Academy Day
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
Washington Convention Center, room 146B
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Sunday 20 October 2019
Program
09h00 Opening of the Academy Day, Peter Jankowitsch, IAA President,
09h10 Apollo – Soyuz and its role in advancing International Space Cooperation with Special Tribute to Alexi Leonov, General Thomas Stafford (Gemini, Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz astronaut)
Introduced by John Schumacher M2 Vice-President
09h30 Introduction to the Laurels by Francisco Mendieta-Jimenez, Past Vice-President
09:35 The 2019 IAA Laurels for Team Achievement: China-Brazil CBERS Earth Resource Satellite Program. Wu Meirong, M4, China and Jose Braga-Coelho, M4, Brazil
10:15 Space exploration plans in India, S. Somanath, M2, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
10:45 Interplanetary missions. Modern achievements and problems of gravitational physiology, Elena Fomina, M3, Russia
11:15 Space exploration plans in USA, Scott Pace, M4, USA
11:45 French place in the Space Exploration Program, Jean-Pascal Le Franc, CM4, France
12h15 IAA Luncheon (in advance registration)
13h30 30th IAA Regular Meeting (restricted access) and Induction of the 2019-2021 Board of Trustees
14h30 End of Restricted Meeting
14h35 Apollo Anniversary, Chair: Otfrid Liepack, M4
Introduction, Jean-Michel Contant, M4, IAA Secretary General
14:40 Past, Present and Future, Buzz Aldrin, Honorary Member, Apollo 11
15:00 Bill Barry, NASA Chief Historian: Moderator’s Opening Remarks – Apollo 11 at 50 Years
Jim Green, CM1, NASA Chief Scientist: Apollo’s science results
John Logsdon, M4, George Washington University: “Once we went to the Moon”
Howard McCurdy, American University: “When the moon is in the seventh house…..”
Teasel Muir-Harmony, Smithsonian: “Around the World with the Apollo 11 Crew”
Roger Launius, M4, Smithsonian: “Apollo’s Legacy: A meaning for the Moon Landing”
Summary and Discussion
17h30 End of Session
18h15 Cocktails
18h45 Induction Ceremonies for Newly Elected IAA Academicians (in advance registration)
19h45 Awards Gala Dinner (in advance registration)
