Posts: 43473 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-24-2020 11:47 AM
European Space Agency (ESA) and Asteroid Day release
#SpaceConnectsUs Astronauts Discuss Living in Isolation Here on Earth and Among the Stars
AsteroidDay, the official United Nations' day of global awareness and education about asteroids, and theEuropean Space Agency (ESA)connect Europe and the world with astronauts and celebrities with a message of hope and inspiration.
Watch live on Thursday, March 26, 2020; from 16:00-21:00 CET (11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST).
The programme runs in five languages: Dutch, English, German, Italian and French, running one specific language with different hosts and different participants straight after the other.
Dutch (NL) 16:00-16:30 CET – 11:00-11:30 EST
German (DE) 17:00-17:30 CET – 12:00-12:30 EST
Italian (IT) 18:00-18:30 CET – 13:00-13:30 EST
French (FR) 19:00-19:30 CET – 14:00-14:30 EST
English (EN) 20:00-21:00 CET – 15:00-16:00 EST
The world is at a historic standstill. Borders are closing and millions of people are quarantined due to the spread of COVID-19.
While we fight this battle and defeat the invisible enemy, solidarity and mutual encouragement are more important for us than ever before. We want to send out a message of unity and hope, join forces and give us, especially our children and youngsters, confidence in our intelligence, our science, ourselves and the place we live in.
When we asked space agencies and astronauts whether they could help us to learn how to go far and beyond, how to cope with staggering challenges and find mental and physical practices to live in isolation, the answer was overwhelmingly positive. We are launching a virtual global town hall to exchange with them and all those who are fascinated by space and ready to learn from it.
List of confirmed guests below, more in process.
Hosts
Brian Cox (English)
Ranga Yogeshwar (German)
Bruce Benamran (French)
Italian (TBD)
Planned participating astronauts
Tim Peake (ESA)
Alexander Gerst (ESA)
Samantha Cristoforetti (ESA)
Tom Jones (NASA)
Dorin Prunariu (Romanian)
Thomas Reiter (ESA)
Nicole Stott (NASA)
Matthias Maurer (ESA)
Frank De Winne (ESA)
Andre Kuipers (ESA)
Planned participating personalities
Mayim Bialik (Big Bang)
Murad Osmann (Photographer)
Alison Pill (Star Trek Picard)
Paulina Chávez (Actor)
Angélique Kidjo (singer)
Olivia Newton-John (singer)
Brian Blessed (actor)
Jan Wörner (ESA Director General)
Gianluca Masi (Virtualtelescope.eu)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 43473 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-26-2020 10:06 PM
Here is the archive of the live event (the video is cued to begin playing the English portion of the event, 5 hours into the run time):