Panel: An Inter-Planetary Future: Commercial and Accessible Human Space Flight
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Tech Horizons Stage
Space
- Space travel is dream for many but has, until now, been exclusively accessible to an elite set of astronauts. That is changing and affordable, commercial space travel isn’t as far out of reach as you may think
- How will the cost of space travel continue to decrease, and what role does competition play in making space more accessible?
- What are the biggest technological and logistical hurdles to making interplanetary travel a reality?
- What opportunities does the 2030 decommissioning and subsequent replacement process of the ISS offer?
- What are the potential impacts of space tourism and colonisation on Earth’s economy and society?
