The 18th European Space Conference and the Race Back to the Moon. This week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah al-Ahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

This week, we're bringing you voices from the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels, the annual gathering where Europe's space leaders talk about the years ahead.

We start with Thomas Dimitrov, Deputy Executive Director of Lagos and Business Bridge Europe,

the organizations behind this conference.

Then, European Commissioner for Defense and Space, Andreas Kubilius,

reflects on a landmark year for European space policy and the programs defining Europe's future in orbit.

European Space Agency Director General Joseph Asbacher makes the case for why this decade is make or break for European competitiveness,

and why he wants to see a European boot on the moon.

Then France's minister-delegate for European affairs, Benjamin Haddad, frames lunar exploration as the next chapter of the European dream.

Germany's Federal Space Minister, Dorte Baer, reminds us lunar exploration as the next chapter of the European dream.

Germany's federal space minister, Dorte Baer, reminds us that the upcoming Artemis II mission to the moon cannot fly without European hardware. You'll also hear from many other

guests during a full panel on the Moonlight Initiative, Europe's ambitious plan to build

GPS and communications infrastructure

for the moon.

Then we'll wrap up with our chief scientist, Bruce Betts, who joins me for What's Up.

We'll dig into one of the most surprising challenges for lunar exploration.

What time is it on the moon?

And why does Einstein's theory of relativity make that question a lot harder to answer than you might think?

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