Watch the Moon Camp webinar with ESA astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Parmitano

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23/06/2020
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The Moon Camp Challenge 2019/2020 has concluded! Of the 450 groups that joined the obstacle this yr, the groups that formulated the twelve very best initiatives had the option to take part in a a single hour webinar with ESA astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Parmitano.

Samantha kicked off the webinar by expressing how satisfied and honoured she was to choose part in the webinar and to satisfy all the groups pretty much: “It is great so see so lots of shiny, fantastic, dedicated, engaged boys and women from close to the earth […] that decided to devote their talent, energy, enthusiasm and curiosity to the obstacle of discovering the Moon, that is extremely expensive to me as an astronaut.”

Luca Parmitano conversing with learners during Moon Camp webinar

Samantha replied to concerns from all the groups that lined matters as unique as mental health and black holes.

Afterwards, it was Luca’s convert to fulfill the teams’ curiosity. When a single of the groups asked Luca to explain what he would locate important on a Moon Foundation, he explained a few goods he felt would be important: “I would want to get in and out of the foundation in a fairly swift way, I would certainly want windows to be equipped to appear exterior […], I would certainly want an training home so that I could preserve my physique in great condition […] though I’m on the Moon […] and also the likelihood to have a communal existence, simply because I would want to devote time with other crew associates.”

Luca also discussed the upcoming of human exploration from the technological and organic stage of check out. The far, far away upcoming is unfamiliar, but space explorers may possibly adapt to resist radiation or have further hands or even a tail!

Samantha Cristoforetti conversing with learners during Moon Camp webinar

Soon after the problem and solution session, Luca encouraged the learners with these inspiring words: “It was these a big enjoyment to see your faces, I was genuinely enthusiastic to do this. I see your smiling faces and it would make me imagine that the upcoming is going to be great. […] I can imagine […] that you are the upcoming and the upcoming is in your hands and thanks to you there is a great deal of hope. I appear at you fellas and possibly I am wanting at a single of the persons that will land on Mars a single day. I genuinely want to choose a great appear at your faces, simply because I may possibly be staring at the astronauts of the upcoming. Fantastic luck and preserve rocking! Retain loving what you do and executing what you love.”

Enjoy the webinar below. 

ESA and the Airbus Foundation would like to thank all the groups and teachers that participated for their effort and great perform. These who did not have the option to take part this yr can nonetheless join Moon Camp @Home or choose part in the next college yr version. Remain tuned! 

Take note
The Moon Camp Challenge is an instructional and inspirational curricular and interdisciplinary college project run by ESA and the Airbus Foundation, in partnership with Autodesk.

 

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