A First-of-Its-Kind Space Conference

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

On the agenda:

“The Contribution of Space Technology to Climate Change Research” (40 min followed by Q&A)
by Pascal Lecomte,
Head of the ESA Climate Office,
Science, Applications & Future Technologies Department
“Mars Exploration 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-principal investigator 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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