BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//eSpace - EPFL Space Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:eSpace - EPFL Space Center 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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240605T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240605T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20240530T154121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T154121Z UID:10000163-1717603200-1717610400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Product safety management in high-tech industry projects DESCRIPTION:In the context of industrial project\, along with quality and industrialisation\, the product safety is essential to ensure a control over the project cost and schedule and guaranty the delivery of a product with the level of reliability expected. We propose to explain what a safety analysis is and why it is mandatory in any project implementation\, what the company and the product gain out of it. \nCatherine Suppo: with two master university graduations in applied physics and SW engineering\, she has worked for aeronautic projects at the beginning of her career to branch 19 years ago in aerospace projects in France\, UK\, Germany and Switzerland\, for Thales\, AIRBUS\, OHB and Clearspace. She has worked as SW engineer for on small launcher\, then for Scientific Lagrange point and Mercury explorer missions.\nShe is now specialised in Satellite system safety since 2013\, first as FDIR engineer\, then as FDIR lead and FDIR expert across her companies to support different projects. She supported as well actively the elaboration of the ESA FDIR SAVOIR handbook. She has worked on GEO TELECOM\, LEO Earth observation\, Deep space\, Rendez-vous and IOS missions. Her experience is spread over all satellite mission phases from proposal to LEOP.\nStéphane Haïssat is VP Production & Co-Founder of PANAPROD SNC\nStéphane is an Engineer in Electronics\, he started his career with XEMICS\, a spin-off of the CSEM at Neuchâtel.\nDuring thirteen years in the semiconductor area\, he worked for more than six years in the security for PayTV chipset within the Kudelski Group.\nWorking in the Aerospace industry since 2014\, delivering high-end avionics systems\, Stéphane successively lead the test\, industrialisation and production teams\, setting up new strategies in this high-demanding industry.\nIn 2023\, Stéphane co-created PANAPROD SNC\, a small entity providing consultancy services in Aerospace and Space domains. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/product-safety-industry/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/espace-seminar-banner-suppo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240528T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240528T173000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20240522T141356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240605T113731Z UID:10000162-1716913800-1716917400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Space-Based Solar Power\, the Moon and Switzerland – A Case Study DESCRIPTION:To address the energy and climate crises\, renewed interest in Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) is being actively pursued in Europe\, USA\, Japan\, South Korea\, and China. The European Space Agency launched its SOLARIS programme in November 2022 to further investigate and mature the feasibility of SBSP through a technology R&D programme. SBSP can deliver clean and sustainable baseload and dispatchable electrical power 24/7\, 365 days a year at an availability of approximately 99.5% and is not influenced by the weather nor by the day-night cycle. Over the coming decades\, Switzerland needs to invest in its energy transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy supplies\, but it remains unclear which terrestrial energy systems could best guarantee Switzerland’s energy security. Switzerland has the need\, the technical means\, and the financial resources to be an early user and enabler of SBSP and perhaps lead an international collaborative effort to supply Switzerland and the world with inexhaustible clean energy.  The Swiss company Astrostrom is researching a unique approach to SBSP via manufacturing Solar Power Satellite (SPS) components on the Moon from lunar materials. This approach could reduce the amount of mass for a SPS launched from Earth by 80% or more as well as reducing costs and the related CO2 emissions. \nArthur Woods\, founder and CEO of Astrostrom GmbH\, is an astronautical artist and independent researcher with two art projects successfully flown on the Russian Mir space station. He had the fortunate experience to personally witness the beginnings of the U.S. space program while living in the immediate vicinity of Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center (1959 -1970)\, where he held summer jobs in 1967 & 1968 during the Apollo program. He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/solar-power-moon/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/espace-seminar-banner-woods.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240501T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240501T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20240408T131927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T091325Z UID:10000153-1714568400-1714572000@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Sustainable Space Hub Coffee DESCRIPTION:After a successful first event in March\, we are organising a second sustainable space hub coffee! \nWe will have the opportunity to hear a summary of the PhD that Alexandre Looten recently obtained at LPAC\, on the atmospheric re-entry of composite materials and design for demise of spacecrafts. D4D brings an interesting trade-off to the table: while it’s seen as a solution for reducing the risks of uncontrolled re-entry (thus reducing space debris and the risk of casualties on the ground)\, it generates high altitude emissions (70-100km) that could have unpredictable atmospheric impacts. \nParticipants are then invited to take part in an open discussion over coffee and cookies. \nIn order to unite EPFL’s forces in the domain of sustainability in space\, eSpace has launched the Sustainable Space Hub (SSH). The goal of the Hub is to coherently manage and foster the growth of topics such as space debris risks\, high altitude atmospheric impacts\, and other environmental impacts on Earth. 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. \nMore info on the Sustainable Space Hub. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/sustainable-space-hub-coffee/ LOCATION:EPFL PPB 019 CATEGORIES:Informed public,Round Table,Space Sustainability ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SSH-coffee-poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240425T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240425T120000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20240419T124519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T094248Z UID:10000156-1714042800-1714046400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Setting the Bar for the Replacement of the Probability of Collision Metric in Conjunction Assessment DESCRIPTION:Professional statisticians can often see issues with\, and propose better solutions for\, statistical methods that are used in industry; but such proposals often remain unimplemented (and therefore unused) because they are not fully sensitive to the particulars of the application.  The Probability of Collision\, a metric used by astrodynamicists to determine whether two satellite are likely to collide\, has a number of problematic aspects that statisticians have properly criticized; but the proposed alternatives also introduce fresh problems or ignore other aspects of the operational situation.  The present colloquium introduces this statistical problem and summarizes its shortcomings and some of the proposed remediations\, but then proceeds to outline philosophical aspects of the operational situation that both exclude certain approaches and push towards particular ways in which proposed alternatives must be evaluated in order to be shown to be both operationally superior and viable. \nDr. Matt Hejduk is Senior Project Leader at the Aerospace Corporation and also presently serves as chief engineer for the Satellite Conjunction Analysis and Risk Assessment (CARA) project for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.  His research interests include the satellite conjunction assessment problem\, satellite characterization and modeling from sensor signature data\, estimation theory\, and sensor and network simulation. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/probability-of-collision-metric/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/espace-seminar-hejduk.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240319T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240319T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20240312T130122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T123644Z UID:10000152-1710869400-1710873000@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Integrating Life cycle engineering of Space Systems into the Concurrent Design Process DESCRIPTION:The application of Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) within the concurrent engineering process presents a viable method for assessing environmental\, social and economic impacts of space missions. Despite the importance of this for embedding sustainability principles into spacecraft design\, the novelty of the concept within the concurrent engineering process has meant that the approach has not yet been widely implemented. In this presentation\, Dr Wilson will discuss his experience and the challenges of applying LCE within a concurrent design setting. Drawing upon examples and case studies\, he will outline the progress being made within this field\, and present key findings that are important takeaways when including LCE as an engineering discipline within concurrent design studies of space systems. \nDr Andrew Ross Wilson is a Lecturer in Environmental Management at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). He holds a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Management from GCU and a PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Strathclyde. \nAndrew specialises in space sustainability\, with a particular focus on life cycle assessment\, carbon accounting and energy systems of engineering projects. However\, Andrew’s technical background is in environmental management\, and his work is extremely interdisciplinary. In this regard\, Andrew’s services are often consulted by external parties with regard to the assessment\, mitigation and communication of sustainability issues. This can often vary from being very specific and technical-facing\, to being broad and societal-facing\, and the range of risks\, impacts and decision-making processes in between. Ultimately\, his work aims to inform how society can transition towards a future that is truly sustainable\, as envisaged through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. \nDue to his contribution to science and technological development\, Andrew was awarded the 2018 Young Scot Environment Award\, designated one of Junior Chamber International’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Scotland in 2019\, won the ESA-EISC Space for Sustainability Award 2021\, and was named GCU Alumni of the Year 2022. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/lca-engineering/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/espace-seminar-wilson.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240222T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240222T181500 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20240219T150302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240223T141511Z UID:10000150-1708622100-1708625700@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Solar Flare X-ray Observations with a Cubesat DESCRIPTION:The X-ray imaging spectrometer STIX onboard ESA’s flagship mission Solar Orbiter was designed and build with a Swiss lead at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). STIX is now in its fourth year of operation and has recorded so far over 45’000 solar flares. The STIX detectors designed by CEA\, France\, work extremely reliably with all 32 detectors still working nominally showing only minimal degradation due to radiation damage. We still have over 50 STIX flight spare detectors available\, and four of those will fly on a NASA cubesat mission called PADRE lead by UC Berkeley (PI J.C. Martinez-Oliveros). In this talk\, Säm Krucker will introduce the science of solar flares and the STIX instrument and then show how STIX X-ray detectors are used in the PADRE cubsat mission. \nSäm Krucker’s main scientific interests are in problems of plasma astrophysics\, especially solar and heliospheric physics\, from an observational and experimental point of view. He has a strong background in space hardware and I have been the PI of NASA’s Small Explorer mission RHESSI and NASA’s sounding rocket program FOXSI. He is currently the lead of the hard X-ray imaging spectrometer STIX onboard ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/solar-flares-cubesat/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/espace-seminar-krucker.