The 6th COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) Symposium is taking place in Nicosia, Cyprus (no, I didn’t fly there) this Nov 3-7:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/symposia/
COSPAR: a bit of a big deal. Therefore, their meeting is big. Maybe too big; I’ll try my best to cut the program down to something small-body focused:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/congress.php?congress=12
Special and Plenary Events
Roundtable of Space Leaders
Monday, 3 November, 16:00 – 17:30
The discussion will center on:
• International collaboration: Sharing knowledge and resources to ensure that space exploration benefits all of humanity. This includes collaborative projects, resource sharing, and joint missions.
• Planetary defence and sustainability: Developing early warning systems and continuity plans for potential threats like space weather and near-Earth objects.
Public Outreach & Education Weekend
Saturday and Sunday, 8 and 9 November 2025
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StAnD – Students as Planetary Defenders
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B Space Studies of the Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System
Oral
10 Luxembourg’s vertical expansion: From Landlocked to unlimited in space
13 Status of Martian Moons eXploration MMX: Ready for launch in 2026
18 In-Orbit Demonstration of GO-2 Field Emission Electric Propulsion
23 New Space Industry Participation for Outer Planet Exploration: A Case for the OPENS Program Concept
Poster
30 Group in near-Earth comet orbits – sources of multiple known meteorites falls
30 Sublimation-Driven Dynamics – Nongravitational Effects on Main-Belt Asteroids near Jupiter’s 3:1 Resonance
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C Space Studies of the Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres
Oral
5 RASOR: Radio Astronomy and Space Observation Research Facility – A Future Prospect for Astronomy, Space Weather, and Space Situational Awareness
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D Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres
10 Early Science Results from the PUNCH mission
21 Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere: Overview, First Light, and Early Results
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PCSS Panel on Establishing a Constellation of Small Satellites
Oral
11 The NEOSeeker CubeSat
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PEX Panel on Exploration
Oral
1 Exploration of complex organics in solar system
2 Solar System Exploration Science Goals and Challenges Through the COSPAR Scientific Commission-B on Space Studies of the Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System
5 Improving Mass Constraints for Earth Impactors
10 The RAMSES CubeSat-1 Mission to (99942) Apophis
11 AEGIS: Italy’s Step Toward the Future of NEA Robotic Exploration – Rendezvous, Landing, and In-Situ Analysis
14 Reaching Further through Space
15 Forming Resonant Trajectories Through Venus Gravity Assists to Advance Dual Venus-Asteroid Exploration
Poster
20 Preliminary Feasibility Study of a Korean Small-Scale Mission to Asteroid 2024 YR4
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