Day 1 – Tuesday, November 8
Day 1 Program
Opening Plenary Session
- Welcoming Remarks
- Overview of Moon Village Association Activities
- Overview of the International Moon Day (IMD)
- Overview of the Workshop & Symposium
Plenary Session 1
- NASA’s Moon-to-Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology Project Overview, Dr. Raymond G. Clinton (NASA MSFC)
- Activities at JAXA’s Space Exploration Innovation Hub / Center for Future Lunar Exploration, Prof. I. Funaki (JAXA)
- Lockheed Martin Lunar Thoughts and Activities, Melissa May (Lockheed Martin)
- Lunar Development by Japanese Industry: Momentum created by non-Space companies, Satoru KUROSU (Yokogawa Electric Corp)
- Physiological concerns for humans adapting to partial gravity, Ohira Yoshinobu (Kyoto Doshisha University)
Luncheon Program
Flexible Logistics & Exploration (Flex), Jaret B. Mathews (Venturi Astrolab)
Plenary Session 2
- Visions of Lunar Exploration, Prof. Madhu Thangavelu (USC; MVA North American Coordinator)
- Dose Effects Models for Lunar Space Missions Risk Assessment, Prof. A. Bartoloni (INFN Roma and CERN)
- EuroMoonMars and Space Renaissance Highlights, Dr. Bernard Foing (ESA, ret.)
- The Role of Advanced Space Transportation (Space Elevators) in Lunar Development, P. Swan
Plenary Session 3
- Could the Moon be considered for the Unesco Cultural Heritage Listing?, D. Urbah (PSL + SGACC)
- The Status of Lunar Settlements and Settlors under Customary International Law, Dennis O’Brien (The Space Treaty Institute)
- The role of the moon in US / Space Force planning for cis-lunar space operations, Peter Garretson (Senior Fellow in Defense Studies, American Foreign Policy Council)