GLEC 2022 || PLENARY 1 A/B - HIGH LEVEL PANEL: THE ROLE OF SPACE AGENCIES IN A SPACE ECOSYSTEM The Global Conference on Space for Emerging Countries - GLEC 2022 is designed to unite the international community, including representatives of the major space agencies, industries, governments, entrepreneurs, policymakers, academia and non-governmental organizations. The conference theme will tackle the topic “Space Ecosystems that bring Government, Industry and Society Together” and will give attendees the opportunity to hear from a great line up of high-profile speakers and share ideas and solutions. All will converge in Quito, Ecuador from 16 to 20 May 2022 to present results, exchange ideas, debate roadmaps and discuss the future opportunities provided by space activities to emerging nations. The GLEC 2022 aims to act as a powerful global catalyst to ignite positive change in emerging space nations and for society. GLEC 2022 will open its plenary programme on Tuesday 17 May 2022 from 11:00 with two roundtables on “The Role of Space Agencies in a Space Ecosystem”. The first Plenary 1 A from 11:00 to 12:00 moderated by Pascale EHRENFREUND, President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) will involve the following speakers: Luis M. ALFARO, President and CEO, El Salvador Aerospace Institute Fuad ASLANOV, Vice-Chairman, Azercosmos Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Christian HAUGLIE-HANSSEN, Director General, Norwegian Space Agency Salvador LANDEROS, Director General, Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM) Anthony TSOUGRANIS, Europe Team Lead, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Grzegorz WROCHNA, President, Polish Space Agency (POLSA) Pilar ZAMORA ACEVEDO, Executive Director, Colombian Space Agency (AEC) Followed by Plenary 1 B from 12:00 to 13:00 moderated by Steve EISENHART, Senior Vice President of the Space Foundation, with the inclusion of the following speakers: Michal BRICHTA, Head, Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO) - Slovak Space Office Mary PREVILLE, Vice President Space Program Policy, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Giorgio SACCOCCIA, President, Italian Space Agency (ASI) Guillermo SALVATIERRA, Member of the Board of Directors, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) Carlos Augusto TEIXEIRA DE MOURA, President, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) Serdar Hüseyin YILDIRIM, President, Turkish Space Agency (TUA) https://glec-2022.iaf-registration.org/

OSS4SDG Hackathon SDG#4 - Quality Education From 16 to 29 of May! This hackathon is a joint collaboration between the European Commission  Directorate-General for Informatics and United Nations Office of Information, Communications and Technology. It will be the first of a series of hackathons under the initiative of  OSS4SDGs - Open Source Soſtware for Sustainable Development Goals. The goal of the first hackathon will be to tackle SDG 4 Quality Education.  The selected open-source community will be Moodle since the UNICEF platform developed for India is based on this software. With Covid-19, learners all over the world have been forced to abandon their studies due to lack of access to #DigitalEducation. Take the #OSS4SD Challenge to help improve Moodle solutions & bring students #BacktoSchool! Register 👉 https://t.co/gZ31EroeG4

The International Space-Tech Conference is coming to Israel! 12.05.2022 in Tel Aviv. Join the Space-Tech revolution and be the first to hear from the space mission team of Ethan Steve and the Axiom1 mission of SpaceX! The summit will deal with the fundamentals of the space economy: Quantum computing, Metaverse, blockchain, flying transportation, and NASA’s Artemis programs, which Israel and dozens of other countries have signed to establish a permanent settlement on the moon. Click the link below to grab your discounted ticket using the code spacetech22 provided for the Starburst community. https://lnkd.in/eJM25Nad

🚀Space Generation Congress is back!🚀 SPACE LOVERS from all over the world, join us for the very special 20th edition of SGC, happening September 14-16, 2022 in Paris! Save the dates now! We can't wait to see you all in person in France. PS: Delegates application opening soon! Stay tuned for more updates🤩 #SpaceGeneration #SGAC #SGC #SGC2022

