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    Title

    Moon Exploration – Part 1

    type

    oral

    Description

    This session will address current and future lunar missions. The session will address orbital missions, robotic surface missions, as well as life sciences on the Moon, resource utilisation and preparatory activities for future solar system exploration.

    Date

    2011-10-04

    Time

    10:00

    Room

    TS-01

    IPC members
    • Chairman: Prof. Bernard Foing, ILEWG "EuroMoonMars", The Netherlands;

    • Chairman: Dr. David Korsmeyer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center, United States;

    • Rapporteur: Mr. William H. Siegfried, The Boeing Company, United States;

    • Rapporteur: Dr. Sylvie Espinasse, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    Introduction: recent lunar highlights

    15

    no-show

    Prof. Bernard Foing

    European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC)

    The Netherlands

    2

    Preliminary Exploration Results of CHANG’E-2 Lunar Satellite

    15

    withdrawn

    Prof. Huixian Sun

    CSSAR/CAS

    China

    3

    Status of current orbiters

    15

    confirmed

    Dr. David Korsmeyer

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

    United States

    4

    A current overview of the Google Lunar X PRIZE

    15

    confirmed

    Ms. Nicole Jordan

    X PRIZE Foundation

    United States

    5

    Navigation and Contingency Analysis of the European Student Moon Orbiter

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Massimo Vetrisano

    University of Strathclyde

    United Kingdom

    6

    Update on the GLXP mission plan for the Barcelona Moon Team

    15

    withdrawn

    Mr. Marc Zaballa Camprubi

    Galactic Suite SL

    Spain

    7

    TALARIS Project Update: Overview of Flight Testing and Development of a Prototype Planetary Surface Exploration Hopper

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Christopher Rossi

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    United States

    8

    Team Rocket City Space Pioneers – An Industrial Approach to the Google Lunar X Prize Competition

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Steve Cook

    Dynetics

    United States

    9

    Commercial payload delivery to the lunar surface on Astrobotic Technology's initial missions

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. David Gump

    Deep Space Industries Inc.

    United States

    10

    Design, Development and Performance Facets of a Prototype Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) Instrument for Chandrayaan-2 Rover

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. A.S. Laxmiprasad

    Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS)-ISRO

    India

    11

    Japanese Moon Lander SELENE-2 - Study status in 2011 -

    15

    confirmed

    Prof. Tatsuaki Hashimoto

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

    Japan

    12

    Panel Discussion A

    15

    no-show

    Prof. Bernard Foing

    European Space Agency (ESA/ESTEC)

    The Netherlands