Making small satellites an integral part of university science and engineering curricula.
4) Promoting and supporting current and new IAA studies dealing with aspects of small satellite missions.
5) Working together with other professional society groups to expand our knowledge base and contacts, e. g. COSPAR and IAF.
6) Implementing the cooperation with other international organizations having similar goals, e. g., the United Nations, the International Space University, and ISPRS.
In order to further the Committee’s objectives it is intended but not limited to pursue also the following specific goals:
1) Continue the series of Small Satellite Symposia at the International Astronautical Congress
2) Continue the series of bi-annual Symposia on Small Satellites for Earth Observation in Berlin.
3) Continue the series of Symposia on Low-Cost Planetary Missions.

The Committee is based on the experiences gained from the IAA Study Group “Small Satellite Missions for Earth Observation” and the Program Committee “Small Satellites” within IAA Commission IV. The members of this Permanent Committee are the representatives of the IAA Study Groups and Program Committees as well as the respective Technical Director dealing with small satellite mission activities, and the liaison with other international organizations having similar goals. The Committee is also open for all persons interested in using this platform to exchange ideas and experiences according to the scope of the Committee. The IAA Permanent Committee on Small Satellite Missions will report to the respective IAA Commission dealing with small satellite mission subject.

2/ Activity:

Meeting report

3/ Membership:

Honorary Chair:
Valenzuela Arnoldo

Co-Chairs:
da Silva Curiel Alex
Laufer Rene
Sandau Rainer

Co-Secretaries:
D’Errico Marco
Santoni Fabio

Members:
TBC

1/ Terms of Reference:

The Committee shall foster the communication between the legal and the scientific-technical fields on issues of mutual interest in the realm of astronautics. It shall also ensure a close cooperation between IAA and IISL. The Committee will closely work in particular with IAA Commission V. The Committee will also work with other relevant organisations outside IAA and IISL. The Committee meets at least once during the annual IACs. The Chair, through the Secretary, invites to these meetings. If possible, the Committee can also meet during the spring meetings of IAF/IAA/IISL in Paris. At least one fourth of Active Members present at the meeting will constitute quorum. The Committee will make all efforts to reach its decisions by consensus.
Membership of the Committee should reflect its interdisciplinary character. Membership has to be recruited from IAA and IISL. All four Sections of IAA should be represented. The Committee should limit its active membership to 20 persons.
Outgoing active members can be named Honorary Members and will still have the possibility to attend the meetings of the Committee or keep contacts with it.
Members will be appointed by consensus of the participants to the Committee meetings, subject to the approval by the Presidents of IAA and IISL. The term of Members, as well as the term of officers of the Committee is three years. Re-appointment is possible.
The Committee will organize Scientific-Legal Roundtables at IAC on an annual basis. These Roundtables will be promoted through IAA Commission V and be part of their respective symposia. They will also be coordinated with IISL. The proceedings of the Roundtables will be published in the IISL proceedings.
The Committee will through its Secretary maintain a site in the IAA Webpage.
The Committee may also organize symposia or other meetings in inter-session periods between the IACs. The Committee may cooperate with other committees and Study Groups by participating in the elaboration of joint papers and holding joint meetings. The Committee reports on its activities to IAA through Commission V.

Scientific-Legal Liaison Committee Charter: charter of the Committee

2/ Activity:

Bremen meeting, September 2003
Vancouver meeting, October 2004
Fukuoka meeting, October 2005
Valencia meeting, October 2006
Hyderabad meeting, September 2007
Glasgow meeting, October 2008
Daejeon meeting, October 2009
Prague meeting, September 2010
Cape Town meeting, October 2011
Naples meeting, October 2012
Beijing meeting, September 2013
Toronto meeting, October 2014
Jerusalem meeting, October 2015
Guadalajara meeting, September 2016

25 IAA/IISL Scientific-Legal Roundtables at International Astronautical Congresses (IAC from 1977 to 2010)

25th IAA/IISL Scientific Legal Roundtable “The New Age of Small Satellite Missions“, Prague, September 2010
26th IAA/IISL Scientific Legal Roundtable “Space Debris Remediation“, Cape Town, October 2011
27th IAA/IISL Scientific Legal Roundtable “Optical Communications“, Naples, October 2012
28th IAA/IISL Scientific Legal Roundtable “Space and the Polar Regions – Issues of satellite applications, policies and regulations“, Beijing, September 2013
29th IAA/IISL Scientific Legal Roundtable “Controlling the Eyes in the Sky – Preventing Abuse of Space Data“, Toronto, October 2014
30th IAA/IISL Scientific Legal Roundtable ” Universities as Actors in Space”

