PEX: Panel on Exploration

PEX.1 Sciences and Strategic Knowledge for Robotic and Human Exploration

This event will welcome solicited and contributed talks addressing the science enabled by and needed for robotic and human exploration .

Part 1: From Earth orbit to Moon, Mars, asteroids – robotic science missions towards future human exploration

Part 2: Outer solar system science, robotic exploration and international collaboration

The event will particularly welcome oral and poster contributions presenting science results from recent space missions, instruments and missions in preparation, knowledge gaps for future robotic and human exploration, innovative and sustainable approaches. We shall put emphasis on interdisciplinary activities involving various COSPAR commissions and panels, and on multiple stakeholders’ initiatives with international, academic, commercial and public-private partnerships. The SOC will include representatives from COSPAR Commissions/Panels indicated below, as well as from Agencies (ESA, NASA, national), Industries, Academies and organisations (IAF, IAA, UN COPUOS, EGU, Europlanet, ILEWG, IMEWG, ISECG, LEAG, MEPAG, OPAG)

PEX.2 Emerging Technologies for Exploration and Benefits for Earth

Lunar and Deep Space exploration are enabled by a broad range of key technologies that cover a diversity of functions, from basic transportation, propulsion, energy and telecommunications to advanced systems for remote or human-tended science operations on lunar and planetary surfaces, for in situ utilisation of local resources and for closed-loop life support systems for astronauts.

In the vision of COSPAR PEX, promoting a sustainable and environment-friendly exploration program should go together with a maximum use of emerging technologies inherited from, or that can be used for, a sustainable management of resources and environment on our own planet.

In this Event, we will welcome presentations of all types of technologies needed for future robotic and human exploration, with special emphasis on technologies that will benefit to a better environmental stewardship of our planet.

PEX.3 Building the New COSPAR Exploration Roadmap: Towards an Environmentally Responsible and Sustainable Approach to Solar System Exploration

This workshop will welcome solicited and contributed talks addressing the major scientific and technological achievements, benefits and challenges of robotic and human exploration for the next 20 years, for discussion by the COSPAR community assembled in Nicosia. It will be a key milestone in the preparation of the new COSPAR Exploration Roadmap to be presented at the 2026 COSPAR Assembly in Florence. The workshop will particularly welcome oral and poster contributions presenting innovative approaches to the challenges of sustainability and environmental stewardship in planetary exploration. Communications addressing the benefits of international and public-private partnerships in meeting these challenges will be particularly welcome.