Space Power Committee (2024-2027)

Committee Members  

Objectives/scope of the committee

The general objectives (or goals) of the IAF Space Power Committee (SPC) include the following:

• To foster a greater understanding and cooperation among space academics, researchers and practitioners, including government, industry, non-governmental organizations and academia concerning the generation of power, the conversion and storage of energy, and the generation and transmission of power for space systems, including spacecraft and space vehicles; artificial satellites and space stations; and, surface located systems and installations on planets or satellites.
• To consider the technical, economic, environmental and societal issues that influence the realization of “space solar power” (SSP) systems intended to wirelessly deliver solar energy harvested in space to terrestrial and other markets.
• To promote the creation, diffusion, and adoption of new knowledge concerning space power (i.e., research, from academics to practitioners) and lessons learned (i.e., experience exploitation, from practitioners to academics).
• To encourage the development of new space power capabilities and the creation of new space power-related companies and work to ensure their success through knowledge sharing and networking.
• To build a world-wide network of communication and relationships between space power academics and professionals, by providing a forum of discussion, disclosure, creative thinking (i.e., brain-storming), and information sharing.
• To encourage, promote, and assist the development of newer members of the space power community through competitions promoting rewards of International Astronautical Congress (IAC) participation and increased visibility.