3/ Membership:

Co-Chair: von der Dunk Frans
Co-Chair: Sandau Rainer
Co-Secretary: Haese Marc
Co-Secretary: Rohner-Willsch Nicola

Members:
Bonnal Christophe
Camacho Sergio
Flury Walter
Gudiño Ramírez de Arellano Otto
Hofmann Mahulena
Jankowitsch Peter
Jorgenson Corinne
Klinkrad Heiner
Lala Petr
Mendell Wendell
Molette Pierre
Perek Lubos
Pomerantz William
Rummel John D.
Sato Masahiko
Schmidt-Tedd Bernhard
Smith Lesley Jane
Spude Mathias
Williamson Ray A.

ex officio:
Schrogl Kai-Uwe (IISL President)
Contant Jean-Michel (IAA Secretary General)

1/ Terms of Reference:

The IAA Permanent Committee on Space Debris is in charge of the coordination of all activities related to Space Debris within the Academy, covering the complete span of related topics including but not limited to: measurements, modeling, risk assessment in space and on the ground, reentry, hypervelocity impacts and protection, mitigation and standards, legal and policy, Active Debris Removal and Space Surveillance.
As such, its main tasks are:
– Organization of the IAA Symposium on Space Debris A6 for the International Astronautical Congress, mainly identification of the proposed sessions including scope, chairs and rapporteurs, proposals for joint sessions with other symposia, proposals for Keynote Lectures within the A6 Symposium, or Highlight Lectures in the more general IAC frame,
– Organization of any stand-alone conference on Space Debris on behalf the Academy, including nomination of the Program Committee,
– Coordination of the Academy sponsoring, participation and contribution to selected conferences dedicated to Space Debris, such as for instance the ESA Conference on Space Debris in Darmstadt, or the NASA International Orbital Debris Conference in Houston,
– Coordination of the Space Debris contribution in conferences not dedicated to Space Debris, but where some sessions may be devoted to the topic, sponsored by the Academy,
– Identification of potential studies on Space Debris within Commission V or coordinated with any other Academy Commissions, proposals of associated Cosmic Studies and proposals for the corresponding Study Group Memberships,
– Dissemination of information among the members of the Committee, mainly during regular meetings taking place twice a year, before the IAC and during the IAA March meetings in Paris. During these meetings, general information concerning past activities at international level on Space Debris shall be shared among the members, including debriefings from past conferences and major related actions (for instance IADC, COSPAR…). Practical aspects of the preparation of the upcoming Conferences, Symposia, Sessions are also dealt with during these meetings.

2/Activity:

Space Debris Situation report 2016, published in July 2017, 170 pages.

Committee minutes, Baku, Azerbaijan, September 30, 2023

Committee minutes, Paris, France, March 29, 2023

Committee minutes, Paris, France, September 17, 2022
– List of participants
– Open exchanges
– Space Debris Situation Report Status
– Space Activities in China

Committee minutes, Paris, France, March 28, 2022
– List of participants
– Space Debris Risk Assessment and Mitigation Analysis Workshop
– 10th JAXA’s Space Debris Workshop
– The Science of Human-Made Objects in Orbit: Space Debris and Sustainable Use of Space
– Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities
– Space Debris Activities in China
– Update on LeoLabs
– Rules of the Road in Collision Avoidance Maneuvering

Committee minutes, Dubai, UAE, October 24, 2021
– List of participants
– IAASS Space Safety Technical Webinars
– Stardust-R Global Virtual Workshop II
– 2nd European Operations Framework (EOF) Workshop
– LEO Kinetic Space Safety Workshop
– 6th International Workshop on Space Debris Modelling and Remediation
– 9th Satellites End of Life and Sustainable Technologies Workshop
– 3rd IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA)
– Analysis and Visualization for Orbit Insertion Deconfliction (AVOID)
– French Technical Regulation update

Committee minutes, Virtual meeting, March 22, 2021
– List of participants
– Technical Cttee STM
– WildTrackCube SIMBA & LEDSAT

Committee minutes, Virtual meeting, October 09, 2020
– List of participants
– Statistics IAC 2019
– ESA input to round-table

