Live space to the fullest.

16-19th November

Palaiseau, France, Earth

École polytechnique

Register (it's free!)

A top notch lineup!

Meet your space hero

Laura Chaubard

Acting President and Director General of Ecole Polytechnique

Philippe Baptiste

CNES President

Alain Wagner

Vice-President Marketing & Sales - Head of Institutional Space Business, Airbus Defence and Space

Geraldine Naja

Director of Commercialization, Industry, and Competitiveness at ESA

Giorgio Saccoccia

Former ASI President, Senior Advisor to the director general ESA

Bertrand Baratte

Space Market Director, Airliquide, EURO2MOON, General Secretary

Luca Bucciantini

Technical Director of the École polytechnique Space Center

Aline Decadi

Ariane 6 Launch System Engineer ESA

Matt Lowne

Youtuber, Space Content Creator (@Matt_Lowne)

Louise Fleischer

The Spring Institute for Forests on the Moon

Raphael Chevrier

Head of Communication Maia Space

Whitney Jerosme

Youtuber, Space Content Creator (@SpaceExplorerW)

Stanislas Maximin

CEO Latitude

Thomas Garnier

Space Education Specialist Universite Paris-Saclay

Alexandra Jercaianu

SGAC Diversity and Gender Equality PG, Sponsorship Co-lead #OurGiantLeap

Cathy Clerbaux

Senior scientist at Laboratoire Atmosphères & Observations Spatiales

Guilhem Lacaze

Sustainable power | ex-SpaceX

Eva Smidtas

AstroPanthéon Team

Mario Polino

Assistant Professor at PoliMi Computer Security, capitain of the CTF team mhackeroni

Lucie Senechal-Perrouault

PhD Candidate CNRS

Susie Martinez

Science Communicator - AdAstraSu, Payload Engineer in the Aerospace Industry

Raphael Roettgen

Governing member ISU and lecturer in EPFL

Natacha Callens

Administrator ESA Academy- Engagement Program

Peter Weiss

CEO Spartan Space

Charlotte Nassey

Government Affairs Officer for ispace Europe

Eric-Olivier Pallu

Senior Policy Officer - EU Commission

Lacaille Mélissandre

Digital content strategist / Aerospace communicator

Caeley Looney

CEO of Reinvented Inc. and Mission Operations Engineer for Commercial Lunar Lander Program

Lauren Savage

Lunar Spacecraft Structural Analysis & Testing Engineer in the Commercial Space Industry

Arnaud Siraudin

Associate Director Arthur D. Little

Alban Guyomarch

Coordinator of the Destination Moon Working Group at ANRT and Phd Candidate in Space Law

Program of the event

An event rich of talks, games, and opportunities to live space to the fullest

16th November

Introduction 19:00-19:30
SpaceCon, Alumni PoliMi Parigi, Alumni PoliTo Paris Maison d'Italie, Cité Universitaire, 7A boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
Opening Cocktail in partnership with the associations of Alumni Politecnico di Milano, Alumni Politecnico di Torino 19:30-21:00
Maison d'Italie, Cité Universitaire, 7A boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
End of the cocktail 21:00-21:00
Maison d'Italie, Cité Universitaire, 7A boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris

17th November

Hosted by Alexandra Jercaianu

Registration 08:45-09:00
SpaceCon Team Grand Hall
Opening 09:00-09:05
SpaceCon Team Amphi Poincaré
Honored Guest Talk 09:05-09:15
Laura Chaubard (Acting President and Director General of Ecole Polytechnique) Amphi Poincaré
Honored Guest Talk 09:15-09:30
Philippe Baptiste (CNES President) Amphi Poincaré
Honored Guest talk 09:30-09:45
Giorgio Saccoccia (Former ASI President, Senior Advisor to the director general ESA) Amphi Poincaré
From SpaceX to Earth 09:45-10:00
Guilhem Lacaze (Sustainable power | ex-SpaceX) Amphi Poincaré
Coffee Break 10:00-11:00
Grand Hall
Space Education: What are we doing to get the new generations ready for the challenges of the future in space 11:00-12:00
Thomas Garnier (Space Education Specialist Universite Paris-Saclay), Luca Bucciantini (Technical Director of the École polytechnique Space Center), Raphael Roettgen (Governing member ISU and lecturer in EPFL), Natacha Callens (Administrator ESA Academy- Engagement Program) Amphi Poincaré
Launch Break | SpaceUp activity 12:00-13:45
Grand Hall
Managing a Directorate Focusing on Competitiveness at the European Space Agency – A Story 13:45-14:00
Geraldine Naja (Director of Commercialization, Industry, and Competitiveness at ESA) Amphi Poincaré
How the EIC builds success stories for newspace SMEs and startups 14:00-14:15
Eric-Olivier Pallu (Senior Policy Officer - EU Commission) Amphi Poincaré
Keynote 14:15-14:30
Louise Fleischer (The Spring Institute for Forests on the Moon) Amphi Poincaré
The Moon, cornerstone of sustainability in space for Earth and Space? 14:30-15:30
Alain Wagner (Vice-President Marketing & Sales - Head of Institutional Space Business, Airbus Defence and Space), Charlotte Nassey (Government Affairs Officer for ispace Europe), Arnaud Siraudin (Associate Director Arthur D. Little), Bertrand Baratte (Space Market Director, Airliquide, EURO2MOON, General Secretary), Peter Weiss (CEO Spartan Space), Alban Guyomarch (Coordinator of the Destination Moon Working Group at ANRT and Phd Candidate in Space Law) Amphi Poincaré
Break | SpaceUp Activity 15:30-16:15
Grand Hall
CNRS-EHESS PhD candidate on Chinese commercial space in the national innovation system 16:15-16:30
Lucie Senechal-Perrouault (PhD Candidate CNRS) Amphi Poincaré
Ammonia hotspots revealed from space 16:30-16:45
Cathy Clerbaux (Senior scientist at Laboratoire Atmosphères & Observations Spatiales) Amphi Poincaré
Fireside chat by Reinvented Magazine 16:45-17:45
Caeley Looney (CEO of Reinvented Inc. and Mission Operations Engineer for Commercial Lunar Lander Program), Susie Martinez (Science Communicator - AdAstraSu, Payload Engineer in the Aerospace Industry), Lauren Savage (Lunar Spacecraft Structural Analysis & Testing Engineer in the Commercial Space Industry), Lacaille Mélissandre (Digital content strategist / Aerospace communicator) Amphi Poincaré
High School, ESA Competition and rockets 17:45-18:00
Eva Smidtas (AstroPanthéon Team) Amphi Poincaré
'Hack-a-sat-4': Hacking a Satellite for Fun and Profit $$$ 18:00-18:15
Mario Polino (Assistant Professor at PoliMi Computer Security, capitain of the CTF team mhackeroni) Amphi Poincaré
Closing 18:15-18:30
SpaceCon Team Amphi Poincaré
Astronomy observations 20:00-20:00
AstronautiX Outdoor

