Plenary programme
Find here all the Plenaries and Highlight Lectures that have been accepted for the IAC 2021!
Ceremonies
Opening Ceremony
Day: Monday 25 October • Time: 09:00-10:30 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre
Closing Ceremony
Day: Friday 29 October • Time: 16:30-17:30 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre
Plenary Events
Heads of Agencies
Day: Monday 25 October • Time: 13:15-14:45 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
Expeditions 60/61 Reunion
Day: Monday 25 October • Time: 18:15-19:30 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E + F, Dubai World Trade Centre
Small Satellites Solving Climate Challenges
Day: Tuesday 26 October • Time: 08:30-09:30 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
Mars 2020: First Step towards Mars Sample Return
Day: Tuesday 26 October • Time: 13:30-14:30 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
Heads of Emerging Agencies
Day: Wednesday 27 October • Time: 08:30-09:30 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
Innovative Space Solutions for Search and Rescue and Life Saving Applications
Day: Wednesday 27 October • Time: 13:30-14:30 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
Next Generation Impact on Social Responsibility in Space
Day: Thursday 28 October • Time: 08:30-09:30 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
Highlight Lectures
The OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission – The Value of Planning Ahead and Adaptability
Day: Tuesday 26 October • Time: 18:00-19:00 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
Twenty Years of Saving Lives from Space; how space agencies are contributing to relief efforts through the "International Charter Space and Major Disasters"
Day: Wednesday 27 October • Time: 18:00-19:00 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
IAF World Space Award - Accomplishments of the Hayabusa2 Mission: Sample Return from C-type Asteroid Ryugu
Day: Thursday 28 October • Time: 18:00-19:00 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre
Late Breaking News
Late Breaking News: New Perspective - NS-18 Astronaut Dr. Chris Boshuizen
Day: Friday 29 October • Time: 08:30-09:00 GST • Location: Sheikh Rashid Hall E, Dubai World Trade Centre