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    Title

    The Future of Space Exploration and Innovation

    type

    oral

    Description

    Space exploration missions and plans have been emerging around the world, targeting different destinations from LEO, to the Moon and Mars, and with an increasing participation of new public and private actors. The session will focus on the current plans of future exploration missions of various space exploration stakeholders and will provide a forum to reflect on the trends and present the latest developments in the field.

    Date

    2026-10-06

    Time

    15:00

    Room

    Hall 34

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Mr. Marc Haese, DLR, German Aerospace Center, Germany;

    • Co-Chair: Mr. Nicolas Peter, European Space Agency (ESA), France;

    • Rapporteur: Mr. Claudiu Mihai Taiatu, International Space University (ISU), France;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    15:00

    Understanding the global shift in commercialization in LEO and beyond

    10

    confirmed

    Dr. Bo Byloos

    Luxembourg Space Agency

    Luxembourg

    2

    15:10

    From Open Skies to Open Space: The Politics of Cooperation in Space Exploration

    10

    confirmed

    Prof. Mai'a Cross

    Northeastern University

    United States

    3

    15:20

    The Moon as a Strategic Non-Renewable Resource: Governance Pathways for Lunar Environmental Protection and Systemic Stability.

    10

    confirmed

    Mrs. Victoria Valdivia

    European Space Policy Institute (ESPI)

    Chile

    4

    15:30

    Legal Challenges and Regulatory Frameworks for the Construction of Lunar Stations and China’s Stance

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Yunfan Guo

    Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)

    China

    5

    15:40

    Why States Choose Artemis or ILRS: A Comparative Framework for Lunar Program Alignment Decisions

    10

    confirmed

    Dr. Neslihan Topcu Alparslan

    Türkiye

    6

    15:50

    Designing Program Governance for Future Space Exploration: Lessons from Artemis

    10

    confirmed

    Dr. Alessandro Paravano

    Politecnico di Milano

    Italy

    7

    16:00

    Synergistic Horizons: Architecting Interoperable Public-Private Ecosystems for Sustainable Lunar and Martian Exploration

    10

    confirmed

    Ms. Buket Ak

    Cukurova University

    Türkiye

    8

    16:10

    Asteroid Mining Reimagined: Reassessing Economic Feasibility in the Era of Emerging Reusable Space Architectures

    10

    Mr. Shri Hari Satheeshkumar

    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Germany

    9

    16:20

    Economic Viability and Multi-Agency Governance Frameworks for Human-Robot Planetary Lava Tube Exploration

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Florian DURIX

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

    France

    10

    16:30

    The Cognitive Space Age: Artificial Intelligence as the Next Infrastructure Layer of Human Expansion Beyond Earth

    10

    confirmed

    Mr. Lars R. "Jones" Vadjina

    University of Tübingen

    Germany