N° 48–2023: Media invitation: ESA to welcome visitors to its centre in Madrid, Spain

The Open Day at ESAC will include exhibitions of ESA’s famous science missions (including Juice, Bepi-Colombo, Gaia, James Webb and Euclid). There will be activities for children and discoveries to be made about icy moons and space debris. Using virtual reality, visitors can step into the future and put themselves in the space boots of an astronaut exploring the Universe. There will be opportunities to observe the Sun through ESAC's telescope and visit the control room to learn how scientists and engineers operate space missions.

Media opportunities on the day include, among other highlights, interviews with: ESA Science Director and Head of ESAC establishment, Carole Mundell; ESA Astronaut Pablo Álvarez; and the ESA scientific team.  Media are invited to all the activities taking place during the day.

More information about the Open Day programme at ESAC: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Exhibitions/ESA_Open_Day_2023_at_ESAC_Registration_now_open

Media opportunities include:

Media opportunity with the ESA Science Director and the Head of ESAC, Carole Mundell

At 10:30 CEST words of welcome from Carole Mundell

From 11:30 CEST one-to-one interview slots available with Carole Mundell (in English only). Building H

Media opportunity with ESA Astronaut Pablo Álvarez explaining the challenges of astronaut training at ESA

From 12:00 CEST, there will be a slot to meet Pablo Álvarez for Q&A. Building H

At 15:00 CEST, there will be a talk  in Spanish with Pablo Álvarez who will explain the challenges of astronaut training at ESA, not in space, but on Earth. On the main stage under the main antenna at ESAC

Interview opportunities
One-to-one interview slots with Sandra Benítez, Communication Officer at ESAC, and the scientific team participating in the open day.

Media registration

Media are invited to register for the Open Day via the registration form by 15:00 CEST on Friday 20^th October 2023. Timeslots for interviews can be booked by contacting media@esa.int

The media programme will be mainly from 11:00 – 13:00 CEST

Link for media registration: https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/

Registration to the event is mandatory. 

Contact

For further information and for interview requests, please contact media@esa.int

Images

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

https://photolibrary.esa.int/home-page/

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www.esa.int/spaceinimages/ESA_Multimedia/Copyright_Notice_Images

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int

Videos

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos_for_Professionals

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https://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int

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About the European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world

ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are Associate Members.

ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int

For further information:
ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Beatriz Arias

Email: media@esa.int