Committee minutes, virtual meeting, March 25, 2020

Committee minutes, Washington, USA, October 19, 2019
– List of participants
– Joseph P. Loftus Jr. Keynote Lectures series
– AMOS 2019 Conference
– Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities
– KePASSA : an international workshop on Orbit Propagation
– 1st IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA)
– Ongoing Events Related to S/C Anomalies and Failures
– Status of the evolutions of the ISO standards
– 8th Satellites End of Life and Sustainable Technologies Workshop
– IADC 2020 Toulouse
– CREAM Status Report
– 5th International Workshop on Space Debris Re-entry
– 11th IAASS Conference
– Updated assessment of the fragmentations of Atlas 5 Centaur upper stages
– STS-SSA-SEM
– Space Safety Coalition
– Mega-Constellations and Astronomy
– Space Debris Situation Report – 2019-2020

Committee minutes, Paris, France, March 26, 2019
– List of participants
– Synthesis of the Space Debris Symposium
– Working Group on Space Traffic Management
– Fragmentation of Atlas 5 Centaur upper stage
– Stardust Reloaded (Stardust-R)
– ESA-ECSL Space Debris Workshop
– NEO and Debris Detection Conference
– ISO activities for Long-Term Sustainability (LTS) of space activities
– 10th IAASS Conference
– 5th Annual Space Traffic Management Conference
– UN COPUOS Working Group on the Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities

Committee minutes, Bremen, Germany, September 29, 2018
– List of participants
– Development of Best Practices for the Sustainability of Space Operations (Global VSAT Forum)
– Space Debris Mitigation Activities (KARI)
– Major fragmentation of Atlas 5 Centaur upper stage
– 5th European Workshop on Space Debris Modeling and Remediation (CNES)
– Status of the evolutions of the ISO standards
– PEDAS event report (COSPAR 2018)
– Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference 2018 (AMOS)
– Other Space Debris Related Gatherings
– 8th Space Debris Workshop (JAXA)
– KEPASSA Workshop and KEPASSA « Challenge »
– ESA NEO and Debris Detection Conference (ESA-ESOC)
– 10th International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety Conference (IAASS)
– 8th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences (EUCASS)
– 1st International Orbital Conference (IOC)

Committee minutes, Paris, France, March 27, 2018
– List of participants
– Synthesis of the Space Debris Symposium
– Space Traffic Management Working Group
– Spacecraft Anomalies and Failures Workshop (SCAF)
– 7th Workshop on Satellites End of Life
– 4th International Workshop on Space Debris Re-entry
– 1st IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA)
– Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference (AMOS)
– 42th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
– International Orbital Debris Conference (IOC)
– ESA NEO and Debris Detection Conference – Exploiting Synergies
– Long-term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities Working Group
– Application of New Debris Risk Evolution and Dispersal (DREAD) Tool to Characterize Post-Fragmentation Risk
– NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) study on the micrometeoroid and orbital debris assessment for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)
– A Grand Challenge for Active Removal of Space Debris
– Second fragmentation of Titan 3C Transtage SSN #3692
– Post‐Mission Disposal for Micro and Smaller Satellites : Concepts and Trade Studies
– IAA Space Debris Situation Report – Review comments
– IAA Space Debris Situation Report – Table of Content

Committee minutes, Adelaide, Australia, September 23, 2017
– List of participants
– Synthesis of the Space Debris Symposium
– 7th European Conference on Space Debris
– Space Debris Reentry workshop
– Technical Regulation Modification Proposal
– IAA Publication by UNISEC
– ESA Space Environment report
– Promoting Partnerships Between Commercial Space and the U.S. Government 1
– Promoting Partnerships Between Commercial Space and the U.S. Government 2
– IAA Situation Report on Space Debris Charts for Academy Day IAC 2017
– Open actions on study group 5.14
– Table of contents of the IAA Space Debris Situation Report
– Tentative table of contents study group 5.17

Committee minutes, Paris, France, March 21, 2017
– List of participants
– Synthesis of the Space Debris Symposium
– AMOS 2016 Conference
– COPUOS Scientific & Technical Subcommittee Activities
– IAA Study Group 5.10 status
– 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly
– 1st International Workshop on Spacecraft Environmental Anomalies and Failures (SEAF)
– Sentinel-1A Solar Array Impact
– ONERA main space debris facts 2016
– Large Constellations End-of-Life Issues and Potential Solutions (D-Orbit)
– Space Data Center (SDC 2.0)
– Space Debris Situation report 2019

3/ Membership:

