The 66thInternational Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem, Israel

NASA announced its intent to participate in the 66th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and requests that full-time U.S. graduate students attending U.S. universities respond to this extension for the Call for Abstracts. NASA looks forward to receiving your abstract before the final deadline.

The IAC which is organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), and the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) is the largest space-related conference world-wide and selects an average of 1000 scientific papers every year. The upcoming IAC will be held October 12 - 16, 2015 in Jerusalem, Israel. NASAs participation in this event is an on-going effort to continue to bridge NASA with the astronautical and space international community.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

This Call for Abstracts is a precursor to a subsequent submission of a final paper, which may be presented at the 66th IAC. Student authors are invited to submit an abstract regarding an original, unpublished paper that has not been submitted in any other forum. A NASA technical review panel will select abstracts from those that have been accepted by the IAF. This opportunity is for graduate students majoring in fields related to the IAF research topics. Students may submit technical (oral) presentations and/or posters. Students may submit abstracts that are co-authored with their Principal Investigators. However, the student must be the lead author, and only the student will present at the IAC. Students must be available to travel to the conference to represent NASA and their universities. Students must be U.S. citizens, attending a U.S. university, who plan to enter a career in space science or aeronautics. Pending the availability of funding, graduate students selected by NASA to participate in the IAC will be considered for subsidy funding from NASA.

Many students and professors are currently involved in NASA related research that could be considered for this submission. Students submitting abstracts are strongly encouraged to seek advice from professors, who are conducting NASA research and/or from NASA scientists and engineers. Abstracts must be related to NASAs ongoing vision for space exploration and fit into one of the following IAC categories:

Science and Exploration Systems sustaining missions, including life, microgravity, space exploration, space debris andSearch for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

Applications and Operations On-going and future operational applications, including earth observation, communication, navigation, human space endeavors and small satellites

Technology Common technologies to space systems including astrodynamics, structures, power and propulsion

Infrastructure Systems sustaining space missions including space system transportation, future systems and safety

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NASA's Call for IAC Abstracts deadline extended to March 1, 2015