Committee on Space Security (2024-2027)
Committee Members
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Chair
• FAUCHER Pascal
Vice-chairs
• GIANNOPAPA Christina
IAF
• ZHANG Shengjun
Secretary
• GIGANTE Susanna
Members
• Aceti Roberto
• Airaud Julien
• Aloia Vinicius
• AZELTON Krystal
Secure World Foundation (SWF)
• Borowitz Mariel
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
• BRACHET Gerard
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
• CARLO Antonio
• CHEN Rong
• DalBello Richard
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• DEL MONTE Luca
European Space Agency (ESA)
• Greenstone Adam
• Hertzfeld Henry
• HODGKINS Kenneth
Office of Space and Advanced Technology, US Department of State
• JAH Moriba
The University of Texas at Austin
• Johnson Chris
Secure Space Foundation
• KNIPFER Cody
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Kusnierkiewicz David Y.
• Lu Zhuoyan
• MALLICK Senjuti
• MARCHISIO Sergio
Sapienza University of Rome
• MARTINEZ Peter
Secure World Foundation (SWF)
• Mathieu Charlotte
• Moranta Sebastien
• Nassisi Annamaria
• 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)
• Ratcliffe Andrew
UK Space Agency
• Samson Victoria
• 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
• Steer Cassandra
• Stubbe Peter
• Toukebri Rania
Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
• Turnock Graham
UK Space Agency
• VENN Rachel
• WAN Stephanie
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• WEEDEN Brian
Secure World Foundation (SWF)
• WOLFSON Nancy
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• Zatti Stefano
Expert
• ŁUKASZCZYK Agnieszka
hiALtitude Consulting
• MCKNIGHT Darren
LeoLabs
• Robinson Jana
European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)
• STRAH Maruška
Slovenia Space Office
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.