Chair: Bonnal Christophe
Co-Chair: Skinner Mark A.
Secretary: Omaly Pierre

Members:
Agapov Vladimir M
Aglietti Guglielmo
Agueda Alberto
Ailor William H
Alary Didier
Alby Fernand
Anilkumar A.K.
Anselmo Luciano
Anz-Meador Phillip
Auburn John
Bastida-Virgili Benjamin
Berend Nicolas
Bevilacqua Riccardo
Brachet Gerard
Colombo Camilla
Dasgupta Upasana
Dolado Perez Juan-Carlos
Faucher Pascal
Christiansen Eric L
Cordelli Emiliano
Crowther Richard
Finkleman David
Fitz-Coy Norman G.
Flohrer Tim
Forshaw Jason
Francesconi Alessandro
Francillout Laurent
Gong Zizheng
Grishko Dmitriy
Hanada Toshiya
Hyde James
Howard Diane
Jah Moriba K.
Kelso T. S.
Kerr Emma
Kibe Seishiro
Kitazawa Yukihito
Kim Hae-Dong
Krag Holger
Jankovic Marko
Kawamoto Satomi
Le May Samantha
Lemmens Stijn
Letizia Francesca
Liou Jer-Chyi
Martinez Peter
Martinot Vincent
Marzioli Paolo
Masson-Zwaan Tanja L.
McKnight Darren S.
Metz Manuel
Nassisi Annamaria
Oltrogge Daniel L.
Opromolla Roberto
Pardini Carmen
Piergentili Fabrizio
Plattard Serge
Rossettini Luca L.
Rossi Alessandro
Sanchez Ortiz Noelia
Santoni Fabio
Schaefer Frank
Schildknecht Thomas
Shen Lin
Siminski Jan
Singh Balbir
Smith Lesley-Jane
Somma Gian Luigi
Sorge Marlon E.
Spencer David B.
Stokes Hedley
Seitzer Patrick
Traineau Jean-Claude
Tung Helen
Usovik Igor
Yasaka Tetsuo
Wiedemann Carsten

4/ Archives:

Committee minutes, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 24, 2016
– List of participants
– Joint Small Satellite/Space Debris session to promote the long-term sustainability of space
– 4th International Workshop on Space Debris Modeling and Remediation
– The Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC)
– 6th European Workshop on Satellites End of Life

Committee minutes, Paris, France, March 22, 2016
– 6th European Workshop on Satellites End of Life
– Space Object Behavioral Sciences
– Why Should We Estimate the Future Costs of Orbital Debris?
– Business model for ADR – Preliminary ideas
– Proposed Series of Orbital Debris Remediation Activities
– Risks of Atmospheric re-entries on Aircrafts
– What does a collision leave in its wake?

Committee minutes, Jerusalem, Israel, October 10, 2015
– First International Conjunction Assessment Workshop
– ISTS, AMOS Conferences report
– Future Large Constellations in LEO and the Space Debris Environment – A Technical Analysis
– Review of Mitigation Rules Compliance in LEO
– SSA in Australia – Recent Developments
– 8th IAASS Conference – Safety First, Safety for All
– COPUOS STSC LTSSA report
– 41th COSPAR Scientific Assembly

Committee minutes, Paris, France, March 24, 2015
– Committee attendance list
– Summary of the 2014 IAC A6 – IAA Symposium on Space Debris
– IAA Study Group 5.10 – Chapter outline
– First International Conjunction Assessment Workshop
– Workshop on Laser solutions for Orbital Space Debris

Committee minutes, Toronto, Canada, September 27, 2014
– Committee attendance list, September 27, 2014 meeting
– COSPAR 2014 PEDAS report
– 3rd European Workshop on Debris Modeling & Remediation Workshop synthesis
– Study group 5.10 status update
– 1st International Conjunction Assessment Workshop, CNES Paris
– Astrodynamics Innovation Committee
– COPUOS LTSSA status
– Orbital lifetime evaluation in GTO
– Survey of the IAA space debris studies

Committee minutes, Paris, France, March 19, 2014
– The Contribution of IAA Orbital Debris Initiatives Over the Last Twenty Years
– Status report on Space Debris
– Study group 5.14 proposal form
– Study group 5.14 status report form
– Summary of the End of Life Workshop
– Chairs and Rapporteurs for IAC Space Debris Symposia

Committee minutes, Beijing, China, September 21, 2013
– Study group on Reference report on Space Debris
– Orbital Debris Removal – Draft outline
– 6th European Conference on Space Debris
– 2012 Space Debris Activities in France
– Space Debris Re-entries and Aviation Safety
– Safety Design for Space Operations
– Space Safety Magazine – Issue 8
– Attendance list, 21 September 2013 meeting

1/ Terms of Reference:

The IAA Permanent Committee on Space Traffic Management is in charge of the coordination of all activities related to Space Traffic Management within the Academy.

