BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//eSpace - EPFL Space Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://espace.epfl.ch X-WR-CALDESC:Events for eSpace - EPFL Space Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220506 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220202T135745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220416T193915Z UID:10000079-1651622400-1651795199@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Low Earth Orbit Kinetic Space Safety Workshop DESCRIPTION:The LEO Kinetic Space Safety Workshop is a two-day workshop on 4-5 May\, 2022 with the goal of enhancing collisional space safety in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The accelerating pace of commercial space activity and increasing frequency of debris-generating events have led to an unprecedented growth of the population of objects\, known as space debris\, in LEO. Industry\, governments\, and others are concerned for the near-term safety of operational satellites and the long-term sustainability of outer space. \nIn response to this pressing global issue\, the LEO Kinetic Space Safety Workshop will bring together international experts\, space practitioners\, and others to debate solutions and pragmatic actions for enhancing space safety and sustainability in LEO. The workshop will feature keynote speakers detailing the current state-of-the-art in spacecraft impact tolerance\, collision avoidance\, debris prevention\, and debris remediation. Interactive roundtable discussions will assess the identified proposals\, focusing on their benefit\, cost\, and maturity. \nThis hybrid workshop will take place at The SwissTech Convention Center at EPFL in Lausanne and online. It is organized by the EPFL Space Center (eSpace)\, EPFL International Risk Governance Center (IRGC)\, ClearSpace\, AXA\, LeoLabs\, and the Secure World Foundation. \n To inform the workshops discussions\, a poll is available for the global space community to register their views on why they feel that kinetic space safety is important and how they would rank specific kinetic space safety activities. Please respond to the poll HERE. \n \n REGISTER HERE\n \n \n FULL PROGRAMME\n \n \n SEE ALL SPEAKERS URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/low-earth-orbit-kinetic-space-safety-workshop/ LOCATION:Swisstech Convention Center\, Quartier Nord EPFL\, Route Louis-Favre 2\, Ecublens\, Vaud\, 1024\, Switzerland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/banner_kssw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220518T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220518T201500 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220427T141443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220502T101731Z UID:10000091-1652896800-1652904900@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Our Places in the Cosmos: from the Big Bang to Life on Other Earths - Conference of Michel Mayor and James Peebles DESCRIPTION:Free admission. Registration will be required for attendance in person. \n \n REGISTER HERE\n \n What are our cosmic origins\, and how special is planet Earth? And what is the importance of cosmology and astrophysics from a human perspective and for society? \nJoin us on 18 May 2022 at the SwissTech Convention Center for a one-of-a-kind symposium to ponder these and other fundamental questions of humanity with two world-leading scientists who have made groundbreaking contributions to cosmology and astrophysics. \nProf. James Peebles from Princeton University will present the cosmological context\, from the beginnings of the Universe\, to the hierarchy of structures\, and how this relates to an expanding Universe. Prof. Michel Mayor from the University of Geneva will describe what we have learned about the existence of planets orbiting stars other than the Sun and the context this provides for understanding our home planet\, Earth. \nFollowing their presentations\, we look forward to a round-table discussion and Q&A featuring both speakers\, as well as ESA astronaut and EPFL Prof. Claude Nicollier\, and EPFL astrophysicists Prof. Michaela Hirschmann and Dr. Richard Anderson. Electronic submission of questions will be available before and during the meeting. \n Michel Mayor was born in Lausanne. After completing his studies in Physics at the University of Lausanne\, he obtained his doctorate at the University of Geneva in 1971. Professor of astrophysics at the University of Geneva since 1984\, he served as director of the Department of Astronomy from 1998 to 2004. Since 2007\, he has been an honorary professor. While his thesis focused on the dynamics of spiral galaxies\, he developed with some colleagues from the observatories of Geneva and Marseille a new type of spectrograph\, an instrument able to measure the speed of stars\, in order to verify their predictions. It is the beginning of his interest for the study of the movement of stars\, the stellar kinematics\, it is also the beginning of his passion for the development of more and more sensitive stellar spectrographs.\nIn 1995\, he and his doctoral student at the time\, Didier Quéloz\, announced to the international scientific community the detection of the first planet outside the solar system\, exoplanet 51 Pegasi b. An exoplanet orbiting around a star comparable to our Sun\, about fifty light-years from Earth. This incredible announcement paves the way for thousands of researchers and thus launches the “century of exoplanets”\, more than 5000 to date.\nJames Peebles was born in St. Boniface\, near Winnipeg\, Canada. After attending the University of Manitoba\, he continued his studies at Princeton University in the United States\, receiving his doctorate there in 1962. He remained at Princeton for the remainder of his career\, becoming an assistant professor in 1965 and a full professor in 1972. He became the Albert Einstein Professor of Science in 1984 and a professor emeritus in 2000. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading theoretical cosmologists since 1970\, with major theoretical contributions to primordial nucleosynthesis\, dark matter\, the cosmic microwave background\, and structure formation.\nJames Peebles’ theoretical framework\, developed since the mid-1960s in in the field of physical cosmology is the basis of our contemporary ideas about the origins of the universe. The cosmic background radiation is a remaining trace of the formation of the universe. Using his theoretical tools and calculations\, James Peebles was able to interpret these traces from the infancy of the universe and discover new physical processes. The results showed us a universe in which just five per cent of its content is known matter. The rest\, 95 per cent\, is unknown dark matter and dark energy.\nJames Peebles was awarded half the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2019 “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology”\, the other half was awarded jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Quéloz “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star”. \n\n Programme\n \n 5:30 pm  Doors opening\n6:00 pm  Opening address\n■ Jean-Paul Kneib\, Academic Director of eSpace EPFL Space Center and Laboratory of Astrophysics\n■ Richard Anderson\, Group Leader at EPFL’s Laboratory of Astrophysics\n6:15 pm  Talk\n■ James Peebles\, Nobel Prize in Physics 2019\nSpeaker introduced by Richard Anderson\n6:45 pm  Talk\n■ Michel Mayor\, Nobel Prize in Physics 2019\nSpeaker introduced by Jean-Paul Kneib\n7:15 pm  Roundtable\n■ Michel Mayor\n■ James Peebles\n■ Claude Nicollier\, Professor Emeritus at EPFL\n■ Michaela Hirschmann\, Tenure Track Assistant Professor at EPFL’s Laboratory of Astrophysics\n■ Richard Anderson\nRoundtable introduced and moderated by Chloé Carrière (alias Galactic Chloé)\n7:40 pm  Q&A\n8:15 pm  End of the event\n\n Watch LIVE on YouTube URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/our-places-in-the-cosmos/ LOCATION:Swisstech Convention Center\, Quartier Nord EPFL\, Route Louis-Favre 2\, Ecublens\, Vaud\, 1024\, Switzerland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1440x810.