LuxExpo, The Box
This year's edition brought together more than 520 participants from across the global space resources community, including over 160 speakers and panellists, more than 80 posters, and 20 sponsors. Over four days of presentations, panel discussions, workshops, technology demonstrations and networking activities, participants explored the latest developments shaping the future of space resources.
Whether you attended as a researcher, industry representative, entrepreneur, student, investor or policymaker, thank you for contributing to the discussions and helping make this year's event a success.
As we close another successful edition, we are already looking ahead. Save the date for the 9th edition of Space Resources Week, which will take place from 10 to 13 May 2027 in Luxembourg.
Since its inauguration in 2018, Space Resources Week has become the event of reference for the space resources community.
Hosted annually in Luxembourg, Space Resources Week is organised by the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC), in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST).
The event brings together space agencies, industry leaders, researchers and early-stage ventures. It is, by design, multidisciplinary, addressing the scientific, technological, economic, legal and regulatory dimensions of space resources.
We share a common ambition: to advance the sustainable and responsible use of space resources for our future in space and on Earth.
In this fifth-anniversary edition, celebrating five years of ESRIC, we take the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved so far, how far the community has come, and what we aim to accomplish in the years ahead.
Looking forward, we need to map resources, plan future architectures for and with space resources, and develop roadmaps for translating ground-based research into space-ready technologies.
Scientific committee
Melchiorre Conti, European Space Agency
Advenit Makaya, European Space Agency
Mahulena Hoffmann, University of Luxembourg
Dennis Harries, European Space Resources Innovation Centre
Abigail Calzada Diaz, European Space Resources Innovation Centre
Joshua Rasera, Imperial College London
Jerry Sanders, European Space Resources Innovation Centre
Bo Byloos, Luxembourg Space Agency
Timon Schild, European Space Resources Innovation Centre
Francesco Liucci, European Space Agency
Mathias Link, Luxembourg Space Agency
Philipp Reiss, Technical University of Munich
Organising committee
Gabriella Vasarhelyi, European Space Resources Innovation Centre
Ernestina Binni, European Space Resources Innovation Centre
Chrystel Petiteville, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Finding resources on the Moon, Mars and Asteroids (e.g. missions, measurements, mapping, prospecting)
Extraction and use of resources on the Moon, Mars and Asteroids (e.g. excavation, beneficiation, oxygen and metals from regolith, water ice, purification, use)
Architectures for and with space resources (e.g. in-space refuelling using space resource-derived propellant)
Supporting technology (e.g. power, construction, automation and operation)
Legal, regulatory and policy studies
Economic studies related to space resources
Join our 2-day intensive course and gain a comprehensive overview of the space resources field, from identifying and extracting extraterrestrial materials to understanding the technologies, economics, policy frameworks and commercial ventures shaping the in-space economy.
Work in teams to design your own space resource utilisation plan and turn theory into mission-ready strategy.
04 May 2026
Luxembourg
Providing early career professionals a venue to present novel research to peers and gaining presentation experience
Opportunities to discuss research findings in depth
Encouraging collaboration by sharing ideas and emerging technologies with peers
