Horyzont Mars

New technologies and new challenges in an accelerating space race

Date: November 5-6, 2026
Venue: Institute of Political Science, University of Wrocław

Conference program For speakers

2026

Main conference themes

Safe exploration and use of the Moon and Mars.
Mars as a future component of Earth security: economic, resource-based and technological.
Safety of human spaceflight.
Medicine in space and space-enabled medicine on Earth.
Space technologies for security and defence.
Between satellites and drones: new technologies in armed conflicts and peaceful applications.
Satellite infrastructure for defence and security.
Space Traffic Management and other forms of orbital safety around Earth and the Moon.
European actions and ambitions for defending security in and from space.
ESA and the European Union on the path to redefining their role in space security and defence.
Polish efforts to strengthen security and defence on Earth and in space.
Space sustainability: safe, responsible development of the space environment.
The legal dimension of space security and space safety.
International security in space and in relation to space.
Education for the space age: how space supports children and young people.

Thinking beyond the global horizon

Horyzont Mars

In unsettled times shaped by approaching military conflicts, Horyzont Mars looks beyond the narrow limits of Earth. We believe that peaceful exploration and development of the Solar System can support non-military solutions on Earth, accelerate science and technology, and reduce harmful pressure on our planet.

The Moon will play an important role in this process, but Mars remains a turning point in opening the outer regions of the Solar System. The conference also looks at the wider space environment and the growing human presence within it.

Our ambition is to build a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary forum for experts from different fields and industries, including those only recently associated with the space sector.