Last E-SPIN events
EPSC 2024 – Berlin – September 2024
“SmallSat vs Large-scale Missions:
Exploring NewSpace Opportunities across the Europlanet Community”
Conveners:
- Luca Montabone (Paneureka and LMD, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France),
- Didier Moreau (BIRA-IASB, Brussels, Belgium),
- Livia Giacomini (INAF, Rome, Italy),
- Frank Sohl (DLR, Berlin, Germany)
In 2024, we have chosen to start the first edition of the E-SPIN with the theme: ‘SmallSat vs. Large-scale Missions: Exploring NewSpace Opportunities Across the Europlanet Community.‘ This theme was first explored through a moderated panel discussion, including a Q&A session with the audience. Following the discussion, we set up a networking ‘pizza reception’ where participants and panelists continued to exchange ideas and build connections in an informal setting.
The objectives of the 2024 thematic debate were as follows:
- Analyse the potential challenges and benefits of integrating NewSpace approaches into traditional planetary science frameworks;
- Facilitate the exchange of ideas on how different stakeholders can contribute to and benefit from the evolving landscape of space exploration and technology;
- Discuss the role of Space Agencies and SMEs in the European NewSpace strategy;
- Explore how academia and industry can collaborate innovatively on future missions;
- Examine how novel forms of communication can effectively raise public awareness of planetary science.
Our invited panelists (in alphabetic order) offered unique perspectives and insights to foster an engaging discussion and encouraged the development of cross-community interactions:
- Dr Noel C. Baker, Project Manager of ALTIUS SmallSat, IASB-BIRA, Brussels (Belgium), and member of EGU’s Science for Policy working group, representing the academic/policy/outreach communities;
- Tobias Bohnhardt, Head of the DLR School Lab, Berlin (Germany), representing the education/communication/outreach communities;
- Prof. Nigel J. Mason, University of Kent (UK), and Co-I of MAUVE cubesat, representing the academic community;
- Irene Selvanathan, founder and CEO of Neurospace, Berlin (Germany), involved in the TACHELES satellite on Artemis 2, representing the industry community;
- Dr Yannis Zouganelis, Solar System Science Coordinator, European Space Agency, Madrid (Spain), representing the space agency/policy communities.
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