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220525T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220525T183000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220225T125048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220524T091413Z UID:10000083-1653499800-1653503400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:eSpace Seminar - From a student project to the creation of a successful start-up: Astrocast\, by Fabien Jordan DESCRIPTION:In 2005\, a group of motivated students received the mission to do something that nobody had done before in Switzerland: build from scratch a real satellite that should weight no more than 1 kg\, launch it into low-earth orbit and operate it from their lab at EPFL. They succeeded and this tiny satellite called SwissCube is still operational more than 12 years later\, much to the surprise of everyone. This project was just the beginning of a fascinating adventure that led to the creation of a start-up that has now become a listed company with more than 80 employees building the most advanced global nanosatellite IoT network. \nFabien Jordan is Founder and CEO of Astrocast\, a leading Satellite IoT service that enables asset tracking and two-way communications in remote areas of the world.Jordan is widely recognized for his work on SwissCube\, the longest operating nanosatellite. He also worked as Technical Manager at the Space Exploration Institute in Neuchâtel\, where he contributed to the design of two scientific instruments of the ESA ExoMars Rover Mission. Previously\, he was Electrical System Engineer at the Swiss Space Center EPFL.Thanks to his 15-year experience in space systems engineering and his early involvement in the CubeSat community\, he became convinced that nanosatellite constellations would disrupt specific segments of the satellite industry and saw the NewSpace revolution coming. In 2014\, together with an international team of experts from both the space and telecom industries\, he developed a strong business model to provide global\, direct-tosatellite Internet-of-Things (IoT) communications. Leveraging the industry-leading performance of Astrocast’s L-band IoT network\, Fabien successfully positioned the first Swiss satellite operator as a front runner.Supporting innovation\, Fabien serves as an Early Investor and Advisor to ClearSpace and PICC Solution and is a Karman Fellow and a Platinum Sponsor of EPFL Xplore. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/espace-seminar-from-a-student-project-to-the-creation-of-a-successful-start-up-astrocast/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FJ_Pic_astrocast-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220613T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220613T180000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220609T134337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T083931Z UID:10000092-1655139600-1655143200@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:eSpace Seminar - The Advanced Space Concept Lab (SaCLaB): an interdisciplinary approach to solving the challenges of future space missions\, by Stéphanie Lizy-Destrez DESCRIPTION:The Advanced Space Concept Lab (SacLab) is affiliated with the Department of Aerospace Vehicles Design and Control (DCAS) at ISAE-SUPAERO. It has a diverse spectrum of expertise including system architecture and engineering\, mission analysis and optimization\, human factors or robotics\, to answer key questions on multiple areas: in-orbit servicing for telecommunication satellites\, in-space structural assembly & 3D printing\, Active Debris Removal\, architecture of manned space stations (Moon and Mars)\, space weather\, architecture of new space transport systems (reuse\, concepts integrating innovative space propulsion systems); architecture\, design\, economics\, and even the law\, along with other disciplines not directly related to the aerospace field are also at the heart of these issues. \nThe laboratory aims to become the leading specialized\, world renowned laboratory in Europe for research on future space systems. \n Stéphanie Lizy-Destrez is Associate Professor at ISAE-SUPAERO (Toulouse\, France)\, head of the SaCLaB (Space Advanced Concepts Laboratory). She is conducting research in human and robotics space exploration (mission analysis\, non-keplerian dynamics\, trajectory optimization\, space systems resilience and autonomy and human factors). She is also leading researches on space debris recycling. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/espace-seminar-stephanie-lizy-destrez/ LOCATION:ZOOM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220624 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220406T142937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T161318Z UID:10000090-1655856000-1656028799@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:4th Summit for Space Sustainability DESCRIPTION:The 4th Summit for Space Sustainability is a high-level\, multi-day event focused on developing solutions for space sustainability\, hosted by the Secure World Foundation and the UK Space Agency.\n With the theme “Global Priorities for Space Sustainability\,” the 4th Summit for Space Sustainability will be a unique gathering of global stakeholders from government\, industry\, and civil society. This event will feature keynotes\, interactive sessions\, panels\, and networking designed to highlight opportunities and challenges for developing solutions for space sustainability.\n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/4th-summit-for-space-sustainability/ LOCATION:London Science Museum\, Exhibition Rd\, South Kensington\, London\, SW7 2DD\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screenshot-2022-04-06-153639.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220702 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20201113T180835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T084351Z UID:10000055-1656288000-1656719999@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:EUCASS 2022 DESCRIPTION:The EPFL Space Center (eSpace) will be co-chairing the space sustainability & logistics symposium at the European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Science in Lille\, France\, on June 27th – July 1st 2022. \n\nMarch 22nd\, 2022: Notification to authors\nBy mid-April 2022: Preliminary program drafted and published online\nMay 28th\, 2022: Early bird fee deadline\nJune 27th-July 1st 2022: Conference at Lille Grand Palais congress center\n\n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/eucass-3af-conference-2022/ LOCATION:Lille Grand Palais\, 1 Boulevard des Cités Unies\, Lille\, 59777\, France END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220720T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220720T163000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220711T064508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220711T200103Z UID:10000093-1658329200-1658334600@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Clean Space webinar: Green for ESA DESCRIPTION:Environmental concerns are gaining increasing importance among public and private entities. European citizens have defined environmental topics as one of the main priorities to be tackled in the coming years. The signing of the European Green Deal has strengthened the push to become greener for all industries\, including the space sector\, while the ESA Green Agenda\, has reiterated the importance of making ESA a greener organisation. \nESA is a pioneer in the field of Ecodesign\, having actively worked on understanding and finding ways to decrease the environmental footprint of space missions\, from their design to their disposal\, for the past decade. This process started with the adaptation and application of the environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to space activities and progressed with the development and publication of the Space System Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines and the ESA LCA Database. The LCA allows the identification of environmental hotspots or areas of environmental improvement and the development of innovative solutions to decrease environmental impacts. \nWhile other international and European guidelines for LCA exist\, ESA’s guidelines are the first and only ones worldwide dedicated to space systems. In order to be consistent with other European LCA methodologies\, ESA aims to align the Space System Life Cycle Assessment Guidelines with the European Commission’s Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) [1] method as much as possible\, while ensuring that the specificities of the sector are well covered. \nApplying Ecodesign to space missions means considering their environmental impact on Earth during the design process and fostering the use of green materials and manufacturing processes. \n\n But what does “green” mean?