8th Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium
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The Workshop & Symposium is MVA’s major annual forum. It is devoted to discussions of different aspects of the exploration and utilization of the Moon, and is focused on the most recent progress achieved by the MVA in relation to its ongoing activities and future planning. Each year, in this major international event, global leaders in various fields relevant to humanity’s permanent expansion to Earth’s Moon gather to share progress, new ideas and relevant information.
The 8th Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium will take place on 2-3 December 2024 at the Luxembourg European Convention Center.
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Speakers
Marc SerresCEO
Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA)
Delfina BertolottoSpace Program Manager
Italian Space Agency
(ASI)
Atsushi UchidaDirector
Mitsubishi Research Institute
Matuleviciute DoviléSenior manager &Lead for Legal Affairs
Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA)
Aarti Holla-MainiDirector
U.N, Office for Outer Space Affairs
Ayman Mahmoud AhmedBoard Member
Egyptian Space Agency
(EgSA)
Takeshi HakamadaFounder & CEO
ispace inc.
Kathryn HadlerDirector
European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC)
Koji YamanakaDirector
JAXA’s Space Exploration Centre
Marco TantardiniSpace Strategy and BD Lead for Europe
Lockheed Martin
Dorin PrunariuVice-President
Asteroid Foundation
Giuseppe ReibaldiPresident
Moon Village Association
Wang ZhongminDirector of International Cooperation
Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL)
Matthew KoeppeEurope Representative
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Felix FlentgeDirectorate of Operation
ESA-ESOC
Nasr AlsahhafChair
International Moon Day Group
Panels
Agenda
Day 1 – Monday 2nd December 2024
All Plenary Sessions in “Salle des Delegues”
08:30-09:00
Welcome coffee
Session Chair:
09:00 – 09:15
09:15 – 09:25
09:25 – 09:45
09:45 – 09:50
09:50 – 10:10
10:10 – 10:30
Bob Lamboray , Luxembourg Space Agency
Welcome & Introduction
Giuseppe Reibaldi, President, Moon Village Association
Programme Overview (IPC Co-chairs)
Bob Lamboray, Luxembourg Space Agency
Alessandro Bartoloni, Moon VIllage Association
Keynote by Marc Serres, CEO, Luxembourg Space Agency
Message by Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (video)
Keynote by Koji Yamanaka, Director, JAXA Space Exploration Centre (Japan)
“International Cooperation on ILRS (International Lunar Research Station)
Keynote by Wang Zhongmin, Director of International Cooperation, Deep Space Exploration Laboratory DSEL (China)
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
Session Chair:
11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 11:40
11:40 -12:00
Jan Kolar , Moon Village Association
“Italian approach to Moon exploration”
Keynote by Delfina Bertolotto, Space Program Manager, Italian Space Agency ASI (Italy)
“Empowering International Cooperation in Lunar Exploration: A Pathway to Long-Term Sustainability”
Keynote by Ayman Mahmoud Ahmed, Board Member, Egyptian Space Agency EgSA (Egypt)
Keynote by Soyoung Chung, Korean Space Agency (South Korea)
12:00 – 13:00
Panel Discussion: Lunar Governance and UN-related activities
Moderator: Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, Vice-President, Asteroid Foundation (Romania)
Panelists:
Matthew Koeppe, Europe Representative, NASA (USA)
Wang Zhongmin, Director of International Cooperation, Deep Space Exploration Laboratory DSEL (China)
Ayman Mahmoud Ahmed, Board Member, Egyptian Space Agency EgSA (Egypt)
Matuleviciute Dovilé, Senior Manager and Lead for legal affairs at Luxembourg Space Agency, LSA (Luxembourg)
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
Session Chair:
14:00 – 14:15
14:15 – 14:30
14:30 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:00
Satoru Kurosu, Moon VIllage Association
“Lunar Industrialization Activities in Japan“
Keynote by Atsushi Uchida, Director, Mitsubishi Research Institute, (Japan)
“Missions for Cis-Lunar economy creation“
Keynote by Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO, iSpace, (Japan)
“Lunar Communication – How to get Internet on Moon”, by Felix Flentge, Directorate of Operation, ESA-ESOC (Germany)
“A water-based, Nuclear-Enabled Lunar Architecture”
Keynote by Marco Tantardini, Space Strategy and BD Lead for Europe, Lockheed Martin (USA)
15:00 – 16:00
Panel discussion: Lunar Industrialization Activities & Economy: Is Commercial Lunar Industry Emerging?
