session 2

Title

Commercial Human Spaceflight Programmes

type

oral

Description

This session provides a forum for technical papers describing commercial human spaceflight applications in low Earth orbit (LEO) and beyond Earth orbit (BEO) inclusive of orbital, lunar, deep space and sub-orbital endeavours. Topics on international orbital space stations, the International Space Station, , human-tended space station platforms, commercial transportation systems, cis-lunar space, lunar surface operations as well as deep space exploration will be recognized. Areas of focus may include the architecture of commercial human spaceflight systems, commercial operations and utilization projects, commercial crew and cargo transportation, habitation, logistics systems, mobility, data and communication services. Other topics appropriate for this session include new technology, applications and capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence, food and nutrition, health and medical, in-space manufacturing, in-situ resource utilization, robotics and automation, sustainability as well as market and economic development activity for human spaceflight in low Earth orbit (LEO) or beyond Earth orbit (BEO).

Date

2026-10-06

Time

10:15

Room

E5

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Mr. Kevin D. Foley, The Boeing Company, United States;

• Co-Chair: Mr. Michael Lopez-Alegria, Axiom Space, United States;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Sergey K. Shaevich, Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center, Russian Federation;