Workshop sessions round 2 | 15.30 - 17.00 hrs.

1 | Lunar Zebro and the Moonshots programme.

This Workshop is unfortunately postponed to a later day

2 | NL Moonshots '24 - Think Bigger (Than Ever) Together 

Join NL MOONSHOTS '24 during the LDE Space Day for an interactive session where experts and educators collaborate to THINK BIGGER TOGETHER. In 2024, The Netherlands Space Office (NSO) and André Kuipers officially launch NL MOONSHOTS '24, challenging Dutch students (MBO/HBO/WO), alongside 100 astronauts, to THINK BIGGER THAN EVER and let their crazy ideas roar. It will be a journey of a lifetime for the participating students. 

 

We invite you to discover NL MOONSHOTS '24, engage in conversations about facilitating generation space, and contribute to and benefit from acquired knowledge in your field. Do expect a sneak preview on the first crazy ideas submitted and a first glimpse of the actual astronauts joining in.

Note: this session will run from 16:00 to 17:00

3 | Earth Observation for Humanitarian rights

The Leiden Delft Erasmus Universities Space for Science & Society Programme will host its first Space Thesis Lab; an interdisciplinary challenge for multiple Master thesis projects where besides working on your own thesis, you'll be working with students from other disciplines to answer the question: What are the technical, legal, and business implications of the use of Earth Observation applications for monitoring violations of humanitarian law?  

Are you a Leiden Law,  TU Delft Applied Geosciences or Erasmus University Rotterdam RSM business student and interested to learn more? Join our session.

Representatives from space industry and knowledge institutes who would like to know more about the thesis lab are also welcome.

Interesting for: Leiden Law students, TU Delft Applied Geosciences students, RSM students, organisations working with EO technology, organisations dealing with humanitarian issues

Curiosity Series

4 | Solaris: Feasibility of Space-Based Solar Power - part 2

ESA is running the SOLARIS programme to study the feasibility of space-based solar power. ESA is running the SOLARIS programme to study the feasibility of Space-Based Solar Power. While the fundamental technology building-blocks are well understood, the engineering challenge is still very daunting due to the scale of the enterprise. Additionally, there are a wide range of socioeconomic considerations that also need to be addressed. What is the environmental impact? What regulations do apply? Can and should this be commercially operated? Will it reduce the environmental impact compared to regular on Earth solar power?

In this Curiosity Series edition we will discuss and explore the various aspects of Space-Based Solar Power and determine what would needs to be investigated further.

In part 2 of the session in the second round of the workshop we will pick up the discussion from part 1 and talk more about the unknowns and questions that we identified. You will be asked to provide your thoughts and views to define and propose research topics and studies that would be able to answer these questions so that we can define a forward plan for the feasibility study.

Session Lead: Michael Mallon & Alex Bush from ESA

Interesting for: space engineers, solar power experts, environmental experts, space law, space business, energy sector