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🚀 Live Stream: Life and Space DAYS 2025 – ESA Exploration Science

Join us for another major session of Life and Space DAYS 2025, hosted by the Polish Astrobiological Society (PTAstroBio). In this lecture, Dr. Christiane Hahn of the European Space Agency (ESA) will present the agency’s latest priorities, achievements, and future directions in biological and life sciences for human and robotic exploration.

The talk highlights ESA’s strategic approach to sustainable exploration of low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars, guided by the Explore 2040 roadmap. Central to these efforts is biological and life sciences research, which supports astronaut health, advances fundamental science, and enables long-duration missions.

Abstract:
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Human and Robotic Exploration Directorate focuses on sustainable human and robotic exploration of low-Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars, highlighted by the Explore 2040 strategy. Central to this effort is biological and life sciences research, which supports astronaut health and enables fundamental scientific discoveries in space.
ESA’s Exploration Science programme has two pillars: exploration-focused science – addressing mission needs, and exploration-enabled science – utilizing existing platforms for broad scientific research. Biology bridges these by studying areas such as astrobiology, microbiology, cell and plant biology, critical for understanding life’s resilience in space and developing life support systems. Emerging technologies like 3D bioprinting and synthetic biology enhance capabilities for long-duration missions. Currently, ESA supports a broad astrobiology research portfolio and fosters international collaborations to push the field forward. This presentation highlights ESA’s biology and life sciences priorities, recent achievements, strategic directions, and collaboration opportunities. Through interdisciplinary partnerships and innovation, ESA aims to deepen understanding of life in extreme environments and underpin the success of future human space exploration.

This session provides an in-depth look at ESA’s contributions to space biology, astrobiology, mission-driven science, and the technologies that will support future human exploration.

🌍 Learn how Europe is shaping the future of life sciences in space — from 3D bioprinting and synthetic biology to understanding how life adapts to extreme environments.

More information about LAS25: https://astrobio.pl/las25/