Unprecedented space conference

Thursday, March 2, 2017, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Amphi Dumontet – University of Montpellier, Triolet campus
Free admission

On the agenda:

“The contribution of space technology to the study of climate change” (40 min followed by Q&A)
by Pascal Lecomte,
ESA Head of ESA Climate Office,
Science, Applications & Future Technologies Dept
“Exploration of Mars and the search for life on the red planet” (40 min followed by Q&A)
by Sylvestre MAURICE,
Astrophysicist at the Institute for Research in Astrophysics and Planetology in Toulouse, astronomer at the Midi-Pyrénées Observatory, co-manager of the ChemCam instrument operating on the Curiosity rover
“Space activities: yesterday, today, tomorrow” (40 min followed by Q&A)
by Michel TOGNINI
French astronaut, former Director of the European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Center
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