Space traffic management is defined by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) as “the set of technical and regulatory provisions for promoting safe access into outer space, operations in outer space and return from outer space to Earth free from physical or radio-frequency interference.” (IAA Cosmic Study, Space Traffic Management, 2006)

The scope of the Space Traffic Management Committee will focus on areas leading to improved achievements in space safety, security, and sustainability. In order to accomplish this, efforts will be measured against their ability to improve transparency, predictability, and developing methods to hold entities accountable for their actions and behaviors in space. More specifically this committee will concern itself with scientific, legal, social, and policy aspects of the following:
– Space Safety:
o Collision Avoidance
o Conjunction Assessment
o Launch Support
Initial/early orbit determination
Air/Orbital Traffic Deconfliction
o Deorbit/Reentry Support
o Manuever Planning
o Satellite Anomaly Resolution
o Space Environment Effects and Impacts
– Space Sustainability
o Resident Space Object Birth, Aging, Evolution, and Death processes
o Resident Space Object Population Taxonomy/Classification Scheme
o Norms of Behavior
o Orbital Capacity Quantification and Management
– Space Security
o Resident Space Object Activity and Behavior Monitoring and Assessment
o Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Assessment
o Compliance/Non-Compliance Assessments
o Space Law/Policy/Guideline Implementation

The IAA Committee on Space Traffic Management has the following general goals:

1. Implementing STM recommendations from the IAA STM Advisory Group

2. Developing and recommending relevant projects in support of the dynamic STM community

3. Organizing the annual IAA-UT Conference on Space Traffic Management and any related symposia / workshops / sessions

4. Coordination of Space Traffic Management contributions or inputs for conferences not dedicated to STM, but where some sessions may be devoted to the topic, sponsored by the Academy

5. Promoting and actively supporting current and new IAA studies dealing with aspects of Space Traffic Management within the Academy, proposals of associated Cosmic Studies and proposals for the corresponding Study Group Memberships

6. Developing and implementing cooperative activities, processes, and events with other organizations having similarly aligned goals

7. Guiding IAA contribution to the MoU joint initiative with IAF and IISL

8. Providing a pool of relevant subject matter expertise, globally, where specifically invoked (e.g. UN Office of Outer Space Activities)

9. Promoting and supporting current and new IAA studies dealing with aspects of Space Traffic Management within Commission IV or coordinated with any other Academy Commissions, proposals of associated Cosmic Studies and proposals for the corresponding Study Group Memberships.

On the team side, in order to facilitate the required transdisciplinarity for it to be effective, the IAA Space Debris Committee would provide one of the co-chairs. In addition, the Small Satellites Committee would provide a member to participate in this group.

On the reporting side, one agenda item of the STM committee meeting will be on reporting from the IAA Space Debris Committee and vice-versa in order to ensure synergy between the two multidisciplinary areas. As well, one agenda item of the STM committee meeting will be on reporting from the IAA Small Satellites Committee and vice-versa in order to ensure synergy between the two multidisciplinary areas.

Members of the committee shall meet during regular IAA meetings taking place twice a year—before the IAA Academy Day at IACs in the Fall and during the IAA March meetings in Paris—but also via teleconferences in between face-to-face meetings and at the occasion of the IAA-UT STM Conference.

2/Activity:

SG 5.19 – Opportunities for National Governments to Foster Space Traffic Management using the Space Sustainability Rating

SG 5.20 – Establishing “Rules of the Road” for Satellite Collision Avoidance Maneuver Planning

SG 5.21 – Investigate a Transdisciplinary Approach to Protect the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference

PR 5.1 – Measuring and making transparent space object compliance to LTS guidelines Project

PR 5.2 – Achieving Space Sustainability via Extended Producer Responsibility Project

PR 5.3 – Manoeuvre Coordination

PC 5.4 – Program Committee on IAA Space Traffic Management Conference, Austin, TX, 1-2 March 2023

STM Group on Policy and Regulatory

3/ Membership:

Chair: Jorgenson Corinne
Co-Chair: Wood Daniele

1/ Terms of Reference:

The Moon Farside is the only place free from radio transmissions and noises produced by ground-based and Earth-orbiting instruments. The spherical body of the Moon blocks them, acting like a shield. Thus, the Legal Protection of the Moon Farside from all kinds of non-scientific future exploitations (real estate, industry and military) has long been a concern for many scientists.

