1st Access to Space for All Initiative Expert Meeting
ONLINE 15 - 17 May 2023
INTRODUCTION
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) launched the Access to Space for All initiative in 2018. It is a joint Initiative of UNOOSA and space agencies, research institutions and industry aimed at developing technical know-how, engineering processes and infrastructure of the United Nations Member States in the areas of hypergravity and microgravity experimentation, satellite development and space exploration. It provides research and orbital opportunities for Member States to access space and to ensure that the benefits of space, in particular for sustainable development, are truly accessible to everyone.
OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of the Expert Meeting are to:
- Share success stories and challenges on capacity-building activities and effective outreach;
- To discuss how to improve the Access to Space for All initiative;
- Bring together partners, awardees, supporting governments, and potential future partners and applicants of the initiative to create a network and build new partnerships;
- To raise awareness of the Access to Space for All initiative;
WHY should you JOIN?
Potential future partners and applicants
- Learn about the different opportunities provided under the initiative and the stories behind it
- Gain insights on the success stories and challenges presented by past/current awardees to help your future application
- Learn about the initiative from the perspective of offering a capacity-building activity through insights from the partners
Partners
- Raise awareness of your activities and your organization to a broad audience
- Share and gain insights from all the partners of the different programmes
- Connect with the awardees, other partners, and related government officials from the various opportunities to network
- Get feedback from the awardees and applicants to improve the programme
Past and current awardees
- Share and gain insights from other awardees through success stories and challenges of the different programmes
- Connect with the partners, other awardees, and related government officials from the various opportunities to network
- Raise awareness of your project and the space-related activities from your organization to a broad audience
- Provide feedback and share needs and ideas to actively improve the activities of the initiative
Government Officials
- Learn about the different capacity-building opportunities provided under the initiative to develop human capital, accelerate space engineering education, and interest in STI in your country
- Collect information on successful capacity-building activities that could be relevant to your country
- Connect with the partners, awardees, and other related government officials from the various opportunities to network
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
This event is held fully online. Sessions 1-4 are open to all who register and session 5 is restricted to partners, awardees and past applicants.
Day 1 Monday 15 May
Opening Remarks
Overview of the Access to Space for All initiative - UNOOSA
Session 1: Introduction of the Hypergravity and Microgravity Track
Speakers in this session will be partners and awardees, who will share their respective experience.
Day 2 Tuesday 16 May
Session 2: Introduction to the Satellite Development Track
Speakers in this session will be partners and awardees, who will share their respective experience.
Session 3: Introduction to the Space Exploration Track
Speakers in this session will be partners and awardees, who will share their respective experience.
Day 3 Wednesday 17 May
Session 4: Effective Outreach
Awardees will present how to conduct effective outreach towards people who are interested in the initiative, how to showcase the project, etc.
Session 5: Lessons Learned and Way Forward (Restricted to partners, awardees and past applicants)
Participants in this session will discuss recommendations for UNOOSA to improve the initiative.
RESULTS
Find the report to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space here.
Find the technical presentation delivered at the 66th session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space here .
PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS
All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2 hours)
| Monday, 15 May 2023 - Day 1 (watch recording from here) | |||
| 13:00-13:10 | Opening Remarks ( video 4:20-9:37 ) | Niklas HEDMAN, Acting Director of UNOOSA | |
| 13:10-13:15 | Remarks ( video 9:57-14:26 ) | H.E. HIKIHARA Takeshi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan | |
| 13:15-13:20 | Remarks ( video 14:53-20:47 ) | H.E. Mary Wangui MUGWANJA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kenya | |
| 13:20-13:40 | Overview of the Access to Space for All initiative ( pdf & video 21:27-36:27 ) | Hazuki Mori, Expert, Space Applications Section, UNOOSA | |
