Science and Technology Week 2018

During this week, from November 19th to 25th, Science and Technology Week 2018 takes place. The Week is marked by numerous activities promoted by scientific institutions, universities, schools and museums, providing the public with the opportunity for scientific observation and personal contact with experts from different areas of knowledge.

One of the highlighted areas is Space, with activities such as SpaceTalks , which on November 23rd and 24th will bring to Porto the head of the Exomars 2020 Flight Operations team, the Portuguese Tiago Loureiro. Its team is responsible for controlling and landing on Mars the spacecraft carrying the rover (robotic exploration vehicle) and the Roscosmos Surface Platform. On the 23rd, the ESA engineer will participate in a session at Escola do Cerco, with high school students. On the 24th, take part in the initiative “3, 2, 1…Takeoff!!” as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Porto Planetarium, in an event that will have activities throughout the afternoon and for all ages.

Over the next few weeks and into December more Space Talks will take place in different parts of the country:

– International Space Station, what is it? – Torres Vedras – November 24, 2018 – Torres Vedras Lab Center

– Nights at the Observatory – Lisbon – November 24, 2018 – Calouste Gulbenkian Planetarium

– Conversations in Space – Coimbra – November 27, 2018 – Department of Physics of the University of Coimbra

– Science Café: Other Earths in the Universe? – December 15, 2018 – Alqueva Lake Observatory 

Space Talks are organised by ESA and promoted in Portugal by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) with the support of Ciência Viva.