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International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety 1

IAASS

IAASS

International Association

for

the Advancement of Space Safety‘ t


IAASS What is SPACE SAFETY?


IAASS

MANIFESTO

FOR

A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE SPACE

I. Ensure that citizens of all nations are equally protected from the risks posed

by over-flying space systems and objects during launch and re-entry/return

operations

II. Ensure that space systems are developed, built and operated according to

common minimum ground and flight safety rules

III. Seek to prevent collisions or interference with other aerospace systems

during launch, on-orbit operation, and re-entry

IV. Ensure the protection of the ground, air and on-orbit environments from

chemical, radioactive and debris contamination related to space operations

V. Ensure that mutual aid provisions for space mission safety emergencies are

progressively agreed, developed and made accessible without restriction

anywhere on the Earth and in Outer Space

IAASS MANIFESTO


IAASS STRATEGIC DRIVERS

o Advancing safety is a key element to expand space programs and make them economically

viable

o Space commercialization and international cooperation in civil space programs is the way

ahead. It requires an international safety culture!

o Need for an integrated (airspace/outer space) international regulations system to cover

traffic and safety of aero-space operations (emerging suborbital space-planes, space-based

safety critical services, etc.)

o Need for uniform international space safety

standards to ensure fair competition in the

global (space) market.


IAASS IAASS MISSION

Promote an International Space Safety Culture:

o No accident shall ever happen

because the risk was badly measured or willingly underestimated


because the necessary knowledge was not made available to others


because of lack of political or management attention


because lack of personal accountability makes people negligent


IAASS IAASS GOALS

o Advance the science and application of space safety

o Improve the communication, dissemination of knowledge and cooperation between

interested groups and individuals

o Improve understanding and awareness of the space safety discipline

o Promote and improve the development of space safety professionals and standards

o Advocate the establishment of safety laws, rules, and regulatory & self-regulatory bodies

at national, international levels and industrial level for the civil/commercial use of space.


IAASS INTRODUCING IAASS

o A non-profit organisation dedicated to furthering international cooperation and scientific

advancement in the field of space systems safety

o Based on the intellectual interaction of individual members who together shape the technical

vision of the association, and make the association services available to stakeholders (on a

non-profit basis)

o Legally established 16 April 2004

in The Netherlands

o Since October 2004 member of IAF

o June 2006, former US Senator

John Glenn and first American to

orbit became Honorary Member

o June 2010, IAASS granted Observer

status at the United Nations COPUOS

(Committee on the Peaceful Uses of

Space)

The association counts more than 200 professional

members from 26 countries. 55% of the members are

from industry, while the remaining 45% comes from

space agencies, governmental institutions and academia


IAASS ORGANISATION

o IAASS Board (governing body of the association)

o IAASS President, Chair

o Up to 30 people elected by the General Assembly .

o Regional Representatives which are elected by the regional members of IAASS

( Africa, Australia, China, Europe, Japan, Malaysia, North America, Australia, South

America).

o

o The IAASS Executive Committee, ensures the operations of the Association together with

the Executive Director, the Technical Director, and the Secretary

o Technical Committees

o Standing Committees

IAASS Board Meeting 2013 –Montreal, Canada


IAASS TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

Professionals from agencies, industry and academia which satisfy criteria of expertise and excellence compose the seven IAASS Technical Committees:

o Technical DirectorA.P. Menzel, EADS-Astrium

o Space Exploration & Systems Safety(VACANT)

o Launch Range SafetyT. Pfitzer, APT-Research

o Space HazardsDr. W. Ailor, The Aerospace Corporation

o Space Safety Laws & RegulationsProf. R. Jakhu, McGill University

o Human Factors & Performance for SafetyB. Kanki, NASA

o Suborbital Space SafetyA. Quinn, Saturn SMS Ltd


IAASS STANDING COMMITTEES

Any member of the Association can volunteer to fill vacancies in the Standing Committees:

o Information & Communication

o Membership

o Young Professionals

o Professional Training

o Conference Planning

o Awards

o Academic

IAASS Conference 2008 –Rome, Italy

IAASS Conference 2010 –Huntsville, USA

IAASS Conference 2011 –Versailles, France

IAASS Conference 2013 –Montreal, Canada


IAASS IAASS & Academia

o The IAASS has involved more than 150 top experts worldwide in developing a complete series

of university textbooks on space safety design.

o Some of our activities:

o Organisation of safety conferences and seminars

o Performance of independent research and studies

o World-class space safety educational and training programme

o Safety standards

o Scientific publications and university textbooks

o Journal of Space Safety Engineering

Safety Design in Chinese, 2011

September 2011

March 2009

August 2010Special issue

December 2009

May 2013


IAASS JOURNAL OF SPACE SAFETY ENGINEERING (JSSE)

o The Journal of Space Safety Engineering (JSSE) is a quarterly publication of the IAASS

providing an authoritative source of information in the field of space safety design, research

and development.

o The JSSE serves applied scientists, engineers, policy makers and safety advocates with a

platform to develop, promote and coordinate the science, technology and practice of space

safety.

o The journal has a distinguished Editorial Board with extensive qualifications, ensuring that

the journal maintains high scientific and technical standards and has a broad international

coverage.


IAASS SPACE SAFETY MAGAZINE

o The Space Safety Magazine (SSM) is a quarterly print magazine and a daily news website, jointly

published by the International Association for Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) and by the

International Space Safety Foundation (ISSF).

o The Space Safety Magazine aim is to inform and educate aerospace engineers and managers on

general space safety matters but also to attract the broader audience of “technical curious”

people. The average daily visits to the SSM website are in the thousands, but with peaks above

10,000 visits.

o http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/


IAASSEDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS

o Space safety education is an important accident prevention contributor, but space

safety design and risks are topics not generally taught at colleges and universities. The

IAASS has supported the introduction of the first mission safety undergraduate course at

USC (University of Southern California), and it is working on the launch of a web-based

Certificate Program.

o Professional space safety training, essentially in the form of on-the-job training, is

available only at some major national industries and organizations. The IAASS offers a

unique set of professional training courses to advance space safety culture and

technical knowledge of the field worldwide.


IAASS IAASS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

o The IAASS is official Observer at the United Nations COPUOS (Committee for the Peaceful Use

of Outer Space), in Vienna (A)

o The IAASS cooperates with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of Montreal

(CA)

COPUOS Scientific and Technical

Subcommittee, February 2014

ICAO Council Meeting, October 2013


IAASS 7th IAASS SPACE SAFETY CONFERENCE

Friedrichshafen – Germany – 20, 21 and 22 October 2014

http://iaassconference2014.space-safety.org/

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