On April 18-20, 2007, in Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine,
International Conference
ADVANCED SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE HUMANKIND PROSPERITY
Dedicated to the 50-th Anniversary of Space Era will take place

The Conference is held under the aegis of International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), France, Paris.

Organized:
IAA Ukrainian Regional Office
National Space Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv
Yuzhnoye State Design Office, Dniepropetrovsk
SE PA Yuzhny Machine Building Plant, Dniepropetrovsk
National Center for Aerospace Education of Youth in Ukraine, Dniepropetrovsk

Venue:
National Center for Aerospace Education of Youth in Ukraine,
26 Gagarin Avenue, Dniepropetrovsk, 49005 Ukraine

Organizing Committee:
Yuzhnoye SDO, 3 Krivorozhskaya Str., Dniepropetrovsk, 49008, Ukraine
Tel.: +38 0562 38-47-21 or +38 0562 34-24-03
Fax:  +38 056 770-01-25
E-mail: info@ukrconfiaa.org
http://www.ukrconfiaa.org

Basic Challenging Subjects of the Conference

1. Potential contribution of space-rocket systems to the solution of such global people’s problems as creation of Earth anti-asteroid protection, space nuclear waste disposal, near-Earth space cleaning from man-caused debris:

• analysis of technical solutions for current and future space-rocket systems and launch vehicles (LV), including expendable and reusable LV;
• analysis of contemporary trends of the global launch services market development;
• analysis of technical solutions for LV critical subsystems (control, thermostating, power-supply systems etc.).

2. Current and future space satellite systems in the interests of the Earth observation, communication, science and navigation:

• technical configuration of current satellites and spacecraft (SC);
• onboard and ground service systems for data acquisition, control and testing of SC;
• space missions and technologies related to the Earth and its environment data acquisition;
• space communication technologies and systems including stationary and mobile satellite communication, TV- and broadcasting, stationary and broadband interactive multimedia satellite services;
• scientific satellite missions aimed at researches in the Earth sciences, astronomical and astrophysical observations, investigations in fundamental physics and astrophysics;
• current and future navigation systems.

3. Future rocket engines and power plants:

• technical solutions used to create contemporary liquid, solid, hybrid и electrical rocket propulsion systems used in expendable and reusable LV and SC;
• future power plants for LV.

4. Contemporary space-rocket materials and technologies and methods of their quality assessment:

• recent developments and prospecting investigations in new materials and structures used in expendable and reusable launch vehicles and SC, as well as technologies for their creation;
• methods of quality assessment of the new space-rocket materials and technologies.

5. Space and society:

• methods and prospects of the youth space education;
• remote design and training using Internet;
• space exploration: political, economical and law aspects;
• outer space exploration and international cooperation;
• impact of space activity on social and economic development and everyday life of society.