Summary Whitepaper Symposium 1

The Space Reproduction Roadmap Consortium (SRRC) is a global collaboration focused on exploring how humans can safely reproduce beyond Earth. Following its inaugural symposium in September 2025, SRRC shares its first results toward developing a long-term, ethically grounded research roadmap for their goal. Experts from reproductive medicine, space biology, technology, ethics, law, and geopolitics highlighted that permanent human settlements beyond Earthare only possible if safe reproduction in space can be achieved.

The symposium identified major knowledge gaps related to reproductive stressors related to space environments, all of which may severely impact fertility, embryonic development, and childbirth. Participants emphasized the urgency created by upcoming space tourism and long-duration missions, where both planned and unplanned pregnancies could occur. Interdisciplinary working groups explored ethical frameworks, biomedical strategies, technological solutions and funding models. Beyond enabling space settlement, the roadmap is expected to generate significant benefits for reproductive medicine and maternal health on Earth.