Space Exploration Symposium 2025

AI interpretation of terraforming Mars

October 15–17, 2025

North Campus,

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This year's ß÷ßäÉçÇø, Space Exploration Symposium will include talks on soviet space history, space science and exploration, careers in aerospace, and more. Our keynote speakers are Dr. Nina Lanza from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Dr. Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, Assistant Professor of medical ethics and health policy at Baylor College of Medicine. Our industrial keynote speaker will be Karina Sapelnikova, Head of Propulsion at PAVE in Switzerland and former Logistics Officer for Launch Canada.

Daytime talks will take place in Tory 3-36, with opening words from Dr. Chris Herd at 2pm on Wednesday October 15th. There will be daytime sessions on Thursday October 16th and Friday October 17th as well.

A complete schedule of talks will be available shortly.

The keynote lectures and roundtable discussion will take place at 7pm on Thursday October 16th at the Myer Horowitz Theatre.