{"id":16116,"date":"2018-10-01T19:36:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/?p=16116"},"modified":"2018-10-01T19:36:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:36:48","slug":"iac2018-kicks-off-in-spacecity-bremen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/en\/2018\/10\/iac2018-kicks-off-in-spacecity-bremen\/","title":{"rendered":"#IAC2018 kicks off in Spacecity Bremen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The 69th edition of the International Astronautical Congress kicked-off today in Bremen with a very beautiful opening ceremony at the \u00d6VB Arena in Bremen. The Kammerphilharmonie Bremen did an amazing job playing Beethoven\u2019s 5th and incorporating sounds &amp; visuals from space. Also, their adaption of the German \u201cMajor Tom \u2013 v\u00f6llig losgel\u00f6st\u201d was extraordinary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16126\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_002.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16126\" class=\"wp-image-16126 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_002-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"Opening ceremony \" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_002-600x391.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_002-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_002-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_002.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opening ceremony with Kammerphilharmonie Bremen<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16128\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_003.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16128\" class=\"wp-image-16128 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_003-600x415.jpg\" alt=\"Opening ceremony\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_003-600x415.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_003-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_003-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opening ceremony with Kammerphilharmonie Bremen<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> do you recognize the song? I \u2665\ufe0f the version of the Kammer-Philharmonie Orchester  Bremen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvolvingEveryone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InvolvingEveryone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fqeVdxRdiB\">pic.twitter.com\/fqeVdxRdiB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Olivia Haider ?? (@olidax) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olidax\/status\/1046671629860974592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s congress reached a new record in attendee &#8211; about 6,200 \u2013 and will have over 2,000 lectures. Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of the IAF, is certain that the congress will have 10,000 participants in the near future &amp; challenges the organizers of the IAC2019 which will take place in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Pascale Ehrenfreund, IAF vice-president is very happy that about half of the attendees are under 35 years. Education &amp; the next generation also played a big role in the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>That Bremen is a true space city was pointed out by Bremen\u2019s Mayor Carsten Sieling. There are over 140 companies with about 12,000 employees in the aerospace sector in Bremen.<\/p>\n<p>After the opening ceremony there was some time to explore the space exhibition. Of course, you ran into many familiar faces and OeWF members. \u00a0At the exhibition there are many space models likes a 1:1 Hayabusa model, Exo-Rovers, Orion capsule on display. All major space agencies as well as the just newly established Australian Space Agency have a boot there as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16130\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16130\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16130\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-600x408.jpg\" alt=\"Hayabusa-2 1:1 model\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hayabusa-2 1:1 model<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16132\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_005.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16132\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16132\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_005-600x408.jpg\" alt=\"IAC2018 Bremen, Sophie Gruber next to Orion module model\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_005-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_005-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_005-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_005.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OeWF board member Sophie Gruber next to the an Orion model<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A glimpse of our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oewf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#oewf<\/a> members here at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvolvingEveryone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InvolvingEveryone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U08qm84cSe\">pic.twitter.com\/U08qm84cSe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austr. Space Forum (@oewf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oewf\/status\/1046700946779246592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the traditional heads of agency panel, the afternoon started. \u00a0The panelists were: Jan W\u00f6rner (ESA),\u00a0 K. Sivan (ISRO), Zhang Kejian (China National Space Administration), Hiroshi Yamakawa (JAXA), Dimitris Loskutov (Roscosmos), Sylvain Laport (CSA), Jim Bridenstein (NASA)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16134\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_007.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16134\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16134\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_007-600x414.jpg\" alt=\"Heads of Agencies panel\" width=\"600\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_007-600x414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_007-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_007-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_007.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heads of Agencies panel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year\u2019s IAC motto #InvolvingEveryone was incorporated in all talks of the heads of agency. All of them said, that they are open for international cooperation. Nevertheless, in reality there could be more cooperation between the space agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Going back to the Moon was a big topic in Jim Bridenstine\u2019s talk \u201cWe want it a permanent command module in orbit around the moon &amp; we want to have this architecture open. \u00a0And to stay there.\u201d ESA\u2019s moon village was of course mentioned by ESA DG Jan W\u00f6rner, he pointed out that the moon village concept is more a gateway concept, it\u2019s about going forward to the Moon. China stressed out that they plan to land this year a rover in 2019 on the far side of the Moon and that they would love to cooperation internationally also with their Moon missions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> cooperation btw. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a>  looks promising if you hear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBridenstine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimBridenstine<\/a>  &amp;  Z. Kejian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/china?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#china<\/a> talking at the panel. But between the lines, there is still a lot of politics involved to make this happen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvolvingEveryone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InvolvingEveryone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austr. Space Forum (@oewf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oewf\/status\/1046740715546574848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bridenstine: some decisions on NASA-China space cooperation are above my pay grade, but to the extent we can cooperate on space, it\u2019s in our interests in doing so. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeff_foust\/status\/1046739916674277376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon 20 session ran in parallel. I followed most of the time the Space Exploration Overview session with gave a good overview over the current strategic exploration goals. In most the talks Moon and Mars were involved.<\/p>\n<p>The Global Exploration Roadmap, which is now in it\u2019s 3rd edition (updated Feb 2018) is also a human exploration roadmap. Mars is a horizon destination but not the last destination. The Moon is a near term global with strong focus on science, as a training platform for Mars but it could be used also as exit strategy. \u00a0In the roadmap no permanent presence on the Moon is included. The roadmap servers as a tool to help agencies collaboratively prepare for future Human space exploration and can be downloaded here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalspaceexploration.org\/\">http:\/\/www.globalspaceexploration.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also the NASA Mars capability study team investigated the Moon as stepping stone to human Mars missions and classified 4 different human lunar activities: A Gateway only, an Apollo-class short mission, a global exploration roadmap approach and a lunar base. The conclusion of the authors was: \u201cA human return to the Moon can, if done correctly, serve as an excellent down payment to Mars\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> paper from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA<\/a> Mars capability study team investigated in how moon could be used a stepping stone to Mars. It&#39;s not about how to use the Moon as an excuse but really look into advantage point by going over the Moon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvolvingEveryone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InvolvingEveryone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USuBh5iDoo\">pic.twitter.com\/USuBh5iDoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austr. Space Forum (@oewf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oewf\/status\/1046756899255975938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the late afternoon Airbus also announced a new competition: TheMoonRace.org which is supported also by ESA DG Jan W\u00f6rner. During the press conference it was not totally clear, what this new moon race is about. But check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoonrace.org\/\">their website<\/a> and see for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more updates on the ongoing IAC follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/oewf\">OeWF Twitter account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Author: Olivia Haider<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exploring the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iac2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iac2018<\/a> exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/involvingeveryone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#involvingeveryone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iac?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iac<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bremen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bremen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/orion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#orion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nasa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nasa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/exhibition?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#exhibition<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/space?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#space<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/congress?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#congress<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oewf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#oewf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%C3%B6wf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u00f6wf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/visitbremen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#visitbremen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hOCdtu2EUX\">https:\/\/t.co\/hOCdtu2EUX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B84SD36mFc\">pic.twitter.com\/B84SD36mFc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Olivia Haider ?? (@olidax) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olidax\/status\/1046710000851333121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 69th edition of the International Astronautical Congress kicked-off today in Bremen with a very beautiful opening ceremony at the \u00d6VB Arena in Bremen. 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