Throughout history, sports have been a huge part of human culture. As humanity branches out to the rest of the solar system and beyond, we will have to invent new sports or modify current ones as we adapt to our new environments. I intend for this post to springboard into a series of content where I will look at current sports and see how they could be modified for play in low gravity or zero-gravity environments. I will also be looking at places like Mars and the Moon that humans are likely to colonize in order to see what new sports could be created specifically for these new worlds. I’ll also be looking at prominent examples of sports from science fiction (let’s face it: everyone loves podracing). If you stumble across this introduction before any of the other posts in the series, just click on the “Sports in Space” tag below to see what has been covered. I’ll try to churn out a lot of these in the next few months. As a precursor to any of the main posts, let’s just start thinking about current sports and how heavily they rely on Earth’s gravity. A basketball needs gravity to pull it into the hoop. A soccer ball getting cleared out of the box by the goalkeeper can fly 100 yards. That distance would increase dramatically on a world with less gravity. Alan Shepard famously hit a couple of golf balls while on the Moon, one of the only examples of a sport being played in space (besides some fooling around on the ISS), and he admitted that his shot would not have gone as far on Earth. Space will see the world of sports undergo an evolution. There’s no way of telling exactly how that evolution will happen, but I’d like to get the conversation started in earnest.  More : Posted on June 1, 2018 by AtlantanKnight7 in Science, Sports https://themidknightwatch.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/how-will-sports-work-in-space-intro/

The IAF is proud to present the 2022 IAF Young Space Leaders! https://www.iafastro.org/ The IAF Young Space Leaders Recognition Programme is awarded to exceptional students and young professionals, who contribute to astronautics in their academic or early careers, reach out to other young people and their communities to share knowledge and experiences, have been engaged with the international space community and contribute to IAF activities. The 2022 IAF Young Space Leaders were chosen by a selection committee during the IAF Spring Meetings in March. They will be presented with their award during the Closing Ceremony of the 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - IAC 2022 - in Paris, France which will take place from 18 - 22 September 2022. Awardees also attend the IAC Gala Dinner as guests of the IAF President and enjoy a free IAC registration.  https://iac2022.org/registration/

2022 Space Tourism Conference APRIL 28, 2022  STC presents the cross-section of industries comprising space tourism: aerospace, media, entertainment, architecture, design, advertising, marketing, finance, high tech, science, manufacturing, futurism, and the arts. The Space Tourism Conference is "the world's first and leading event devoted specifically to the commercial civilian outer-space travel sector." SGF Founder and CEO Linda Rheinstein will be a panelist at this year's STC to talk about the future of Sports in Space. Linda will be joining Science Channel's Scott Lewers, Boat Rocker Studios' Jay Peterson, Space Hero's Deborah Sass, and Butcher Bird Studios' Steven Calcote to discuss "Off-World Entertainment: The Ultimate Creative Frontier." Companies like ours are redefining the bounds of space tourism. Interested in hearing the conversation in person? Use the Support code ITVA22 at checkout for a discount on the Conference. More https://mailchi.mp/spacegamesfederation/stem-edutainment-space-tourism-conference

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk both want to colonise space. Nasa is also trying to put people on to the dusty surface of Mars. But if humans do want to set up communities on the moon or planets, what will they eat? Plenty of experiments have been conducted to see whether plants can flourish in space. And as of last week, a new test has begun to see if meat cells can grow. It was a small pilot step for trialling a potential nutrient source, one possibly big leap - at least the experimenters hope - for the future of space travel. More https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-61116018

