session 2A
- 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
2026-10-06
- Time
- Room
- IPC members
Co-Chair: Prof. Bernard Foing, ILEWG "EuroMoonMars", Netherlands (Kingdom of the);
Co-Chair: Dr. David Korsmeyer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center, United States;
Rapporteur: Dr. Nadeem Ghafoor, Avalon Space, Canada;
Rapporteur: Mr. Dmitry Zarubin, Space Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Russian Federation;
Order | Time | Paper title | Mode | Presentation status | Speaker | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10:15 | 10 | confirmed | Mr. Pierre W. Bousquet | Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) | France | |
2 | 10:25 | Lunar Water Signature and Elemental Maps by KPLO Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (KGRS) | 10 | confirmed | Dr. Kyeong Ja Kim | Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources | Republic of Korea |
3 | 10:35 | The Past, Present and Future of Indian Lunar Exploration Program | 15 | confirmed | Prof. Anil Bhardwaj | Physical Research Laboratory | India |
5 | 10:50 | 15 | confirmed | Dr. David Korsmeyer | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center | United States | |
6 | 11:05 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. Fatemeh Fazel Hesar | Leiden University | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | |
7 | 11:15 | Lunar Outpost's Lunar Voyage 1 Mission and Impacts on The Future of Space Exploration | 10 | confirmed | Dr. Forrest Meyen | United States | |
8 | 11:25 | Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX), Simulations to Evaluate the Rover's Motion Behavior on the Moon | 10 | confirmed | Mr. Tomohiro Oya | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) | Japan |
9 | 11:35 | NASA’s LEIA mission: investigating the biological response to the lunar surface environment | 10 | confirmed | Dr. Sergio Santa Maria | NASA Ames Research Center | United States |
10 | 11:45 | 10 | confirmed | Dr. Christophe FIGUS | The Exploration Company GmbH | France | |
11 | 11:55 | Russian lunar exploration program: missions, experiments and cooperation opportunities | 15 | confirmed | Mr. Dmitry Zarubin | Space Research Institute (IKI), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) | Russian Federation |
12 | 12:10 | The Terrain Testing Instrument (TTI) as a Selected Payload for the Chang’e 8 Lunar Landing Mission | 10 | confirmed | Dr. Lutz Richter | Terra Nova Industries | Germany |
13 | 12:20 | 10 | confirmed | Dr. Burak Yaglioglu | TUBITAK Uzay, Space Technologies Research Institute | Türkiye |