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10135 Torino (Italy)

Missions
to the Outer Solar System and Beyond

First IAA symposium on realistic near-term advanced scientific space missions

June 25-27, 1996 - Turin, Italy
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) together with Politecnico di Torino


Symposium Goals

The Interstellar Space Exploration Committee (ISEC) of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) feels that the time is ripe to exploit many excellent speculations about space missions to the outer solar system and beyond up to 1000 Astronomical Units (AU) from the Sun. This Symposium aims at identifying a Deep Space Transportation System and the relevant space missions to make new scientific progress, some of which cannot be achieved within the solar system.

Results from this Symposium will be submitted to the leading Space Agencies as Proposals for space missions to the outer solar system and beyond which are feasible within near term technology.

IAA will host a three-day International Symposium on Outer- and Extra-Solar Missions in the town of Turin (Torino), Italy. Local supporting organizations will be the "Giuseppe Colombo" Center for Astrodynamics of Turin and the Departments of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics of the Politecnico (Engineering School) of Turin. The Symposium dates will be Tuesday 25, Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 June 1996.

Areas of Interest

Suggestions and proposals will be particularly welcome about the following targets, regarded as basic:
  1. Outer Planets and Trans-Plutonian Objects (about 50 AU from the Sun)
  2. Near Heliopause Missions (about 100 AU from the Sun)
  3. Solar Gravitational Lens Missions (550 AU from the Sun and beyond)

Papers for Presentation

Abstracts of papers intended for presentation at the Symposium, in english on a single A4 page with the title and the author's name, if possible together with a disk copy on Word-PC compatible, must be mailed to:

Prof. Giancarlo Genta
Dept. of Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
1-10129 Torino (TO) - ITALY
Phone: +39 11 564 6922
Fax: +39 11 564 6999
E-mail: Genta@polito.it

All intended papers will be examined by an International Scientific Committee chaired by Dr. Giovanni Vulpetti, Chairman of ISEC, and Dr. Leslie R. Shepherd, Former Chairman of ISEC.

Members of the Scientific Committee are:

J. Anderson, USA
J. Cherne, USA
J. M. Contant, France
W. Flury, Germany
R. L. Forward, USA
G. Genta, Italy
N. Kardashev, Russia
C. Maccone, Italy
J. P. Marec, Frallce
T. Martin, UK
G. Matloff, USA
M. Reid, USA
S. Santoli, Italy
E. Vallerani, Italy
F. Winterberg, USA

Members of the Local Organizing Committee are:

C. Maccone (Chairman)
E. Brusa
S. Chiesa
G. Colasurdo
P. Galeotti
G. Genta
P. Maggiore

Deadlines

Submission of Abstract: January 15,1996
Notification of Acceptance: February 29, l996
Submission of Camera-Ready Texts: April 30, 1996


LIST OF ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS : 13.03.1996

1
P.K.HENRY, RJ.TERRILE, R.J.DOYLE, J.B.CARRAWAY
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena USA

Technology Selection and Design Strategy for Long Missions

2
AW.KURTH, D.A.GURNETT
Dept. Physics Astronomy
The University of Iowa Iowa City USA

A Low Frequency Wave Investigation for an Interstellar Probe Mission

3
G.VULPETTI
Nuova Telespazio Roma

The AURORA Project (Flight Design of a Technology Demonstration Mission)

4
J.D.ANDERSON, G.GIAMPIERI, E.L.LAU, R.T.HAMMOND
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Pasadena USA

Search for Kuiper-Belt Flybys Using Pioneer 10 Radio Doppler Data

5
A.HANSSON
Private Consultant
LONDON UK

Microengineering in microgravity - Presentation at "Missions to the outer solar system and beyond"

6
P.R.RUDD
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Voyager Project Office
USA

The Voyager Search for Heliopause and Interstellar Space

7
GIORDANO P., MESSIDORO P.
Alenia Spazio SpA TORINO

Verification Concepts for Advanced Scientific Space Missions

8
MACCONE C.
Centro di Astrodinamica "G.Colombo" TORINO

Three Space Missions to the Solar Foci

9
ALPATSKAYA I., BOJOR Yu., KOTIN V., PAPKOV O., FESHIN I.,
Lavochkin Association
MOSCOW Russia
MATOUSEK S.
JPL, USA

Analysis of the mission profiles and means for the US-Russian Project of mission to Pluto

10
S.SANTOLI,
INT. International Nanobiological Testbed Roma
S.SCAGLIONE
ENEA Casaccia Roma

Project AURORA: A Preliminary Study of a Light Whole-Metal Solar Sail

11
G.GENTA,E.BRUSA
Dip.Meccanica Politecnico di Torino

Preliminary Structural Definition of the AURORA Sail Spacecraft

12
J.STROBL
Private Consultant
AUSTRIA

The Hollow Body Solar Sail Investigation on a Rotating Type

13
G.MOCCI
Nuova Telespazio Spa Roma

The AURORA Project: Impact of Communication Requirements on the Mission Proficiency

14
G.Ya.GUSKOV, O.T.ZAKHARCHUK
Members IAA Moscow RUSSIA

Spacecraft Astroorientation and Navigation Beyond the Solar System

15
I.RODIONOV, M.OVCHINNIKOV
Att.Contr. and Orient. DIVISION
Kelcysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
Moscow RUSSIA

The Remote Sounding of Long Distance Objects in Regime of Separate Photons Accounting

16
A.MAMBRETTI,D.FOSSATI
LABEN SPA
Vimodrone Milano

Command Data Management System for Planet Landing Explorer

17
L.LO PRESTI,G.MONTALBANO
Dip Elettronica Politecnico di Torino

Adaptive Variable Redundancy Array for satellite and Deep Space Applications

18
P.MARUCCHI CHIERRO
Alenia Spazio SPA TORINO

Microvibration environment characterization and control strategy for the future GAIA mission - A technological challenge

19
G.MATLOFF, S.POTTER
New York and The City Univ.
New York USA

Near Term Possibilities for the Laser-light Sail

20
A.MESZAROS
HUNGARY

Sail Derived Radio Optical telescopes Advanced Propulsion by diode/triode Sails

21
R.FORWARD
FORWARD Unlimited
Malibu USA

Endfire Antenna Microwave Sail

22
T.KAMMASH, M.J.LEE
Dept Nucl Eng
Univ. of Michigan USA
Ann Arbor Michigan USA

A Near Term Fusion Propulsion System for Interstellar Space Exploration

23
E.KANE CASANI J.STOCKY
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena USA

Solar Electric Propulsion

24
G.LANDIS
Ohio Aerospace Inst.
NASA Lewis Reasearch Center
Cleveland USA

Analysis of Solar and Laser Propulsion for Deep Space Missions

25
M.MAUTNER, G.MATLOFF
Lincoln University - New Zealand

Directed Panspermia 3: An Assessment of Interstellar Propulsion Methods for Seeding New Solar Systems

26
F.WINTERBERG
Dept.Physics
College of Arts and Science
Univ.of Nevada
Reno USA

Advanced Propulsion Systems for Deep Extrasolar Space Missions

27
R.A.LEWIS, G.A.SMITH, E.CARDIFF, B.DUNDORE,
J.FULMER, J.WATSON, S.CHAKRABARTI
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Dept.of Physics
University Park PA USA

Antiproton Catalyzed Microfission Fusion Propulsion Systems For Exploration of The Outer Solar System and Beyond

28
MATTICARI G., NOCCI G.
PROEL TECNOLOGIE -Division of LABEN SpA
Firenze

Low Thrust Ion Propulsion for Compensation of Atmospheric drag on Planetary Exploration Probes/Satellites

29
PICHKHADZE, TULYAKOV, MALYSHEV, USACHOV, TCHUYAN, TYCINSKI, GANIN
Scientific Research Centre "Generation"
Moscow aviation Institute, Russia

Mission to the Sun with low thrust

30
Von R.ESHELMAN
Center for Radar Astronomy
STANFORD California USA

On the Compound Gravity-Plasma Lenses of Stars and the Sun

31
R.FORWARD
FORWARD Unlimited
MALIBU USA

Alien Abodes Between Neptune and the Stars

32
MOSOLOV A.
Dip.Meccanica POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Fractal Space-Time and the Perspectives of New Type Gravitation Experiments in Deep Space

33
V.KOPAL
Charles University of PRAGUE
IAF General Counsel
Prague CZECH REPUBLIC

International Cooperation in , and Legal Aspects of Near Term Advanced Scientific Space Missions

34
PIGNOLET G., BOISARD O., DUTET E., PERRET A.
President General de U3P,
TOULOUSE France

Sailing Europe into the Future of Space

35
BELBRUNO Edward - The Geometry Center USA
GENTA Giancarlo - Dipartimento di Meccanica Politecnico di Torino

Low Energy Comet Rendez-Vous Using Resonance Transitions

36
PRISNIAKOV V., LYAGUSHIN S., SHEVTSOV V., STATSENKO I.
Dniepropetrovsk State University UKRAINE

Using Electric Propulsion Systems for Flights to Outlying Regions of the Solar System.