SYDNEY — Leaders of the world's major space agencies shared visions for space in the coming years at a major space congress in Australia's biggest city, showcasing a wide range of plans for the future of space.
Representatives of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) took turns laying out their plans on Monday (Sept. 29) at the 2025 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) here in Sydney.
The One-to-One with Heads of Space Agencies plenary event kicked off with NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy being asked about his agency's plans for the moon. "It's been 53 years since we had humans on the moon, right? So I