4th World Congress · Online · 30 June – 4 July 2026
Quality of Life, on Earth and Beyond
Thinkers, innovators and space humanists gathered to assess the state of civilization — and to shift the focus from mere survival to expansion, progress, and a renaissance of human civilization in space.
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14 July 2026
The Final Resolution
Seventeen priorities for the next five years, opening with a call for an international ban on space weapons.
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15 July 2026
A new Board of Directors
President Bernard Foing re-elected for a five-year mandate toward the 5th Congress in 2031, with a new Board.
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20 July 2026
Voting results & the Acta
The complete proceedings and the outcome of the voting session, published.
Symposia & tracks
- Congress ThesesStatus of civilization & quality of life · SRI organization, structure and planning
- Space Philosophy & Policy LabSpace philosophy & history · space policy · the Space 18th SDG Coalition
- Space Science & Engineering LabLiving in space · space tech & industry · space habitats · target young generations
- Space Renaissance Art & MediaSci-fi & future narrative · the Space Renaissance 4 All Gallery
- Partners SymposiumLUNEX · ACES Worldwide · The Mars Society · NSS · Moon Village Association · and more
Congress archive
- SRIC3 · 2021 Civilian Space Development — 12 priority objectives, adopted unanimously, among them simulated gravity, fully reusable vehicles, space-based solar power and adding an 18th SDG.
- SRIC2 · 2016 Held online over three days, the second Congress adopted five theses: Astronautics, Space for Peace, Building the Space Renaissance, Communication, and the Space Renaissance Academy.
- SRIC1 · 2011 The first World Congress adopted a Final Resolution and elected an executive committee; its theses became the book “Three Theses for the Space Renaissance”.
The 5th World Congress will meet in 2031.
Final Resolutions & Acta
Every congress, on the record.
The Final Resolution binds the association for the five years that follow; the Acta hold the complete proceedings.
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SRIC4 · 2026 — Quality of Life, on Earth and BeyondFinal Resolution Acta
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SRIC3 · 2021 — Civilian Space DevelopmentFinal Resolution Acta
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SRIC2 · 2016 — From Space Exploration to Space SettlementFinal Resolution Acta
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SRIC1 · 2011 — The first Space Renaissance World CongressFinal Resolution Acta