The joint initiative between Boryung, Axiom, and Starburst will advance the next generation of pharmaceutical, bioscience and medtech development in space. Starburst, the world's first and only global aerospace accelerator and advisory firm, today announced that applications have opened for the first annual CIS ("Care in Space") Challenge. The global challenge, led by Boryung in collaboration with Axiom Space and Starburst, will identify and provide commercialization support for emerging technologies and solutions that optimize human health for space travel and habitation and/or are manufactured in space to advance healthcare here on Earth. The CIS Challenge will serve as an essential tool to leverage space as an innovative platform for developing new healthcare technologies as well as address the complexities of health monitoring, diagnosis and treatment for those traveling in Low Earth Orbit and beyond. As opportunities for space exploration and commerce expand, the CIS Challenge is set to support critical developments that will make space accessible and safe for all of humanity. And the unique challenges of space facilitate research and development of products that have immediate terrestrial application, from new medications to medical devices to nutritional supplements to stem-cell therapies. "We are committed to pushing the boundaries of what is currently thought possible in both healthcare and aerospace," said Boryung Head of New Portfolio Investment, Jack Dongjoo Lim. "Boryung is incredibly excited to work with Axiom and Starburst to seek out the next generation of innovators and founders working on solutions that facilitate access to space for everyone." Amir Blachman, Axiom Space Chief Business Officer said, "It is increasingly evident that space, and in particular microgravity, has profound impacts on the speed of drug discovery, improvements in medical devices and advancements related to regenerative medicine and life sciences. We are pleased to support Boryung and Starburst Aerospace in opening space to a broad community of innovators in these fields." Through the challenge, the companies and technologies with the most promising technical solutions and potential for commercial viability will have the opportunity to receive a $1 million dollar prize pot that will be divided by no more than 10 winners. The selected companies and technologies will also go through Starburst's 13-week accelerator program. In the accelerator, the entrepreneurs will receive mentorship from Starburst's global network of industry leaders and support with technology development, customer discovery, business development and fundraising, as well as preparation for/facilitation of on-orbit research. Each winner will gain access to Axiom's integration team which has successfully flown dozens of payloads to the International Space Station. "The extreme conditions of space have always driven the development of novel technologies, and we are excited for this unique opportunity–through this partnership with Boryung and Axiom–to expand the understanding of physiological responses to extreme environments and support entrepreneurs doing cutting edge research in precision medicine, regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, pharmaceutical development, and more," said Elizabeth Reynolds, Accelerator Program Director at Starburst. "The commercial space age is here, and we are on the cusp of the biological revolution; this cross-disciplinary effort is the future." The CIS Challenge application period runs from 04/18/22 - 06/17/22. A Pitch Day event on 07/28/22 will afford selected applicants the opportunity to showcase their capabilities to aerospace and bioscience and bio/medtech industry experts who will assess entrepreneurial acumen and the scientific merit, business model viability, and overall feasibility of their solutions. To learn more about the CIS Challenge and to apply, please visit: www.starburst.aero/care-in- space/ About Axiom Space Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leading provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure, Axiom operates end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately building its successor, Axiom Station, the first permanent commercial destination in Earth's orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com About Boryung Boryung is contributing to the progress and development of the pharmaceutical industry by using the spirit of interdependence via commitment to human health. Accordingly, we are striving to realize the company's vision of Lifetime Care Company. Boryung pursues an 'achievement of interdependence based on humanism' and participates in various corporate philanthropic activities. Furthermore, we aim to become a global company, not by becoming content, but by continuously innovating and transforming. More information about Boryung can be found at www.boryung.co.kr About Starburst Starburst is an innovation catalyst in the aerospace industry. They are the first and only global aerospace accelerator, connecting startups with corporates, investors and government, while providing strategic growth and investment consulting services for all. With offices in Los Angeles, Paris, Munich, Singapore, Seoul, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, and Madrid, the team has built an ecosystem of key players with 9000+ of startups in its network. Starburst's accelerator program helps startups scale their business in aviation, space, and defense with access to the largest group of corporate stakeholders to help startups win their first $1M+ contract. More information about Starburst can be found at www.starburst.aero Media Contact Matt Jaffe matt@relativity.ventures                 More https://www.axiomspace.com/news/starburst-care-in-space

This Space Force Association course counts toward Space Professional I certification and considers basic orbital mechanics, space and associated terrestrial architecture, and develops a deeper understanding of the military and commercial space environment.  Graduates will be able to describe space system requirements; best employment options for available space assets; and weave in ongoing and future commercial and/or military operations and their impact on national objectives. Space Force Association #Asgardia