\n \n Currently\, the word “green” is used with different meanings that can lead to different conclusions. Sometimes\, it refers only to the reduction of CO2 emissions\, others it refers only to environmental regulation compliance. But is this enough to call a product green? \nESA is working to define green systems and technologies. For this\, it is believed that a methodology which allows for the quantitative assessment of the environmental improvement is necessary. This would avoid greenwashing of our space products and services and would ensure a harmonised understanding and use of the word green. \nIf you want to know more about the definition and discuss it with us\, please join this webinar. \n\n how to register\n \n \n REGISTER HERE\n \n The Clean Space team would like to invite European Space stakeholders with an interest in sustainability applied to the space sector to join this webinar. The event is open to entities from ESA Member States\, Cooperating States and Associate States. \nParticipants will receive confirmation and connection details prior the event. \nIf you have any question\, feel free to email us: cleanspace@esa.int \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional resources\n \n \n [1] PEF methodology final draft.pdf (europa.eu)[2] Single Market for Green Products – The Product Environmental Footprint Pilots – Environment – European Commission (europa.eu)Read more about the Ecodesign activities conducted by Clean Space here.Watch the “Ecodesign at ESA” webinar here. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/clean-space-webinar-green-for-esa/ LOCATION:ESA Webinar CATEGORIES:Clean Space ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Green_Projects_esa.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220906T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220906T160000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220905T144134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220905T145020Z UID:10000095-1662476400-1662480000@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:World Space Week Seminar Series 2022: Sustainable Space Economies DESCRIPTION:Register\n \n Leading up to World Space Week 2022\, celebrated under the theme ‘Space and Sustainability’\, WSWA is organizing the second webinar in the series celebrating the theme. \nThe creation of economically self-sustaining space sectors have become the focus of many countries\, ensuring that space activities are part of a wider ecosystem of domestically driven and retained socio-economic development. The financial cost for space operations\, however\, can be a great hindrance to the growth of the space economy. When additional sustainability constraints are added to the spacecrafts’ design and operation\, the challenge is even higher that space actors face. Some of the questions that panelists of the online event will discuss therefore are\, what does the concept of sustainable space economy entail; how sustainable economies can contribute to protecting our space environment; and what actions the global space community should take to ensure a sustainable space economy to thrive. \n \n eSpace Executive Director Emmanuelle David will talk about how we can create a more sustainable space economy and why it is important. \n “A new space economy is emerging\, bringing tremendous opportunity but also an increase of space traffic\, especially in low-Earth orbit. It is our responsibility to the next generation to ensure that we use space sustainably\, and dialogue between academia\, decision makers and industry which is key to the success of this endeavour.” URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/worldspaceweekassociation/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/wswa.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220912 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220906T093708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T064638Z UID:10000097-1662681600-1662940799@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:European Rover Challenge 2022 DESCRIPTION:The European Rover Challenge (ERC) is an integrated programme working towards technological developments\, specifically those in GPS-denied environments\, with space exploration and utilisation as the leading theme. The ultimate goal of the ERC is to become a standardised test trial and benchmark for planetary robotic activities\, coupled with strong professional career development platform. \nIn the ON-SITE formula\, student teams from all over the world work hard to prepare a fully functional Mars rover of their design. The rover has to be a standalone\, mobile platform. All teams that go through the qualifications\, get to compete on an artificial martian track in Poland in numerous challenging tasks. \n \n With their rover Argos\, EPFL Xplore won 3rd place at the European Rover Challenge last year (September 10 to 12). They compete this year with their new rover Astra\, setting the bar high to reach first place. \n \n\n Watch the competiton live :\n \n \n \n More info URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/european-rover-challenge-2022/ LOCATION:ERC\, Kielce\, Poland CATEGORIES:Competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/European_Rover_Challenge_logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220916T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230205T180000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220912T134357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T101449Z UID:10000101-1663326000-1675620000@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Cosmos Archaeology: Explorations in Time and Space DESCRIPTION:Melding art and science\, Cosmos Archaeology: Explorations in Time and Space reveals the depths of the Universe through physical\, perceptual and sensory interaction. Harnessing technologies of immersive and interactive visualization and the visual arts\, the exhibition transforms the most complex astrophysical data into sounds and images that everyone can experience. Cosmos Archaeology empowers us to explore stars and galaxies formed over 13.7 billion years and to grasp the extent and evolution of our immense Universe in unprecedented ways. \n \n READ MORE URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/cosmos-archaeology/ LOCATION:EPFL Pavilions\, Place Cosandey\, Lausanne\, Vaud\, 1015\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/epfl-cosmos-image-web-2300x800-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220923 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20211110T132525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220711T184034Z UID:10000072-1663459200-1663891199@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:73rd International Astronautical Congress 2022 DESCRIPTION:The International Astronautical Congress 2022 will be hosted in the beautiful city of Paris\, France. Exceptionally\, the IAC 2022 will be from Sunday till Thursday\, 18-22 September at the Paris Convention Center. The Hosting Organization is the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)\, a member of IAF since 1981. Paris hosted the first IAC ever in 1950\, then in 1963 and lastly in 1982 and now will be holding the record of the city with most IACs hosted. \n \n REGISTER HERE URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/73rd-international-astronautical-congress-2022/ LOCATION:Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES)\, 2 Pl. Maurice Quentin\, Paris\, 75001\, France CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IAC-paris.