Moon Village Association

International Moon Day 2023
2023-07-20 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
Welcome to the International Moon Day

ISRO-MVA Video competition Award Ceremony
2023-08-01 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Join us on August 1st at 16:00 IST to honor the winners of the ISRO-MVA Video Competition

The agenda of the ceremony would be as follows:

Speech ISRO Director CBPO Mr Sudheer Kumar N.

Speech MVA president Mr Giuseppe Reibaldi

Annoucement of winners by MVA Outreach Coordinator Pavithra Manghaipathy

Video broadcasting of Category

A winners Video broadcasting of Category B winners

Thankyou Speech by MVA South Asia Regional Coordinator Nidhi Vasaikar

MVA Hackathon 2023: Robotics & AI in a Moon Village
2023-08-11 08:00 - 2023-08-13 17:00 UTC
This year MVA are collaborating with the the MetaArchitectsHUB to give all participants access to a 3D metaverse! Participants will be able to place 3D models of their robots in a virtual 3D environment of the lunar surface.

Sign up for our Hackathon to design a robot with integrated AI capabilities to work on a Moon Village! You can walk around your robot as it stands on the lunar surface and winners will be able to get expert advice to perfect their designs and take it to the next level at conferences!

There will be guides on how to work with the metaverse, how to create efficient 3D models and also how to win a hackathon! (Thanks to our collaboration with The Dream Academy!)

Dates – August 11-13 (details on lectures to follow)

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ISRO - MVA webinar: Challenges in Lunar Landing
2023-09-13 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Bio of Speaker :

Shri Senthil Kumar G is currently working as Deputy Project Director, Mechanical Systems of Chandrayaan-3 Project in U R Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO. He has pursued Mechanical Engineering in College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University. He has rich experience in systems engineering of spacecraft. He has played a major role in configuration and realisation of Chandrayaan-3 & Chandrayaan-2 spacecrafts. His significant contribution also includes performance evaluation testing of Lunar Lander systems in Earth environment for Chandrayaan Landing Missions.

GEGSLA at the UN Science Summit
2023-09-20 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Paris)
Event Title: Recommended Framework for Sustainable Lunar Activities: Potential Contribution to the UN SDGs and the Summit for the Future

Date: September 20, 2023Time: 16:00 – 18:30 CEST

Registration: https://sciencesummitunga78.sched.com/event/1O4pe

Discover how the Moon Village Association (MVA) and its Global Expert Group for Sustainable Lunar Activities (GEGSLA) are shaping the future of lunar exploration. Gain insights into the GEGSLA Recommended Framework, its key elements for peaceful and sustainable lunar activities, and its relevance to United Nations Policy Brief 7.

Explore the intersections between the GEGSLA Framework, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Summit for the Future. Engage with leading experts and participate in a lively Q&A session!

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to be part of the discussion on lunar sustainability and its potential contributions to the UN SDGs.

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MVA Italia participation at the Space Education & Strategic Applications 2023 Conference
2023-09-21 13:30 - 14:40 (Europe/Rome)
The First MVA Italian Summer School, by the MVA Italy during the IMD 2023 , will be the subject of a panel in the following conference:

Space Education & Strategic Applications

The event is free and open to the public

Links for registration and the program are on the conference homepage: https://ipsonet.org/conferences/space-education-and-strategic-applications/

The MVA panel will be on 21 of September at 1:30-2:40 PM EDT

MVA participation at the IAC in Baku - Session D4.2
2023-10-03 10:15 - 12:45 UTC
Contribution of Moon Village to Solving Global Societal Issues

Description

Moon Village is a concept that brings together efforts, world-wide, from the private sector, governments, academics and others to explore and use the Moon in a sustainable manner. Moon Village is a community of projects carried out by stakeholders from different fields (for example, technical, scientific, cultural, economic) working together. The implementation of the Moon Village has already started with missions and activities in line with its spirit, It is a major step forward for the peaceful development of humankind. Moon Village can offer a new start to humanity on the Moon and on the Earth by contributing to solve global societal issues. The session will discuss the contributions of the Moon Village to the solution of global challenges (e.g., energy, population, sustainable development, many others). How the Moon Village will support the understanding of the global societal issues and bring benefits to society on a global scale will also be discussed. The session will include also the identification of the related technologies that need to be developed. The definition of a roadmap complementary to the UN Agenda 2030 will be also discussed.Date: 2023-10-03Time: 10:15Room: BCC Balcony C2IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Giuseppe Reibaldi, Moon Village Association (MVA), Austria;

