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    Title

    Human Exploration of Mars

    type

    oral

    Description

    This session will examine the scenarios and infrastructure required to support human exploration of Mars and the moons of Mars. Papers are invited to discuss technology roadmaps as well as interfaces to allow international cooperation.

    Date

    2026-10-07

    Time

    15:00

    Room

    Hall 6

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Dr. Maria Antonietta Perino, Thales Alenia Space Italia, Italy;

    • Co-Chair: Mrs. Kathy Laurini, Osare Space Consulting Group, United States;

    • Rapporteur: Dr. Norbert Frischauf, TU Graz, Austria;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    15:00

    A Human Mars Campaign Using the SLS and HIAD Technologies

    10

    confirmed

    Dr. James Green

    Space Science Endeavors

    United States

    2

    15:10

    Advanced propulsion for fast Mars travels

    10

    confirmed

    Prof. Giancarlo Genta

    Politecnico di Torino

    Italy

    3

    15:20

    An Alternative to Refueling-Intensive Mars Architectures: The Starboat Concept

    10

    confirmed

    Prof. Jean-Marc Salotti

    Laboratoire de l'Intégration du Matériau au Système

    France

    4

    15:30

    Human-centered operational de-risking of ECLSS for long-duration lava tube analog missions

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Marco Perotti

    Politecnico di Torino

    Italy

    5

    15:40

    Design and Evaluation of Helmet-Integrated Heads-up Displays for Martian Extravehicular Activity

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Srihari Balaji

    CapCO2 Solutions Inc.

    United States

    6

    15:50

    Progressive Human-Robot Mission Design for Lava Tubes Habitation: From Terrestrial Analogues to Martian Implementation.

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Margherita Bertoglio

    Politecnico di Torino

    Italy

    7

    16:00

    Adaptive Human–AI Decision Authority Architecture for Multinational Mars Exploration Missions

    10

    confirmed

    Mrs. Zeynep Hilal Erdoğan

    Ankara University

    Türkiye

    8

    16:10

    Geol’Ex: a 3D printed spectroscope for geological analysis in the context of a Martian analog mission

    10

    confirmed

    Mrs. Célia Parnaud--Amy

    ISAE - Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace

    France

    9

    16:20

    MARSMAP: Artificial Intelligence-Based Dynamic Risk Mapping System for Mars Colony Safety

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Azra Özbir

    Türkiye

    10

    16:30

    Challenges of Martian Dust and Equipment Performance in Future Human Mars Missions

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Hayrunnisa Adar

    Gebze Technical University

    Türkiye

    11

    16:40

    MARTE: a Mars analog facility on Earth

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Vito Costantini

    Lazzero Tecnologie srl

    Italy