Astroinformatics and Heliophysics at the FHNW Institute for Data Science

ROLE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR DATA SCIENCE

> Outreach / public engagement

> Prototype space clubs

> Catalogue of professional development opportunities

Project lead at I4DS: Hanna Sathiapal

Partners: EPFL (leading institution), ETHZ, UZH, USI

Funding: SBFI, Swiss Space Office SSO

Start: 2022
Duration: 3 years
Extension: 4 years

Keywords: space sciences, public engagement

SUMMARY

SXS is a platform for supporting the development of research and technology in the space field in Switzerland. This is done on behalf of the Swiss Space Office, which is part of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI. A consortium of currently five institutions facilitates the cooperation among professional associations and educational institutions, organizes professional training, events for professionals and public outreach activities, encourages student mobility, supports the SSO in stakeholder consultation and technology harmonization and provides a national contact point for satellite images, all in close cooperation with the European Space Agency ESA.

PEOPLE @I4DS WHO WORK ON SXS

OPEN RESOURCES AND RESULTS

We prototype formats and methodologies for long-term engagement in astronomy and space. Since 2022 the program has taken place bi-weekly from October to March. Children and adults can participate during several seasons. We aim at establishing space and astronomy as a hobby like music or sports.

We organize activities at small and large public events, offering the SXS community a setting for communicating with the public.

VISUALS AND AUDIO

The first big event: SXS at the Verkehrshaus Air&Space Days, 2022

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