The International Space Forum

6 June 2009                                               9.30 am – 4.30 pm

This is the day the Society usually sets aside for its major Forum for hearing from and talking to the experts on the Chinese and Sovet Space Programmes. This year it has been expanded to become fully international.

Provisional Programme

9.30 Registration

10.00 Opening remarks

10.10 – 10.40 Brian Harvey, Science in the Cosmos Program

10.40 – 11.15 Bert Vis,  The difficult landings of Soyuz TMA-10 and 11

11.15 – 11.30 Coffee

11.30 - 11.50 Dave Shayler, Launch Rescue System for Soyuz and Shenzhou

11.50 – 12.10 Fritz Muse, Space Situational Awareness - a common product for international cooperation and safety

12.15 – 12.30 Film Shenzhou VII provided by the Chinese Embassy

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch to be served at 12.45

14.00 – 14.20 News update

14.20 – 14.50 Bart Hendrickx,  Subject to be confirmed

14.50 - 15.20 Film  Chinese DVD’s

15.20 – 15.40 Rex Hall, Cosmonaut update missions to ISS

15.40 - 16.00 Questions


A Member discount (not applicable to students) will be applied as part of the checkout process when you have supplied your membership details. Students need to supply a photocopy of their NUS card when registering.

To download a registration form please click here