Moderator: Satoru Kurosu, Moon Village Association Board of Director (Japan)
Panelists
Julien-Alexandre Lamamy, CEO, iSpace Europe
Olivier Zhepir, Head of Business Development, Technoport
Inna Uwarowa, Project Manager, Lightigo Space
Niels Koek, Director European Space Business Development, Yokogawa Europe
Seiichi Yamada, Manager, Space Technology Strategy Team, Research and Development Strategy Section, Innovation Strategy Department, Taisei Corporation
Marco Tantardini, Space Strategy and BD Lead for Europe, Lockheed Martin
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break
Session Chair:
16:30 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:00
17:00 – 17:15
17:15 – 17:30
17:30 – 17: 45
17:45 – 18:00
Nasr Al Sahhaf, International Moon Day
“MVA Lunar Commercial & Economic Activities and Awards”
by Juan Nolasco, Moon Village Association
“International Space Exploration Coordination Group: Global Exploration Roadmap 2024”, Bob Lamboray, Luxembourg Space Agency representative in ISECG
“Moon Village Association (MVA) Architecture Working Group (AWG): Fostering Cooperation, Collaboration, and Competition” by Satoru Kurosu, MVA Moon Village Evolution Coordinator, AWG Co-Chair, Japan, and Gary Barnhard, MVA Vice President, AWG Co-Chair, USA
“Research and Astronauts towards The MOON VILLAGE : ILEWG LUNEX EuroMoonMars highlights”, Bernard Foing, LUNEX EuroMoonMars Earth Space Innovation, Netherlands
“International Lunar Year: Advancing Lunar Science and Exploration Globally”, Rachel Klima, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA
“International Moon Day 2024”
by Nasr Al Sahhaf, Chair, International Moon Day
18:00 – 18:15
MVA Announcements
End of Day 1
Day 2 – Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Morning Parallel Sessions
Room
Salle des Ministres
09:00 – 10:10
10:15 – 10:30
Panel on Ground-based Infrastructure Preparing Lunar Exploration
Moderator: Philipp Reiss, Professor at Technical University of Munich
Panelists:
Emma Cooney, ESRIC’s ISRU facilities
Carsten Hartmann, ESA Human Exploration Control Center
Representative of ESA/DLR’s LUNA facility
“Introducing the iSpace Europe Micro-rover – Tenacious”, Dr. Philipe Ludivig, iSpace Europe, Luxembourg
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:55
Panel on Lunar Resources
Moderator: Kathryn Hadler, Director of the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) ,Luxembourg
Panelists:
Samuel Crace, Instrument Specialist, iSpace, Luxembourg
Daniel Bolan, CTO at Spacebackend , Luxembourg
Abigail Calzada-Diaz , Senior R&T Scientist at ESRIC Luxembourg
12:00 – 13:00
12:00 – 12:12
12:12 – 12:24
12:24 – 12:36
12:36 – 12:48
12:48 – 13:00
Lunar Exploration Enabling Technologies
“MASON – Concrete in Space: Understanding Challenges and Possibilities in Microgravity” by Julian Müller, Essen University, Germany
“Metal production on the Moon: A Case Study”, by Timothy Schild, ESRIC, Luxembourg
“Mass of Lunar Volatiles Required to Reach Spacecraft Exposure Limits” by Nicholas Barnett, NSW University, Australia
“Microwave sintering for lunar construction: Fundamentals to Application”, Vibha Levin Prabhu, ESRIC & LIST, Luxembourg
“Development of a water purification prototype for lunar ISRU”, Ainur Yerzhankyzy, LIST, Luxembourg
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
Room
Salle des Delegues
09:00 – 10:00
09:00 – 09:12
09:12 – 09:24
09:24 – 09:36
09:36 – 09:48
09:48 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:30
10:00 – 10:15
10:15 – 10:30
Legal Aspects, Lunar Governance and Economy
Session Chair: Mark Sundhal Director of Space Law Centre, Cleveland
“The Global Expert Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities: The Operational Phase Results and Outlook” – Mark Sundhal ,Space Law Center , Cleveland , USA
“A Comparative Study of Chinese and American Approaches to Outer Space Resource Acquisition and Ownership” by Ariel Silverman, US state Dep. & Peking University, US & China
“Eternal Conflict or Peaceful Coexistence?” The Artemis Accords, International Lunar Research Station and the Cooperative Governance of the Moon” by Güneş Ünüvar, Moon Village Association, Luxembourg
“Benefit Sharing Project” by Juan Nolasco, Moon Village Association, Portugal
“Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and Tokenization in the New Space Age: A Viable Alternative to Finance Lunar Activities and Beyond ?” by Harry Lars Ghillemyn, WOUD Law, Alpha Persei, DAO Luxembourg
