2024 Space Futures & Governance

Hosted by Allison Duettmann

When

September 20 – 21, 2024

Where

Chabot Space Center, Bay Area

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2024 Space Futures & Governance

Recently accelerating progress on space science and technologies has opened up new frontiers and possible governance challenges, as well as opportunities to make our future in space accessible, peaceful, and flourishing.

The 2024 Space Futures & Governance Workshop invites leading space-oriented scientists and technologists, as well as researchers and practitioners focused on governance, law, economics, and related areas to explore emerging opportunities at the intersection of space technology and governance.

Format

After introductory presentations, we will curate a short list of challenges participants would like to work on, and break out into working groups to make progress on leading challenges before regathering for discussion and next steps.

Possible topics to be explored include but are not limited to:

Satellite proliferation and implications for monitoring and sustainability
Economic incentives and challenges of space mining and manufacturing
Technological and governance approaches to address space debris
Increasing near-term access to space by lowering the cost to launch
Initiatives and incentives to reinvigorate our mission to Mars
Equitable access to space for future generations and emerging space nations
Emergent or existing catastrophic risks that could compromise human access to space
Exploring social license and space: the role and future of space civil society
Challenging walled garden assumptions and imagining open systems in space
Ethical and social challenges for Lunar exploration: what can we learn from Earth?
Designing a circular space and Lunar economy
Lunar efforts and governance such as a sovereign wealth fund for the moon
Sharing lessons in closed environments: learning mishaps in the context of competition and national security
Space militarization technologies and related challenges and frameworks

We invite you to explore new opportunities, form lasting collaborations, and join us in driving cooperation toward a flourishing future in space. In addition to short presentations, working groups, and project development, there will be mentorship hours, time for open breakouts, and speaker & sponsor gatherings.