Please could you distribute this final announcement on the Mars and Moon
lists
Thanks,
B.H. Foing
Chief Scientist
ESA RSSD

Dear colleague,

Please find herewith the final announcement for an IAA/ESA workshop on "The
Next Steps in Exploring Deep Space" to be held at ESTEC on 22-23 September
2003. We would be pleased if you could participate.

This workshop will build up on an ongoing IAA cosmic study " Next Steps in
Exploring Deep Space", in order to provide a vision for the scientific
exploration of space by humans in the first half of the 21st Century. The
purpose is to provide a roadmap for a systematic, logical, and science-driven
plan for exploration of the Solar System and unlocking the mysteries of the
Universe-a program that builds gradually and systematically to establish a
permanent presence at each outpost along the way and that builds the
communications, transportation and other logistical infrastructure as it
proceeds. The workshop will elaborate a set of long-term scientific goals
for space exploration that provide the context for carrying out scientific
investigations at specific destinations in space. The workshop will also
consider the scientific priorities established by various communities and
space agencies over the world.
Possible architectures will be discussed for the space flight infrastructure
required to pursue these science goals at the specified destinations,
including examination of the relevant policy, international aspects and
public engagement in this enterprise.
Please find attached the workshop second announcement and programme of
invited speakers. There are still possibilities for contributed talks during
the splinter sessions, or for poster presentations. The final programme with
all contributions will be finalised on Sept 1st.
Note that the IAA/ESA workshop is followed by the 5th IAA conference on
Low-cost Planetary Missions at ESTEC (24-26 Sept 03) and by the 54th
International Congress in Bremen (29 Sept- 3 Oct 03).

Best regards,

The workshop organisers:
Wesley T. Huntress, Jr., (IAA), Director, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie
Institution of Washington
Bernard H. Foing, (ESA), Chief Scientist, ESA Research and Scientific Support
Dept., ESTEC/SCI-SR

Raoul