18th November

Opening and Registration 09:00-09:30
KSC and SpaceCon Team Grand Hall
Introduction to the competition, rules 09:30-10:00
KSC Amphi Poincaré
Competition Starts 10:00-10:00
Amphi Poincaré
Launch Break 12:30-14:00
Grand Hall
Teams Interview (20 minutes each) 14:00-20:00
Teams Grand Hall
Dinner Break 20:00-20:00
Grand Hall
Astronomy observations 20:00-20:00
AstronautiX Outdoor

19th November

Mouse and Keyboard down 10:00-10:00
Amphi Poincaré
Final presentations in front of the jury 10:15-12:30
Teams Small Room 1
Final presentations in front of the jury 10:15-12:30
Teams Small Room 2
4 finalist teams present in front of the jury 14:00-15:00
Amphi Poincaré
Winner team is announced 15:00-15:30
Amphi Poincaré
End of KSPACECONTEST 15:30-15:30
Grand Hall

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The first Kerbal Space Program e-sport competition

Come and join the competition! Register your team and participate in the first e-sport contest on Kerbal Space Program, now reaching the second edition! The day of the competition, a secret space mission will be unveiled, and you'll have 24 hours to complete it.

A jury of space professionals will evaluate your space mission design and the three best teams will be awarded a cash prize totaling 1000€.

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You have an innovative idea for a space startup?

The second edition of the pitch contest by SpaceCon ✕ Incuballiance. Turn your idea into a space business with us. You will have the chance to present your project in front of a jury of investors and experts. Compete to win a package that will help your space startup take off.

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What is SpaceCon?

Think ComiCon, but for space.

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SpaceCon is a convention dedicated to space and space enthusiasts. We aim to offer an informal, accessible, inclusive and fun atmosphere, because we believe that the best chances in life occur when you're not waiting for them.

The first idea of SpaceCon came out when visiting the US. We were attending a SpaceX launch at Vandenberg Base, early in the morning. When we arrived, we saw a multitude of space enthusiasts gathered there for this great event, cooking hot-dogs and looking at the sky. One group also invited us on their truck to watch the launch together

Back in Europe we told ourselves we wanted to bring back with us that spirit. And make an event out of it, an event that could celebrate the naïve, genuine passion for the space endeavor. Because space adventures have the absolute unique gift of inspiring generations.

Who drives SpaceCon?

SpaceCon is a non-profit

SpaceCon is managed and organized by a homonymous non-profit association registered in France. Behind the association there is a diverse group of people, coming from all over the world, working remotely and donating their free time to offer the best experience possible.

  • Alberto Remigi
  • Alexandre Poirier
  • Arnaud Gallant
  • Ekaterina Seltikova
  • Estelle Henriet
  • Leo Renaut
  • Pierre Cordesse
  • Ruben Di Battista
  • Victoria Carter-Cortez
  • Yann Haegelin

Senior Advisors

  • Wolfgang Duerr, Head of Marketing and Sales Space Exploration at Airbus Defence & Space, President of EURO2MOON
  • Bertrand Baratte, Space Market Director, AirLiquide, EURO2MOON General Secretary

How to reach école polytechnique

By car

Take the east entrance to the campus, round point Denfert Rocheraut, and follow the map here above to reach the parking zone ("Cour Vaneau"). Once parked, the entrance of the event will be in front of you (rocket symbol on the map)

By public transport

Reach Massy-Palaiseau RER B station. From there take the 91.06 bus until the "Polytechnique Lozère" stop. Walk few minutes to reach the "Cour Vaneau" and the main entrance (rocket in the map above)