Committee on Space Security (2024-2027)
Committee Members
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Chair
• FAUCHER Pascal
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Vice-chairs
• GIANNOPAPA Christina
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
• ZHANG Shengjun
Chinese Society of Astronautics
Secretary
• GIGANTE Susanna
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Members
• ACETI Roberto
OHB Italia SpA
• AIRAUD Julien
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
• ALOIA Vinicius
Astroscale
• ALVES DE OLIVEIRA Luis Fellipe
Safe on Orbit
• AZELTON Krystal
Secure World Foundation (SWF)
• BOROWITZ Mariel
Georgia Institute of Technology
• BRACHET Gerard
- Retired
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
• CARLO Antonio
Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
• CHEN Rong
Chinese Society of Astronautics
• DALBELLO Richard
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• DEL MONTE Luca
European Space Agency (ESA)
• GREENSTONE Adam F.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• HERTZFELD Henry
Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
• HODGKINS Kenneth
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• HOWARD Diane
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• JAH Moriba
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• JOHNSON Chris
International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL)
• KNIPFER Cody
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• KUSNIERKIEWICZ David Y.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
• LU Zhuoyan
International Space University (ISU)
• MALLICK Senjuti
COMSPOC Corp.
• MARCHISIO Sergio
Sapienza University of Rome
• MARTINEZ Peter
Secure World Foundation (SWF)
• MARTINS COSTA Victoria
Safe on Orbit
• MATHIEU Charlotte
European Space Agency (ESA)
• MORANTA Sebastien
European Space Agency (ESA)
• NASSISI Annamaria
Thales Alenia Space Italia
• PACE Scott
Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
• PETER Nicolas
European Space Agency (ESA)
• PETROVICI Gina
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
• PLATTARD Serge
- Retired
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
• RATCLIFFE Andrew
UK Space Agency
• SAMSON Victoria
Secure World Foundation (SWF)
• SARAH Maria Gabriella
European Space Agency (ESA)
• SCHROGL Kai-Uwe
International Institute of Space Law (IISL)
• SIMPSON Michael K.
Secure World Foundation (SWF)
• SINGH Gurbir
The British Interplanetary Society
• STEER Cassandra
ANU Institute for Space (InSpace)
• STUBBE Peter
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
• TOUKEBRI Rania
Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
• TURNOCK Graham
UK Space Agency
• VENN Rachel
Astroscale
• VERSPIEREN Quentin
European Space Agency (ESA)
• WEEDEN Brian
Secure World Foundation (SWF)
• WOLFSON Nancy
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• ZATTI Stefano
European Space Agency (ESA)
Expert
• ŁUKASZCZYK Agnieszka
hiALtitude Consulting
• MCKNIGHT Darren
LeoLabs
• ROBINSON Jana
European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
• STRAH Maruška
Slovenia Space Office
• WAN Stephanie
Deep Space Food Consortium
Objective/scope of the committee
The Space Security Committee will focus on issues and activities that enhance or threaten the long term sustainability of space activities.
The committee will:
- Assess and report on space debris, on natural hazards to the space environment, and other threats that may reduce humankind’s ability to work in space effectively;
- Assess and report on activities that can enhance humankind’s ability to work in space effectively;
- Promote international cooperative activities in securing outer space for current and future space activities.
- Coordinate its activities with other relevant IAF Committees and Working Groups as well as those of the IAA and IISL
- Identify areas for future studies and projects that would improve the long term sustainability of space activities.
- Provide inputs to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and to non-governmental organizations focused on space activities.
- To organise, as appropriate, Symposia and Workshops on space safety and security to be held under the auspices of the IAF.