SPACE RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL COURSE
17 & 18 APRIL 2023
LUXEMBOURG
Chamber of Commerce,
7 Rue Alcide de Gasperi, 1615 Luxembourg
Fee: EUR 600*
*including complementary entrance to the Space Resources Week conference
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides a broad overview of the space resources field, including the current knowledge of available resources in the Solar System; the resource identification, collection, extraction, and processing systems under development; economic and technical feasibility studies; legal, policy, and socio-economic issues; and space exploration architectures and commercial ventures that may be enabled by utilizing extraterrestrial resources. The course culminates with teams of participants developing a space resource utilization plan to identify, extract, and use resources from space.
This in-person course will be hosted in Luxembourg immediately before the Space Resources Week, organised by ESRIC from 19 to 21 April 2023.
AGENDA
MONDAY (17 APRIL, 2023) 08:00 - 18:00
REGISTRATIONS AND WELCOME COFFEE: 08:00 - 08:30
Welcome Remarks & Course Plan
The Field of Space Resources: Definitions
Resources Beyond Earth
Space Travel & Propulsion Basics
Customers for Space Resources
The Space Resources Value Chain
LUNCH 12:30 - 14:00
Prospecting & Exploration
Space Mining
Resource Extraction & Processing
The Space Resource Utilization Plan
RECEPTION: 18:00 - 19:30
TUESDAY (18 APRIL, 2023) 08:00 - 17:00
WELCOME COFFEE: 08:00 - 08:30
Space Manufacturing
Space Construction
Infrastructure: Power, Comms, Transport
Policy, Legal, and Socio-Economic Issues
Luxembourg Role in Space Resources
European Space Agency Perspective
LUNCH 12:30 - 14:00
Group Projects
Team Presentations
Open Discussion
What’s Next in Space Resources?
FINAL CEREMONY