Abstract

With the advances in propulsion systems, spacecraft architecture and AI, space exploration is now full of possibilities. This is also true for the search for origin of life and (establishing) habitability in our Solar System.  Three examples will be discussed here. The first one is about the detailed investigations of the meteorology and space weather effects at Mars in preparation for the human settlement on this Red Planet. The second one concerns the establishment of an international science research station on the icy dwarf planet, Ceres, in preparation for long-distance interplanetary and interstellar missions. The third project is to carry out long-term, in-depth atmospheric characterization, geological chartings and geochemical surveys of Titan and Enceladus, two Saturnian moons holding key information on prebiotic ocean worlds. The scientific objectives and preliminary mission scenarios of these initiatives will be briefly described.