session 5-E7.6
- Title
39th IAA/IISL Scientific Legal Roundtable: Lunar Operations and Orbital Management: Governance in Cislunar Space
- type
oral
- Description
(Invited papers only, please do not submit abstracts as these will be rejected) Recent lunar landings on both the near and far sides of the Moon along with orbital missions in cislunar space by governmental and commercial entities all point to an accelerating effort to explore and establish a long-term human presence on and near our celestial neighbor. The diversity of governmental and commercial entities engaged in the lunar effort indicates that the numerical dominance of commercial satellite systems in Earth orbit is about to be replicated in cislunar realms with growing concerns over what constitutes “best practices” to ensure sustainable lunar operations and regulatory regime. At the June 2024 UNOOSA Conference on Sustainable Lunar Activities, the parties to the U.S.-led Artemis Accords and the International Lunar Research Station agreement between Russia and China discussed how frequency and time management, safety zones, lunar orbit traffic management, and protection of historical and sensitive scientific sites require regulatory mechanisms developed for the specific needs and conditions of the lunar realm. The IAC 2025 IAA-IISL Roundtable will seek to continue that dialogue by engaging roundtable panelists and audience in a wide-ranging discussion of the scientific-technological and legal-regulatory issues arising from the growing number and intensity of governmental and commercial exploration missions to cislunar space.
- Date
2025-10-02
- Time
- Room
- IPC members
Co-Chair: Dr. Rainer Sandau, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), Germany;
Co-Chair: Prof. Larry Martinez, International Institute of Space Law (IISL), United States;
Rapporteur: Dr. Nicola Rohner-Willsch, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Germany;
Rapporteur: Dr. Ivan Fino, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy;