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2010 Space Update

24 March 2010

On 24 March 2010, the IAF will present the 2010 Space Update at the premises of UNESCO in Paris. Three major speakers have confirmed their participation at this year’s Space Update to be presented by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) on Wednesday 24 March between 17:45 and 19:15 and hosted by UNESCO in Paris. This year’s Space Update will feature: A presentation upon the European Space Agency’s Human Spaceflight programme. The talk will be given by Frank de Winne, the astronaut from Belgium who last year became the first European commander of the International Space Station. A talk entitled Disaster Help from Space, presented by Gunter Schreier of the German Space Center’s (DLR) DFD division. The recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile have proven once again the vital role of satellite observations in aiding relief efforts after natural disasters. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been analyzing minerals, looking for water, tracing the distribution of dust in the atmosphere and monitoring Martian weather. James Graf from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory was long time project manager of the MRO and he will present Results from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The venue of the Space Update will be UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris [edit] Timetable •17:45 – 18:15 ESA's Human Spaceflight presented by Frank de Winne, first European ISS commander •18:15 – 18:45 Disaster Help from Space presented by Gunter Schreier, DLR-DFD •18:45 – 19:15 Results from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter presented by James Graf, NASA [edit] Participants [edit] Frank de Winne Frank De Winne joined the European Astronaut Corps of the European Space Agency in January 2000. He provided technical support for the X38 Crew Return Vehicle project division within the Directorate of Manned Spaceflight and Microgravity. In 2001, De Winne took up training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre (Star City) near Moscow, Russia and from 30 October to 10 November 2002, De Winne participated in the Odissea mission, a support flight to the ISS. He served as flight engineer on the updated Soyuz TMA spacecraft during ascent, and on Soyuz TM during reentry. On 27 May 2009, De Winne launched aboard Soyuz TMA-15, becoming the first astronaut from the European Space Agency to command a space mission. [edit] Gunter Schreier Gunter Schreier is Head of Business Development at the German Remote Sensing Data Center of DLR (DLR-DFD) and is the coordinator for GMES related projects. He has served at DLR in several functions since 1985, among others as Head of the Technology Transfer unit and team leader for establishing the ESA-ERS "Processing and Archiving Centre". He has contributed to Earth Observation standards and data policy in several international groups such as CEOS, IGBP-DIS, UNEP and ISPRS and is member of the ISPRS International Policy Advisory Group. [edit] James Graf James Graf is the Deputy Director for the Earth Science and Technology Directorate at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has been employed in various space-related developments for 35 years, including as the project manager of the Earth orbiting Quick Scatterometer Mission and of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission. He has twice been the recipient of NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal.






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