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240124T161500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20240124T171500 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20240111T131850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T132356Z UID:10000148-1706112900-1706116500@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:USSF-MIT researchers present their work : AI Technologies and simulation tools for SSA - Space Sustainability and Policy DESCRIPTION:Captain Jacqueline Smith is a Chief of Staff Captain’s Prestigious PhD Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is currently pursuing research in Space Policy and Sustainability in the Aeronautics and Astronautics department at MIT in collaboration withthe Space Enabled division of the MIT Media Lab. Previously\, Capt. Smith served as the Digital Transformation and Innovation Officer for Space Launch Delta 45\, project lead within the Space Force Headquarters Chief Technology and Innovation Office (founder of the Supra Coders program)\, and Director of Space CAMP (a software factory focused on the continuous development and deployment of space command and control applications). Captain Smith has a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of New Mexico and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. \nCaptain Jacqueline Smith will cover: \n\nUtilizing the Space Sustainability Rating for emerging space nation missions\nModeling NASA collision avoidance actions using the Environment-Vulnerability-Decision-Technology framework\nContinuing supervision (Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty) of in-space servicing activities from a US government stakeholder perspective using Systems Architecture Framework\n\nCaptain Tory Smith earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University before commissioning into the United States Space Force (USSF) through the Technical Degree Sponsorship Program. His first assignment was at the Air Force Research Lab Space Vehicles directorate working on Multi-Agent AI systems. He then became a founding member of the Space CAMP software development factory in Colorado Springs working on various software applications for the National Space Defense Center. Subsequently\, he was recruited by the USSF Chief Technology and Innovation Office as a project lead for service-wide digital education initiatives including Digital University and the Supra Coders program. He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT within the Astrodynamics\, Robotics and Controls Lab focusing on Multi-Agent Sensor Tasking under the advisement of Dr. Richard Linares. \nCaptain Tory Smith will cover: \n\nMulti-agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) approaches for scalable ground-based sensor tasking.\nModeling the population evolution of lethal non-trackable objects in LEO using the MIT Orbital Capacity Tool (MOCAT)\nComparison of simulated data using the NASA Standard Break-up Model (SBM) and empirical data collected by the Space Fence radar for known break-up events. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/ussf-space-sustainability-policy/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/espace-seminar-USSF.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231207T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231207T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20231004T134437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T091849Z UID:10000143-1701973800-1701982800@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:EPFL Space Center - 20 years Celebration DESCRIPTION:Registrations are now closed. \n Join us for a celebration of 20 years of the EPFL Space Center! Since 2003\, we have sent a CubeSat into space\, hosted and launched startups such as ClearSpace and the Space Sustainability Rating\, guided student teams to win international competitions and to send a computer into space\, and awarded a Minor in Space Technologies to over 400 students! And that’s just a few of the many space activities that have taken place at EPFL. \nSo we’re throwing a party! There will be speeches\, a look back at the EPFL Space Center over the years\, a chance to meet your colleagues and friends\, and of course\, delicious food and drink. \n\n Programme\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n TimingTopicsSpeakers\n\n\n\n \n 18h45IntroductionMartine Harmel\, EPFL Space Center \n \n 18h50Welcome remarksJan Hesthaven\, Vice-President of Academic Affairs \n \n 18h55Brief history of the centerMartine Harmel\, EPFL Space Center \n \n 19h00Early days of the EPFL Space CenterMaurice Borgeaud/Stéphane Michaud - Former EPFL Space Center Directors \n \n 19h15Swiss Cube adventure and Clearspace- (period 2009-2019)Muriel Richard\, ClearSpace \n \n 19h25The EPFL Space Center today and looking aheadProf. Jean-Paul Kneib\, EPFL Space Center \n \n 19h35Closing remarksEmmanuelle David\, EPFL Space Center \n \n 19h45 - 21h00Mini exhibitions & festive apero URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/epfl-space-center-20-years/ LOCATION:Rolex Learning Center\, RLC E1 240\, EPFL Route Cantonale\, Lausanne\, Vaud\, 1015\, Switzerland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ESC-20years-landscape-event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231128T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231128T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20231115T082925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T095831Z UID:10000145-1701192600-1701196200@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:The European Aerospace Sector: Perspectives from the industry\, academia and the public sector DESCRIPTION:The aerospace industry in Europe is growing to meet a new demand for services in connection to Space\, be it analytics rendered from data collected by satellites in orbit\, transporting cargo beyond the atmosphere or building the necessary equipment or instruments to carry out experiments or tasks in Space. Switzerland and Spain\, both members of the European Space Agency (ESA)\, can create interesting synergies to design and produce new systems that can compete in this new environment. \nIsabel PÉREZ GRANDE\nHead of the Directorate for Science\, Technology and Innovation at the Spanish Space Agency. \nDeputy Director of Research and doctoral studies at ETSI Aeronáutica y del Espacio (Higher Technical School of Aeronautics and Space of the Madrid Technical University) \nDoctor in Aerospace engineering (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid). \n \nMrs. Pérez Grande has been teaching and researching at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Madrid Technical University) since 1994. Currently\, she is a Professor at the Fluid mechanics and aerospace propulsion department. She carries out her research at the Ignacio Da Riva Microgravity Institute\, where she heads the Aerospace development and testing research group since 2005. Her research focuses on heat transfer\, thermal design and thermal control of space systems. She has contributed to the design of numerous onboard instruments such as NOMAD in ExoMars 2016 (ESA)\, Sunrise I and II\, SO/PHI and EPD in Solar Orbiter (ESA)\, as well as TIRS and ATS in MEDA in Mars 2020 (NASA). \nShe served as member of ESA’s Physical Sciences Working Group (2013-2017) and ESA’s Human Spaceflight and Exploration Science Advisory Committee (2015-2017). \nMiguel BELLÓ MORA\nDirector of the Spanish Space Agency (since April 20\, 2023) \nDoctor in Aerospace engineering (Technische Universität Braunschweig). Aeronautical engineer (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid). \n \nMr. Belló Mora has been CEO of Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre) since the year 2000. Additionally\, he has presided over the Eureka research and innovation network in 2021 and 2022. \nHe founded the aerospace corporation DEIMOS in 2001 and was its CEO until 2019. He was the main force behind the launching of the first Spanish satellites to observe Earth\, DEIMOS 1 and DEIMOS 2. DEIMOS has branched out in Spain (DEIMOS Space\, DEIMOS Aplicaciones Tecnológicas\, DEIMOS Imaging)\, as well as in the rest of Europe (DEIMOS Engenharia\, DEIMOS UK\, DEIMOS Romania and DEIMOS Italy). \nBefore that\, between 1985 and 2001\, Mr. Belló worked in the Spanish aerospace firm GMV as well as in the European Space Agency (ESA) in Darmstadt\, were he was Business Director\, Director of mission analysis and engineering and Director of institutional space programs. \nHe is a member of the International Astronautical Academy\, the Astrodynamics committee of the International Astronautical Federation and President of the Constellation and Mission design session of the International Astronautical Congress. \nPablo GALLEGO SANMIGUEL\nSenior Vice President for Sales and Customers at PLD Space \n \nMr. Gallego Sanmiguel has a wide experience in the aerospace sector. He has served as mission manager in institutions such as SpaceX (2015-2018) or ESA’s VEGA mission (2008-2012). He has participated in the launch of Ariane 4\, Ariane 5\, Soyuz\, Dnepr\, Vega\, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy crafts from Kourou (French Guyana)\, Yasny (Russia)\, Vandenberg (California)\, Cabo Cañaveral (Florida) and El Arenosillo (Spain). \nHe has been a consultant and business development manager at firms such as DEIMOS (2012-2015)\, ISDEFE (2007-2008)\, Hisdesat (2003-2007)\, Ariane Space (1997-2003) or CASA Espacio (1990-1997). URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/spanish-delegation-epfl/ LOCATION:EPFL Campus room SV 1717 CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/espace-seminar_spain.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231113T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231113T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20231106T103826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231106T154251Z UID:10000144-1699896600-1699900200@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:What can we do about climate change? DESCRIPTION:Global warming and its consequences are provoking today climate upheavals that threaten biodiversity and the well being of all living beings on our planet Earth. \nCharling Tao will briefly describe the urgency of the situation and discuss some existing solutions\, that have been implemented\, or are proposed by space scientists and others. \n \nCharling Tao is a grandmother and CNRS  director of research emerita in Center of Particle Physics Marseille\, France and emerita professor of cosmology\, Department of Astronomy\, Tsinghua University\, China. \nA long term activist\, she has (co-) founded Ecosystem Restoration Communities (Camps)\, and the Weathermakers for a Sinai (re)greening \nShe is an ambassador for the Egyptian Center for Desert Research and Habiba community in Nuweiba\, Sinai. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/charling-tao/ LOCATION:EPFL Campus room MED 0 1418 CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/espace-seminar_TAO_website.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231103T124500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231103T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20230821T095014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T114051Z UID:10000131-1699015500-1699030800@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Space Sustainability: Challenges and Outlook DESCRIPTION:Organized in collaboration with eSpace – EPFL Space Center \, this second conference will be on the theme of “Space Sustainability: Challenges and Outlook”.An array of specialists  will provide their expertise on the various dimensions of this theme\, as well as their legal implications. REGISTER URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/space-sustainability-challenges-and-outlook/ LOCATION:EPFL BC 420\, BC Bulding\, Rue Jean-Daniel-Colladon\, Lausanne\, Vaud\, 1015\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Conference,Symposium,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spacelawforum.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231011T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20231011T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20230928T125027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T110824Z UID:10000142-1697045400-1697049000@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:SWIR/NIR SPAD Image Sensors for LIDAR and Quantum Imaging Applications\, by prof. Edoardo Charbon DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, prof. Charbon will review the evolution of solid-state photon counting sensors from avalanche photodiodes (APDs) to silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) to single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The impact of these sensors on LiDAR has been remarkable\, however\, more innovations are to come with the continuous advance of integrated SPADs and the introduction of powerful computational imaging techniques directly coupled to SPADs/SiPMs. New technologies\, such as 3D-stacking in combination with Ge and InP/InGaAs SPAD sensors\, are accelerating the adoption of SWIR/NIR image sensors\, while enabling new sensing functionalities. Prof. Charbon will conclude the talk with a technological perspective on how all these technologies could come together in low-cost\, computational-intensive image sensors\, for affordable\, yet powerful quantum imaging. \n \n \n \n Edoardo Charbon (SM’00 F’17) received the Diploma from ETH Zurich\, the M.S. from the University of California at San Diego\, and the Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988\, 1991\, and 1995\, respectively\, all in electrical engineering and EECS. He has consulted with numerous organizations\, including Bosch\, X-Fab\, Texas Instruments\, Maxim\, Sony\, Agilent\, and the Carlyle Group. He was with Cadence Design Systems from 1995 to 2000\, where he was the Architect of the company’s initiative on information hiding for intellectual property protection. In 2000\, he joined Canesta Inc.\, as the Chief Architect\, where he led the development of wireless 3-D CMOS image sensors. \n Since 2002 he has been a member of the faculty of EPFL\, where is a full professor. From 2008 to 2016 he was with Delft University of Technology’s as Chair of VLSI design. Dr. Charbon has been the driving force behind the creation of deep-submicron CMOS SPAD technology\, which is mass-produced since 2015 and is present in telemeters\, proximity sensors\, and medical diagnostics tools. His interests span from 3-D vision\, LiDAR\, FLIM\, FCS\, NIROT to super-resolution microscopy\, time-resolved Raman spectroscopy\, and cryo-CMOS circuits and systems for quantum computing. He has authored or co-authored over 400 papers and two books\, and he holds 24 patents. Dr. Charbon is the recipient of the 2023 IISS Pioneering Achievement Award\, he is a distinguished visiting scholar of the W. M. Keck Institute for Space at Caltech\, a fellow of the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft\, a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Photonics Society\, and a fellow of the IEEE. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/swir-nir-spadedoardo-charbon/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/espace-seminar-edoardo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230927T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230927T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20230907T110700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T134758Z UID:10000141-1695835800-1695839400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:RF System Design for Robotic Spacecraft Requirements - Design Challenges and Emerging Technologies\, by Hannes Bartle DESCRIPTION:A cornerstone of space sustainability is the ability to efficiently service\, repair and refuel spacecrafts in orbit. From low earth orbit to geostationary orbits\, the need for such In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) missions is clearly identified and several companies are trying to race each other to be the first to market. Additionally\, as the problem of space debris is more and more recognized as such by private and government stakeholders\, Active Debris Removal (ADR) missions will be important to reduce the risk of the Kessler syndrome to set in. \nOne of the many challenges these types of missions entail is the design of reliable and secure RF systems covering communications\, radar and RF sensing. The unique set of requirements posed by a highly agile\, robotic spacecraft poses several challenges for RF systems in terms of performance\, reliability and cost. This talk will give an overview of typical requirements\, trade-offs and regulatory hurdles that one will encounter when designing RF systems for robotic spacecrafts. Furthermore\, an overview of emerging technologies and current research will be provided. \n \nHannes Bartle is an Industrial PhD student in the Microwaves and Antennas Group (MAG) at EPFL\, while being employed by ClearSpace SA. His research focuses on the field of mutual coupling between antennas and installed antenna performance on electrically large structures. He is the technical point of contact regarding RF and antenna related topics at ClearSpace and is responsible for the development\, design and procurement of RF hardware and antennas\, most notably the ClearSpace-1 communication systems. He received a B.Eng in Aerospace Engineering from the Corporate State University Friedrichshafen\, Germany\, and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Aarhus University\, Denmark. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/ref-system-bartle/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Conference,eSpace Seminars,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bartle-27.09.2023.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230714 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20221207T084054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230309T103147Z UID:10000118-1688860800-1689292799@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Aerospace Europe ConferenceJoint 10th EUCASS - 9th CEAS Conference DESCRIPTION:About the conference\n \n The Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 is a joint event between the 10th European Conference for Aerospace Sciences (EUCASS) and the 9th conference of the Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS).\nThe objectives in 2023 are to strengthen the link between space and aeronautics\, facilitate cross-fertilisation and lay the foundations for a major unified international congress of aerospace sciences in Europe. With rich scientific content for the future of space and aeronautics\, the Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 will present cutting-edge ideas for the world of tomorrow.\nOrganised at the Swiss Tech Convention Center in Lausanne\, Switzerland\, the conference will also be an opportunity to discover the city\, the Olympic Capital of the world\, as well as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ranked 16th in the QS World University Ranking.\n \n REGISTER URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/aerospace-europe-conference-2023/ LOCATION:Swisstech Convention Center\, Quartier Nord EPFL\, Route Louis-Favre 2\, Ecublens\, Vaud\, 1024\, Switzerland CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/EUCASS-gif.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230522T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230522T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20230516T092839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T092839Z UID:10000125-1684774800-1684778400@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:ESA’s ambition for space in Europe\, by Simona Richard DESCRIPTION:ESA is an intergovernmental organisation with 22 Member States\, created in 1975\, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Its wide range of activities cover areas such as launchers\, science\, robotic and human exploration\, navigation\, Earth observation\, telecommunications\, space safety and operations. In 2021\, the ESA Agenda 2025 was published\, outlining five priorities for the next year to realise ESA’s ambition for space in Europe. At the ESA Council at Ministerial level in November 2022\, ESA’s budget was increased by 17% to a record of € 16.9bn\, showing the strong support of Member States for space in Europe. Just recently\, an independent High Level Advisory Group established at the request of ESA’s Council published a report on the future of human and robotic space exploration\, calling for more investment in European space exploration. The next big milestone for ESA will be the Space Summit in Seville\, Spain\, which will take place in November 2023. \n Simona currently works as DG Support and Member States Relations Officer in the Director General’s Cabinet at ESA’s headquarters in Paris. She has gained previous experience with ESA as a Swiss National Trainee in the Strategy and Development Office during which she was based at ESA’s ESRIN establishment in Frascati\, Italy. Simona studied Political Science and Chemistry at the Universities of Bern and Zurich\, Switzerland\, as well as in Ljubljana\, Slovenia. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/esa-in-europe/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:eSpace Seminars,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Headshot_SR.