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221003T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221003T180000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220912T125353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T104530Z UID:10000100-1664816400-1664820000@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:ExoMars: a planetary mission to explore Mars\, by Francesco Garrone DESCRIPTION:The webinar will explore the peculiarities of the ESA ExoMars mission\, focusing on the technical challenges that a mission of this kind presents. In addition\, starting from the question “As students\, are we really aware of complexities of interplanetary space mission?” the tasks performed as a young graduate will be illustrated\, together with the difficulties and challenges that characterise the transition from being a student to become an engineer. \n Francesco Garrone obtained his MSc degree in Space Engineering in 2020 with a thesis in Chemical Propulsion. \nHe is currently employed at EPFL as Swiss National Trainee and works in the ExoMars Engineer Team at ESA\, ESTEC\, supporting the System Engineer for what concern system and verification engineering. His background is: spacecraft systems\, spacecraft propulsion\, system integration and verification. \nHe is at his first professional experience after graduation. He previously took part in several student activities\, such as a micro-sat constellation for Earth Observation phase A study\, and the development\, integration\, testing and launch of a microgravity scientific payload at the ZARM drop-tower. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/exomars-a-planetary-mission-to-explore-mars/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_65442.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221015 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220906T091953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T092110Z UID:10000096-1665360000-1665791999@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:ESA Clean Space Industry Days 2022 DESCRIPTION:Since 2016\, ESA’s Clean Space Industry Days have become the central forum for European industry working on designing and building sustainable missions. Now more than ever\, ESA is committed to supporting activities across the European space sector that will help make a cleaner space\, both on Earth and up above. \nFrom Monday to Friday\, participants will join sessions covering topics ranging from evaluating the environmental impact of a space mission to designing spacecraft compliant with space debris mitigation requirements. \nWith its global leadership in the field of eco-design for space missions and tackling space debris\, ESA’s objective is to boost the European space actors’ competitiveness in these crucial domains. \n \n More info & Registration URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/esa-clean-space-industry-days-2022/ LOCATION:ESA ESTEC\, Keplerlaan 1\, Noordwijk\, 2201 AZ\, Netherlands CATEGORIES:Clean Space ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ESA_CleanSpace_INFOGRAPHY_JPEG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221010T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221010T153000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221005T132707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T133058Z UID:10000103-1665396000-1665415800@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:UNOOSA World Space Week 2022 webinar series on "Space and Sustainability" DESCRIPTION:As the only United Nations entity dedicated to space affairs\, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is uniquely positioned to raise awareness about space exploration and use\, benefits stemming from humanity’s activities in space\, and sustainable use of this unique environment. \nThis World Space Week\, UNOOSA organizes an event series aimed at advancing awareness about sustainable space exploration for a sustainable planet.\nOn October 10\, Florian Micco from the Space Sustainability Rating will speak on the panel Utilizing the ultimate frontier responsibly.\n \n More information URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/unoosa-world-space-week-2022-webinar-series-on-space-and-sustainability/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Aurora_from_ISS.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221019 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220906T140720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T141237Z UID:10000098-1665446400-1666137599@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:European Rocketery Challenge 2022 DESCRIPTION:The third edition of the EuRoC – European Rocketry Challenge\, the first university rocket launch competition in Europe\, promoted by the Portuguese Space Agency – Portugal Space\, will bring together students from Europe to launch their projects. EuRoC seeks to stimulate engineering students to design\, build and launch their own vehicles. In a broader spectrum the competition aims to encourage students to study science\, technology\, engineering and math (STEM) and to the development of technological skills. \n \n After winning the competition last year\, the EPFL Rocket Team will defend their title again this year with their latest Project Wildhorn. Entirely made of carbon fiber\, Wildhorn will be the most optimised rocket ever built by the team. Light\, strong and shaped for supersonic regime\, the rocket stands at 3.1 m with a total weight of 24 kg. \n \n More info URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/euroc-2022/ LOCATION:EuRoC\, Ponte de Sor\, Portugal CATEGORIES:Competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/euroc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221105 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221025T084213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T085019Z UID:10000105-1667347200-1667606399@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Commons in Space 2022 DESCRIPTION:The increasing use of space\, from billionaire tourism to exploration of the Moon and Mars\, as well as the increasing near-misses with space debris\, has made many of us aware of space as a shared resource. How can the use of outer space be governed\, providing opportunities for private actors but also protecting the rights for current and future generations that have not yet the means to participate in space exploration? How do we ensure the long-term sustainability of space exploration activities\, as well as the safe use of Earth’s orbit? \nAs a virtual conference organized by the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC)\, we will facilitate a discussion between space scholars and scholars studying more traditional commons. What can we learn from governing shared resources on Earth to derive fair and productive outcomes when governing shared resources in space? And what can commons scholars\, working on local and regional scales\, learn from space commons that face governance on a scale beyond planet Earth? How can commons scholarship provide models for diverse stakeholder groups to have agency and voice as humanity takes important steps towards a sustained human presence on the Moon\, Mars\, and beyond? \nSSR Project Manager Florian Micco will participate in the Roundtable on “Policy coherence for tackling space debris” on 2 November\, 17:00-18:00 CET. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/commons-in-space-2022/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/commp-in-space.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221104T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221104T170000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221013T150941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T151321Z UID:10000104-1667565000-1667581200@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Space Law: Key Principles and Swiss Perspectives DESCRIPTION:Have you heard of space law and want to learn more? Or you have never heard of it\, but now you’re intrigued? \nJoin us to hear Swiss-based experts discuss general principles of space law as well as rules relating to security\, the environment\, and telecommunications… in space! \nPublic and private stakeholders from the Swiss space sector will also present the role of space law in their daily activities and their perception of the evolution of this exciting branch of law. \nOpen to students\, researchers\, professors\, professionals\, and interested members of the public. \nThis event also kicks off the Swiss Space Law Forum’s discussion group on space law issues\, which will meet several times a year! \n \n READ MORE URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/space-law-key-principles-and-swiss-perspectives/ LOCATION:Institut suisse de droit comparé (ISDC)\, Dorigny 0\, Lausanne\, Waadt\, 1015\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spacelawforum.