"Planetary Exploration, Horizon 2061" is a long-term foresight exercise led by scientists, engineers and technology experts whose objective is to draw a long-term picture of the four pillars of planetary exploration:
(1) our major scientific questions on planetary systems;
(2) the different types of space missions that we need to fly;
(3) the key technologies we need to master;
(4) the ground-based and space-based infrastructures and services needed.
Its principal motivations are to inspire international collaborations to better meet technology and mission challenges and increase the overall science return of planetary exploration, and to share with the communities and leaders its major scientific questions and technological challenges.
This EPSC session devoted to “Planetary Exploration, Horizon 2061” will present the conclusions reached during the previous workshops to the participants to the EPSC-DPS conference, invite additional contributions, and stimulate future long-term forward-look activities related to the sciences and technologies of Planetary Exploration.