This IAA Committee advocates the support to the Moon Farside Protection by all scientists working in four different areas of science: Cosmology, Astrobiology, SETI and Planetary Defense:
1) COSMOLOGY needs the radio quietness on and above the Moon Farside to pick up the extremely feeble radiation of the hydrogen line at 1420 MHz as down-shifted to much smaller frequencies, MHz or kHz, by the 14 billion years of universe expansion.
2) ASTROBIOLOGY studies pre-biological interstellar molecules by virtue of their roto-vibrational spectra: a delicate search for feeble spectral lines that only advanced radio telescopes and the Moon Farside radio silence may achieve.
3) SETI needs radio quietness to possibly detect Alien Civilizations “signatures” that reach us very feeble because of the huge distances among stars in the Milky Way, if not from other galaxies. The discovery of one or more ExtraTerrestrial Civilizations in this galaxy or other galaxies would change the History of Humankind.
4) PLANETARY DEFENSE. The seeing from the Moon is wonderful (though the micro-meteorite risk is high). Thus, optical telescopes pointing at the (blocked) Sun would enable high-accuracy measurements of the orbital parameters of NEOs, greatly improving all data for Planetary Defense.

2/Activity:

Soon available

3/ Membership:

Chair: Maccone Claudio
Co-Chair: Burns Jack
Secretary: TBD

Members:
(members are listed below only after receipt of their approval form)

Allison Christopher
Alsabti Abdul Athem
Barker Donald C.
Benford Gregory
Benvenuti Piero
Bhardwaj Anil
Bradley Richard F.
Cogorno Maddalena
Currie Douglas G.
David Leonard
De Paulis Daniela
De Vito Carl L
Denning Kathryn
Dominik Martin
Elliott John R.
Fernandes Vera
Fletcher Clare
Foing Bernard
Gao Ming
Garrett Michael A
Gifford Kevin
Gurvits Leonid
Jozsa Gyula I. G.
Kaczmarek Sylvester
Koopmans Leon
Kramer Georgiana Y.
Kubler Dario
Li Jionghui
Marcy Geoffrey
May Lisa D.
McMahon Chelsea
Molinari Emilio
Morissey Liam S.
Musso Paolo
Nord Michael
Philippov Vladimir
Piotelat Elisabeth
Pluchino Salvatore
Riva Walter
Rotola Giuliana
Schingler Jessy Kate
Schmidt Gregory
Sun Qian
Sun Qing
Tennen Leslie I
Worden Simon P
Xu Jingjing
Zhu Xiaoyu

1/ Terms of Reference:

Overview:
During recent years the topic of ‘space solar power’ (SSP) – harvesting sunlight in space and delivering the generated power wirelessly to remote markets (especially on Earth) ¬– has emerged as a highly important new future space activity, both due to rapid progress in key technologies and the emergence of major new markets. The global recognition of greenhouse gas (GHG) driven climate change as an increasing crisis in particular is driving the need to identify new, carbon net-zero sources of energy for international markets – such as space solar power.
There are a variety of ongoing and new national programs in this field, including in the US, in the European Space Agency, Japan, China, the UK and elsewhere. At present, a ‘cosmic study’ is being conducted on this topic under the auspices of Commission 3 of the Academy. (This is a decadal update of the “first international assessment of SSP, conducted by the Academy in 2008-2011.) In addition, a permanent standing committee on the topic of SSP has been proposed to be created under the auspices of the IAA to better coordinate and lead Academy and international activities relevant to this important topic on an ongoing basis.

Goals and Objectives
The goals and objectives of the IAA 2022 International Workshop on Space Solar Power will be three-fold: first, to highlight and focus discussions on the ongoing IAA study group (the efforts of which will be nearing completion at this time); second, to formally launch the IAA SSP standing committee; and third, to develop the first IAA annual report on the status of space solar power as a prospective solution to the crisis of climate change.

2/Activity:

Space Solar Power Cttee workshop, Friday 23 September, 2022, Paris, France

3/ Membership:

Chair: Mankins John
Co-Chair: Tanaka Koji

Members:
(members are listed below only after receipt of their approval form)

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