session 2
- 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
- Room
- 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;
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 | 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 | 10 | confirmed | Ms. Buket Ak | Cukurova University | Türkiye | |
8 | 16:10 | 10 | Mr. Shri Hari Satheeshkumar | Technical University of Munich (TUM) | Germany | ||
9 | 16:20 | 10 | confirmed | Mr. Florian DURIX | ISAE - Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace | France | |
10 | 16:30 | 10 | confirmed | Mr. Lars R. "Jones" Vadjina | University of Tübingen | Germany |
