Abeer S. Bin Farhan Al Saud

Alice Gorman

Space archaeologist and heritage consultant. She is a member of the Advisory Council of the Space Industry Association of Australia and a pioneer in the field of space heritage governance.

Amanda Erickson Harvey

Amanda is the Program Coordinator for the Visitor Centre at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where she designs and delivers public programming on NASA missions, space science, and aeronautical engineering. Her background spans archaeology, cultural resource management, and museums. She holds an MA in Public Archaeology from University College London.

Beth O’Leary

Professor Emerita of Anthropology at New Mexico State University, Beth pioneered the field of Space Archaeology and Heritage, focusing on the preservation of cultural resources on the Moon. She investigated the archaeological assemblage at the Apollo 11 Tranquility Base site and led efforts to nominate its artefacts to the California and New Mexico Registers of Cultural Properties. She co-produced NASA’s Recommendations to Space-Faring Entities (2011) and has published widely on space heritage since 2009.

Bryan Lintott

A polar historian, Bryan’s engagement with heritage spans academic research and advocacy. His work has included the conservation of Scott’s and Shackleton’s Antarctic huts and the history of Antarctic airborne glaciological radar. He has served as President of ICOMOS Aotearoa New Zealand and Secretary-General of ICOMOS Polar Heritage, and led the ICOMOS Working Group on AeroSpace Heritage in 2022. He is an Institute Associate of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, and an Associate Professor at UiT — The Arctic University of Norway.

Gai Jorayev, Ph.D.

Gai is a university researcher working at the intersection of heritage documentation, interpretation, management, and digital technologies. His research encompasses the history and heritage of space exploration and Earth observation, as well as industrial heritage, rural and cultural landscapes, and intangible heritage. He brings a broad perspective to ongoing debates on decolonisation, ethics in heritage and archaeology, and heritage-based development and cultural tourism.

Ingo Heidbrink

Professor of Maritime History at Old Dominion University. His research focuses on the history of technology and international industrial heritage, specifically the logistical and technical frameworks of global exploration and aerospace development.

Javier Mejuto

Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Space Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Honduras, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern Queensland (Australia). He serves as President of the National Astronomy Commission of Honduras within the IAU, where he is also Co-Chair of the Astronomy in Culture Working Group, and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. His research focuses on the astronomical and space heritage of Central America, ethnoastronomy, archaeoastronomy, and the social dimensions of space access for underrepresented groups.

Jean-Pierre Blay

Doctor of History and expert in urban geography. He specializes in the historical development of aviation clusters and the impact of aerospace infrastructure on cultural and social identity.

Jeeyeon Bae

Specialist in international cultural policy and the protection of technological heritage. Her work focuses on the intersection of modern history, architectural conservation, and the governance of global scientific sites.

Jorge González García

Jörg Haspel

Professor and former Director of the Berlin State Monument Authority. He is a leading expert in industrial monuments and urban heritage, with extensive work on the preservation of Cold War aerospace facilities in Berlin.

Justin A. Holcomb, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Professor at the Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas. An anthropological archaeologist and geoarchaeologist, Justin specialises in human dispersal into new regions and landscapes — from the movement of Neanderthals into the Greek Islands to the initial peopling of the Americas and, now, the dispersal of humans across the solar system. He developed the emerging subfield of Planetary Geoarchaeology and coined the term “Lunar Anthropocene” to highlight humanity’s material impact on the lunar surface.

Justin Walsh

Professor of Art History and Archaeology at Chapman University. He is the co-director of the International Space Station Archaeological Project (ISSAP), the first large-scale archaeological study of a human habitat in space.

Kengo Hayashi

Kevin Barber-Dungavel

Heritage specialist and Emerging Professional Coordinator, focused on the management of scientific and technological heritage sites and the training of the next generation of conservation specialists.

Lei Luo

Leo Schmidt

Lori Collins

Research Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information at USF. She utilizes 3D imaging and laser scanning to document and preserve historic aerospace sites and technological artefacts.

Maire Mattinen

Mikhail Marov

Milford Wayne Donaldson

Robin Mandal

An architect and founding principal of RMA Architecture, Robin is a former President of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and a flight instructor of thirty years’ experience. His lifelong advocacy for conservation has produced initiatives including the RIAI Conservation Accreditation system, Irish Architects Declare, and the Dublin Democratic Planning Alliance. He serves on the boards of the Irish Architects Benevolent Society, the Alfred Beit Foundation, and An Taisce, and champions just transition, climate action, and the elimination of poverty.

Tom Hassall

Tracy Ireland

Travis Doering

Co-Director of the Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information. Specialist in archaeology and digital documentation, leading projects to preserve global heritage through advanced geospatial and 3D technologies.