Conference by Thomas Pesquet and Daniel Kunth

Thursday, April 5 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Amphitheater of the Biology Institute of the University of Montpellier (Tram 1 "Albert 1er" stop)
Visit Van Allen Foundation of the University of Montpellier, which supports the 1st University Space Center will welcome Thomas Pesquet, astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA), and astrophysicist Daniel Kunth for a unique space conference entitled "Regards croisés entre la Terre et l'Espace" - free and open to all - on Thursday April 5 from 1pm to 4pm in the amphitheatre of the Institut de Biologie of the University of Montpellier (Tram stop 1 "Albert 1er").
Thomas Pesquet is the space star of the moment. Back from space, he'll be presenting his 6-month Proxima mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS): preparation, life on board, scientific experiments, spacewalks... you'll learn all about what goes on behind the scenes of a space mission! And it's no coincidence that Thomas has chosen to come to Montpellier: last May, from the ISS, he congratulated the students of the Centre Spatial de l'Université de Montpellier on Facebook for having enabled France to be selected by the ESA as one of the 6 best university nanosatellite projects in Europe! His visit is an opportunity to share his passion and vision of the Earth with future generations of space enthusiasts.
In addition, astrophysicist Daniel Kunth, Ambassador of the Van Allen Foundation and Director of Research at the CNRS (who created "La Nuit des Etoiles" with Hubert Reeves), will offer a view from Earth. Daniel Kunth specializes in observing space through the world's largest telescopes (from the European Observatory in Chile, or with the Hubble Space Telescope...), and studies galaxies in order to understand their formation and evolution. He has also published a number of popular science works.
With the 1st University Space Center and the Van Allen Foundation, the sending into orbit of its ROBUSTA1B nanosatellite The University of Montpellier has become a national benchmark for university nanosatellites, and a meeting place for prestigious players in the space industry.