We are excited to announce that the final event in the 2024 Melbourne International Space Festival will be a special 2025 ‘New Year’ edition of the International Humans in Space Summit.

IHS 2025 will be fully virtual (via Zoom) and free for all registrants. We plan to bring you an exciting selection of panels and presenters. The Summit will begin with a half-day session from US-based experts discussing what happens to the human body in space, mishaps in space, and the history of space medicine. The full program and timings will be confirmed once available.

IHS 2025 will take place on Saturday 11 January 2025 (Australian time) from 10:00 AEDT. For those in North America, this will be the evening of Friday 10 January 2025 from 17:00 CST. Visit https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/ to find your time zone.

Even if you are not able to attend personally due to the time difference, we are planning to make recordings available (where presenters consent) on the ad astra vita project YouTube channel.

To attend the Summit, all participants must register in advance. Feel free to share the web page and Humanitix registration link with colleagues and friends who might be interested.

Further information, including the program and presenter details, will be posted here: https://adastravita.com/events/international-humans-in-space-summit-2025/.

The 6th International Humans in Space Summit, previously the Australian Space Biology x Health Summit (ASBX), was established in 2019 with the vision to bring the international research and industry community together to bridge the gap between science, industry, and policy relating to the human exploration of space in a diverse and accessible manner that also serves to stimulate and support the interest of ‘the next generation’ in space-related careers. It has a philanthropic aim to help children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances, and since 2023 has been fundraising for the UNICEF Ukraine Emergency Appeal.

Due to the pandemic, the Summit was held online in 2020 and 2021, and was held in person in Sydney in 2022. The 2023 virtual Summit was the final event in the first new Melbourne International Space Festival.