Selected Papers from the 71st International Astronautical Congress 2020 (Space and Astrophysics Section)
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 512
Special Issue Editors
Chairman of the IAF Space Astronomy Committee
Coordinator of the IAF Symposium on Future Space Astronomy and Space Physics Missions (A7) Rome, Italy
Interests: quantum gravity; spinfoam
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Space science and exploration are vital tools for encouraging people’s interest in space. This Special Issue includes a selection of technical papers presented at the International Astronautical Congress 2020—The CyberSpace Edition. The selected papers cover a rich variety of topics addressed by the space science and exploration field, and aim to provide information, insights, and planning for ongoing and near future space missions in exoplanets, astronomy, space physics, microgravity and processes space life sciences, fundamental physics, and outer-solar-system planetary science. Our vision is to create a high-quality Special Issue that will be relevant, challenging, thought-provoking, and inclusive of a diverse range of voices and perspectives, including academic researchers and scholars, policy-makers, and students. We believe you will see that effort reflected in this Special Issue and in the impact it will have on the space science and exploration field.
Prof. Dr. Pietro Ubertini
Dr. S. Somanath
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Space exploration
- Space sciences
- Astrophysics
- Microgravity
- Space missions
- Astronomy
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