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221107T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221107T181500 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221025T090415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221125T095121Z UID:10000106-1667841300-1667844900@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:VIRUP: The Virtual Reality Universe Project\, by Yves Revaz & Florian Cabot DESCRIPTION:Science communication is key for sharing research discoveries to a wide audience. In this talk\, we will present VIRUP\, The Virtual Reality Universe Project\, a brand new software developed at the Laboratory of Astrophysic of EPFL\, that provides the most modern dynamical view of our Universe through one of the cutting-edge communication techniques : Virtual Reality (VR). \nVIRUP allows users to travel through space and time\, ranging from the artificial satellites orbiting the Earth to the outer confines of the Universe. Journeys in this VR environment help to understand the hierarchical organization of our universe at different scales as well as developing intuitions for astrophysical processes. In addition to standard VR systems like gamer headsets\, VIRUP is compatible with specific immersion systems like 360-panorama\, half-caves or 180-domes. VIRUP has also recently been used to create a twenty minute-long documentary named: Archaeology of Light. \n \n Yves Revaz is a senior scientist at LASTRO/EPFL. After successful studies in physics at EPFL\, he completed his PhD entitled: “Dynamics of external regions of spiral galaxies and constraints on the dark matter”\, at the Geneva Observatory in the galactic dynamics group of Prof. D. Pfenniger. He then moved to the Paris Observatory to work at the LERMA (Laboratory for Studies of Radiation and Matter in Astrophysics) with Prof. F. Combes on the understanding of cooling flows in galaxy clusters. He joined LASTRO at EPFL in 2007\, where he developed a new TreePM/SPH chemo-dynamical code called GEAR as well as the pNbody python library\, a parallelized toolbox designed to manipulate large N-body systems. \n Relying on those tools\, he studied the chemical evolution of galaxies. His current main research focuses on the evolution of dwarf spheroidal galaxies and their link with  cosmology. \nBeside his research Yves Revaz also led the development of VIRUP\, an interactive virtual reality (VR) environment that lets anyone discover the cosmos through observed and simulated data. Between 2020 and 2021\, he directed the realization of two films (in 2D\, 3D\, 180-3D and 360-3D) fully based on VIRUP. A short movie presenting the most complete 3D map of the Universe as observed by the eBOSS survey and a 21 minutes-long documentary entitled Archaeology of Light\, where we chart out a journey throughout the various scales of the Universe. \n Florian Cabot is a software engineer at SCITAS/EPFL. He studied computer science at the University of Geneva. His passion for astrophysics made him complete his Msc with a project on Virtual Reality exoplanetary data visualization at the Geneva Observatory in 2018. He met Yves Revaz at the Observatory with whom he started the VIRUP project. He developed this project from scratch\, writing all the tools needed to do VR rendering and interaction with large amounts of data. He ported the project to different projection systems at the Experimental Museology lab\, and directed and scripted the two movies made with VIRUP. \n \n He moved this year to the SCITAS computing center to do scientific visualization both for the Square Kilometer Array project in collaboration with LASTRO and the EUROFusion consortium in collaboration with the Swiss Plasma Center. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/virup-the-virtual-reality-universe-project/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/galaxy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221111 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220812T100816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T083525Z UID:10000094-1667865600-1668124799@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:2022 MELiSSA Conference: current and future ways to closed life support systems DESCRIPTION:The MELiSSA Conference is a major European event in the field of space research!\n \n Discovering innovative and unique projects contributing to the circular economy approach\, this is the promise made to you by the organizing committee of this conference that will take place on 8-9-10 November 2022! \nCome and meet the MELiSSA actors. Dive into the world of space. \nTake advantage of this incredible opportunity to interact with famous key speakers & researchers! \n\n Listen to international experts from the worlds of academia and industry.\n \nIt will be a unique opportunity to listen to international experts from the worlds of academia and industry. \nThe 2022 edition of the MELiSSA Conference is a European platform focused on closed-life support systems. It is the place to share and exchange thoughts on fundamental and applied research for Space and Earth applications (e.g. circular economy). All the respective domains: air\, water\, waste recycling\, food production and preparation\, modelling\, control\, safety\, circular systems\, education and societal impact\, … are represented. \nThe Conference will highlight and foster the collaboration between researchers\, engineers\, experts\, private and public organizations. \n \n More info & Registration URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/2022-melissa-conference/ LOCATION:Espaces Vanel\, 1 All. Jacques Chaban-Delmas\, Toulouse\, 31500\, France CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230202 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221109T143605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T101530Z UID:10000109-1667952000-1675295999@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:SNSF first MARVIS call DESCRIPTION:Submission deadline: 01.02.2023\n \n The SNSF launches the Multidisciplinary Applied Research Ventures in Space (MARVIS) call. With this scheme\, we promote consortia projects that explore space. \nOn 1 February 2022\, the Federal Council adopted the Ordinance on the Promotion of National Activities in the Space Sector (NASO). Based on NASO\, the SNSF launches the first MARVIS call\, through a mandate by the State Secretariat for Education\, Research and Innovation (SERI). It has an annual budget of up to CHF 3.5 Mio CHF. The SERI plans to mandate calls every 2-4 years. \nA MARVIS project is eligible for funding if the following criteria are met: \n\nIt is a research or innovation project in the space sector that is of national importance.\nIts multidisciplinary character is mirrored by a consortium that consists of at least two higher education research centres and at least one national or international industrial partner.\nOne or several of the higher education research centres are responsible for the project.\nIt has a network of organisations and institutions that goes beyond the members of the consortium.\n\nResearchers can submit their projects from 1st November 2022 to 1st February 2023. The funding decisions will be communicated by the Federal Department of Economic Affairs\, Education and Research (EAER) in November 2023. The earliest project start date is 1st December 2023.\nThe MARVIS funding instrument aims at developing specific core competencies in the space sector at the higher education research centres as well as their national and international networks; maintaining and strengthening Switzerland’s position in strategically important and future-oriented research and innovation fields in the space sector; implementing Swiss space policy; gearing research and innovation work in the space sector to the needs and long-term strategies of partners in industry.\nThe evaluation procedure will be performed in two steps: \n\nIn Step 1 of the evaluation\, the scientific-technical quality of the project is evaluated by the SNSF. This evaluation is based on the project outline\, which consists of the research plan complemented with the CVs as well as the supplementary documents. Based on the Step 1 evaluation\, the SNSF submits a recommendation to SERI\, as well as an assessment of the alignment of the projects with ESA activities.\nIn Step 2 of the evaluation\, the SERI will evaluate the project according to the space\, research and innovation policy. For this\, the project plan is made accessible to SERI. This project plan consists of the project outline complemented with detailed information on the requested funding.