Plenary 2: Host Plenary – How to Live and Work on ISS, Moon and Mars

Monday 1 October 2018, 18:15 – 19:30
Location: Bremen Conference Center – DLR Hall

Today’s visions of sending astronauts to Moon and Mars do not seem to be scheduled for a far distant future anymore. It is not the question of whether, but when we will be ready to go. ZARM (Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity) wants to focus the Host Plenary on research under space conditions and the practical requirements for working and living in space. We aim to show how the foundations for future extraterrestrial astronautic missions are being laid out.

Our guests will give short presentations (TED talk style) on their scientific work and their personal experience focusing on the following questions:

Why is research under space conditions so important?
What are the demands of an ideal workplace on ISS, Moon or Mars?
How does the living and working environment influence the team dynamics?
What are the technical and architectural specifications for a habitat that allows human beings to physically and psychologically cope with extreme living conditions?
What are the expected benefits of astronautic missions to Moon or Mars?