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Introductory Statement: National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationIntroductory Statement: European Space AgencyIntroductory Statement: Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyIntroductory Statement: Australian Space AgencyPART 1: SPACE MEDICINE AND HUMAN HEALTH1. Human Health in Space2. Space Medicine and Countermeasures3. Frontier Medical Technologies to Support Space ExplorationPART 2: SPACE BIOLOGY4. Plant Biology and a New Approach to Space Farming5. Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering in SpacePART 3: SPACE CHEMISTRY6. Chemistry Related Innovations in Space. Benefits of Flow Chemistry7. Catalysis in Space EnvironmentsPART 4: SPACE MINING8. Mining and Microbiology for the Solar System Silicate and Basalt Economy9. Near-Earth Asteroids as Promising Candidates for Space Resources10. Space Mining of Phosphorus from Moon Crust?Spillover of Learning from Earth11. Lunar Resources in Support of Human Interplanetary Settlement & LimitationsPART 5: SPACE FARMING & FOOD12. PONDS: A New Method for Plant Production in Space13. Space Food for the Future: Nutritional Challenges and Technological Strategies for Healthy and High-Quality ProductsPART 6: ADVANCED MATERIALS14. Metal Alloy Synthesis in Microgravity15. Layer-by-Layer Deposition in Microgravity for Enhanced Thin Film Production16. 3D Bioprinting Aboard the International Space Station using the Techshot BioFabrication FacilityPART 7: SPACE CONSTRUCTION17. Beyond the ISS: The World's First Commercial Space Station18. Leveraging Open Innovation to Incentivize Advances in Additive Construction in Space and on EarthPART 8: SPACE POLICY, LAW, AND ECONOMICS19. The Impact of the Artemis Accords on Resource Extraction20. Space Resources: Physical Constraints, Policy Choices, & Ethical ConsiderationsThe Future Of Space Exploration: A Young Perspective