  The First International Symposium on Disruptive Technologies in the Space field was held in Marseille from 4 to 6 July 2005, where it brought together around a hundred representatives of the main Space players from about ten countries in Europe, America and Japan including agencies, institutions, industries, laboratories and research organizations.
It mainly dealt with subjects relating to orbital systems, through sessions devoted to the most upgradable satellite subsystems and components, such as instruments, onboard computers, detectors, propulsion systems, actuators, electronic components, etc.
The 2nd Symposium on "Disruptive Technologies in Space Activities"
will be held in Toulouse from 9 to 11 June 2010
as part of the Toulouse Space Show
This second edition will also last three days and will be open to the same Space community: agencies, institutions, industries, laboratories and research organizations. It will have an even stronger international aspect with new participants such as China, India, Russia and Ukraine, all major Space nations.
The main new feature of this second edition is that all areas of Space activities will be covered. In particular, disruptive technologies relating to launchers will be dealt with for the first time, as well as technologies which have been spinned-off for innovative terrestrial applications.
This symposium will help to identify and characterise present or future disruptive technologies, and their impact on the design of future satellites and launchers, as well as ground segments. It will also deal with the impact of recent technological disruptions, particularly those which have led to major changes in the definition of these various systems.
The various papers, the poster session and the discussions between participants should help Space players to identify technologies that are undergoing major changes, those that may lead to spin-offs, and those which should benefit from further research and development activities. | |
