Science and Technology Week 2018

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

One of the areas highlighted is Space, with activities such as SpaceTalks, which on November 23 and 24 will bring to Porto the head of the Exomars 2020 Flight Operations team, the Portuguese Tiago Loureiro. His team is responsible for controlling and landing the spacecraft carrying the Roscosmos rover and surface platform on Mars. On the 23rd, the ESA engineer will take part in a session at the Cerco School with secondary school students. On the 24th, he will take part in the "3, 2, 1...Take off!!!" initiative as part of the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the Porto Planetarium, an event that will have activities throughout the afternoon and for all ages.

Over the next few weeks and in 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, University of Coimbra

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

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