SYMPOSIUM DATES AND LOCATION
A new three-days International Symposium on the future of Space Exploration will be organized by the International Academy of Astronautics and Politecnico di Torino. The symposium will be held in Torino, on 9-11 June 2025.
SYMPOSIUM GOALS
The International Academy of Astronautics has been fostering global cooperation in human and robotic space exploration for more than five decades. With the return to the Moon already started with robotics spacecraft and with humans in the next few years, planning for exploration beyond LEO is becoming finally a reality, while it is expected that the world’s space agencies will leave much of the work in LEO to private organizations.
The goals of this new Symposium are to present the final results of IAA activities related to programs beyond LEO, beginning with the Moon Village vision. The Moon Village is considered the next logical step for humans beyond LEO and a stepping stone for Mars exploration and other interplanetary journeys.
The aim is to promote an exchange of ideas and experiences, within the space community, discussing the activities presented, and proposing new concrete global space exploration activities involving established and emerging space agencies and industries.
Special effort will be devoted to involve young professionals and new space start-up companies, making the symposium a forum for fostering new initiatives
Papers related to technology, science, programmatics, economics, ethical and cultural aspects of exploration will be accepted.
AREAS OF INTEREST
Technology
Propulsion and power generation
Mission and trajectory design
Attitude dynamics
Navigation, guidance and control
Very deep space telecommunications
Sensors, detectors and lens systems
Precursor interstellar missions
Nanotechnology and robotics
Innovative concepts
Regenerative life support systems
ISRU systems
Planetary protection
Telepresence
Science
Scientific objectives and payload requirements
Present outgoing scientific missions
Biosignatures from space
Medical problems of very long-range spaceflight
Hibernation
Planetary environments
Programmatics
Cooperation schemes and roadmaps
Reporting of the ongoing IAA Study Groups
Role of the public and private space stations in space exploration
Motivations
Motivations and human aspects
Policy and international cooperation
Ideas from science fiction to technology
Policy/Law
Lunar Governance
International Lunar Cooperation
Law implication of Exploration Activities
Economics
Funding aspects and economic sustainability
Space mineral resources
Space resources exploitation
Ethics
Ethical aspects of long-range exploration
Environmental issues related to space exploration
From exploration to colonization
Ethical aspects of terraforming
Robot ethics
Adaptation of humans to new environments
Experience of 10 Years of ISS permanent activity
Cultural
Multicultural aspects of human space exploration
Outreach aspects of Space Exploration
Access to space for emerging countries
CO-CHAIRS
Les Johnson
Giuseppe Reibaldi
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Bernhard Hufenbach
Greg Matloff
Maria Antonietta Perino
Yury Razoumny
Giancarlo Genta
Jan Kolar
Les Johnson
Yoshinari Minami
Giuseppe Reibaldi
Rohan Sood
Yuichi Tsuda
Yang Yuguang
LOCAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Erasmo Carrera
Sabrina Corpino
Giancarlo Genta
Alfonso Pagani
Nicole Viola
Enrico Zappino
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Abstracts must be written in English on a single A4 page with the title, author’s name affiliation and complete address. All intended papers will be examined by the Scientific Committee.
Abstracts must be uploaded on the Conference website.
DEADLINES
Submission of abstract March 29, 2025
Notification of acceptance April 29, 2025
Submission of camera-ready text May 31, 2025
Official language of Symposium is English
VENUE
Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
10129 TORINO (TO), ITALY
