session 8

Title: Human Space & Exploration
type: oral
Description: This session addresses current and future missions, applications and preparatory plans for human lunar and planetary exploration activities. The session covers human exploration of the Moon including its surface and cislunar space as well as Mars missions. Papers that delve into the programmatic and technical aspects of these activities are encouraged. Both national and international perspectives are invited as are emerging areas of commercial human exploration activities.
Date: 2026-10-09
Time: 10:15
Room: E5

IPC members

Co-Chair: Mr. Dan King, MDA Space, Canada;
Co-Chair: Mr. Joost van Tooren, ALATYR, France;
Rapporteur: Mr. Joao Lousada, GMV GmbH, Germany;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	10:15	Systems Engineering and Integration Tailoring for Human Spaceflight – New Challenges	10		Dr. Shamim Rahman	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center	United States
2	10:25	A Framework for In-Situ Maintenance and Repair of Spacesuits During Long-Duration Surface Missions	10	confirmed	Ms. Pranika Gupta	Department of Space Studies, University of North Dakota	United States
3	10:35	Lunar Terrain Vehicle and Portable Lunar Utility System Capabilities	10	confirmed	Dr. James Green	Space Science Endeavors	United States
4	10:45	The new HUMANS Analog Habitat: objectives, design drivers and master schedule	10	confirmed	Mr. Giacomo Luccisano	Politecnico di Torino	Italy
5	10:55	The Lunar Outpost MAPP Rover on Artemis IV Demonstrates the First Robot-Astronaut Interactions on the Moon	10	confirmed	Ms. Kaila Pfrang	Lunar Outpost	United States
6	11:05	Altered Gravity Impairs Human Cognitive Flexibility: Implications for Decision-Making in Spaceflight	10		Ms. Kavya Murali Parthasarathy	Birkbeck, University of London	United Kingdom
7	11:15	Gateway Avionics Command and Data Handling Architecture: Updated Network Concept of Operations	10	confirmed	Dr. Svetlana Hanson	NASA	United States
8	11:25	Modular Structure with Tensegrity Support (MoST)	10	confirmed	Mr. Harry Espiloy	University of Houston	United States
9	11:35	Analysis of effective doses of ionizing radiation in human patients undergoing tomography studies in hospital radiology department vs astronauts during interplanetary journey	10	confirmed	Dr. Maria Santoyo-Llamas		Mexico
9	11:35	Enabling Exploration from Earth: Australian Ground‑Based Tracking and Communications as Strategic Building Blocks in Future Space Architectures	12	confirmed	Mr. Jeremy Butler	Australian Space Agency	Australia
10	11:57	Analog Habitat Waypoint (ANAHAW): A Benchmark University-Based Pilot for Future Analog Missions in the Philippines	10	confirmed	Ms. Danielle Canillo	Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA)	Philippines

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