session 2

Title: The future of space exploration and innovation
type: oral
Description: Space exploration missions and plans have been emerging around the world, targeting different destinations from LEO, to the Moon and Mars, and with an increasing participation of new public and private actors. The session will focus on the current plans of future exploration missions of various space exploration stakeholders and will provide a forum to reflect on the trends and present the latest developments in the field.
Date: 2025-10-01
Time: 15:00
Room: Room C2.1

IPC members

Co-Chair: Mr. Marc Haese, DLR, German Aerospace Center, Germany;
Co-Chair: Mr. Nicolas Peter, European Space Agency (ESA), France;
Rapporteur: Mr. Claudiu Mihai Taiatu, International Space University (ISU), France;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	15:00	Fostering Peaceful Cooperation and Ethical Governance in Space Exploration	10	Mrs. Roberta Gregori	European Space Agency (ESA)	France
2	15:10	Humanity's Future in Space: The Case for Cosmic Development Goals	10	Ms. Gillian Chin	International Space University (ISU)	France
3	15:20	Exploring the Final Frontier: Geopolitics, Space Diplomacy, and Italy’s Global Engagement in space exploration	10	Mrs. Alessandra Vernile	Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)	Italy
4	15:30	Proposal for the Direction of South Korea’s Space Exploration Roadmap	10	Dr. Hyoung Joon An	Science and Technology Policy Institute	Korea, Republic of
5	15:40	The Future of Space Exploration and Innovation in Thailand	10	Mr. Apichai Chientachakul	Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)	Thailand
6	15:50	Trends in space exploration policies : towards responsible human expansion?	10	Dr. Aurélie Trur	International Space University (ISU)	France
7	16:00	Expansion of involvement in the space sector	10	Ms. Fidan Hajiyeva	Azerbaijan State University of Economics	Azerbaijan
8	16:10	Adaptive strategies for multi-stakeholder lunar activity areas	10	Ms. Christine Tiballi	Open Lunar Foundation	United States
9	16:20	Lunar Decentralized Autonomous Organization: an innovative framework paving the way towards future Moon governance	10	Ms. Giulia Priotti	University of Trento	Italy
10	16:30	Ensuring safety of people on and around the Moon: a preliminary set of principles	10	Mr. Hui Du	Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering,China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)	China
11	16:40	Powering the Moon: Legal suggestions regarding the regulation of energy production, sharing, and storage for lunar surface exploration	10	Dr. Zsófia Biró	University of Pécs and SGAC	Hungary
12	16:50	Protecting human heritage on the moon: legal, policy and ethical considerations for heritage preservation	10	Ms. Martina Murudzwa	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	United States
1*	15:00	UN Summit of the Future Space Technology Seminar Outcomes	10	Mr. Ari Eisenstat	University of Hawaii and Manoa	United States
2*	15:10	Advancements in Space Mining: Exploring the Potential for Sustainable Resource Extraction in Outer Space	10	Mr. Kanan Suleymanli	Synapline	Azerbaijan
3*	15:20	Burning out: Why the Next Generation No Longer Looks to Space	10	Ms. Mira Alnemrat		Jordan
*		The Historical Development of Space Activities and Globalization	10	Dr. Medeni Soysal	TUBITAK Uzay, Space Technologies Research Institute	Türkiye

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