Technical programme
GLEX-2012 — Global Space Exploration Conference
02. Return to the Moon
Scientific highlights from past missions, and goals of planned future missions will be discussed. This session will review concepts for missions to the Moon, ranging from robotic orbiters and landers to eventual human missions. Staging posts which enable human missions will be discussed. The role of robots in preparing for human exploration of the moon will be discussed, as well as the important tasks for humans and robots working together on the lunar surface.
- Co-Chair
Jean-Claude Piedboeuf
Canadian Space Agency — CanadaBernard Foing
ILEWG "EuroMoonMars" — The NetherlandsJitendra Goswami
Physical Research Laboratory — India
02.1. Scientific Highlights and Lessons from Recent Lunar Missions
- Chairman
Kohtaro Matsumoto
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — JapanClive Neal
University — United States
- Rapporteur
Charles Shearer
University of New Mexico (UNM) — United States
02.2. Goals and Status of Future Lunar Missions
- Chairman
Pascale Ehrenfreund
International Space University (ISU) — FranceClive Neal
University — United States
- Rapporteur
Juergen Schlutz
European Space Agency (ESA) — Germany
02.3. Concepts for Robotic and Human Missions to the Moon
- Chairman
David Korsmeyer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center — United StatesJean-Claude Piedboeuf
Canadian Space Agency — Canada
- Rapporteur
Ryan Kobrick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — United States
02.4. Lunar Surface Outposts and Enabling Technologies
- Chairman
Jean-Claude Piedboeuf
Canadian Space Agency — CanadaMartin Picard
Canadian Space Agency — Canada
- Rapporteur
Madhu Thangavelu
University of Southern California — United States