2011 Beijing Space Sustainability Conference

This conference discussed issues related to the long-term sustainability of outer space activities, including orbital debris mitigation and removal, national implementation of debris mitigation guidelines and regulations, tools to enhance space situational awareness data sharing, and space weather.  The workshop was co-organized by Secure World Foundation, International Space University, and Beihang University and was held at Beihang University in Beijing, October 13-14, 2011.

Agenda and Bio Book

Presentations

Keynote

Overview of the UN COPUOS Agenda Item on Long-term Sustainability of Space Activities - XU Yu, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (PRC)

Space Debris Mitigation and Protection

• Prospect of Space Debris Mitigation Research in China for the Next Five Years - Dr. HAN Zengyao, CAST(PRC)
• Optical Tracking of Space Debris - Igor MOLOTOV, ISON (Russia)
• Brief Introduction to International Academy of Astronautics for the Activities of Orbital Debris Mitigation - Prof. Zhuang Fengyuan, BUAA (PRC)
• Debris Shielding Technology Progress - JIANG Hui, BUAA, PRC
• Simulation of debris creation in hypervelocity impact - Prof. HUANG Hai, BUAA (PRC)

Space Debris Removal Techniques and Challenges

• Deorbiting or Reorbiting Space Debris with an Ion Beam Shepherd Satellite - Claudio BOMBARDELLI, Technical U. of Madrid (SPAIN)
• Space Debris and Present Active Debris Removal Techniques,  ZHANG Ze, Beihang University (PRC)
• Ascend phase intercept and space debris: some technical issues , ZHOU Huan , CAEP(PRC)

Safe Space Operations

• Clouds in Space - Dr. Steven JOHNSTON, U. of Southampton (UK)
• Analysis of Close Approaches between Small satellites and Catalog Objects -CHEN Shenyan , BUAA(PRC)
• Overview of Space Weather Threat, Detection & Warning -  Terry ONSAGER, NOAA (USA)

Tools to Support Collaborative Space Situational Awareness

• Global SSA Sensor Website - Brian WEEDEN, SWF (USA)
• International Data Standards - SONG Qiang, CALT (PRC)
• Software and Algorithms - Dr. Paul CEFOLA, U. of Buffalo (USA)
• Asia-Pacific ground-based Optical Space Observation System（APOSOS） - Guo Xiaozhong, National Astronomical Observatories, China Academy of Science(PRC)

National Efforts for Implementation of Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines

• Activities of Orbital Debris Mitigation and protection of China in 2010 - Prof. GONG Zizheng, CAST (PRC)
• An ideal system for implementing sustainable access to space, Richard TREMAYNE-SMITH, SWF (UK)
• International Legal Regime to Protect Space Environment - LI Bin, Beihang University / SASTIND (PRC)
• National Efforts for Implementation of Debris Mitigation Guidelines - Dr. Yukihito KITAZAWA, IHI (Japan)
• Space Debris Research in Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering - ZHAO Fagang, Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering (PRC)
• A HVI simulation study on honeycomb and aluminum foam sandwich structure -LAN Xing, BUAA (PRC