On 27September, the ESA facility in Italy, dedicated to Earth observation programmes, will open its doors to visitors for the annual ESA Open Day at ESRIN, coinciding with the European Researchers' Night.
Experts and science communicators will present ESA's activities and programmes, along with projects from the space industry.
Among the guests will be Anthea Comellini and Andrea Patassa, who will share how they were selected as members of the ESA Astronaut Reserve in November 2022.
A rich schedule of activities awaits visitors, offering the opportunity to explore how ESA's scientific research and space exploration programmes contribute daily to improving our lives and helping us better understand our planet and the Universe. Throughout the event, communicators and experts supporting ESA will guide guests with in-depth presentations, quizzes, and exciting interviews.
To access the ESA site, guests must register and choose a time slot, either 17:00-19:45 or 20:00-22:45.
Below are the main events and activities. The entire programmeis available at this link.
Building 1
Science communicators from Space 42 will present ESA's programmesand activities via the Discover ESA Live platform, interviewing industry experts.
Workshops:
- Rover: Exploring the Moon (ages 8+)
- Buildyourownmission (ages 8+)
- Lookup! Hunting forasteroids (ages 12+)
- Rocketmodellaunches - outdoor timed events
Building 14 - Big Hall
- ESAlaunchers and'freefall'
- Spaceshuttlesimulator
- Meteorites
- Interactive Earthobservationtable
- Flex - Floris
Building 14 - TENSOSTRUCTURE - Free activities
- Air Quality Platform(AQP)Project
- Space and volleyball - What do they have in common? With the participation of Andrea Zorzi (FIPAV)
- Space for creativity - with illustrator Sergio Giardo
Building 15 - Terrazza Uliveto - Free activity
- Guidedskyobservation
Press accreditation
Press members are invited to register using the form by noon CEST on Thursday, 26 September .
[https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/]
Registration is mandatory to ensure visibility of the number of people physically present on-site.
