Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025
10:15 AEST - From LEO to Lunar: Delivering Sustainable Innovation in Space
This IAF Global Network session will feature a discussion by experts on efforts currently underway by large LEO system operators, space agencies, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to develop and build global consensus on technological, operational, and regulatory approaches and immediate steps to address these mounting space sustainability challenges.
Location: Parkside 2
- Moderator: Audrey Allison, The Aerospace Corporation (United States)
- Jorge Ciccorossi, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) (Switzerland)
- Kevin Coggins, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (United States)
- David Goldman, SpaceX (United States)
- Josef Koller, Amazon Project Kuiper
- Zhang Peng, GalaxySpace (China)
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025
13:45 - 14:45 AEST - Designing the Future of Human Spaceflight
With planned crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, human spaceflight is taking the next giant leap forward. This panel will look at how we are designing the future of astronautics. Crewed missions are venturing farther into space, staging longer journeys on remote outposts and teams from various nationalities and profiles. Designing spacecraft, habitats, and stations is now not just a technical challenge but a question of how to accommodate the diversity of humankind. This panel will focus on the following three aspects of astronautics: space architecture, life support for space, and inclusive design. This panel addresses the diversity of human spaceflight needs in the coming decades. Plans for crewed missions in space reflect the multipolarity on Earth, and intentional design is essential in ensuring that space will be used for peaceful purposes for all of humankind. The three panel themes will address how we will sustain life in space, build societies in space, and design for inclusive access to space.
Location: Pyrmont Theatre, International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney
- Moderator: Hillary Coe, Vast (United States)
- Ashley Kowalski, The Aerospace Corporation (United States)
- Christina Balomenaki, TUC TIE Lab of the Technical University of Crete (Greece)
- Ashutosh Mishra, Space Robotics Laboratory of Tohoku University (India)
- Nadine Duursma, Delft University of Technology
- Brenden Swanik, Voyager Technologies, United States
Technical Programme
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025
10:30 | A6.1 – Dark and Quiet Skies: Observational tests of a predictive technique to mitigate optical interference on astronomical observatories – Mark Skinner, The Aerospace Corporation
15:00 | C2.3 – Accelerating the Deployment of Innovative Space Capabilities: A Governance Framework and Pathfinder Approach – Debra Emmons, The Aerospace Corporation & Erin Miller, Space ISAC
15:30 | E7.3 – How ITU Engagement in Space Sustainability Efforts Could Facilitate Successful Outcomes – Audrey Allison, The Aerospace Corporation
15:59 | D2.2 – Enabling Launch Manifest Agility – Akhil Gujral, The Aerospace Corporation
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025
10:45 | D2.4 – Super Heavy-Lift Launch Technologies and their Impact on the Space Sector – Akhil Gujral, The Aerospace Corporation
15:10 | D3.2A – Charting a Path to Persistent Lunar Power – Marlon Sorge, The Aerospace Corporation
15:30 | A7.3 – Dark and Quiet Skies: Observational tests of a predictive technique to mitigate optical interference on astronomical observatories – Carson Coursey, The Aerospace Corporation
16:02 | A6.4 – A Parametric Polynomial Surface Fit Method for Evaluating Long-Term Clearance of GEO for Eccentric Disposal Orbits – David Emmert, The Aerospace Corporation
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025
12:05 | E9.3 – Defining Right-of-Way on Orbit: Lessons from Autonomous Vehicle Standards Translated to Space Traffic Management – Katie Melbourne, The Aerospace Corporation
16:44 | A6.2 – Risk to Lunar-Surface and Orbital Assets from a High-Energy Breakup in Low Lunar Orbit – Carter Franz, The Aerospace Corporation
Friday, Oct. 3, 2025
10:35 | D2.8 – Assuring Success of Servicing Missions Driven by Commercial Capabilities – Akhil Gujral, The Aerospace Corporation
12:00 | A6.5 – Evaluation of New Candidate Disposal Orbits for Lunar and Cislunar Missions – Carter Franz, The Aerospace Corporation
15:55 | A6.10/E9.4 – An Updated Study of Operational Sustainability in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in a Congested Future – Greg Henning, The Aerospace Corporation
