Marc Moutin with ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Ecsite 2012

For the first time, ‘space’ was the main theme of the Ecsite annual conference in Toulouse, France. Ecsite is the European network of science centres and museums, and its annual conference is the leading meeting of science communicators in Europe, bringing together 1000 professionals in the field.

This year, ESA has played a major role in the conference to highlight collaborations with museums across Europe and to open discussions for future space-themed collaborations.