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230405T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230405T153000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20230331T100754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T101157Z UID:10000122-1680705000-1680708600@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Spaceport SARABHAI - Space Law + Policy Dialogue #4: Orbital Debris Remediation DESCRIPTION:Spaceport SARABHAI (S2) to co-host edition#4 of its Space Law + Policy Dialogue with the eSpace – EPFL Space Center\, Switzerland on 5th April 2023. The goal of the ongoing series of S2 Space Law + Policy Dialogues is to look at contemporary space activities through a space law + policy lens and strengthen international cooperation through exchange of ideas and perspectives. The 4th edition will focus on how to keep outer space safe and sustainable for the benefit of all humanity. The panel will discuss the current state and challenges\, in terms of technology\, regulations and economy. They will propose actions necessary for removal of existing debris and mitigation of future debris. \n Moderator:\nMarie Valentine Florin\, Executive Director\, EPFL International Risk Governance Center (IRGC)\nPanelists:\n● Romain Buchs\, Space Policy Analyst\, ClearSpace\, Switzerland\n● Emmanuelle David\, Executive Director\, EPFL Space Center (eSpace)\n● Ashok G.V. \, Partner\, Factum Law\, India\n● Shreyas Mirji\, Head\, Business and Strategy\, Digantara\, India\n \n REGISTER URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/spaceport-sarabhai-space-law-policy-dialogue-4-orbital-debris-remediation/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spaceport-sarab.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230313T163000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20230313T173000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221216T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221216T133000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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:20221212T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221212T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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:20221114T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221114T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221107T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221107T181500 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221003T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20221003T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220613T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220613T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220525T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220525T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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;VALUE=DATE:20220504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220506 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 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:20220411T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220411T130000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20220314T175244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T143001Z UID:10000089-1649678400-1649682000@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:eSpace Seminar - Space Robots: The Frontiers of Exploration\, by Shreya Santra DESCRIPTION:Humans have always been a curious species and dreamt about exploring the vast expanse of space. Exploration of the unknown has been driven by the advancement of technology. It is now of utmost importance for human presence to venture beyond the low Earth orbit (LEO) and open new frontiers for sustainable development. Through addressing the challenges related to space exploration we can expand science\, technology\, create new industries\, and help to foster peaceful relations among the nations. As a precursor to human exploration\, several robotic missions have been deployed to explore the celestial bodies of our Solar System. Distance\, gravity\, harsh atmospheric conditions and unknown environment make space exploration both costly and risky. These limitations establish robotic missions as crucial and more advantageous in the initial phases of exploration \nThe Space Robotics Laboratory\, in Tohoku University\, led by Professor Kazuya Yoshida\, is dedicated to the research and development of robotic systems for space science and exploration missions. In this talk\, Shreya will cover the various research and projects conducted there\, followed by her research on swarm exploration. A swarm system significantly improves the performance of planetary exploration missions by boosting the scientific and economic returns\, while presenting a low-risk and low-cost alternative solution compared to a single robot. However\, precise coordination between these agents is a challenge that involves inter-agent communication to enable the exchange of information. As part of the talk\, she will demonstrate her PhD and subsequent work on Communication-based Path Planning of Multiple Rovers on the Lunar surface. \n Dr. Shreya Santra is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Tohoku University\, Japan. \nShe pursued her Ph.D. at the Space Robotics Lab (SRL) in Tohoku University as a Japanese government MEXT scholar. Her Ph.D. thesis was focused on communication-based path planning of a team of planetary surface rovers\, in collaboration with DLR Institute of Communications and Navigation\, Germany. Her interests and specialization include micro-rovers and small satellites for space exploration. \nShe pursued her undergraduation in Electrical Electronics Engineering from India\, and Masters in Space Studies from the International Space University\, France. She then  completed her M.Sc in Space and Engineering Systems at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology\, Moscow\, Russia\, where she worked on high-altitude balloons\, industrial robots\, and small satellite constellations. \nShe continues to work on various projects related to the optimization of space missions and has vast experience working with international teams to develop and design space systems. She is an active member of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and has been recognized for her contribution towards STEM outreach and SGAC activities. \nShe also holds additional responsibility as the Director of Space Technology for SpaceoNova (a space education company) and Director of Tech and Outreach for Spaceport Sarabhai (India’s first space policy thinktank). URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/espace-seminar-space-robots-the-frontiers-of-exploration-by-shreya-santra/ LOCATION:ZOOM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Shreya-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220330T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220330T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20220307T150910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T181800Z