Opening by Lisa Burke

• Building a Sustainable Lunar Economy: Refuelling and In-Situ Resource Utilisation
• An Architecture for Helium-3 Harvesting from the Moon
• New Opportunities for Moon & Mars Architectures Enabled by the Embodied Energy Metric
• PLS-SEM Analysis and Domain-Specific NPV Approach for Lunar Oxygen Mining Missions

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Meet the start-ups from the ESRIC Start-up Support Programme shaping the future of space resources
 

• Tumi Robotics
• Mirores Mining Data Services
• Aphelia Space
• Dhow Energy & Exploration
• Interstellar Mapping
• Imensus

Pitching session led by Lari Cujko and Olivier Zephir

Session chair: Maher Kalaji (Asteroid Foundation)

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Tech Demonstration
10:40–10:55 – Orbit Recycling

What if lunar landers became building blocks instead of waste?
Orbit Recycling, with ESA, is proving it's possible. Their automated metal casting demonstrator shows how aluminum from landers like the Argonaut (EL3) can be recycled using lunar regolith molds for on-site manufacturing.
Watch their video here

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Deep tech business development roundtable 

Deep tech ventures face major scientific and engineering challenges. To move from lab to market and achieve product-market fit, they require tailored business development models. These challenges are even greater in emerging industries like ISRU (In-Situ Resource Utilization), where markets are not yet fully developed and a blue ocean strategy is often needed. In this context, building strong strategic partnerships, such as Joint Development Agreements (JDAs), is essential to co-create demand and de-risk market generation. JDAs can take different forms depending on the stage of the venture. At the pre-seed stage, Business-to-Research (B2R) agreements are crucial to secure Proof of Principle (PoP), an important step towards achieving Proof of Concept (PoC). Collaborating with research and academic labs to secure PoP also helps attract Business-to-Government (B2G) support for PoC activities. B2G grants and other early investments encourage Business-to-Business (B2B) collaborations, strengthening business development and improving the case for seed-stage investment. This session will offer practical advice, methods, and best practices from domain experts active in deep tech venture. It will also show how strong lab-to-market ecosystems and strategic partnerships can boost the growth of deep tech startups

Session led by Lisa Burke

• Evaluating ISRU for a Sustained Lunar Economy
• How Early Lunar Habitation Consumable Demand & ISRU Demonstrations are an Off-World Proving Ground
• Restructuring Development and Implementation of ISRU in NASA’s Artemis Program
• Optimizing the Space Resource Value Chain for Reserves Evaluation and Cut-Off Grade Estimation
• The Space Resources Fund: A Proposal for Benefit Sharing and Investment in SRU
• Space Resources and Thinking Like Miners !

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Session led by Olivier Zephir (Technoport)

• Decentralised Finance, Tokenisation, and Community-Building in the Space Ecosystem: Alpha Persei DAO
• Making the Moon Investable for Resources Investors

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Tech Demonstration
12:45–13:00 – Spacebackend

13:10–13:25 – Imenus - Lunar Seismic Demonstration
We’re showcasing the first prototype of MINTROP 1, the first iteratin of our fully autonomous seismic exploration rover for the Moon, and Lunaphone, a high-sensitivity seismic sensor for extraterrestrial environments. Also featured: our regolith test stand, used to evaluate sensor coupling with lunar soil. Imensus Resources – advancing autonomous geophysics beyond Earth
Watch their video here

Presenters

Session led by Ernestina Binni (ESRIC)

• Revolutionizing Lunar Resource Utilization with Prediction Modeling and MoonFibre
• Extraction Strategies: Space Resource Beneficiation
• Revolutionizing Space Mining: Delivering Lunar Regolith for ISRU Innovation
• Geotechnical Assessments Required Before Infrastructure Construction Activities
• Opportunities for game-changing technology innovations for future cis-lunar mission

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Session led by Dennis Harries (ESRIC)

• Intuitive Machines: Enabling Commercial International Lunar Scientific Exploration
• Active Nuclear Imaging Systems for Investigating Lunar Water Ice and Geochemistry
• Real-Time Identification of Minerals from Multimodal Spectroscopy for In-Situ Surface Exploration
• Exploring lunar resources using advanced techniques and machine learning, focusing on rare elements
• Integrated in-situ sensing of surface and subsurface for lunar resources prospecting
• PROGReX: a compact X-ray/gamma-ray spectrometer for prospecting of resources on planetary surfaces
• Rover-wheel-based Permittivity Sensors for Prospecting of Lunar Water
• Variational autoencoders for Discovery of Anomalous Features in Ultra-Large Lunar and Planetary Data
• Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy as a prospecting technology for commercial ISRU missions.

