IAF GLEX 2017 in Beijing Focuses on Global Space Exploration and Connecting All Space People

The International Astronautical Federation and Chinese Society of Astronautics are hosting 2017 Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) at Beijing International Convention Center June 6-8. It features 329 papers from 22 different countries, 25 technical sessions and 100 posters presentations. Some of the 13 tracks are lunar exploration, NEAs, Mars, propulsion technology, life support systems, space law, international cooperation, small sats and space stations. Scientists, entrepreneurs, educators and agency representatives will discuss space exploration recent results, current challenges and innovative solutions including ExoMars missions, ESA Moon Village, UN UNISPACE+50, SLS / Orion, NASA NextSTEP program for cislunar orbital habitats, Tiangong-2, Chang’e-5, Buzz Aldrin’s Cycling Pathways to Mars concept, and China plans for Mars, asteroids, Jupiter and Human Lunar exploration before 2030. There is a plenary session on the 15 Space Agencies participating in International Space Exploration Coordination Group: ASI, CNES, CNSA, CSA, CSIRO, DLR, ESA, ISRO, JAXA, KARI, NASA, NSAU, Roscosmos, UAESA, UKSA. International Programme Committee co-chairs are Christian Sallaberger of Canadensys and Li Ming of China Academy of Space Technology. IPC members include Bernard Foing, Khaled Al Hashmi, Sandy Magnus, Masazumi Miyake, Gwynne Shotwell, Stephan Ulamec, Pete Worden, and Victor Vorontsov. On the eve of GLEX, the ILOA of Hawai`i is hosting Galaxy Forum Beijing with theme Astronomy from the Moon and International Human Moon Missions June 5 cosponsored by CSA and IAF. It will feature Wang Jing (NAOC), Hakim Malasan (ITB), Christian Lange (Canadian Space Agency), Andrew Aldrin (ShareSpace Foundation), and others. (Image Credit: IAF, IPC, ILOA, CAST, CAS, NAOC, ESA, DLR, Roscosmos)

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Jun 5 — ISRO, Launch GSLV Mk. 3 D1 / GSAT 19, Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India: India Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 3 D1 to launch on first orbital test flight with GSAT 19E experimental communications satellite.

Jun 5 — International Lunar Observatory Association, Space Age Publishing Company, Beijing, China: Galaxy Forum China 2017 – Beijing: Astronomy From The Moon and International Human Moon Missions; 14:00-17:00 at Beijing International Convention Center.

Jun 5 — International Astronautical Federation (IAF), SpaceUp, Beijing, China: SpaceUp IFA-GLEX; space unconference, where participants decide the format, subject, presentations.

India Launching GSLV / GSAT 19, Working Towards Human Spaceflight

Indian Space Research Organization led by A. S. Kiran Kumar is set to launch the GSLV Mk 3 – D1 rocket carrying GSAT 19 communications and broadcast satellite on June 5 at 01:58 to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit from launch pad 2 at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Weighing 640,000 kg the 3-stage Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III with 2 solid rocket strap-ons (S200), a liquid fueled core stage (L110) and the indigenous cryogenic upper stage (C25), is the heaviest rocket launched by India. It is capable of lifting 4,000 kg to GTO and as much as 8,000 kg to LEO, enough capacity for a crewed module. This first developmental flight represents realization of a program spanning 25 years, 11 flights, over 200 tests on different components — and carries the hopes of future India human spaceflight. GSAT 19 is a 3,136-kg experimental mission designed to test several new technologies, such as the I-6K unified modular bus, deployable thermal radiators, electrical propulsion, fiber optic gyro, Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) accelerometer, and indigenous Li-Ion batteries. It also hosts the Geostationary Radiation Spectrometer (GRASP) payload to study charged particles and the interaction of space radiation with satellites and their electronic components. (Image Credit: ISRO)

Jun 5-8 — Keck Institute for Space Studies, Caltech/JPL, Pasadena CA: Workshop: Cryogenic Comet Sample Return – Compelling New Science vs. Technological Challenges.

Jun 5-9 — AIAA, Denver CO: AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION 2017); 9th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference; AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference; at Sheraton Colorado.

Jun 5-9 — NASA Astrobiology Institute, ESLI Origins Network, Charlottesville VA: 2017 Astrobiology Graduate Conference.

Jun 5-9 — Sexten Center for Astrophysics, Sexten, Italy: Conference: Globular Cluster Systems and their Host Galaxies.

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May 5 – Jun 19 — Johnson Space Center, NASA, Houston TX: Campaign 4: Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA 2017); 45 day analog spaceflight / Moon / Mars mission.

May 19 – Jun 14 — RR Auction, Amherst NH: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Auction featuring Carl Sagan Cosmos Collection, Apollo / Gemini artifacts.

May 28 – Jun 18 — Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen CO: Workshop: Quantum Gravity and New Moonshines; and Workshop: After Inflation.

May 29 – Jun 23 — Munich Institute for Astro- and Particle Physics, Garching, Germany: Workshop: Accretion and Early Differentiation of the Earth and Terrestrial Planets.

Jun 3-9 — ISTS, Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Science, JAXA, Matsuyama, Japan: 31st ISTS (International Symposium on Space Technology and Science), 26th ISSFD (International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics), 8th NSAT (Nano-satellite Symposium).