\n\nA national and international Steering committee appointed by the Presiding Board of the National Research Council of the SNSF is responsible for step 1 of the evaluation on scientific and technical criteria.\nProposals must be submitted using mySNF. The general rules of the SNSF apply to the MARVIS call.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Call document (PDF)Funding Regulations (PDF)Implementation Regulations for the Funding Regulations (PDF) URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/snsf-first-marvis-call/ CATEGORIES:Call for proposals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/snsf_marvis_call.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221114 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221025T142312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T095725Z UID:10000107-1668211200-1668383999@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Space Gen Advisory Council - 4th Italian Space Startup Competition DESCRIPTION:The Italian Space Startup Competition (ISSC) is a startup competition whose area of interest is space in all its facets. During the two days of the event\, participants will have the opportunity to interact with experts from the space field and to work in teams\, discussing ideas and shaping them into business cases. The participants will benefit from the support of mentors\, whose backgrounds and expertise are diverse and covering different areas of the space sector. \n \nCompetition Goals\nISSC aims at promoting the interest of the young generation in space business and bringing forth the next generation of entrepreneurs. ISSC encourages knowledge sharing and fosters innovation\, also aiming at providing participants with the necessary backdrop to network\, learn and shape the future. \nThe event is dedicated – but not limited – to new-graduates\, students and young professionals who are interested in working in the space sector and are willing to take on a challenge in a business context. The interdisciplinary of the event allows people from any background\, be it engineering\, law\, economics or else\, to participate. An ad-hoc session will allow participants to get to know each other and form diversified teams to aim to the top. \nCompetition Prizes\nThe 4th Italian Space Startup Competition will offer fantastic opportunities to increase your experience within the Space Startup sector! \nThe event format\nThe first day will be dedicated to creating teams and introducing the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and tools to shape an idea into business (e.g. pitch canvas or brainstorming). The second day will focus on the development of the business idea. At the conclusion of the ISSC\, each team presents its idea in front of a jury during a pitch competition. The business ideas may include new technologies\, spin-in or spin-off\, or space data applications Register Here URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/space-gen-advisory-council-4th-italian-space-startup-competition/ LOCATION:ISSC\, Napoli\, Italy CATEGORIES:Competition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Logo_napoli-1200x975-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221114T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221114T170000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20220912T140202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221125T095242Z UID:10000102-1668441600-1668445200@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Solar System Objects (SSOs) Pipeline for the Euclid Mission\, by Aurelien Verdier DESCRIPTION:During this webinar\, you will see how a pipeline for a spatial mission at ESA is developed\, from the definition of the goal to the implementation\, and all the challenges we had to face.\nThe talk will focus on asteroid detection (SSOs)\, where they are\, and why we need to detect them\, but also on the Euclid mission.\nThe presentation will be concluded with an overview of the experience gained during two years through the YGT program\, technically but also humanly.\nAurelien Verdier obtained his MSc degree in Physics with a thesis on Radioastronomy.\nEmployed at EPFL as a Swiss National Trainee\, he is currently working in the Euclid team at ESA\, ESAC\, developing a pipeline to detect Solar System Objects (SSOs) in Euclid images.\nHis background is: Astrophysics\, Astronomy\, Cosmology\, and particle physics.\nHe is at his first professional experience after graduation.\nHe previously took part in several student activities\, such as building a radiotelescope (EPFL Radio Waves) and space awareness (Swiss Space Awareness). URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/solar-system-objects/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20220910_1348512.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221118 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221109T141642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T101637Z UID:10000108-1668470400-1668729599@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Space Tech Expo Europe 2022 DESCRIPTION:Europe’s largest exhibition and conference for the space industry\n \n Space Tech Expo Europe sets the bar for providing attendees with fundamental knowledge on current industry trends\, challenges\, and opportunities in unmissable discussions from technical-level experts from across the supply chain. Your free event pass will give you three-day access to three conferences : \n \n \n \n \n More info & Registration URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/space-tech-expo-europe-2022/ LOCATION:Congress Bremen\, Findorffstrasse 101\, Messe Bremen\, Halle 4 & 5\, M3B GmbH\, Bremen\, 28215\, Germany CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/BRE-logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221125T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221125T180000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221115T170529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221115T170721Z UID:10000114-1669363200-1669399200@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Cosmos Archaeology Symposium: Encounters between art and science DESCRIPTION:From the dawn of human civilization\, we have looked at the sky to explore its secrets. Some stargazers would go on to pursue scientific knowledge of the Universe\, as astrophysicists\, astronomers\, astronauts\, or engineers. Others would interpret or document it as artists or historians. All these endeavours are devoted to exploring or representing the cosmos. And for every person involved\, the Universe is an infinite source of research and wonder. \nThis symposium is an opportunity for space explorers from all walks of life to meet and share their diverse knowledge. They will also be able to discover how their practices\, so different on the surface\, might complement each other. \nOrganized for the ‘Cosmos Archaeology’ exhibition\, presented at EPFL Pavilions from 16 September 2022 to 5 February 2023\, the event brings together eminent personalities from the worlds of art and science around four themes that echo the exhibition. \n \n More info & Registration URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/cosmos-archaeology-symposium-encounters-between-art-and-science/ LOCATION:EPFL Pavilions\, Place Cosandey\, Lausanne\, Vaud\, 1015\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-15-175929.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221206T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221206T193000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221109T145213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T101853Z UID:10000110-1670344200-1670355000@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Funding for Swiss Space Research\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship DESCRIPTION:“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see\, and wonder about what makes the universe exist.”