SPACE EMBASSY: Society in Space!

PROGRAMME 19.05.2025 | 18:30 – 20:00

📍Centre Français de Berlin, Wedding

Get Ready for the Ultimate 💫 Space Q&A 💫 – with Leading Female Experts!
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This event will be held in English.

Are you ready to ask the burning questions you’ve always had about Space Exploration? Don’t miss out on Space Embassy: Society in Space, where you get the chance to engage directly with ESA astronaut (Amélie Schoenenwald) and a Futurologist from CNES (Valérie Chartrain).

There’s a lot of buzz about space tourism, but what’s the real difference between this and true space exploration? How does it impact our future?

YOU can be a part of the conversation. Whether in English, French, or German, this is your opportunity to ask questions & get the 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 answers to:

• 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭? 

• 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 

• 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐬. 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 

• 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨-𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞

You will learn about all of this & more at Space Embassy. 🚀🌌✨

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 

🗓 May 19, 2025

📍 Centre Français de Berlin (Müllerstr. 74)

⏰ Panel starts at 18:30

Spaces are 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝, so be sure to register soon!

With Speakers:

Amélie Schoenenwald, Astronaut Reserve at ESA

Dr. Amelie Schoenenwald studied biotechnology and biochemistry at the Technical University of Munich. After doing research in Austria, Israel, Singapore and the USA, she received her PhD in Integrative Structural Biology and completed a European MBA. She has worked for biotech start-ups and the healthcare industry, among others, and now works in the strategy department of a large corporation in Munich. Dr. Amelie Schoenenwald is a member of the ESA Astronaut Class of 2022, selected out of a pool of over 23,000 applications from all over Europe. In 2024 she has started the first of three Astronaut Reserve Trainings Sessions at the European Astronaut Centre, preparing her for a potential mission to space.

Valérie Chartrain, Futurologist

Valérie Chartrain is a professional in foresight and strategy, with a diverse and international background. Over the past ten years, she has led complex and interdisciplinary projects in both the public and private sectors, leveraging her expertise in research, strategic planning, workshop facilitation, and actor mapping. Notably, in the space sector, she has contributed to significant initiatives, such as developing a mapping of European actors in space foresight to enhance the visibility of the think tank Space’ibles. She has also led projects like the Franco-German initiative TOM (Together On the Moon), which combined reflection on the use of lunar resources with prospective scenarios. Additionally, she worked on future scenarios for space tourism for CNES and served as an advisor to the European Space Agency (ESA) on human exploration strategies.