Enabling Science and Exploration in Deep Space - Partnership and Infrastructure Opportunities

Day: Tuesday 3 October
Time: 15:00 - 15:55 AZT (GMT+4)
Location: Heydar Aliyev Center (HAC) Auditorium

This session will explore the transformative impact of deep space infrastructure on science and exploration. Building on the global Artemis program's momentum, numerous commercial companies are investing in the development of essential infrastructure to support and enhance lunar science and exploration missions. These companies intend to provide commercial services ranging from communication and navigation to mobility and power supply. At the same time, advanced scientific payloads are being developed across a diverse range of organizations.

This session will discuss how novel commercial services support much greater capability for lunar exploration and scientific endeavors, and the way these innovative business models will pave the way for the sustainable exploration of Mars and beyond, enabling scientific payloads to leverage the expanding infrastructure capabilities. The discussion will highlight a new and important area where scientists, government space agencies and commercial industry are working together to achieve common goals.

Organized by:

Moderator

David THOMAS

Executive Director, MILO Space Science Institute

United States

Speakers

Ramon BLANCO

US Head of Space, Added Value Solutions (AVS)

United States

A. C. CHARANIA

Agency Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

Daniel SCHEERES

Distinguished Professor, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, University of Colorado

United States

Aude VIGNELLES

Chief Technologist, Australian Space Agency

Australia