Economic aspects of space, review and prospects

New and emerging private space initiatives

Space tourism for ordinary people including legal, physiological and other aspects

Asteroid mining, legal and technological aspects

New human habitable spacecraft, space capsules

Space technologies that contribute to public safety, and humanitarian efforts in the face of both natural, man-made threats,

Earth observation projects and programs geared especially toward prediction, mitigation, monitoring of natural disasters

Computational modeling for design, development and control of space vehicles.

Development of new and affordable launch capabilities

Small satellites, micro, nano and pico satellites, cubesats

New and novel instrumentation for various spacecraft functions, including ADCS, power, vehicle control, space robotics etc.

Design and construction of space structures, space systems, materials, simulation and testing

Additive manufacturing technologies for space applications

Applications of nanotechnology in space

New remote sensing technologies and applications, i.e. hyperspectral sensing, SAR, applications in environment, agriculture, etc.

Big Data from Space: Exploration of different types and huge amounts of data generated by space assets

Developments in GNSS, interoperability, new applications, including regional positioning systems

Satellite time and frequency transfer systems

Advanced technologies for satellite communications

Scientific applications, deep space, near-earth space, space weather, microgravity

Energy from space

Computational modeling of material processing and other flow physics associated processes under microgravity conditions

International cooperation, especially among spacefaring and developing countries

Space law, space medicine, and benefits of information available from space (social, educational and others)

Visions of the future of space science, multiverses, black holes, etc