Sustainable Lunar Village 2.0

This past Cosmic Sandbox event was a collaborative venture with EntIISc (Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), providing an exciting opportunity for innovation and collaboration in space exploration.

Live Chat on Chandra: Panel Discussion - February 3rd

Panelists:

• Narayan Prasad, COO at satsearch.co and Director of Research + Operations at Spaceport SARABHAI.

• Dr. Ranjana Kaul, Partner at Dua Associates, Law Offices, and Secretary General at Spaceport SARABHAI, India.

• Nikhitha Chadde, Social Impact Entrepreneur, Co-founder of Society for Space Education Research and Development (SSERD) & Genex Space, and TEDx Speaker.

• Jatan Mehta, Space Exploration Writer, Author of Moon Monday and Indian Space Progress.

• Dr. Akanksha Agarwal, MD in Psychiatry from NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

Hosted by: Namishka Mendonca, Science Communicator, Space Smurf social media coordinator

Panel Discussion Highlights: Explored topics like Air and Space Law, Business and Ecosystem, Neuropsychiatry, Space Education, media, and more.

Design Thinking Workshop: Curated by Dr. Sindhu Paramasivam, Chair and Head of Research, Asia Pacific Oceania Space Association (APOSA). The workshop included brainstorming sessions for participants to strategize and understand people's activities and emotions, infrastructure system requirements, sustainable presence, and pitch their dream lunar village.