UID:10000087-1648630800-1648659600@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Space Day @ EPFL - A journey through space on campus DESCRIPTION:The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) and its partners present Space Week! Join us to discover Switzerland the space nation. \nThe global space industry is booming. Half a century after the first space race that led mankind to set foot on the Moon\, new public and private actors are redoubling their efforts to explore\, understand and use space. This new era opens up tremendous opportunities\, but it also presents many challenges. \nHow does space contribute to improving our life on Earth and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? What role does Switzerland play? Find out from March 28 to April 1 during Space Week. \n EPFL Space Day\n A journey through space on campus\n EPFL associations and research laboratories working in the field of space will introduce themselves to the EPFL community during a day of conferences and workshops. Discover the current projects\, career opportunities and actors in this exciting field. \nFor organisational purposes\, register below if you will attend the event live on campus. We are looking forward to seeing on site with us! \nFor those who really absolutely cannot make it in person\, a Zoom link is available down below in the details section. \n \n REGISTER HERE\n \n \n Programme\n \n \n \n \n \n 09:00 – 09:05: Intro\n \n \n \n \n \n 09:05 – 09:20: Featured Startup: Coactum\n \n \n \n \n \n 09:20 – 09:40: Large-format Photon-counting Cameras\n \n \n \n \n \n 09:40 – 10:00: Student Association: EPFL ROCKET TEAM\n \n \n \n \n \n 10:00 – 10:10: Working with ESA: ESA-EPFL Frame Contract for Laboratory Support\n \n \n \n \n \n 10:10 – 10:20: Featured Startup: Astrocast – Taking IoT Further\n \n \n \n \n \n 10:20 – 10:25: Featured organisation: Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)\n \n \n \n \n \n 10:25 – 10:35: BREAK\n \n \n \n \n \n 10:35 – 10:50: Student Association: XPLORE\n \n \n \n \n \n 10:50 – 11:10: eSpace activities\n \n \n \n \n \n 11:10 – 11:30: Student Association: EPFL Spacecraft Team\n \n \n \n \n \n 11:30 – 11:50: Design for demise: Complementary composite concepts for spacecraft structural panels \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:50 – 12:10: Student Association: Asclepios\n \n \n \n \n \n 12:10 – 12:30: Networking break & posters presentation \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:30 – 13:30: Lunch Time\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 09:00 – 09:05: Intro\n \n Presented by Martine Harmel \nSpace Innovation \n \n 09:05 – 09:20: Featured Startup: Coactum\n \n Presented by Pau Molas-Roca\, CEO \nCoactum \n \n 09:20 – 09:40: Large-format Photon-counting Cameras\n \n Presented by Prof. Edoardo Charbon \n \n 09:40 – 10:00: Student Association: EPFL ROCKET TEAM\n \n EPFL Rocket Team \n \n 10:00 – 10:10: Working with ESA: ESA-EPFL Frame Contract for Laboratory Support\n \n Presented by Gilles Feusier \n \n 10:10 – 10:20: Featured Startup: Astrocast – Taking IoT Further\n \n Presented by Louis Masson \n \n 10:20 – 10:25: Featured organisation: Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)\n \n Presented by Louis Masson \n \n 10:25 – 10:35: BREAK\n \n   \n \n 10:35 – 10:50: Student Association: XPLORE\n \n EPFL Xplore \n \n 10:50 – 11:10: eSpace activities\n \n Presented by Prof. Jean-Paul Kneib \n \n 11:10 – 11:30: Student Association: EPFL Spacecraft Team\n \n EPFL Spacecraft Team \n \n 11:30 – 11:50: Design for demise: Complementary composite concepts for spacecraft structural panels \n \n Presented by Alexandre Looten \nAlexandre Looten studied Materials Science and Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and graduated in 2019 with a minor in space technologies. January 2020\, he started a Ph.D. at EPFL in collaboration with the European Space Agency in the Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC) where he is working in the field of design for demise applied to spacecraft structure. \n \n 11:50 – 12:10: Student Association: Asclepios\n \n Asclepios \n \n 12:10 – 12:30: Networking break & posters presentation \n \n \n 12:30 – 13:30: Lunch Time\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 13:30 – 13:50: ADRIOS – Capture System Technologies\n \n \n \n \n \n 13:50 – 14:10: ADRIOS – Relative Navigation Technologies\n \n \n \n \n \n 14:10 – 14:20: Student Association: Callista\n \n \n \n \n \n 14:20 – 14:30: BREAK\n \n \n \n \n \n 14:30 – 14:50: Student Association: SSA – Studying space biggest problem\n \n \n \n \n \n 14:50 – 15:10: Learning Programming with Rocket Science\n \n \n \n \n \n 15:10 – 15:30: Student Association: Space@Your Service\n \n \n \n \n \n 15:30 – 15:50: Modular Origami Robots: Folding Space\n \n \n \n \n \n 15:50 – 16:00: Close out \n \n \n \n \n \n 16:00 – 17:00: Networking & posters presentation \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 13:30 – 13:50: ADRIOS – Capture System Technologies\n \n Presented by Mohamed Bouri and Guillaume Anciaux \n \n 13:50 – 14:10: ADRIOS – Relative Navigation Technologies\n \n Part 1: Deep Learning for 6D Pose Estimation \nPresented by Mathieu Salzmann \nMathieu Salzmann is a Senior Researcher at EPFL-CVLab\, and\, since May 2020\, an Artificial Intelligence Engineer at ClearSpace (50%). Previously\, Mathieu was a Senior Researcher and Research Leader in NICTA’s computer vision research group. Prior to this\, from Sept. 2010 to Jan 2012\, he was a Research Assistant Professor at TTI-Chicago\, and\, from Feb. 2009 to Aug. 2010\, a postdoctoral fellow at ICSI and EECS at UC Berkeley under the supervision of Prof. Trevor Darrell. Mathieu obtained his PhD in Jan. 2009 from EPFL under the supervision of Prof. Pascal Fua. \nPart 2: An ensemble-based approach to improve robustness against errors in AI applications \nPresented by Flavio Ponzina \nFlavio Ponzina received the M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Torino\, Italy\, in 2018. He is currently a PhD student at the Embedded Systems Laboratory (ESL)\, EPFL. His main research interests include low power architectures and AI-based systems optimization. \n \n 14:10 – 14:20: Student Association: Callista\n \n Callista \n \n 14:20 – 14:30: BREAK\n \n \n 14:30 – 14:50: Student Association: SSA – Studying space biggest problem\n \n SSA \n \n 14:50 – 15:10: Learning Programming with Rocket Science\n \n Presented by Anatolii Kmetiuk \n \n 15:10 – 15:30: Student Association: Space@Your Service\n \n Space@Your Service \n \n 15:30 – 15:50: Modular Origami Robots: Folding Space\n \n Presented by Kevin Holdcroft \n \n 15:50 – 16:00: Close out \n \n Presented by Martine Harmel \nSpace Innovation \n \n 16:00 – 17:00: Networking & posters presentation \n \n BC 430 \n \n \n For organisational purposes\, register below if you will attend the event live on campus. We are looking forward to seeing on site with us! \nFor those who really absolutely cannot make it in person\, a Zoom link is available down below in the details section. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/space-journey-at-epfl/ LOCATION:EPFL BC 420\, BC Bulding\, Rue Jean-Daniel-Colladon\, Lausanne\, Vaud\, 1015\, Switzerland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Swiss_Space_Week_2022_Space_Day_ENG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220329T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220329T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20220301T171626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220311T215530Z UID:10000086-1648576800-1648585800@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Swiss Space Week @ EPFL - Conférence Publique « Espace et Durabilité » (FR) DESCRIPTION:La SATW et ses partenaires vous proposent une semaine spéciale consacrée à l’espace. Rejoignez-nous pour découvrir les acteurs qui contribuent à faire de la Suisse une nation spatiale. \nL’industrie spatiale mondiale est en plein essor. Un demi-siècle après la première course à l’espace qui avait conduit l’Humanité à poser le pied sur la Lune\, de nouveaux acteurs publics et privés redoublent d’énergie et d’innovation pour explorer\, comprendre et utiliser l’espace. Cette nouvelle ère ouvre de formidables opportunités mais annonce également de nombreux défis. \nComment l’espace contribue-t-il à améliorer notre vie sur Terre et à réaliser les objectifs du développement durable (ODD) ? Quel rôle joue la Suisse ? Découvrez-le du 28 mars au 1er avril. \n L’espace au service de la vie sur Terre\n L’industrie spatiale mondiale est en plein essor. Un demi-siècle après la première course à l’espace qui avait conduit l’Humanité à poser le pied sur la Lune\, de nouveaux acteurs publics et privés redoublent d’énergie et d’innovation pour explorer\, comprendre et utiliser l’espace. Cette nouvelle ère ouvre de formidables opportunités mais annonce également de nombreux défis. \nComment l’espace contribue-t-il à améliorer notre vie sur Terre\, à protéger l’environnement et à réaliser les objectifs du développement durable (ODD)? Quel rôle joue la Suisse? \nRejoignez-nous pour une conférence de Claude Nicollier\, suivie d’une table ronde avec des acteurs de la recherche\, de l’entrepreneuriat et de l’industrie. \n Au programme:\n18 :00 –  Mot de bienvenue \n18 :15 – Keynote de Claude Nicollier \n19 :00 – Table ronde avec des acteurs du spatial \n\nGaëtan Petit\, Space4Impact\nMarie-Valentine Florin\, EPFL IRGC\nFabien Droz\, CSEM\nFederico Belloni\, Astrocast\n\n20 :00 – Apéritif – Expo \nModération de la soirée par Galactic Chloé. \nL’événement est gratuit mais le nombre de places limité. Réservez déjà votre place! \n \n S’inscrire URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/swiss-space-week-epfl-conference-publique-espace-et-durabilite-fr/ LOCATION:Rolex Learning Center\, RLC E1 240\, EPFL Route Cantonale\, Lausanne\, Vaud\, 1015\, Switzerland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Swiss_Space_Week_2022_Confe╠urence_publique_Espace_durabilite╠uOC.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220329T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220329T151500 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20220301T164621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220301T165802Z UID:10000085-1648542600-1648566900@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:Swiss Space Week @ EPFL- Ateliers Scientifiques (FR) DESCRIPTION:La SATW et ses partenaires vous proposent une semaine spéciale consacrée à l’espace. Rejoignez-nous pour découvrir les acteurs qui contribuent à faire de la Suisse une nation spatiale. \nL’industrie spatiale mondiale est en plein essor. Un demi-siècle après la première course à l’espace qui avait conduit l’Humanité à poser le pied sur la Lune\, de nouveaux acteurs publics et privés redoublent d’énergie et d’innovation pour explorer\, comprendre et utiliser l’espace. Cette nouvelle ère ouvre de formidables opportunités mais annonce également de nombreux défis. \nComment l’espace contribue-t-il à améliorer notre vie sur Terre et à réaliser les objectifs du développement durable (ODD) ? Quel rôle joue la Suisse ? Découvrez-le du 28 mars au 1er avril. \n 29.03.2022 – Ateliers scientifiques: la science en orbite\n Le Service de promotion de sciences (SPS) de l’EPFL propose un programme de deux périodes scolaires aux classes du secondaires I. Ce programme sera constitué d’un atelier d’astronomie “Mystère dans le ciel” et de l’atelier ” Visite de la Station Spatiale Internationale” proposé par Space Innovation. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/swiss-space-week-epfl-ateliers-scientifiques-fr/ LOCATION:EPFL\, Batiment GA\, Avenue François-Alfonse-Forel\, Lausanne\, Vaud\, 1015\, Switzerland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Swiss_Space_Week_2022_Ateliers_Science_Orbite.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220314T171500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20220314T181500 DTSTAMP:20260423T044230 CREATED:20220310T145345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T221723Z UID:10000088-1647278100-1647281700@espace.epfl.ch SUMMARY:eSpace Seminar - The SKA Observatory and the Universe at radio-wavelength by Prof. Jean-Paul Kneib DESCRIPTION:The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is since 2021 a new international organisation dedicated to radio-astronomy.\nSince 2015\, the Swiss Community lead by EPFL has been following the project and on Jan 2022\, Switzerland has become the 8th full member of this organisation. SKAO headquarters are located in Jodrell Bank near Manchester\, and the two telescope will be located in South Africa and Western Australia. Prof. Kneib will present SKAO in details and explain the challenges of the project in particular linked to the huge amount of data (600 Pb/year)\, as well as radio-interferences from the future 5G satellite constellations.\n \n Prof. Jean-Paul Kneib holds a Master in Astrophysics and Space Technology and a PhD in Astrophysics. He has worked as a support astronomer\, at ESO in Chile. He has conducted research in Gravitational Lensing and Cosmology in Cambridge (UK)\, Toulouse\, Caltech and Marseille before coming to EPFL. He has worked with data coming from various space observatories (HST\, XMM-Newton\, Herschel\, ISO\, Chandra\, Spitzer\, WISE)\, and participated in many space projects ideas (SNAP\, JDEM\, SPACE\, OMEGA\, CoWeX). He is currently strongly involved in the Euclid space mission.He has been a member of the ESA Astronomy Working Group\, and of the Hubble Space Telescope User Committee. Currently\, he serves on XMM-Newton\, Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope time allocation committees. URL:https://espace.epfl.ch/event/espace-seminar-the-ska-observatory-and-the-universe-at-radio-wavelength-by-prof-jean-paul-kneib/ LOCATION:ZOOM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://espace.epfl.ch/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2216x1244-e1657662326500.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR