Space Educational Opportunities and Outreach Activities at the Dawn of the 21st Century. A European Students Perspective

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Jan 2002

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IAF abstracts, 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, held 10-19 October, 2002 in Houston, TX, USA.,

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Taking part in space activities and participating in the development and growth of space project has now become an undeniable reality. Thanks to academic institutions and outreach activities space enthusiasts can engage in numerous and diverse yet unique opportunities. The ESA Outreach Office sees students of every background taking part in its activities. This unique mixture of students of diverse nationalities enthusiastically co-operating ensures the program's interdisciplinarity. The added value of such an environment to the programs is significant and must not be forgotten. The friendship that blossom, and lose with which cultural and language barriers are overcome during the time spent working on the projects offered to university student and young professionals are invaluable. The purpose of this abstract is to give our perspective to the space community and to the general public on the importance of developing a space culture. The academic value of the space research projects mainly in which the authors have participated, the importance of such projects for the future of European relations and personal and social development through experience of international teams are topics that will be addressed. The activities discussed are : Attending sessions of congresses around the world, making contacts of major companies and players in the space sector, dealing of topics such as space engineering, policy and law, life sciences, business and finance, satellite applications, the exhilaration of floating in zero-g, the interdisciplinary, international and intercultural approach, the chance of quickly learning about many new concepts are just some of the marvellous experiences and opportunities that these programs offer. Reaching out to the general public is the second purpose of these unique activities.Images, photos and reports can seep into every house thanks to the great instrument that is the media, thus informing almost everyone about the activities and projects growing in the space arena. Newspapers, magazines and scientific publications are extra ordinarily powerful tools that can spread space news. Internet gives everyone the possibility of accessing an immense range of information regarding space flights, space stations, discoveries and new and old projects. Public events and congresses are also effective in approaching the general public and increasing its involvement in the space world. These media contacts are encouraged by the ESA Outreach Office, Euravia association and ISU, and students involve the respective countries as much as possible. This paper aims to show how these media have been used and have lead to the creation of a strong network bringing European universities and organisations together. The experiences have been life changing for the authors. They have succeeded in bringing culturally different young scientists together from across Europe (East Europe and Russia) to strive for a common goal and to better understand space sciences and the next generation technology. It is these experiences that have allowed a deeper understanding of those interpersonal interactions occurring within diverse European teams. Young professionals will no longer work in a country alone but in an European arena and this change makes such understanding essential for the future of Space industry.

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