– Stephen Hawking \nIf your research or business is related to space\, if you have an idea that could impact space technology or you would like to exploit some space related innovations on earth\, then sign up and join this event! The Innovation Office of the University of Bern is honored to host Euresearch\, the State Secretariat for Education\, Research and Innovation SERI and ESA Business Incubator Center Switzerland to present an overview of funding and support opportunities for space research and business. \nAgenda\n16:00 Doors open \n16:30 Welcome (Elsa Callini\, Innovation Office UniBE) \n16:35 Horizon Europe – Research and Innovation opportunities for Space (Matthew Whellens\, Euresearch) \n16:55 ESA opportunities for Swiss entities – including transitional measures (Valerie Koller\, State Secretariat for Education\, Research and Innovation SERI) \n17:30 ESA-BIC CH and Spacetek (Michael Gschweitl\, ESA-BIC Switzerland) \n18:00 Closing remarks (Elsa Callini\, Innovation Office UniBE) \nAfter the presentations\, you will have the opportunity to enjoy an apero and network with the speakers and the other attendees \n More info & Registration URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/funding-for-swiss-space-research-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/ LOCATION:UniBe Innovation Office\, 028 Hauptgebäude Hochschulstrasse 4\, Bern\, 3012\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Information session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/space-research.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221212T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221212T170000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221123T133805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T124753Z UID:10000117-1670860800-1670864400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Lunar Hub: a venture to explore the extreme and the uncharted\, by David Rodríguez DESCRIPTION:eSpace (EPFL Space Center) introduced in 2020 a new initiative aimed at bridging a series of identified knowledge and technology gaps within the latest lunar exploration and infrastructure development roadmaps. We\, at eSpace\, advocate for a holistic space program that effectively and sustainably explores and develops the Moon. To do so\, upcoming exploration missions call for ever more capable robotic systems and instruments\, including the capability to explore longer distances (>100 km) within highly constrained time windows (e.g.\, shorter daylight cycles in polar regions) and under extreme environmental conditions of which little to no data is readily available (permanently shadowed regions and lunar skylights are some examples). \nA long-term\, effective\, faster\, and minimally altered characterization of these regions requires improved mobility systems as well as the use of high-resolution mapping and imagery\, which most lunar missions to date still lack. Today we present EPFL’s Lunar Hub\, eSpace’s latest venture to create a home base for lunar research and technology within Switzerland. We are already working toward developing the technology required to traverse the lunar surface 100 times faster than any autonomous rover ever before\, providing robotic assets and soon humans with the highest resolution maps of key\, so far inaccessible regions with our lunar reconnaissance drone\, defining the most effective ways in which small heterogeneous groups of robots can cooperate to access\, explore\, and jointly prospect the most scientifically valuable regions\, and equipping them with the latest optical instrumentation with our Dragonfly camera. \n \n David is currently responsible for the Lunar Hub\, leading the center’s efforts in lunar research and technology development with projects on topics spanning from fast off-Earth robotic mobility\, reconnaissance drones\, low-cardinality multi-agent systems\, to novel sensing instrumentation for localization and mapping. He also provides system-level and managerial support to projects on active deorbiting of defunct satellites as well as supporting the activities of multiple students’ associations related to space at EPFL.” \n Formerly he held several positions as an NPI researcher for the Automation & Robotics Lab at the European Space Agency and as a visiting scientist for the Institute of System Dynamics & Control of the German Aerospace Center. He holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carlos III University of Madrid\, a Master’s Degree in Space Studies from the International Space University\, and a PhD in robotics from Tohoku University. \n \n \n \n \n \n David’s social media: URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/lunarhub/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lunar-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221215T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221215T113000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221118T102840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T102958Z UID:10000116-1671098400-1671103800@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Euresearch Information Event on Horizon Europe Calls for 2023 and 2024 in Industry\, Digital and Space DESCRIPTION:The European Commission is expected to shortly publish details on calls for the upcoming two years in most areas of Horizon Europe. Swiss National Contact Points for Horizon Europe “Cluster 4” on Industry\, Digital and Space will inform on these new funding opportunities on 15 December. \nJoin this 1.5h online event to get an overview of the new calls\, learn how an organization based in Switzerland can participate in projects and get inspiration on how to join consortia applying for funding. \n \n More info & Registration URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/euresearch-calls-2023-2024/ CATEGORIES:Information session ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Euresearch_Logo_mit-Claim_SCREEN-RGB.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221215T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221215T200000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221111T113417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T130608Z UID:10000113-1671125400-1671134400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Switzerland and Italy : Together in Space DESCRIPTION:Free entrance but registration mandatory.\n \n \n Full programme and registration\n \n The Italian government has established the National Day of Space on December 16. On the day before\, in 1964\, Italy launched the S. Marco 1 satellite\, becoming the third country to have space capabilities. \nItaly and Switzerland have a long-term record of successful collaboration in space. Researchers from both countries collaborate on the most important space missions\, supported by industries and small-medium enterprises on both sides of the Alps. \nThe Italian Embassy in Bern intends to promote an initiative to celebrate the third edition of the Italian National Day of Space in Switzerland\, aiming at showing the strong ties between these two countries and reinforce further the support to the collaboration in science and technology. \nThis public event will bring together Swiss and Italian astronauts and Space Agencies\, large space companies and university spin-offs. \nPlease note that a technical workshop entitled Space technology & sustainability: a challenge for the future will take place on the 16th December at EPFL (room CE 1515). URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/switzerland-and-italy-together-in-space/ LOCATION:EPFL\, Room SG 1138 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1440x810.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221216T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221216T133000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20221115T172440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T131028Z UID:10000115-1671181200-1671197400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Technical Workshop for the Italian Day of Space in Switzerland - Space technology and sustainability: a challenge for the future DESCRIPTION:This workshop is free but registration is mandatory for organisation purposes. \n Space economy is a fast-growing sector at global scale. In particular\, it is becoming a leading business and research sector in Europe. It is more and more important to develop new ideas and opportunities\, leveraging on the strong competence of universities and research centers together with the solid support by space industries and the growing constellation of SME and start-up companies. \nOn the Italian Day of Space\, eSpace- EPFL Space center\, together with Embassy of Italy in Bern and the General Consulate of Italy in Geneva\, are organizing this technical workshop to promote a network of collaboration between Italy and Switzerland\, involving Academia and space industries\, large companies and SME. \nStarting from the presentation of new technologies\, developed in Switzerland with a significant participation of Italian researchers\, we present examples of how space can present opportunities for both for young engineers and scientists\, and for companies.  