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60 Years and Counting: Congratulations from a Contemporary

60 Years and Counting: Congratulations from a Contemporary. Berndt Feuerbacher President International Astronautical Federation. 2011: The year of celebrations. 50 years of Human Spaceflight 60 years International Astronautical Federation 60 years Nederlands Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart.

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60 Years and Counting: Congratulations from a Contemporary

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  1. 60 Years and Counting:Congratulations from a Contemporary Berndt Feuerbacher President International Astronautical Federation

  2. 2011: The year of celebrations 50 years of Human Spaceflight 60 years International Astronautical Federation 60 years Nederlands Vereniging voor Ruimtevaart

  3. 1951: The yearoffoundations IAF was founded at the occasion of the 2nd IAC in London, 23 Sept. 1951 NVR was founded byProf. Ir. Dr. Johan M.J Kooyon 17 Dec. 1951 as part of Kon. Ned. Ver. voorLuchtvaart

  4. 1952: NVR joins IAF 3rd International Astronautical Congress in Stuttgart, 1952 Minutes of the 2nd General Assembly NVR was accepted as a new IAF member NVR had already 120 members!

  5. NVR was very active in the IAF Netherlands hosted the 9th IAC in the University of Amsterdam in 1958. Aerospace pioneervon Karman speaking to the delegates

  6. NVR was very active in the IAF 1966: the 15th IAC at the RAI Congress Center

  7. NVR was very active in the IAF The 50th IAC at the RAI Congress Center 1999 when WubboOckels marched in with 450 students

  8. IAF celebrates its 60th anniversary A commemorative flag has been produced and flow on Soyuz to ISS 6 months on ISS Expedition 26 back by Shuttle flight 134 (Endeavour) handed over to China at Le Bourget 2011 up by LM 2F to Tiangong, where it is presently return in March 2012 with Shenzhou 9

  9. In 60 years, space has advanced impressively The early pioneers of space have done a remarkable job • Tziolkovski, Oberth, Goddard, von Braun, … Human triumphs have been accomplished: • Gagarin, Apollo, ISS, … Space has become part of our daily life … • Communication, Navigation, Weather, climate, … … and culture • Earth, planetary system, universe, … Space is an important economic factor • Commercial space, service industry, tourism, plenty of Teflon pans, … And this is not all…

  10. Space knowledge has spread over the Globe In the 1960ies, there were twospace nations Today 3 nations have the capability to launch humans 9 spacefaring nations have the capability to launch 52 nations have payloads in space Many more nations have recognized the value of space for the benefit of their citizens

  11. So where do we go from here? Space is in a phase of transition • Cooperation instead of competition Launch systems are at a turnover • Space Shuttle has retired • Commercial approach as an alternative? • New Space Launch System announced by NASA New targets are coming into reach The new challenge: Exploration, the extension of human activity in space

  12. Our action radius is limited tothevicinityof Earth. Itencompasses • LEO (ISS) • Moon • Lagrange Points (Moon or Sun) • Near-Earth Asteroids • Venus • Mars

  13. The themost fascinating destination for humans is Mars But it is a long and dangerous journey!

  14. Humans beyond Moon is not just an extrapolation of present technology • Technology progress is required in • propulsion • life support systems • novel energy and communication concepts For humans, significant advances are required in • health care • radiation exposure • psychological care

  15. Future exploration requires huge efforts, it is a task for humanity as a whole Exploration requires cooperation on a global scale Benefits are technical, economic, and political international cooperation instead of cold war competition better understanding of nations through peaceful joint efforts (see ISS)

  16. There is plenty to do in the future The most important tasks include hand over to the next generation convince more nations of the benefits of space expand the vision of space exploration Like the early space pioneers, you can help to make a vision come true

  17. IAF wishes NVR a happy birthday

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