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SUMMARY:Information Session: Space Sustainability Continuing Education Course - Second Edition 2025
DESCRIPTION:Info session objective: This session will provide a high-level overview of what Space Sustainability means: understand how can we secure the long-term usability of space and\, how can we design and operate missions and space businesses with a keen focus on sustainability. \nTarget audience: Space stakeholders (engineers\, scientists\, non technical managers\, policy practitioners etc)\, active in space agencies\, aerospace industries or related fields and concerned about preserving the sustainability and safety of the space environment in the long-term \n			\n							REGISTER\n		\n	In recent years\, the exponential growth of spatial activities\, driven in part by the expanding commercial use of space\, has yielded promising business opportunities.However\, this expansion has also left behind a significant challenge – an ever-increasing population of space debris\, with over 28\,000 objects currently observable in Earth’s orbit. How can we secure the long-term usability of space and design space businesses and missions with a focus on sustainability? \nSpace Sustainability is a new EPFL short program designed to: \nUnderstand what space sustainability means (from historical\, geopolitical\,economic\, societal\, and environmental perspectives) and how to measure it \nExplore tools and methodologies for developing more sustainable space missions (ESA’s MASTER and DRAMA suite\, Space Sustainability Rating\, Life Cycle Assessment & Environmental Impact Assessment\, etc.) \nInteract with the most recent research developments and explore the potential advantages of incorporating Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies within the space sector \nThis course is organized by EPFL Space Center (eSpace)\, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) in collaboration with International Space University (ISU)\, IMS Space Consultancy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The program is designed for individuals engaged in space-related roles (engineers\, scientists\, non-technical managers\, policy practitioners\, etc.) and who share a common focus on ensuring the long-term sustainability and safety of the space environment. \nThis course will take place March 24-27\, 2025\n\n			\n							Course information & registration
URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/information-session-space-sustainability-continuing-education-course-2025/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Education for professionals,Information session,Space Sustainability
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SUMMARY:MOXIE: Mars OXygen ISRU Experiment
DESCRIPTION:Operating on NASA’s Mars2020 Perseverance rover between February 2021 and September 2023\, the MOXIE experiment (Mars OXygen ISRU Experiment) produced oxygen at night and in the day during both the annual maximum and minimum atmospheric density periods\, as well as at many other times during the year. MOXIE is the first demonstration of the use of indigenous resources (ISRU = In Situ Resource Utilization) on the surface of another planet. This talk will present a summary of what MOXIE has accomplished\, with an emphasis on what has been learned from MOXIE about operating future solid oxide electrolysis systems on Mars. \nDr. Jeffrey Hoffman is a professor in MIT’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Department. He received a BA in Astronomy (summa cum laude) from Amherst College (1966); a PhD in Astrophysics from Harvard University (1971); and an MSc in Materials Science from Rice University (1988). As a NASA astronaut (1978-1997) he made five space flights\, becoming the first astronaut to log 1000 hours of flight time aboard the Space Shuttle. Dr. Hoffman was Payload Commander of STS-46\, the first flight of the US-Italian Tethered Satellite System. He has performed four spacewalks\, including the first unplanned\, contingency spacewalk in NASA’s history (STS 51D; April\, 1985) and the initial repair/rescue mission for the Hubble Space Telescope (STS 61; December\, 1993). As the Astronaut Office representative for EVA\, he helped develop and carry out tests of advanced high-pressure space suit designs and of new tools and procedures needed for the assembly of the International Space Station. Following his astronaut career\, Dr. Hoffman spent four years as NASA’s European Representative\, working at the U.S. Embassy in Paris. In August 2001\, Dr. Hoffman joined the MIT faculty\, where he teaches courses on space operations and space systems design. His primary research interests are in improving the technology of space suits and designing innovative space systems for human and robotic space exploration. Dr. Hoffman is director of the Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium\, responsible for space-related educational activities. He is Deputy Principal Investigator of the MOXIE experiment on NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission\, which for the first time has produced oxygen from extraterrestrial material\, a critical step in the future of human space exploration. In 2007\, Dr. Hoffman was elected to the US Astronaut Hall of Fame.
URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/moxie-hoffman/
LOCATION:EPFL Campus Room BC 410
CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars
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SUMMARY:Dark Matter Day 2024 - Discover the Mysteries of the Universe and the Brain
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Dark Matter Day 2024\, join us at the Science Gateway on 31 October at 7.30 p.m for an immersive evening that will take you on a journey from cosmology and particle physics to neurosciences \nThe most important things are invisible to the naked eye… Did you know that only 5% of the Universe is accessible to us\, the other 95% of it being mysteriously dark and\, dare we say… invisible? \nDiscover evidence of the existence of dark matter in the Universe\, presented by Camille Bonvin\, Associated Professor in Cosmology of the University of Geneva\, such as the rotation of galaxies and the existence of gravitational lenses. \nDive into the world of particle physics alongside three young CERN researchers. Through three fun and interactive pitches inspired by experiments involving MADMAX (Yoann Kermaïdic)\, ATLAS (Baptiste Ravina) and AMS (Erwan Robyn)\, they will all\, each in their own way\, defend their method for exploring this mysterious dark matter. The public will have the chance to vote for the most convincing pitch – who will win? \nEven more amazing is that you will discover how the examination of neurons in our brain resembles the quest for dark matter particles and that there are similarities between these two mysterious worlds\, thanks to a presentation by Denis Jabaudon\, Director of the department of fundamental neurosciences\, University of Geneva. \nJoin us for an evening that promises to stretch the limits of your knowledge and feed your curiosity! \nLanguage: French (with simultaneous interpretation into English). \nThe doors will open at 7pm. \nFree event\, registration required. \n			\n							Register
URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/dark-matter-day-2024-discover-the-mysteries-of-the-universe-and-the-brain/
LOCATION:CERN Auditorium Sergio Marchionne\, Campus du Portail de la science du CERN\, Esplanade des Particules 1\, Meyrin\, 1217\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Conference
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