| Session 1: Hypergravity and Microgravity Track | |||
| 13:40-13:55 | Introduction to DropTES ( pdf & video 37:10-50:25 ) | Merle Cornelius, Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (Partner) | |
| 13:55-14:10 | Deposition of Tin Droplets on Electronic Components in the Absence of Gravity ( pdf & video 53:29-1:00:46 ) | Liliana Marcela Bustamante Goez, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia (DropTES 8th Round Awardee) | |
| 14:10-14:25 | Introduction to HyperGES ( pdf & video 1:03:14-1:20:39 ) | Jack J.W.A. van Loon, European Space Research and Technology Centre (Partner) | |
| 14:25-14:40 | "Watermeal, the Future Food Source for Space Exploration" ( pdf & video 1:23:10-1:41:01 ) | Tatpong Tulyananda, Mahidol University, Thailand (HyperGES 1st round Awardee) | |
| 14:40-14:55 | Break | ||
| 14:55-15:10 | Introduction to China Space Station ( pdf & video 1:43:21-1:56:03 ) | Yaofeng Lu, China Manned Space Agency (Partner) | |
| 15:10-15:25 | Infrared Platform for Earth Observation ( pdf & video 1:58:28-2:09:51 ) | J. Eduardo Mendoza Torres, National Institute of Astrophysics Optics and Electronics, Mexico (China Space Station 1st Round Awardee) | |
| 15:25-15:40 | Introduction to Bartolomeo ( pdf & video 2:11:09-2:19:04 ) | Simone Valeska Sasse, Airbus Defense and Space GmbH (Partner) | |
| 15:40-15:55 | Clim Cam ( pdf & video 2:21:37-2:29:36 ) | Ayman Mahmoud, Egyptian Space Agency, on behalf of the ClimCam team (Bartolomeo 1st Round Awardee) | |
| 15:55-16:15 | Q&A ( video 2:32:18- ) | ||
| Tuesday, 16 May 2023 - Day 2 (watch recording from here) | |||
| Session 2: Satellite Development Track | |||
| 13:00-13:15 | Introduction to Post-graduate Study on Nano-Satellite Technologies (PNST) Fellowship ( pdf & video 6:00-16:08 ) | Tetsuhito Fuse, Kyushu Institute of Technology (Partner) | |
| 13:15-13:30 | "From Land to Sky", the PNST Experience ( pdf & video 18:58-29:55 ) | Pooja Lepcha, PNST fellow from Bhutan | |
| 13:30-13:45 | Introduction to Payload Hosting Initiative (PHI) ( pdf & video 32:59-37:28 ) | Maitha Ahmed Sharif, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (Partner) | |
| 13:45-14:00 | NSSA Aman Payload ( pdf & video 39:14-50:34 ) | Aysha Alharam, National Space Science Agency (PHI 1st Round Awardee) | |
| 14:00-14:15 | Antarikchya Pratisthan Nepal Payload ( pdf & video 52:27-1:02:51 ) | Trishna Shrestha, Antarikchya Pratisthan Nepal (PHI 1st Round Awardee) | |
| 14:15-14:30 | Introduction to KiboCUBE ( pdf & video 1:05:34-1:14:46 ) | Izumi Yoshizaki, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Partner) | |
| 14:30-14:45 | Awardee's Story: Surya Satellite-1 ( pdf & video 1:18:08-1:28:33 ) | Zulfa Dhiya'ulhaq, Surya University, Indonesia (KiboCUBE 3rd Round Awardee) | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Break | ||
| 15:00-15:15 | Introduction to Vega C ( pdf & video 1:37:01-1:45:05 ) | Stefano Stefanile, Avio S.p.A. (Partner) | |
| 15:15-15:30 | Awardee's Story: Vega C and KiboCUBE Awardees ( pdf & video 1:47:03-2:03:19 ) | Cosmas Kiruki, University of Nairobi (Vega C 1st Round Awardee) | |
| Session 3: Space Exploration Track | |||
| 15:30-15:45 | Introduction to ISONscope (
pdf &
video 2:06:31-2:17:12 )
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Artem Mokhnatkin, Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics (Partner) | |
| 15:45-16:15 | Q&A | ||
| Wednesday, 17 May 2023 - Day 3 (watch recording from here) | |||
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Session 4: Effective Outreach
Presentations on successful examples and discussion on how to conduct effective outreach activities |
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| 13:00-13:10 | Setting the scene ( pdf & video 3:22-20:25 ) | Martin Stasko, Associate Communications Officer, Office of the Director, UNOOSA | |
| 13:10-13:20 | Case Study:
CubeSat Queztal-1: Outreach Activities ( pdf & video 21:00-31:04 ) |
Victor Hugo Ayerdi Bardales, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala (KiboCUBE 2nd Round Awardee) | |
| 13:20-13:30 | Case Study:
Space Unit of The Mauritius Research and Innovation Council ( pdf & video 31:33-45:01 ) |
Vickram Bissonauth, Mauritius Research and Innovation Council (KiboCUBE 3rd Round Awardee) | |
| 13:30-13:55 | Q&A ( video 45:01-56:15 ) | ||
| 13:55-14:00 | Closing Remarks ( video 1:00:43- ) | Luc St-Pierre, Chief of Space Applications Section, UNOOSA | |
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[PARTNERS, AWARDEES, and PAST APPLICANTS ONLY]
Session 5: Lessons Learned and Way Forward Discussion on what can be improved in the capacity-building activities that are provided under the initiative and the way forward |
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| 14:15-14:30 | Case Study | Charles Mwangi, Kenya Space Agency (Bartolomeo 1st round and ISONscope 1st Round Awardee) | |
| 14:30-15:50 | Discussion | ||
| 15:50-16:00 | Closing Remarks | Luc St-Pierre, Chief of Space Applications Section, UNOOSA | |