The Space4BG project includes a series of school visits in Bulgaria, their main purpose being the presentation of lectures and demonstrations with topics, connected to space. Those visits will take place between February 21 and May 15 and are free for the schools!
You can now view Raymond Hoofs’s lecture in our videos section or on our youtube channel – part 1; part 2. Raymond Hoofs was Science operations engineer on Rosetta spacecraft. He was part of the team that landed the spacecraft on the surface of the Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in September. He also worked on the Venus Express mission and is currently working...
We visited National Gymnasium of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Sofia, where we gave a lecture about ESA's programmes and missions, and Aerospace Engineering. Many of the students were specializing in physics and so we emphasized on the scientiffic missions and their operations and goals, such as the Planck satellite, the Rosetta mission and Bepi Colombo. We also spoke about the...
We visited First English Language School in Sofia, where we gave a lecture about Space technology and science! We were invited there by the founder of Young WingsClub - an aerospace engineering club, and we were glad to find many of its members were very interested in space and engineering! After introducing the basics of how satellites are built, what systems...
We visited 51st SU “Elisaveta Bagriana” in Sofia, where we gave a lecture about space technology and science. We were greeted by students of all ages and even teachers, who wanted to know more about space and how real satellites are built and launched. Apart from just talking about the launch of satellites into space, we watched an Ariane V launch...
We visited High School of Mathematics "Dr Petar Beron" in Varna, where we gave two lectures - one about spacecraft engineering and one about ESA's current programmes and missions. Many students had a background in Astronomy, so there were many interesting questions regarding the future developement of lunar colonies and space telescopes. We were also quite pleased to find many students...
You can now view Marco Lisi's lecture in our videos section or on our youtube channel - part 1; part 2; part 3. Dr. ing. Marco Lisi is presently GNSS Services Engineering Manager at the European Space Agency, in the Directorate of GALILEO Programme and Navigation related activities. In October 2012, he was appointed Special Advisor of the European Commission...
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