Co-Chair: Prof. Yu Lu, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, China, China;

Rapporteur: Ms. Paivi Jukola, Aalto University, Finland;

More info and papers: https://iafastro.directory/iac/browse/IAC-23/D4/2/

Cultural WG webinar - Moon Rocks: Study and Inspiration
2023-11-14 17:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Paris)
‘For although our voyage is to be outward, it is also to be inward, to the sources of all great acts, which are not out there, but in here, in us all, where the muses dwell.’ Joseph Campbell, Myths to Live By, 1972

The six Apollo Moon Surface Missions yielded a rich collection of lunar soil and rock, gathered by astronauts, that continue to reveal stories of the early solar system. Within these samples are clues to understanding the planetary processes that created Earth and even the prebiotic materials that support life. These extra-terrestrial rocks have immense value for researchers and human culture alike – this webinar will examine both aspects of their significance.

Transdisciplinary Artist Erika Blumenfeld conceived and established the Astromaterials 3D virtual library for NASA as a permanent public resource for exploring the nature of the solar system and its formation. In this webinar she’ll discuss this pioneering project and how it relates to her art practice. Planetary Scientist Prof Ian Crawford (Birkbeck College, University of London) will discuss the impact the Apollo Mission rock samples have had on our understanding of the Moon and the origin and evolution of the solar system.

Erika Blumenfeld is an artist, researcher, and writer who seeks engagement across the arts, sciences, and humanities to cultivate artworks and dialogue that explore the material and poetic origins of our relationship with the natural world. She approaches her work like an ecological archivist, driven by a passion to trace and collect the evidence and stories of connection across the cosmos. A Guggenheim, Smithsonian, and Emerson Collective Fellow, Blumenfeld has had studios in laboratories, observatories, and extreme environments, and has collaborated with scientists and research institutions, including NASA, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, McDonald Observatory, and the South African National Antarctic Program. Her work has been exhibited widely and is featured in multiple books and museum collections. Blumenfeld is the creator and Science-Principal Investigator of Astromaterials 3D at NASA, where she leads a team to create an interactive 3D virtual library of NASA’s astromaterials collections for researchers and the public. https://erikablumenfeld.com/

Ian Crawford is an astronomer turned planetary scientist, and is currently Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology at Birkbeck College, University of London. The main focus of his research is in the area of lunar exploration, including the remote sensing of the lunar surface and the laboratory analysis of lunar samples. Ian also has research interests in the field of astrobiology, especially Martian analogue environments on Earth, and in the future of space exploration which he believes will become increasingly important for the future of humanity. A more detailed summary of interests, and list of publications, can be found at: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/our-staff/profile/8004655/ian-crawford

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7th Global Moon Village Workshop & Symposium
2023-12-06 08:00 - 2023-12-10 17:00 UTC
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GEGSLA 4th Meeting
2023-12-13 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
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Cultural WG & Lunar Human Physiology & Biology WG webinar: Microgravity and Human Health
2024-01-23 17:30 - 19:00 (Europe/Paris)
Co-organised by Cultural Considerations WG & Lunar Human Physiology & Biology WG

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Elisa Raffaella Ferre, Birkbeck University, LondonThe Next Small Step: How Microgravity influences Brain and Behaviour

Thais Russomano, Co-Founder & CEO, InnovaSpace-UKSpace Medicine: Challenges and Achievements

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About

Space travel involves, as is known, considerable physical risks for those who undertake it. Long-duration missions have allowed scientists to thoroughly study the effects that prolonged stay in zero gravity, with limited possibilities of movement and exposure to significant amounts of solar radiation, has on the human body. Apart from the initial discomfort due to space adaptation syndrome (SAS), which involves nausea, headache and lethargy for a few days, the astronauts showed muscle atrophy, osteopenia, alterations in the production of red blood cells, cardiovascular dysfunction, reduction in effectiveness of the immune system, sleep disorders, etc. Moreover, studies conducted in extreme environments on Earth have highlighted numerous possible psychological problems such as stress, boredom and many other factors on safety, efficiency and quality of life in space. This webinar intends to take stock of the progress made by medicine and neuroscience to overcome the serious physical and psychological imbalances associated with life in microgravity.

Speakers

Prof Elisa Raffaella Ferre has completed a Bsc, a Msc, and a PhD in Psychology at the Università degli Studi di Pavia (Italy). She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (UK), then she took up her first faculty position at Royal Holloway University of London (UK). In September 2021, she joined Birkbeck University of London (UK), where she established the Vestibular Neuroscience Laboratory and presently holds the position of Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience. She holds the position of Co-Coordinator for the UK Space Life and Biomedical Sciences Association (UKSpaceLABS) and serves as the elected Secretary for the European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA). She is engaged in collaborations with ESA Education and with United Nations Space Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Access to Space for All initiatives. She acts as mentor for the UNOOSA Space4Women initiative.

Prof Thais Russomano, MD, MSc, PhD, FRSA has +30 yr of experience in Aerospace Medicine, Space Physiology, Telemedicine & Digital Health. She is an MD from Brazil, specialised in internal medicine, has an MSc in Aerospace Medicine (USA) and PhD in Space Physiology from King’s College London (UK). She worked as a researcher at DLR, Germany, before establishing and coordinating the Microgravity Centre, PUCRS for 18 years. She is academically linked to several universities, is an Elected Academician of the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine and the International Academy of Astronautics (Board of Trustees). She is a Board Member of companies, holds patents related to Space Sciences, has numerous scientific publications and has acted as a voluntary Mentor for Space4Women, an initiative of the UNOOSA. She is also Co-Founder & CEO of InnovaSpace-UK and the Chair of the recently established Lunar Human Physiology and Biology Working Group in MVA.

MVA Participation at COPUOS STSC 2024
2024-01-29 08:00 - 2024-02-09 17:00 (Europe/Paris)
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1st International Symposium on Moon Farside Protection: A Revolutionary Event in the Space Sector
2024-03-21 08:00 - 2024-03-22 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
MVA is proud to support the 1st International Symposium on Moon Farside Protection: A Revolutionary Event in the Space Sector. The Symposium will take place on March 21-22, in Turin, Italy.

MVA Participation at IAF Spring Meetings 2024
2024-03-26 08:00 - 2024-03-28 17:00 (Europe/Paris)

"The Path of Man between Science and Technology" : 40 Years Later The Return to the Moon and the Emergence of Artificial Intelligence
2024-04-16 10:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Rome) | Giorgio Amendola Foundation, Via Tollegno 52, Torino, Torino, 10154, Italy
At the Giorgio Amendola Foundation, Via Tollegno 52 – 10154 Turin (TO)

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 from 10:00 to 20:00

In 1984, on the first issue of the “Rinnovamento” magazine published by the emerging Amendola Foundation, Gianni Jarre, a professor of aerospace engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin, in an article titled “The Path of Man between Science and Technology” traced the history of the interaction between science and technology, highlighting key moments in their development. Starting from the inventions of Stephenson and Faraday in the nineteenth century, science and technology have evolved in parallel; an example is the scientific understanding of electromagnetism which led to innovations such as the dynamo and the telephone. Jarre then highlighted the role of empirical technique in the success of, for example, the Wright brothers, who in 1903 built the first airplane, defying the predictions of official science and contributing to the development of aeronautics. The growing interconnection between technology, science, and civilization in the twentieth century generated rapid progress in sectors such as missile technology and nuclear engineering. Jarre concluded the article by emphasizing the crucial need to manage the complex relationship between different emerging attitudes in society (“technophilia” vs “technophobia”) to guide society towards a more responsible future civilization.

Today, 40 years later, this need is still present and relevant in emerging technological and scientific challenges, examples of which are the renewed human exploration activities of space and the Moon by all national space agencies, and in the field of computing, the emergence of a new form of artificial intelligence on Earth and in space. Managing these relationships is at the core of the motivations of the Moon Village Association (moonvillageassociation.org), an international NGO dedicated to the sustainable development of lunar exploration, and the Giorgio Amendola Foundation, which has always been committed to issues of the social impact of technologies and emerging scientific challenges. And these are the themes on which we would like to reflect together on this day.