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Panel members:

• Maana Electric
• FibreCoat
• Orbit Fab
• Orbital Matter
• Space Power

Session chair: Francesco Liucci (ESA)

Tech Demonstration
15:40–15:55 – Lightigo

Session led by James Carpenter (ESA)

• The ILRPC: An Immediate Next Step in the Exploration of Our Moon
• An International Consortium for an International Lunar Resources Prospecting Campaign

Speakers

PLEASE REGISTER HERE

Workshop lead by

• Francesco Liucci, Innovation Management Officer (Serco for ESA)
• Stefania Pandolfi, Strategy and Programme Benefits Analyst (ATG for ESA)

Length 2h 30mins. 
The workshop will focus on mapping the entities and their interactions along the Lunar Space Resources Value Chain in collaborative effort led by the presenters and involving all participants.

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Session chair: James Carpenter (ESA)

Panelists

Session led by Vibha Levin Prabhu (ESRIC)

• Investigating the Transport of Lunar Regolith Simulants Through Vertically Vibrated Inclined Pipes
• Integrated Regolith Handling Technologies to Address Key ISRU Gaps
• Novel approach to increase flowability of regolith: Agglomeration of powder for thermal spraying
• Three-Dimensional Lunar Regolith Bucket Conveyor - LUREBUCON3D
• Application of the Electrostatic Travelling Wave for Particle Size Classification on the Moon
• Design of a Continuous Lunar Regolith Particle Size Classification System

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Join us at Melusina for extra networking event

We’re hosting a special networking event at Melusina as part of Space Resources Week.

Nestled by the Alzette River, Melusina is known for its lively atmosphere, stylish décor, and great views of Luxembourg City. It’s the perfect spot to connect with other attendees, discuss the latest developments in space resources, and unwind after a full day of conference sessions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Opening by Lisa Burke
Session led by Advenit Makaya (ESA)

• Thermal post-processing of metals extracted from lunar regolith simulant by molten salt electrolysis
• Advancing Fibre-Reinforced Composite Fabrication Using Lunar Regolith Simulant EAC-1A
• In-Space Manufacturing by Laser Powder Directed Energy Deposition
• Selective metal oxide extraction from regolith using laser heating
• Production and Mechanical Characterization of Glass Fibres Derived from Lunar Regolith Simulants
• Modular Lunar Habitats: Interlocking 3D-Printed Domes for Sustainable Exploration

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Session led by Lari Cujko (ESRIC)

• Extreme habitats
• CATs&DOG for Harsh Environments & Global Challenges — Circular Architectural Techniques with Design, Origami and Geometry
• Regolith-based composite materials utilizing waste microbial biomass from life support systems
• Water Circularity for Sustainable Space Resources

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Tech Demonstration
10:40–10:55 – ESA / MILO payload

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Session led by Lari Cujko (ESRIC)

• FLARE: Advancing Lunar Mobility and Infrastructure with Resource-Driven Innovation
• Smart Skin for Exploration Cobots (SSEC)
• Main Belt Company - Modular Autonomous Platform for Exploration and Mining of Small Asteroids
• SPACE MOBILITY: Advanced Legged Robots for Lunar Exploration and ISRU
• SPAIDER SPACE: Building the Future Digital Workforce for Space Industry Innovation Revolution
• icMercury - Leveraging Satellite Technology for Advancing Mining and Mineral Resources
• From Earth to the Moon: Duremea's Fuel Cells and Electrolysers for Robust Energy Systems

Speakers

Session chair led by Joshua Rasera (Imperial College London)

• Granular Modeling of Regolith-Plant Interactions for Lunar ISRU Applications
• Regolith simulants testing for Discrete Element simulations calibrations
• Targeted mineral beneficiation of lunar regolith: Feasibility assessment and next steps
• How does penetration performance of soil burrowing probes depend on the tip design?
• Lunar Infrastructure Development Engineering
• Microwave vacuum sintering of LMS-1 simulant at different temperatures for lunar construction

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Tech Demonstration
12:45–13:00 – EURO2MOON

Presenter

Session led by Aidan Cowley (ESA)

• Maana Electric’s roadmap towards becoming the utility company of the Solar System
• Laser-Powered Lunar Grid
• Neamine – From Moon to Earth: solar-powered innovations for lunar ISRU and CO₂ Sequestration
• Revolutionizing Lunar Energy: Advanced Space Fuel Cells for Moon Mission

Speakers

Session led by Lisa Burke

• Europe's Largest Dusty Thermal Vacuum Chamber
• Versatile architecture of the Ground Based Pilot Plant (GBPP) and Utilisation plan
• ESA’s Vulcan Analogue Sample Facility: Applied Simulants Research
• ROSE-OASIS: Operational and Systems Interoperability Site – a Lunar proving ground

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Session led by Lisa Burke

• Test stand for simulating and analyzing lunar thermal conditions in laser beam melting of regolith
• Recent Advantages on lunar regolith simulants for European research and its characteristics
• Graphite Components for Lunar In-Situ Resource Utilization
• Flash Sintering of Lunar Regolith Simulant
• From Regolith to Aluminum Additive Manufacturing on the Moon: A Bench-Scale Pathway

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