9 October 2026
Royal Observatory of Belgium
Europe/Brussels timezone

Scientific Programme

Introduction

  • Opening Remarks - Michel Kruglanski (BIRA-IASB/B.USOC)
  • Welcome Address - AnnCarine Vandaele (BIRA-IASB)
  • Welcome Address - Alex Nitsch (ESA/HRE-OO)
  • Special Video Message - Sophie Adenot (ESA)
  • Crew Activity Introduction - Samiksha Mestry (SpaceApplications)

Morning Presentations

  • FSL Development - Luigi Castiglione (cosine B.V.)
  • Personnal story - Giorgio Trinchero (TAS-I)
  • GEOFLOW - Christoph Egbers (Brandenburgische TU) & Innocent Mutabazi (U Le Havre)

(break)

  • Operations @ MARS - Anna Rita Donnarumma (ESA/HRE-HT)
  • COMPGRAN - Jan Gabriel (DLR)

(lunch)

Afternoon Presentations

  • FSL and the Astronauts (video)
  • VMU MkII - Jean-Marc Wislez (SpaceApplications)
  • FOAM-C - Nicolò Galvani (CNR-ISMN Bologna)
  • RUBI - Axel Sielaff (TU Darmstadt)

(break)

  • PASTA - Luigi Cristofolini (U Parma)
  • Operations @ B.USOC - Carla Jacobs (SpaceApplications)
  • Lessons Learnt - Sébastien Vincent-Bonnieu (ESA/HRE-SU)