Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, to visit schools in Europe.
Astrium
employees will visit hundreds of English, French, German and Spanish
pupils at their schools to inspire them about space, with descriptions
of space activities and how they benefit our daily lives. François
Auque, CEO of Astrium said: “I am impressed by how our teams have
really thrown themselves into this event. We are committed to spreading
the word about space – how it touches more and more of our daily lives
and how we all benefit from it.”
In France, Astrium is taking part in a space exhibition on the Champs-Elysées
In
Paris, Astrium is raising awareness of World Space Week and European
space through an exhibition celebrating the centenary of the French
Aerospace Industry Association (GIFAS). Visitors to the Champs Elysees
are invited to discover scale replicas of Ariane 5, the space plane, a
model space capsule, Earth observation and telecommunication satellites
and the Mars rover in the Astrium tent.
In the UK, join Astrium at the INTECH Science Centre & Planetarium
Speakers
will be visiting schools and colleges near the company’s UK bases in
Stevenage and Portsmouth, and activities will be organised such as
workshops and lectures at the INTECH Science Centre and Planetarium in
Hampshire - see http://www.intech-uk.com
In Spain, Astrium and the Mayor’s office will organize a launch contest of micro-rockets at Madrid’s Planetarium
The
two Astrium Spain sites in Madrid (Barajas and Tres Cantos) will hold
technical visits for various institutes, universities and
professionals. The company will also organize along with the Mayor’s
office, the first micro-rocket launch contest, which will take place at
the Planetarium’s amphitheatre. Four institutes will take part in the
competition.
In Germany Astrium engineers are back to school - Meeting the "next generation"
Space
Experts and Engineers from the four German sites Bremen,
Friedrichshafen, Ottobrunn and Lampoldshausen are going to visit
schools and universities all over the country to give lectures and
demonstrations about space basics, topic space missions, scientific
results and operational benefits for mankind - not only to increase
knowledge about space. They also might raise interest for work and jobs
in the space industry.
About WSW
World
Space Week is the largest public space event in the world, celebrated
each year in over 50 countries from 4 to 10 October. The event is “an
international celebration of space science and technology, and their
contribution to the betterment of the human condition”. World Space
Week begins on 4th October to commemorate the launch of the first
human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, on 4th October 1957; it ends on
10th October, the date on which the international space treaty came
into effect in 1967. www.worldspaceweek.org
Astrium, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to
providing civil and defence space systems and services. In 2007,
Astrium had a turnover of €3.5 billion and 12,000 employees in France,
Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands. Its three main
areas of activity are Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and
orbital infrastructure, Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground
segment and its wholly owned subsidiary Astrium Services for the
development and delivery of satellite services. EADS is a global leader
in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2007, EADS generated
revenues of €39.1 billion and employed a workforce of more than 116,
000.
Media contacts:
Matthieu Duvelleroy (Astrium FR) - Phone: +33 (0) 1 77 75 80 32
Jeremy Close (Astrium UK) - Phone: +44 (0)1 438 77 3872
Mathias Pikelj (Astrium GER) - Phone: +49 (0) 7545 8 9123
Francisco Lechón (Astrium SP) - Phone: +34 91 586 37 41