During the all-day (10:00 to 20:00) , there will be representatives from the Moon Village Association, PoliTo, PoliMi, the ITS Aerospace Academy Piedmont, and ITC Linderberg, also will be possible to visit the exhibitions:

“Innovative Technologies for Lunar Exploration”:

“CubeSat Self-propelled” (Newroboticarm)

“Intelligent” Fabrics for Space Exploration (Fiscatech & BeD)

“So Far, So Close”: Cosmic Ray Measurements in Space with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (ams02.space) and ground control of space missions”;

“Radiation and Safety on the Moon: Active Shielding for Radiation Protection: How fundamental research addresses the problem of shielding from cosmic rays in lunar exploration.

From 15:00 to 18:30 there will be the following speeches

15:00-15:10 “Introduction”, Prospero Cerabona – President of the Amendola Foundation

15:10-15:25 “Istitutional geetings“, Andrea Tronzano – Councilor for the development of productive activities and SMEs and for the Budget – Regione Piemonte

15:25-15:40 “The Moon Village Association”: Giuseppe Reibaldi – President of the Moon Village Association

15:40-16:10 “Robotic Technologies for Lunar Applications and AI”: Giovanni Giordano – CEO Newroboticarm, Giovanni Spada- Newroboticarm, Sergio Lodezzano – Newroboticarm

16:10-16:40 “Wearable Technologies for Health Monitoring: space missions and terrestrial applications”, Giovanni Giordano – CEO Newroboticarm, Sergio Lodezzano- Newroboticarm, Cristiano Paron – Fiscatech, Francesco Bonaccorso- BeD

16:40-17:10 “How astronauts see” Carlo Aleci – Prof. of Psychophysics of Vision at the University of Turin 17:10-17:40 Lecture from Nanoracks

17:40-18:00 Round table on the topics addressed: Prof. P. Maggiore, Prof. S. Pastorelli, and Dr. M. Mancini from PoliTO will intervene

18:00-18:30 Discussion and Conclusion

For information write to

giovanni.giordano@newroboticarm.com

alessandro.bartoloni@dev.brb.rs

Earth Day 2024 - Climate Action & Lunar Exploration
2024-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Paris)
Virtual Event co-organised with The Human Space Program and Cosmic Citizen Trainings

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Cultural Considerations WG webinar - Still as bright
2024-05-14 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
“Still as Bright blends scientific, cultural and personal strands in an exploration of the Moon and its place in our lives and in mine. I come to know the Moon through my backyard telescope, traversing its wild and sublime surface while contemplating place, time, childhood, mortality—and the future of humans on the Moon. You’ll meet forgotten selenographers, astronauts, scientists, artists and lunar bat-men (hint: they’re not real). You’ll witness a rocket launch, my failed attempt at an occult lunar ritual (a bit icky) and join me at the eyepiece of the 60-inch reflector at Mt. Wilson, California (like orbiting in a capsule).” (Christopher Cokinos)

Key Speakers

Christopher Cokinos, author of the book Still as Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon from Antiquity to Tomorrow.Francis French will add more background stories about Al Worden and other astronauts.

Introduction: Remo Rapetti

Comments and questions: Lisa Pettibone, visual artistGiulio Prisco, futurist, cosmist, author

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Christopher Cokinos is the author or coeditor of several books, including The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars, Hope Is the Things with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds, and Beyond Earth’s Edge: The Poetry of Spaceflight. He is the winner of awards and fellowships from, among others, New American Press, the Whiting Foundation, the Rachel Carson Center in Munich, and the National Science Foundation. His poems, articles, and essays have appeared in such venues as Scientific American, High Country News, Astronomy, Discover.com, and the Los Angeles Times. Having taught literature, writing, and science communication for more than three decades at three universities, he again lives and writes in Utah.

Francis French has international experience in relating science, engineering, music, astronomy, art, and wildlife to general audiences through classes, workshops, public speaking, television and documentary productions. He is the author of numerous bestselling history books, including a number of books with Apollo astronauts. In “The Light of Earth,” he worked with Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden to uncover never-before-published poems written in the days and weeks after Worden’s return from the moon. His books are listed at www.francisfrench.com
