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#SPACECONNECTSUS RECAP

We are excited to announce that last Thursday’s Space Connects Us Live Stream was a success! With over a dozen astronauts and a total of 5 segments each in different languages, the audience had a chance to interact with the speakers asking questions via the #spaceconnectsus on social media.  Providing viewers with unique tips on how to best live in isolation, each segment offers a different take on the matter. Read below for a recap of each segment.

With a total of 12 participants, the English segment provided the most diverse programming. Hosted by Brian Cox,  British Particle Physicist and television moderator for the BBC, he was joined by astronauts Tim Peake (ESA), Asteroid Day Co-Founder Rusty Schweickart (NASA), Nicole Stott (NASA), Tom Jones (NASA), Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (ROMSPACE), the Director General of the ESA Jan Wörner, space tourist Anousheh Ansari as well as many special guests. 

Astronaut Tim Peake echoed some of the points from the previous segments saying, “Habits and routines are the key during an isolation situation. Normalise the abnormal!” 

Anousheh expands on this, “Right now, we’re all facing a new set of environments that we need to adjust to. I’ve learned that as human beings, we’re amazingly adaptable to our environment.” Rusty Schweickart also pointed out that the lessons learned from this experience should be taken into account in the future, “The collective efforts around the world should also be done when it comes to climate change for example, we had maybe not realized until now that we’re all in this together.” Nicole Stott reinforced that thought by concluding that “We need to leave this as crew of spaceship Earth, not as passengers." 
 
 
Hosted by Sander Koenen, author of André Kuipers biography and local journalist, the Dutch segment featured ESA astronauts Frank de Winne and Andre Kuipers. Frank de Winne emphasised the importance of all people working from home, while Andre expressed that we all need to look out for one another– especially children. They agreed that keeping a schedule and regular habits was as important for children as it is for everyone else. 
 
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The German segment was hosted by Ranga Yogeshwar and joined by the three ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst, Thomas Reiter, and Matthias Maurer and Director General of ESA, Jan Wörner. 

At one point, they discussed the parallels between the isolation in space and here on earth as described by Thomas Reiter: “Three weeks before launch, each astronaut needs to undergo three weeks of quarantine and isolation. It would have dramatic consequences if any kind of virus would get on board and therefore this procedure is crucial”. Alexander Gerst added to this stating that “I was trying to avoid all contact with other people, kept a safe distance to everyone, and washed my hands regularly. So it was kind of the same procedure that we have to follow now.”
 
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Hosted by Rossella Panarese, of Italian radio station Radio3 Scienza, the Italian segment included Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and astrophysicist and astronomer Gianluca Masi. Samantha expressed that everyone must accept that this is the “new normal”. "It is good to think of it as a new reality, a long-lasting mission and let's organize space and coexistence in the smartest way possible.” 

The French segment was hosted by Bruce Benamran, a French youtube personality, with ESA astronauts Jean-François Clervoy, Thomas Pesquet and Samantha Cristoforetti. 

Thomas Pesquet weighed in on the importance of solidarity, “As a member of the earth crew, it is important to support each other as much and as long as we can.” In order to do this, Jean-François Clervoy has a simple solution: “Our goal at the moment is to stay home and have faith that the experts working on this issue will find a solution”. 

We want to thank everyone who tuned in, asked questions, showed support, and shared this program with your friends and family. We hope that you enjoyed our stream and that you learned a thing or two on how to better cope with this situation. 

Did you miss the broadcast? You can rewatch the whole stream on our website, the language time slots are indicated there.
 

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Special thanks to our partners and their in-kind participation: Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), Société Européenne des Satellites (SES), Association of Space Explorers (ASE), Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA), Films United, WaveL, Plan B Communications and Communications Smart. 

AD HIGHLIGHTED EVENT

SALVADOR - BRAZIL

To celebrate last year’s Asteroid Day, astronomy club Astronomos Amadores da Bahia organised an event at a local museum in Salvador, Brazil! The event was free to the public and had over 100 attendees.

Special guest Dr. Wilson Carvalho gave a presentation on meteorites and even brought some from his own collection to share with the audience. Later, guests had the opportunity to take part in a discussion about the Tunguska event with astronomer Alessandro Oliveira and were introduced to the work of Exoss and its Meteor Monitoring Network. 

 

The event ended with an evening of observing the sky. Through the museum's telescopes, guests could see passing satellites, the rings of Saturn and even the Southern Pleiades

We want to thank Alessandro Oliveira and the Astronomos Amadores de Bahia for putting together this amazing event.

AD HIGHLIGHTED COMMUNITY MEMBER

LUCAS MARTON

It is our pleasure to announce Lucas Marton as the Operations Manager for Asteroid Foundation. He is the newest addition to our Headquarters in Luxembourg city. Lucas has lived in multiple European countries over the years and before moving back to Luxembourg, where he was born.

He received his Bachelor's degree in International Business at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.  Despite his young age, he has already worked in multiple industries, most notably in private banking, the Fintech industry and in event management. He has a proven track record in client relationship management, handling IT and financial projects and data and business analysis.

“The foundation’s goal of educating the public and making the subject of asteroids and space more approachable to people with a non-scientific background is a wonderful aim. I am delighted to now be a part of the Asteroid Foundation family” – Lucas Marton

ASTEROID DAY HIGHLIGHTED SPONSOR

LUXEMBOURG SPACE AGENCY

The Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) has been one of Asteroid Day’s closest and longest partners since moving our headquarters to Luxembourg. 

The Luxembourg Space Agency's goal is to promote the commercial space sector in Luxembourg by providing support to the space industry, fostering new and existing businesses, developing human resources, offering access to financial solutions and supporting academic learning and research.

LSA plays a significant role in promoting Luxembourg internationally and strengthening international collaboration. LSA represents Luxembourg within the European Space Agency (ESA) and space-related programmes of the European Union. It contributes to and supports United Nations activities relating to space matters, especially with regard to the SpaceResources initiative which positions Luxembourg as a pioneer in the exploration and utilisation of Space Resources. 

If you want to know more about how the LSA is trying to support the space industry in Europe, check out their website and their latest panel by clicking the buttons below:

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LSA
Watch an interview with Marc Serres of LSA from the 2019 Asteroid Day here.

HOST AN ASTEROID DAY EVENT TODAY!

Calling all Asteroid Day Independent Event Organizers! We have a toolkit to help with your event planning and promotion. Download it here at asteroidday.org.

 

Also, be sure to head to our event organizer page to find exciting tools, tips, and ideas for your Asteroid Day event.

Asteroid Day is made possible by our major sponsors and support from individuals. To support asteroid education around the globe please consider making a gift today.
 
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