"Our City Connect uniform links the past and the present, making the old new, with a nod to our city's great history of space travel."                     The Houston Astros are celebrating their home city's connection to space exploration with a new uniform inspired in part by NASA's astronaut wear and materials. The Major League Baseball team debuted its new Nike City Connect uniforms on Sunday (April 10), ahead of the players wearing them for the first time when they face the Los Angeles Angels on April 20. The Astros will then don the "Space City"-themed garbs for their Monday home games at Minute Maid Park, including "NASA Night" on July 16. "Our City Connect uniform links the past and the present, making the old new, with a nod to our city's great history of space travel," said Anita Sehgal, senior vice president of communications and marketing for the Houston Astros, in a statement released on Sunday. "We don't see this as just a uniform but as a movement for our city, and we are excited to share it today." The new uniform's jersey features "Space City" stenciled boldly across the chest in a font inspired by the NASA logotype affectionally known as the "worm." Houston adopted "Space City" as its official nickname in 1967 after NASA established its Manned Spacecraft Center (today, Johnson Space Center) in southeast Houston.Home to the astronaut corps and Mission Control, many NASA crews have called back to Earth simply by addressing "Houston," including the first astronauts to land on the moon. Continuing the uniform's theming, the jerseys' sleeves are decorated with a grid pattern resembling the star charts used by astronomers. A "mission patch" on the left arm displays Houston's four area codes at the corners of the Astros' take on the Texas state flag. The Nike logo (swoosh) on the upper right chest is embroidered with gold thread similar to the multi-layer insulation used to cover and protect much of the mission equipment sent into space. A gold lunar lander and famous Apollo 11 quote — "Houston, the Eagle has landed" — embroideredabove the jock tag are symbols of accomplishment and reaching new heights. Likewise, the phrase "Go for Launch" is also stitched into the jersey, appearing in Astros orange along the inside of the collar. The inscription is meant as a constant reminder to the players that "our mission to achieve greatness is 'go for launch.'" The nods also extend to the uniform's hat, pants and socks, continuing the theme of "Space City" from head to toe. Starting at the top, the logo on the cap adds a planet's orbital track to the team's traditional "Star H" design. A small badge on the right side of the hat also spells out "Astros" in the NASA worm font. The placement of each player's number on his right pant leg is unconventional, symbolizing the team's desire to "blaze its own path." Similarly, the socks' gradient transition from deep red to bright yellow is intended to represent the thrust from the rocket engines that blast launch vehicles into space. Throughout, the navy blue Nike City Connect uniforms also incorporate rainbow-colored piping and highlights that are reminiscent of the Astros' look of the 1970s. The Union Station Team Store at Minute Maid Park and the Houston Astros' online store are now selling City Connect merchandise, including authentic and replica player jerseys, hats, t-shirts and socks. The team store will have extended hours through Saturday (April 16), ahead of the uniform's game use debut the following week. The Nike MLB City Connect program was created in 2021 to celebrate the bond between each Major League Baseball team and its city. This uniforms' designs are intended to capture the personality, values and customs that make each community and their residents unique. The Houston Astros are the second team to launch their new uniforms this year. Follow collectSPACE.com on Facebook and on Twitter at @collectSPACE. Copyright 2022 collectSPACE.com. All rights reserved. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com More : https://www.space.com/houston-astros-space-city-new-uniforms

Linda Rheinstein, Taking Sports to Space: The Space Games Federation:  Sports are universal. No matter what is going on in the world, it seems that sports can unite us. Now, the Space Games Federation is taking sports to space … and that’s the subject of this installment of The Ex Terra Podcast. Host Tom Patton talks with Linda Rheinstein, founder of The Space Games Federation, the first governing and sanctioning body for competitive sports played in zero or micro-gravity. Linda Rheinstein, founder of the Space Games Federation. The Space Games Federation offers the human race the unprecedented opportunity to engage in a unique fusion of Space and Athletics. By providing structure and regulation, resources to test and explore, and access to world-class experts, SGF seeks to bridge the gap between earth and space in the spirit of competition, fun, and community. SGF is composed of experts in the space, sports and entertainment industry, featuring influential leaders and thinkers that are driving the growing mainstream popularity of space. The team collectively envisions the past, present, and future of the space industry as invaluable to the human experience, and aims to marry entertainment and education — e.g, edutainment — to make this experience accessible to the But taking sports to space is not as easy as playing football or basketball in a low or microgravity environment. To come up with new concepts for sports in space, The Space Games Federation created the Equal Space Challenge, inviting the global public to design and develop original games exclusively for zero or micro-gravity playing fields. The challenge was open to competitors of all ages, genders, levels of ability or disability, and nationalities. The new sports ideas were evaluated based on four key factors, each weighted at 25%: Concept & Feasibility, Game Strategy, Community Engagement and Submission Execution. In 2018, the initial submissions were reviewed, and a “Sweet 16” of new sports ideas were chosen, and that field has been narrowed down to five finalists. https://exterrajsc.com/linda-rheinstein-taking-sports-to-space-the-space-games-federation/2022/04/11/?amp