These proceedings are a collection of 72 papers covering a vision of humankind's future in space, robotic applications in space, and in challenging situations and environments on Earth. Subjects include; Developing technologies of space exploration: space elevators and tethers, lunar and Martian exploration and construction, space power systems, the near-earth object (NEO) threat, high altitude balloons, structures, materials, controls, business in space, space policy, and space law; Robotic applications: in space exploration, in terrestrial inspection and maintenance, construction, underwater operations, the nuclear industry, and medicine.