Abstract

Space astronomy missions to detect ingredients for life and exoplanets in the universe: status of current and future approved missions and new proposals - Water and life in the universe and on Earth: impact on human consciousness and societies - Satellite and probe missions for water remote sensing on Earth, planets, and other celestial bodies - Water and Life in the Solar System - Water from chemical, biological, and physical perspectives - Role of water from the ground to the upper atmosphere - Astrobiology: habitability, synthesis of organics in ice, and prebiotic chemistry in liquid water - Water, organics and life support for human exploration in low Earth orbit, the Moon and beyond - Interdisciplinary lectures, keynote talks, public lectures