As it becomes more and more crowded\, the responsible use of space key\, as will be discussed during a round table. \nWe invite researchers\, engineers\, space companies\, start-up\, students and all the interested public to join us in this technical networking event. \n\n Programme\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n TIMETOPICSPEAKER\n\n\n\n \n 9:00Welcome addressProf. Jean-Paul Kneib (EPFL)\, L. Valenziano (Scientific Attaché in Switzerland) \n \n 9:15Slip Ring TechnologyF. Avino (EPFL) \n \n 9:35Helicon Plasma Thrusters with resonant antennasI. Furno\, F. Romano (EPFL) \n \n 9:55From CERN to Aerospace: accelerating innovation and building transnational partnershipE. Chesta (CERN) \n \n 10:15Company/Research team short presentationsG. Becker (Beyond Gravity)\, S.Gugkaev (ClearSpace)\, E. Bozzo (Univ. Geneve) \n \n 10:45to11:15Break \n \n 11:15Company/Research team short presentationsA. Belkhiria (EPFL Spacecraft Team)\, D. Campi (Sydereus Space Dynamics) \, T. Montaruli (Univ. Geneve) \n \n 11:45Space Sustainability: which role for Italian and Swiss Academia and industry in a changing landscape?Round table moderated by E. David.B. Gresse (TAS - CH)\, C. Colombo (PoliMi)\, A. Belkhiria (EPFL Spacecraft Team)\, V. Striano (DAC)\, S. Gugkaev (ClearSpace) \n \n 12:45Conclusions and future perspectivesA. Fasoli (EPFL)\, L. Valenziano \n \n 12:45to13:30Networking light lunch URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/switzerland-and-italy-technical-workshop-space-sustainability/ LOCATION:EPFL Room CE 1515 CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/chit-dec.16.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230313T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230313T173000 DTSTAMP:20260427T010532 CREATED:20230306T163248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T170707Z UID:10000119-1678725000-1678728600@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Sustainable Space Hub: new technologies and services to secure the long-term usability of space DESCRIPTION:eSpace – EPFL Space Center is a pioneer in space sustainability. With the Clean Space Initiative\, initially proposed to deorbit Swisscube which eventually spin-off from EPFL as the ClearSpace-1 mission to recover the Vega Secondary Payload Adapter (VESPA)\, the Center can draw on a decade of experience in space sustainability. More recently\, in 2019 eSpace initiated a two-year pilot phase of a research initiative on sustainable space logistics (RISSL). This initiative was the starting point of several consortium projects that attracted many stakeholders\, resulting in several publications and the development of a space logistics modelling software for mission profile evaluation and optimization [1]. The success of this pilot phase encouraged the Center to continue exploring this new domain. Current research includes life cycle assessment of space transportation vehicles\, accounting for space debris risks and the reentry phase\, optimisation of space logistics\, and mission design. These projects will help understanding and improving the situation in space. It is especially important to assess future impacts of new missions early in the design phase\, in order to support space agencies and industry in designing new concepts with lower environmental impacts. \nThanks to these 10+ years of experience\, in 2021 EPFL was selected to host the Space Sustainability Rating (SSR)\, which incentivizes space operators to adopt more responsible mission design and operational behaviour. Its competence and neutrality\, two important prerequisites for a successful\, fair and widely accepted evaluation system\, make eSpace the ideal host institution for the rating. The definition of sustainability in space is constantly evolving. eSpace is therefore continuously improving the formulation of the SSR to address emerging environmental\, societal\, and economic factors in the assessment. \nThese efforts are complemented by the EPFL laboratory of astrophysics (LASTRO)\, which is currently working on detection and characterization of resident objects in Earth’s orbit in large astronomical data archives [2]. The information extracted from these archives will allow a better evaluation of the evolution and current state of the small debris population\, and support active debris removal that will be necessary to secure the future use of Earth’s orbit. \nIn order to unite EPFL’s forces in the domain of sustainability in space\, eSpace has recently launched the Sustainable Space Hub (SSH). The goal of the Hub is to coherently manage and foster the growth of these topics. 5 institutes within EPFL are currently involved in research and development projects in the field of space sustainability. The hub is connecting these individual projects in a workflow that rests on three intertwined pillars: measure\, understand\, and act for space sustainability. \nThe projects associated with each pillar are essential to find solutions to the problems arising from the rapidly increasing space activities\, the risk from space debris\, and the generated atmospheric impacts. The Hub will help identify and promote new technologies in space sustainability with new services in orbit and on the ground. \n\n\n Mathieu Udriot\n \n Research Scientist & Systems Engineer at eSpace \n \n Young professional at the EPFL Space Center (Lausanne\, Switzerland)\, Mathieu is involved in projects related to space logistics\, space sustainability\, concurrent engineering\, and he supervises student teams at EPFL. In particular\, Mathieu is working on two projects\, funded by ESA\, that are looking at the environmental impacts of launchers using a life cycle assessment methodology\, and modelling space logistics scenarios to understand the feasibility of future missions. \n Mathieu graduated at EPFL in February 2022 with a master in microengineering\, specialized in space technologies. His master thesis was about the Implementation of a Space Sustainability Rating. He is still supporting this association on some R&D projects. He was also part of the EPFL team that won the European Rocketry Challenge 2021 in Portugal. \n\n\n Stephan Hellmich\n \n Post doc research scientist at LASTRO \n \n After studying computer science\, which he completed in 2010 with a collaborative diploma thesis from HTWK Leipzig and UNI Leipzig in the field of bioinformatics\, Stephan began his scientific career studying small planets in the solar system at the DLR Institute for Planetary Science in Berlin. During his PhD thesis\, Stephan investigated the long-term orbital evolution of Jupiter Trojan asteroids under the influence of the non-gravitational Yarkovsky force. Besides this activity\, Stephan was involved in several projects of the DLR institute and the ESA SSA initiative. \n He supported the hardware and software development for the extension of the 1.23m telescope at the German-Spanish observatory on Calar Alto and conducted observations of exoplanets\, asteroids and comets to determine their rotational and physical properties. While the focus of the observations was on Jupiter Trojan asteroids in support of the recently launched LUCY mission\, Stephan also led a program of secondary use of the observational data that resulted in the reporting of hundreds of thousands of astrometric positions to the Minor Planet Center and the discovery of several asteroids and a trans Neptunian object. \nIn early 2022\, Stephan started supporting EPFL’s SSA activities as a postdoctoral researcher. He is mainly working on extracting information on space debris from large astronomical data archives and enabling the TELESTO telescope at the Observatory of Geneva for space debris observations. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/sustainable-space-hub/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:eSpace Seminars,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Logo-Complet-fond-clair-couleur.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR