Asteroid Foundation’s year-round Space Connects Us programme brings astronauts and experts to schools and universities around the globe where they give unique presentations on all things related to space and asteroids. We provide these educational experiences both virtually (via video conferencing) and in person, including visits to local Luxembourg schools. Here is a short list of some of the past Space Connects Us visits and events:
27 SEPT 18 | DR. ROBERT JEDICKE
Luxembourg (In person)
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Scientist
30 APRIL 19 | MICHEL TOGNINI
India (Virtual)
French Astronaut
13 MAY 19 | RON GARAN
Greece (Virtual)
NASA Astronaut
14 MAY 19 | EDWARD LU
Morocco (Virtual)
NASA Astronaut
14 MAY 19 | FRED HAISE
Israel (Virtual)
NASA Apollo Astronaut
22 MAY 19 | GARRETT REISMAN
Latvia (Virtual)
NASA Astronaut
28 JUNE 19 | PATRICK MICHEL
Luxembourg (In person) Lycée Classique de Diekirch
French Planetary Scientist
27 JUNE 19 | REINHOLD EWALD
Luxembourg (In person)
Lycée des Arts et Métiers
German Astronaut
28 JUNE 19 | MICHEL TOGNINI
Luxembourg (In person)
Lycée Privé Emile Metz
French Astronaut
29 JUNE 19 | JEAN-FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ CLERVOY
SPACE India (Virtual)
French Astronaut
1 JULY 19 | MARK BOSLOUGH
Luxembourg (In person)
Luxembourg Institute of Science
and Technology
Physicist
1 JULY 19 | DORIN PRUNARIU
Luxembourg (In person)
Schoul an der Dällt
Romanian Cosmonaut
29 OCT 2020 | CHARLES BEAMES
Luxembourg (virtual)
University of Luxembourg
Space Entrepreneur, journalist, businessman
26 MARCH 2020 | LIVING IN CONFINEMENT AND AMONG THE STARS
In response to the coronavirus crisis, Asteroid Day and the European Space Agency teamed up to connect Europe and the world with astronauts, scientists and world-famous performers, who brought a message of hope. The multilingual online programme was broadcast through BCE and sent via SES satellite to cable networks worldwide.
Through this joint partnership, the event resulted in over 1 billion media impressions. Watch the broadcast at spaceconnects.us.