Lunar-born Technologies & Solutions to Solve Terrestrial Issues
Session Chair: Soyoung Chung, KARI
“The Lunar developments’ benefits for Earth” by Satoru Kurosu, Moon Village Association Board of Director
“The role of Lunar exploration and utilization for the Earth environment”, by Ulpia Elena Botezatu, Moon Village Association
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00
11:00 – 11:12
11:12 – 11:24
11:24 – 11:36
11:36 – 11:48
11:48 – 12:00
12:00 – 12:12
12:12 – 12:24
12:24 – 12:36
12:36 – 12:48
12:48 -13:00
Lunar Exploration Science & Infrastructure (T4, T5, T6, T7)
“Space qualification and performance testing of seismic sensors for airless bodies”, by Lapo Calosci & Carl Sphicas, ISAE-SUPAERO, France
“Asclepios: A Student-Led Simulation of the Lunar South Pole”, by Katie Mulry, ISAE-SUPAERO, France
“Lunar Power Distribution: Towards Sustainable Energy Solutions for the Moon” , by Vitalii Kapranov, Power in Space, France
“Hybrid Ka-band RF and FSO Communication System for Lunar Data Transmission”, by Vishal Singh, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
“Using NVIDIA Omniverse to support Lunar Surface Systems Design & Operations: Simulation-First” , by Lutz Richter, SoftServe Inc, USA
“Building a Sustainable Framework for Lunar Missions: A Proposal for an Integrated Data Repository”, by Hassan Abouseada, EgSA, Egypt
“Innovative lunar transportation system utilizing a shuttle-based lander parked at L1.”, by Salmata Younga, ConnectSAT aerospace Senegal office, Senegal
“Latest advancements in laser-based telecommunication satellites at Lagrange Point 1 (L1) for Earth-Moon connectivity by Bacar Fessoil, ConnectSAT aerospace Senegal office, Senegal
“17 Sustainable Development Goals-SDG applied in space analog missions of Lunar Habitat” by Nithyasri Senthilkumar, University of Luxembourg, India
“Moon Village Outpost; Highlights from 2 weeks Analogue Astronaut Training” by Alexey Anisimov, Grenoble Alpes University, France
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
All Plenary Sessions in Salle des Delegues
14:00 – 15:10
14:00 – 14:15
14:15 – 14:27
14:27 – 14:39
14:39 – 14:51
Moon Village Architectural Concepts & Issues
Session Chair: Paolo Caratelli, Moon Village Association
“Space Architecture and Extreme Environments”
Keynote by Paolo Caratelli, Moon Village Association
“SELENE: A Self-Sustaining Lunar Base Proposal for 2070”
by Giacomo D’amico, University of Calabria, Italy
“Off-Grid Living in Space Adapting the Satoyama Philosophy for Extraterrestrial Habitats”,
by Seiichi Yamada, Tasei Corporation, Japan
“Economics of Lunar Propellant Mining for Sustainable Development”
by Philip Metzger, University of Central Florida, USA
14:55 – 15:45
Panel Discussion: “Women to the Moon” Organized by Women in Aerospace
Moderator: Ernestina Binni, Advisor of the Director, ESRIC (Luxembourg)
Panelists:
Abigail Calzada-Diaz, Senior R&T Scientist, ESRIC (Lux)
Abbie Hutty, Lead System Engineer, iSpace (Luxembourg)
Carla Muttoni , Tech Founder & Space System, Spring Up Technology (Belgium)
Gabriela Nguyen-Groza, AMROP
Rachel Klima, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA
15:45 – 16:00
ESRIC Start-up Support Program Cohort_4 Award Ceremony by Ernestina Binni, ESRIC , Luxembourg
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 – 16:45
“Lunar Habitats”
Keynote by Aaron Kemmer, CEO Max Space, USA
16:30 – 17:30
16:30 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:00
17:00- 17:15
17:15 – 17:30
17:30 – 17:45
Culture, Society, Outreach, and Education
Session Chair: Alessandro Bartoloni, Moon Village Association
“Engaging Pupils with Remote Sensing: Adapting Lunar Exploration for German Classrooms” by Elena Marci-Boehncke, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
“Analog Colony 1: Fostering Inclusivity in Analog Astronaut Simulations for Future Lunar Settlements” by Éanna Cristin Doyle, Lunex, Ireland EuroMoonMars /Space4All Initiative, Ireland
“Operational challenges on the Lunar Habitat in Brazilian semiarid” by Nithyasri Senthilkumar, University of Luxembourg, India
“Trends and Social Impacts of Student Activities in Lunar and Martian Exploration Based in Japan” by Maya Abe, ASE-Lab. / Waseda Univ., Japan
“Considerations of the long-term future in space” by Jordan Stone, Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
17:30 – 18:00
Closing Session / Announcements
19:00 – 21:00
Walking Dinner with New Space Europe Conference participants
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