The Team Project objective encourages participants to put into practice what they learned during the SSP, to contribute with their own educational and professional backgrounds, to experience decision-making and organizing team work in a multidisciplinary and intercultural environment, and to produce a comprehensive report of a professional level to be presented in a public session. This year three teams of participants work on the following Team Projects:
“ECOSPACE”
Team EcoSpace will identify the impact of launch activities on human health and the environment by examining the various aspects of the launch industry. The report proposes initiatives to promote “greener” activities for space agencies. These initiatives include: suggesting the establishment of an international organization to address environmental concerns regarding space launches; developing outreach programs to increase public awareness about the impact of space activities on the environment; and providing a list of environmental guidelines and best practices for international space agencies.
“ASTRA”
This project is an investigation of issues related to Asteroid Mining that culminates in the development of a roadmap aiming to guide the development of near-Earth resource exploitation. This study examines the interdisciplinary aspects of such an endeavor, including the fields of science, medicine, engineering, law, business and social impact as they pertain to the overarching goal of establishing a mining infrastructure in space. Included in this investigation are the identification of preferred candidate asteroids, and the development of preliminary mission concepts, as well as a trade study considering mining large or small asteroids, and human or robotic missions. The legal implications, economic viability, and potential role of humans in an Asteroid Mining mission are addressed, and a business plan is developed.
“RE-FOCUS”
Team RE-FOCUS wants to contribute to the understanding of the carbon cycle through the identification of gaps in space-related observation data when following proposed carbon markers. For each of the three global carbon reservoirs (oceans and sediments, the atmosphere, and the terrestrial biosphere) the team identified areas where information gained through remote sensing is missing or not adequate for a detailed understanding of the Carbon Cycle. As human influences are the main contributors to climate change and changes in the carbon cycle process, it is important to raise awareness amongst the general public. This report suggests an attractive and novel outreach resource designed to engage the public and specifically youth in taking up the challenge to better monitor the human impact on our planet.
The Team Projects will be presented in English and each presentation will last approximately one hour with at 15 minute question and answer period. The event will provide an excellent opportunity for students with different backgrounds to interact with the audience during the question and answer sessions.
Presentations will take place in the Boeing Auditorium of the ISU Central Campus. For those who will not able to attend, presentations will be webcasted here starting at 0900 CEST (Strasbourg Time) following this schedule: 0900-1015 - TP1 1030-1145 - TP2 1200-1315 - TP3
The closing ceremony will take place at ISU, central campus, on August 27th in the Boeing auditorium at 5pm. A reception will then be given in the Space Pioneers Hall to congratulate the brand new graduates.