Welcome to the summer space festival
May 5 & 6
2023
Neimënster
Luxembourg
In collaboration with:
What is the Summer Space Festival?
Two days of fun, accessible and educational activities on the topic of Space & Science.
Whether you are a student, a young professional, a parent or a space expert, there is always something to discover during the SSF !
OUR
MISSION
To inspire the next generation of space enthusiasts, while raising awareness about the importance of space in our daily lives.
To inform young people
about career opportunities and
promote space innovation in Belgium, North-East of France, and Luxembourg, by highlighting interregional and European collaborations
PROGRAMME
FRIDAY MAY 5TH
Join us for a day full of activities that will introduce you to some of the most relevant topics in the space industry, interact with other space enthusiasts and learn from experts in their fields, and on top of that, meet 10+ astronauts!
STUDENTS+PROFESSIONALS
SCHOOLS
09H00
09H30
FESTIVAL OPENING
WELCOME BREAKFAST
WELCOME COFFEE
INTRODUCTION + PRESENTATION OF ASTRONAUTS
ASTRONAUTS' TALK
08H30
09H30
10H30
10H45
11H15
12H15
13H45
14H30
16H00
16H30
17H45
18H15
18H30
ETHICS IN SPACE DEBATE
INTRODUCTION TO
STUDENTS & PROFESSIONALS DAY
FEATURING EUROPEAN ASTRONAUTS and Jacques Arnould
SPACE AWAITS YOU: ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
SPACE AWAITS YOU: PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
UNIVERSEH and Elefterios Karagiannis (ESA Academy)
ANDREW KANE (ESA HR)
WORKSHOPS: EXPERT PRESENTATIONS
LUNCH WITH ASTRONAUTS
NETWORKING LUNCH
ACTIVITIES WITH ASTRONAUTS
Highlight panel: Leaders' vision on the future of Space
LSA, Kathryn Hadler (ESRIC), Marco Beijersbergen (Cosine), Jarosław Jaworski (RedWire), Julien Lamamy (ispace Europe), Christelle Astorg-Lepine (Starbust France)
WORKSHOPS
COFFEE BREAK
WORKSHOPS
PRESENTATION OF WORKSHOP OUTCOMES
CONCLUSION
18H30
NETWORKING COCKTAIL +DJ
PUBLIC LECTURE: ETHICS IN SPACE
SPONSORED BY ISPACE
19h30
NETWORKING COCKTAIL +DJ
SPONSORED BY ISPACE
10H30
12H00
13H00
15H30
21H00
END OF DAY
Open Day:
free for everyone!
*No registration required
SATURDAY MAY 6TH
09H30
FESTIVAL OPENING
10H00
INTRODUCTION
10H15
PANEL:
EXPLORER LE SYSTÈME SOLAIRE
Nicolas Beck, Laurette Piani, Sylvain Breton (Université de Lorraine / CRPG)
10H45
Insights from Space: For Everything and Everyone
Aravind Ravichandran (TerraWatch Space)
11H15
Exploring Jupiter with the JUICE mission
Christos Ntinos (ESA / Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris)
11h45
LUNCH BREAK
12H30
JEDI CHOREGRAPHY
Académie de la Force - Metz
13H30
PANEL:
Living in space: astronaut's visions on sci-fi scenarios
Thomas Reiter, Dorin Prunariu, Paolo Nespoli, Galactic Chloé
14H15
PANEL:
De la Terre à l'Espace, l'exploration au coeur de l'aventure humaine
Olivier Francis, Loïc Blaise, Claude Nicollier, Reinhold Ewald
15H00
A la recherche d’autres Terres autour de petits soleils rouges
Michaël Gillon (Université de Liège)
15H30
SPACE: HOW IS IT USEFUL IN OUR DAILY LIVES?
Jean-Paul Henry (ESA)
16H00
PANEL:
Science, space, and science-fiction
Gérard Kraus (Lux Sci-fi Society), Dorian Barbier, Michaël Gillon, David Leuenberger, Sandy Heep, Cosimo Suglia
16H30
MEET THE SSF TEAM!
Summer Space Festival's organizing team
16H45
Anyone can become a space professional
Lauryn Lee Hallet, Tomas Ducai, Joseph Chaussard-Barbé, Franziska Zaunig
17H15
17H45
A New Look at the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
Kenneth Sembach (former director of the american Space Telescope Science Institute)
BRAINS: How is Luxembourg improving our health from Space to Earth ?
Graham Robertson (Yuri), Daniela Vega Gutiérrez and Lina Amaya Mejia (University of Luxembourg)
18H15
18H30
CONCLUSION
Galactic Chloé, SSF Team
DINNER BREAK
19H30
Conférence augmentée ATL4S
Jeanne Morel (0G dancer)
20H15
FILM PROJECTION: INTERSTELLAR [VO/EN, ST/FR]
23H15
END OF FESTIVAL
09H30 - 18H00
BOOTHS & ACTIVITIES
12H00 - 20H00
FOODTRUCKS AND DRINKS
12H00 - 20H00
MUSIC by DJ FREENICKX
15H00
Visit of the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle
MEET THE ORGANISING TEAM
FINANCE TEAM
Programme Lead
PROGRAMME TEAM
DORIAN BARBIER
PARTNERSHIPS
TEAM
Logistics Lead
LOGISTICS TEAM
Rainbow Shaker Consulting
LILLE, 2021
BRUSSELS, 2022
BRUSSELS, 2022
CONTACT
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